Going Long and Hard.

[Steve Vai]

Trying to get as much MTB time in before this weekend's 400k.

 

[Steve Vai]

 

[Steve Vai]

Englewood 400k setup. Only 4 Controls tomorrow so I'm running my little Vintage frame bag for extra drink mix and snacks. Otherwise, it's my standard Brevet rig.

 

[Steve Vai]

Englewood 400k.

Drove up the morning of. Got to the start at 5am to register but left about 15 minutes late. Chased through the field and hit Control 1 as the lead group of 4 was leaving.

They had about 10 minutes on me. By Control 2 they put another 10 minutes into me. Instead of flogging myself in the heat and risking a DNF, I backed off and cruised the second 200k.

Finished in 18 hours feeling pretty strong at the end still.

 

[Steve Vai]

Back in the woods this week. Tuesday Shop ride in the FF, then 6-Mile 4 days in a row because it's actually rideable right now...

Solo Daddy ride.

Ride with offspring #2.

Ride with clone while wife rides with offspring #2.

 

[Steve Vai]

Mooch yo. Hot AF today. I almost died of heat.

 

[Steve Vai]

Couple shots from the HB Shop rides.

 

[Juggernaut]

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Couple shots from the HB Shop rides.

#FuckGels

 

[Steve Vai]

Bear Mountain during last weekend's 400k.

Chimney Rock while it was still rideable.

Nassau moth admiring rainbow gears.

Sick new extended range 9-34 cassette for my Tarmac.

Bling bling, egg ring.

 

[jnos]

Bling bling, egg ring.
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[Steve Vai]

 

[Steve Vai]

This weekend's SR600 Elevation Profile makes my legs ouchy. It's basically the same as doing Hillier Than Thou 3 days in a row. Hopefully my sweet new E13 cassette was worth the coin.

FML.

 

[iman29]

This weekend's SR600 Elevation Profile makes my legs ouchy. It's basically the same as doing Hillier Than Thou 3 days in a row. Hopefully my sweet new E13 cassette was worth the coin.

FML.

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[Steve Vai]

 

[The Kalmyk]

All the best Jim. Safe travels

 

[Juggernaut]

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@Fire Marshal Max, for future reference.... the three leaved plants Jim loving placed his bike in is Poison Ivy. Only difference is, PI wouldn’t have the stones to mess with Jim.

 

[Magic]

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Bike needs more purple. And MTBNJ water bottles.

 

[Steve Vai]

Bike needs more purple. And MTBNJ water bottles.

MTBNJ water bottles don't have pterodactyls on them. Get on that.

 

[Steve Vai]

@Fire Marshal Max, for future reference.... the three leaved plants Jim loving placed his bike in is Poison Ivy. Only difference is, PI wouldn’t have the stones to mess with Jim.

I have some level of Poison Ivy for about 6 months out of the year. I don't even pay attention to it anymore. And it makes pretty pictures.

 

[JimN]

I have some level of Poison Ivy for about 6 months out of the year. I don't even pay attention to it anymore.

You should try bathing more often.