Hee Hee and people thought that 6:45 beer lookrd odd. Done a few races like that before and I just didn't feel like re-building my bike this week and paying out money for more parts (Considering the GF's bike is virtually brand new would have been it's first ride). On the bright side the beers were nice and cold and wimpy breakfast hit the spot. I also managed a very stratnge thing, I went home and had a mid day nap knowing my bike was all clean and ready to ride on Sunday. Big up to the guys that finished, especially those 70km nutters. I reckon they should have postponed the race for another weekend, but suppose it is easy to say that when your not an organiser.
Wow nick quite a ride. Seems our call to stick with beer was not too bad. At least with an SS bike you didn't get chain suck. Well done looks like a tough day out
So we chickened out had a beer at the start line. Saved the new bike parts for another day. Sister rocked came first lady in 35km and used an SS bike. Nephew while leading crashed and broke his carbon frame eish..... Respect to all doing the 70km cause this pic is my sister after just 35km of riding
Getting excited. Fork has been posted and i got the removeall today. Just need disk brakes then the building begins. This next one is going to be real pimp
Yeah hope no bolts fall off halfway ha ha. Nothing like your first test 70km at VG, especially when your used to riding the 40km....... I may end up hanging around in the bar for quite a while
Will be getting some RemoveALL next week, just ordered a new manitou candy red MRD fork. Frame same colour as fork and Thinking green chainring and chain.
So headset sorted. I also used a sram front derailer as her conventional XT one didn't fit as it hit the rear triangle. Seems under full load on the rear suspension it also hits rear triangle with the bolt on the sram derailer that you clamp the cable. So the question is what front derailers fit
Geared bike up and running... Time to start the SS project all over again. must find that paint stripper, one can't have STD paint work on an SS machine, unless it is a real SS frame
Last time I did that dowhill I had V-brakes, so looking forward to smoking the disc's this year........aaaaaaah what the hell just let got the brakes and fly down I guess... @divernick Just rememebred when I saw your avatar, did the top caps come into stock again? Can't remember what i ordered anymore ha ha
I started the 70km hakahana, broke the frame, went back found another bike, rode the 40km with the GF which started 8:45 and we still caught them at one of the 70/40 splits. Must have been a fair way to go, back pack was still bulging
