Who signs up for a junior hell ride?
me - i like to think of it as the hell ride, and you are doing a double.....
Who signs up for a junior hell ride?
Hey, I’m just pokin fun homie. Glad to see you riding again. I have big toes to dip so just go all in. Find a way and a reason to finish.People who are interested in dipping their toes into more pain than they are used to. Many different skill levels out there. What may be hell for them may be easier for you. Don’t be that guy Dave
I agree. I like all cycling TBH. I seem to be better at long, grindy suffering(just easier I think) but CX and XC really excite me. I kinda wish I didn't go the endurance route a few years back as I feel kinda slow in the punchy stuff but can grind forever. Whatever your choice come out and climb some hills. It's beautiful out there.I'm excited for events like this to be on the calendar during the best riding season. CX has taken such a stronghold in these parts that so many great events have gone away...
come on now, it isn't that much more than Hell of Hunterdon, and you've been riding more....
and there is the cool finishers medal!
pic of cool medal
IMHO : most of the damage is done by having a half dozen nasty climbs that force the burning of many matches : Fiddlers, IronBridge, Webster/Decker and a couple short steep ones. I shalt be there ideally in a SS rig of some sort....
following Bill.
isnt this like the top of the list on ways to die biking in NJ??!!!
Decided to knock at least one bucket list item off this year before my body has completely fallen apart.
Plunked in 39x22 stump pulling gears into the SS and used an old HTT route file...bring on the suffering. Only one rule ‘zero foot dabs allowed’
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Almost got in trouble on Fiddlers Elbow by trying squeak by without burning too many matches ( shoulda hit the attack button ) and by the 50 mile mark after Iron Bridge I was ruined. Had to grind through the next 50 miles on 1/2 impulse power but frankly everything else feels like rolling hills after the big boys...
No speed records were set and not happy to have Black River Deli closed so no water stop after 56 miles ( Glen Gardner ). Survived but not the most enjoyable 8.5 hours.
Registered for Sept 22 but gonna be elsewhere. Before switching out gears might do a 50 mile attack on Fiddlers/IronBridge Saturday without the throttle dialed back
Nice work but maybe it's time for a rear derailleur. I'll never understand ss on the road. I know, it's me.
@bigW
1 - high gear water bottles are key to any throwback ride
2 - nice job
3 - you are officially nuts i have a hard time climbing fiddlers at 36/28, maybe i'm doing it wrong?
4 - see 2 and 3.
5 - did you check the temps today? yikes.
#5 My ‘today’ was a few days ago just before I left town on a biz trip so I missed the heat....
for you ABSOLUTELYThe BearScat 50 Endurance race and this ride the next day doable? An endurance epic weekend?
Ouch! Totally doable unless it's like it was 2 years ago (hot as balls). Most people were cooked at aid station 3 (of HTT).The BearScat 50 Endurance race and this ride the next day doable? An endurance epic weekend?
@sarcaro Thank you for the vote of confidence! Will you be manning one of the aid stations with your world famous brownies in hand?for you ABSOLUTELY