Kush's semi-training thread
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was that you out today on cherry valley?
woody
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By the way, I'm still having a tough time believing that you needed to remove your brake caliper in order to remove the rear wheel. Give it a try at home before your next race. Be sure to unlock the derailleur clutch first - that may be the key you're missing. (And re-lock the clutch after installing the wheel.)
This is correct, you do not need to remove the caliper. Just flip the switch on the derail. to off.
you aren't talking about me, i take it?
anyway..
so kush, to get better at the tech, you need to ride the tech. seems obvious and considering you are the new mr. miyagi of time bending, you certainly know this. however, in the event i'm somehow relaying some amazing nugget to you, i remember a few years back maurice had the same thing going on, you know, that Meatloaf Two outta Three (ain't bad) thing?
IIRC, he spent the "off season", aka winter, doing nothing but riding the GNAR. seemed to work out.
or go ride diablo a few times. that'll give ya some perspective. just stay away from the wall ride.
kush
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Alex, you got guts for picking this as your first race... you were riding good, nice and smooth.
Woody, thanks again man. Sorry you chomped on my der hanger. Probably the deal with the brake, J knows my tendency to break things, so protectively he told me to remove it if I remove the wheel. Good to know.
Chris thanks...
Clarkenstein, yes, if I was on a TT bike. Felt really good to be out.
Jakey, I remember about Maurice, it makes a ton of sense.
Another aspect of constant OTBs is that the scalpel is pretty steep raked compared to G2 I had. J is actually flipping some thing to make it more slack, I'll give it a try.
Woody, thanks again man. Sorry you chomped on my der hanger. Probably the deal with the brake, J knows my tendency to break things, so protectively he told me to remove it if I remove the wheel. Good to know.
Chris thanks...
Clarkenstein, yes, if I was on a TT bike. Felt really good to be out.
Jakey, I remember about Maurice, it makes a ton of sense.
Another aspect of constant OTBs is that the scalpel is pretty steep raked compared to G2 I had. J is actually flipping some thing to make it more slack, I'll give it a try.
kush
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Seriously congrats.
I am envious of your training hours and high threshold for pain.
Now I have to get you in the woods on a moto. Mtbing is clearly too easy.
Nice. Good thing they didn't run the trains while u guys where on the tracks, otherwise it would have been the suicide race.
How long did it take u after finishing to start planning your next epic adventure, or where u thinking about that during your race.
Congrats on the finish at a world class sufferfest!
How long did it take u after finishing to start planning your next epic adventure, or where u thinking about that during your race.
Congrats on the finish at a world class sufferfest!
The Kalmyk
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BC Epic or Pisgah Stage Race:hmmm:... Great stuff Kush or should I say Ironman:getsome:
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kush
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Thanks guys.
Next - maybe south africa, and/or I have to do an Ironman which is also epic, i'll be honest, I'll get an IM tat and go back to mostly MTBing.
Next - maybe south africa, and/or I have to do an Ironman which is also epic, i'll be honest, I'll get an IM tat and go back to mostly MTBing.
Quote: "This route also had 5-6 bridges, which you have to run across shouldering your bike, as you can fall through and die in alligator infested waters 100 meters below." What you have described just now is not a bike race so much as a video game:
I try not to use the word epic too much but holy shit that shit was epic. Congrats on not getting eaten by an alligator or dying in some other fashion...and for totally crushing it.
I try not to use the word epic too much but holy shit that shit was epic. Congrats on not getting eaten by an alligator or dying in some other fashion...and for totally crushing it.
read this on FB when you posted it. just awesome.
you should get a fat bike and join sean in AK for some epicness up there. all you have to worry about in South Africa is some random horned critter running you over...and based on what you just did, you'd use your spokes as skewers and roast it for dinner.
you should get a fat bike and join sean in AK for some epicness up there. all you have to worry about in South Africa is some random horned critter running you over...and based on what you just did, you'd use your spokes as skewers and roast it for dinner.