Going Long and Hard.
- Thread starter Steve Vai
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congrats man, glad its official.
do people really do that whole thing on foot? am i reading that correctly?
do people really do that whole thing on foot? am i reading that correctly?
The Kalmyk
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Beat every euro and we're good!
Congrats Jim, the recap is going to be awesome!
Congrats Jim, the recap is going to be awesome!
qclabrat
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Apparently yes, there are folks out there crazier than Jim and co.
https://www.echoak.com/2018/02/iti-1000-mile-race/
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Shit just got real.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
It's still a long way away. Last week of February.
My base fitness is very high right now so much of my focus will be on sharpening that and working on gear. I have a bunch of big weeks all through September and into October to jump-start a bit mixing in BS50 and Erie80 to work on my short-game.
My base fitness is very high right now so much of my focus will be on sharpening that and working on gear. I have a bunch of big weeks all through September and into October to jump-start a bit mixing in BS50 and Erie80 to work on my short-game.
qclabrat
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how does your prep change from the shorter race? What are the gear changes, if any, you are planning?
The Kalmyk
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Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Possibly. I have to do an SR to get into Paris-Brest so an R12 isn't a big stretch. I do the miles anyway, just not as Brevets or Perms.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Mostly just beefing up to a proper winter expedition set-up. The -40 bag I bought was a big part of that. I'm also looking at my options for a small tent instead of the bivy. And I'm going to buy the new Salsa fork with all the mounts so I can move everything around and further organize my gear.
stilluf
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can you get that bottom bottle out while riding?
jnos
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Is that custom or catalog?
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Catalog. It's the new Salsa Kingpin fork. I think it comes stock on the Blackborrow?
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Nope. I actually swapped the bike around in the hotel room the night before we hit the trail.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
So I haven't updated any of my actual riding escapades here. Pretty much everything just goes through the Gram. A brief catch up since the last 600k.
I spent a week out at State College riding Rothrock and Raystown. Did something like 30 hours and 200 miles during that trip. Rained pretty much the entire time. I broke my Stumpy. Not like cracked, but none of the suspension moves anymore. Jeff swapped me to SS for Bearscat.
Then I raced Bearscat on the SS where I also crashed and broke my kneecap. I smashed it about 9 miles in. I still finished although I had to walk every climb.
I let me kneecap heal for a week before hitting the Gap trail in Pittsburgh for a ride down to DC. Just kidding, my knee is fucked. But I can ride 350 miles on a demo bike I've never ridden with a broken knee apparently. I will upload random photos from my phone after this post in case you don't already just follow me on IG.
I spent a week out at State College riding Rothrock and Raystown. Did something like 30 hours and 200 miles during that trip. Rained pretty much the entire time. I broke my Stumpy. Not like cracked, but none of the suspension moves anymore. Jeff swapped me to SS for Bearscat.
Then I raced Bearscat on the SS where I also crashed and broke my kneecap. I smashed it about 9 miles in. I still finished although I had to walk every climb.
I let me kneecap heal for a week before hitting the Gap trail in Pittsburgh for a ride down to DC. Just kidding, my knee is fucked. But I can ride 350 miles on a demo bike I've never ridden with a broken knee apparently. I will upload random photos from my phone after this post in case you don't already just follow me on IG.