Going Long and Hard.

[Steve Vai]

The magical life of a product test mule. Pulley seal comparisons.

 

[Mitch]

BINGO

The magical life of a product test mule. Pulley seal comparisons.

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[The Kalmyk]

The magical life of a product test mule. Pulley seal comparisons.

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Testing jockey wheels is clearly for an esoteric group.

Jim, what are you looking specifically? Wear, noise, etc??

 

[Steve Vai]

I'm looking for nothing. I just ride the bike, wash it, and swap pulleys after 10 hours. Then I mail everything back and the Engineers look for whatever they're looking for. It's not a performance evaluation like some of the other tests I've done. I actually double these kind of things up by also running stuff on my son's bike...

 

[Steve Vai]

Hey, I have another 600k next week. I haven't touched my road since the last one. This one is supposed to be brutal, 38k in vert in 380 miles. Like Hillier than Thou 4x in a row kinda riding. Honestly not looking forward to it at all but my new BFF David is pretty excited to murder me in the Jewish Alps for a couple days...

 

[The Kalmyk]

my new BFF David is pretty excited to murder me in the Jewish Alps for a couple days...

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Lol!!! That’s hilarious.

Looking forward for a recap on this one.

 

[The Kalmyk]

Jim is walking the gallows today

 

[Steve Vai]

Jim is walking the gallows today

My Defy has been stripped down to the frame since the last 600k, should put it back together maybe?

 

[Steve Vai]

Picture of bicycle pre long ass ride.

 

[Norm]

Where are you going?

 

[Steve Vai]

Where are you going?

Up.

I'm in New Paltz for the Catskills SR600.

 

[Norm]

Good luck.

Are those purple trash cans there to throw yourself away if it's going poorly?

 

[Steve Vai]

We're planning on using the full 60 hour time limit for this one so hopefully it's not terrible. Even at 10mph average you can get 2 full nights of sleep. I'm running a compact with a 34t cassette. There is a pair of flip flops and a bathing suit in my handlebar bag in case shit really goes south.

 

[The Kalmyk]

There is a pair of flip flops and a bathing suit in my handlebar bag in case shit really goes south.

F that! You got this shit sonny!

 

[Steve Vai]

Day #1 in the books. 13.5 hours on the road, then we rode down into town for dinner and snacks. Night night.

 

[The Kalmyk]

Day #1 in the books. 13.5 hours on the road, then we rode down into town for dinner and snacks. Night night.

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Quintessential rando!!!! Awesome

 

[Steve Vai]

Day #2 - wash, rinse, repeat. Brutal day. We got into town after everything closed so I'm eating bar fries for dinner.

 

[shrpshtr325]

good job, cant wait for the full recap!

 

[Steve Vai]

Day #3 - Fin.

 

[ekuhn]

Was reading up on these rando rides and the distances can get even longer at 1000k (1 million meters). These distances blow my mind and hats off to you! Waiting on the recap.