I spent the past weekend racing at the 24 Hours of Adrenalin @ Hurkey Creek. I got invited to join a 5-man team in the middle-age category (combined ages 200+) that formed just a week or two before the event - thus the team name “Just In Time”.
So basically what you’re supposed to do is [...]
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Summer is over and we’ll be losing an hour of afternoon daylight at the end of next month. I started training for the final 12 Hours of Temecula in November. It’ll be my last race in the beginner class, and hopefully it goes well.
In the meanwhile, I’ll be riding on a 5 man [...]
My quest for a stiffer bike for endurance racing has led me to a Turner Sultan 29er. More details after I get a few rides in.
Frame: 2008 Turner Sultan, Medium Bronze with High Volume RP23
Fork: Fox F29 F100
Hubs: 2008 Shimano M975 XTR
Rims: Stan’s Arch 29er 32h
Spokes/Nipples: DT Competition 14/15/14 Spokes w/ DT Alloy Nipples
Front Tire: [...]
Brown Santa dropped this box off this morning.
She’s a medium Turner Sultan @ 6.4 lbs.
My friends at Chumba Racing graciously lent me one of their prototype bikes to test out around local trails to get my impressions.
So off I headed to one of my local favorites - San Juan. Climbed up to Cocktail Rock and did the Old San Juan Loop around the top. There weren’t a [...]
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I took a leisurely ride around Aliso & Woods canyons today. My route took me up Cholla, down Rock-It, up Mathis, down Meadows and finally back to the car.
I was a little dismayed to see what some kids did to some parts of the park though. I guess they thought it was cool to [...]