tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38198341856882850282023-11-15T22:47:43.430-08:00dirtsurfdavid bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-89802232328414109012013-07-11T16:26:00.001-07:002013-07-11T16:26:21.321-07:002013 HC100 Wanoga to Swampy<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="405" scrolling="no" src="http://app.strava.com/segments/4696753/embed" width="590"></iframe><br />
david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-49982532440316943122013-06-17T07:41:00.000-07:002013-06-17T07:41:52.910-07:00Pickett's Charge Long course<br />
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I bought a Ibis Ripley size large. The parts were mostly pull offs from my 2011 Breezer Cloud 9 LTD.<br />
So the build is:<br />
Large black green fame<br />
120 mm stock Ripley fork(fox)<br />
stock shock(fox)<br />
xtr 2x10 drivetrain 28/40 chainrings and 11-36 cassette<br />
2 ti bottle cages(king)<br />
seatpost will be a easton ec70(was a thomson elite when bike was weighed)<br />
stem is currently an oval 120mm carbon(will be something else)<br />
Easton Haven handlebar<br />
WTB silverado seat<br />
xtr pedals<br />
xtr brakes<br />
xtr derailers<br />
Easton Haven front wheel<br />
Easton ec90 rear wheel<br />
Scwalbe rocket ron front tire<br />
Maxxis Ikon rear tire<br />
Ergon grips <br />
The bike weighed in at 24.5 pounds<br />
I will add a heavier stem and a lighter seatpost so I think it will stay the same.<br />
I see this build as a real solid XC build. You definitely could go lighter on almost all of the parts and get the bike around 23 pounds or so but I like the stiffness of most of these components. I may experiment with putting the EC90 wheel up front and/or running Havens front and rear. Right now I like the Haven in front for control and the ec90 in back for climbing. My last bike was a 29er hardtail and it has been probably 5 years since I have ridden a full susupension bike(and that was a 26 inch bike) so I really can't compare the Ripley to other modern full suspension bikes but I can compare it to my hardtail. So far I feel like the Ripley is going to be not just a super fun bike but I beleive I can race this thing. It feels real XCish. I know it will climb a little slower and go down a little faster. But also I think the cornering will be a little faster. All in all I don't really expect much time difference at the races but I sure will have more fun! I'll probably make another report after some races. I have only ridden this bike 4 days so far and have not really had a good leg day yet so the best is yet to come. I definitely expect to set some personal records on Strava. I have not had any real issues yet with the bike. The rear travel is so efficient that I am leaving it in the open position almost all of the time, same with the front. I have found flicking the levers to trail or lock out mode while riding is not very difficult, but the rear in particular seems to almost be a set it and forget it thing. I always ride with my headphones in so I have not heard to many noises from the bike but I a pretty sure I am hearing the cables slap around a bit in rough sections. basically after today's ride I would say hardtails are dead to me. Riding bikes needs to be fun and the ripley just tears around corners and fly so smoothly over rough sections.<br />
I am sure my legs are about to come around and I'll get some fast rides in and report again.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-2466704071147169242013-02-04T20:22:00.002-08:002013-02-04T20:22:56.149-08:00Gluten free pancake mix shootout.<br />
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I have gone to a gluten free diet and found pancakes to be a great mid day meal, especially before a training ride on my bike. I found eleven different mixes at local stores and tried them all. I judged these mixes on taste, texture, price, and ingredients. Out of the eleven I have four that I consider excellent products and seven that I am not fond of.<br />
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For the record I prepared all of these the same regardless of what the directions said. One cup of mix. One egg. About a tablespoon of Olive oil. Served with real maple syrup.<br />
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Here are the losers:<br />
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Arrowhead mills Organic gluten free Pancake and baking mix. Just bad, as I recall they came out kind of crepe like with a weird taste. Too bad because I do prefer organic but if they don't taste good they are out.<br />
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Kinnikinnick foods Pancake and waffle mix. Taste was just ok and texture was good. I think it was the traditional sugar ingredient that turned me off of this one, and the taste.<br />
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Augason Farms Pancake mix. I think I got this at Walmart. Fair texture and taste. Just not great like the winners.<br />
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Hodgson Mill gluten free pancake and waffle mix. They were fluffy, but too much if you can believe that, and they tasted weird.Too bad it looked like a good product.<br />
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Gluten Free Cafe Pancake and Baking Mix. Just really bad. Thats it bad.<br />
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Cherrybrook Kitchen Gluten Free Dreams pancake and waffle mix. Kind of close with good texture and fair taste. The ingredients were kind of a negative with white rice flour and sugar.<br />
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Gluten Free Pantry. Texture was fair and taste was ok.Ingredients were good but just did not cut it.<br />
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And now the winners:<br />
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Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pancake mix.Good texture and only fair taste but good ingredients, fair price, and widespread availability makes this on a winner.<br />
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King Arthur Flour Gluten Free Pancake Mix. This was kind of the standard for a while. Available at Safeway, not cheap but a good tasting product with great texture and fair ingredients<br />
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The Cravings Place All-Purpose Pancakes And Waffle Mix. This one was really good. No sugar, great taste and texture. A real winner. I think in the end it was price that kept this from being number one.<br />
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And the best one for me was...<br />
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Namaste Foods Waffle and Pancake Mix. Just really good taste and texture.Good Ingredients. Paper packaging. Made in Idaho. Can be found on Amazon for a really good price.<br />
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<br />david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-72293946733773878912011-04-17T19:41:00.000-07:002011-04-17T22:48:56.182-07:00Breezer Cloud 9 LTD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJp_u23jJP8Phxh0ISx0svqpaOseOhwrRL4YjfXySN0VwUAu_J8Fb0aX0R7ucTlmgFizox3gnGyuecxS1mNa5q5R81YcKksISuj21M1ALlxyEyD_JHK2KeOwhZPEWb4Lhj96O-bbozxI/s1600/SAM_1283.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJp_u23jJP8Phxh0ISx0svqpaOseOhwrRL4YjfXySN0VwUAu_J8Fb0aX0R7ucTlmgFizox3gnGyuecxS1mNa5q5R81YcKksISuj21M1ALlxyEyD_JHK2KeOwhZPEWb4Lhj96O-bbozxI/s400/SAM_1283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596764475676593458" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTx9c-DEbposRrIJUkO2PATrWgHqk26GZlgW4_2hASlUuqgcl01nebIaH-9HKFuhbdFV_EQbMbKPyx2fPx2sbQRauTh0zNixpUtyjYhfVnGMSngrvAMVQeEbzNbBzTp81I-To7tVyHC8/s1600/SAM_1282.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTx9c-DEbposRrIJUkO2PATrWgHqk26GZlgW4_2hASlUuqgcl01nebIaH-9HKFuhbdFV_EQbMbKPyx2fPx2sbQRauTh0zNixpUtyjYhfVnGMSngrvAMVQeEbzNbBzTp81I-To7tVyHC8/s400/SAM_1282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596761497715230946" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNbamszF3u4pI-8msuwZ-lTjtryfGYSvM-9tLyG3OvoVZ0m_nlhInTGlOVV5Nqotls51Y-Fi98w1Pao2E1a6eBLPw6o_MHkJDP7HV2NYC6Se4YMw9CsLmtaF2TuLanFC6uNrz1Tqdks4/s1600/SAM_1280.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNbamszF3u4pI-8msuwZ-lTjtryfGYSvM-9tLyG3OvoVZ0m_nlhInTGlOVV5Nqotls51Y-Fi98w1Pao2E1a6eBLPw6o_MHkJDP7HV2NYC6Se4YMw9CsLmtaF2TuLanFC6uNrz1Tqdks4/s400/SAM_1280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596758415178755618" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTD1sZJYstYAfkrFX72s6Bxs9jzPgGQmxX7hzS6zzrwGsweMvgqMCkmhEAOnViJUDx_5JmvsIYy5sq-94Y0DZmTdYA9topVu1YypVOA-tWZYj4S2bnOE96QN5t2bkYTXlVHrciSJskLo/s1600/SAM_1279.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTD1sZJYstYAfkrFX72s6Bxs9jzPgGQmxX7hzS6zzrwGsweMvgqMCkmhEAOnViJUDx_5JmvsIYy5sq-94Y0DZmTdYA9topVu1YypVOA-tWZYj4S2bnOE96QN5t2bkYTXlVHrciSJskLo/s400/SAM_1279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596755675392534114" border="0" /></a><br />So I finally received my new Breezer Cloud 9. It arrived on my birthday April 14th. When I got to the shop it had been built up with Crank Brother Eggbeater 11's, Easton Monkey lite SL handle bars, and Ergon GX2 Carbon grips. The bike weighed 24 lbs. I was not terribly impressed. As an XC racer I am looking for a light bike. I did a little investigation and found the major culprit to be the tires, 775 grams for those WTB's. That's gotta go, and tubes? No tubes. So I put some Bontrager XR3 550 gram tires on without tubes and sealed with Stan's sealant. The bike lost well over a pound right there. I tried a Sele Italia SLR seat with a Thomson post. I like the post as it puts the rider more forward on the bike than the stock Oval setback post. But the SLR saddle proved to be a little uncomfortable. I am not real sure why, I have used that very saddle for years. I think it is mostly because I am at the end of a seven day run of 2 hr days, a lot of which has been high intensity. So I put the stock saddle back on. The stock rotors are too heavy, I swapped out to Sram's xx rotors(160mm front and rear). The stock cassette is very heavy to, about 340 grams for the XT 11-36. On order is a Sram XG 11-36 cassette that weighs 237 grams. So the bike should weigh 22 lbs when I get the new cassette, very respectable.<br />When I first threw a leg over the bike things were feeling good. My prior 29er was a Spot Longboard 9 and this was feeling somewhat similar, a little shorter of a cockpit, but still felt comfortable. First adjustments were the saddle height and position. All of the way forward is normal for me with my short femurs? Then adjusting the XTR brakes, takes an allen but works well. Air pressure on the fork is 120lbs in the positive and I started at 120lbs in the negative and let air out till it felt right. I weigh around 165. The tires are a little skinny so 26lbs in the front and 31 in the rear.My Spot has had a rigid fork on it for the last 6 months so the first couple of rides on this bike have been amazing. This bike feels as fast or faster than my Spot on the climbs. That does not make a lot of sense because they weigh about the same and the spot has a rigid fork but I attribute it to efficiency. I think this bike( and probably a lot of new carbon 29er hardtails) is very effective at transferring the power into forward momentum. Good news. Then the downhill. This bike is of course even faster here. I got used to the shorter cockpit immediately and I am no technical wizard on the downhill sections. The bike is quiet as a mouse. All you hear is the tires humming along. The carbon mutes a lot of noise. It seems to me tire choice is not as critical when you have suspension. These Bontrager tires seemed a bit sketchy on my rigid Spot but felt a lot more controlled on this bike with the suspension tracking the dirt.<br /><br />I really feel at this point this bike will take many minutes off my race times compared to my Spot. Granted the Spot with rigid fork was kind of a limited race machine. Oh yeah I changed the wheels set to Easton EA90's but I think they weigh about the same as the stock WTB's.<br />Bottom line is I think any new carbon fiber 29er bike will be a great improvement over any older bike. I feel the geometry of this Breezer bike is very normal and comfortable. It feels like you are riding a very solid predicable machine that only moves in ways it was designed too. The new XTR stuff is great. It feels like the bicycle has finally been perfected and I am very happy.<br />As my legs get fresh this week I'll advise of any new thoughts and feel free to ask any questions.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-20305435817825580382009-12-08T14:01:00.001-08:002009-12-08T15:00:16.576-08:00Bend Nationals Course as of 12/8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_1bc9WySDY_w1ZItyIw_oYIM5K-wHbyXKzMSpGzT-TDnU8kPy_iSCjz6JlP4p-5DG-opi0uGPXlEwDqIlfBBKnAhLwLDWGZfFDTdKZNpCWI9ASSK3z7r4IbZDjjb-cj8yKmMRNUGup4/s1600-h/STP60916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_1bc9WySDY_w1ZItyIw_oYIM5K-wHbyXKzMSpGzT-TDnU8kPy_iSCjz6JlP4p-5DG-opi0uGPXlEwDqIlfBBKnAhLwLDWGZfFDTdKZNpCWI9ASSK3z7r4IbZDjjb-cj8yKmMRNUGup4/s400/STP60916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412999431214074594" border="0" /></a>Ok so I am not going to mess with this very long but there are about three inches of snow on the course. It packs down to about 1/2 inch. Everything looks more severe in person but it's all rideable. I hear they are going to remove snow around the beer garden area. I would say about a third of the course.<br />These pictures are roughly in order start to finish. I hope the snow melts off the pavement, or they put cinders down because the road is packed snow, very slick for a start. And the start is going to be critical if the snow is still around because you start into the section that is not going to be cleared so you want to have good position because there may be only one line. 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The Swampy loops remain the same but they are a little shorter than we thought so the Funner loop has been extended to go all of the way down Funner and then up Tiddlywinks instead of road 4613.<br />I think the course is right at 100 miles.<br />The Swampy loop and the Funner/Tiddlywinks loop were marked yesterday, and the Mt. Bachelor loop is being marked today. The interconnects will be marked during the week. If you are riding one of those loops during the week and feel the marking has been removed/altered or is inadequate let me know or contact promoter Mike Ripley. You can get his contact info from his website Mudslingerevents.<br />Weather is looking dry and warm so we will have plenty of sand and dust. Be prepared for a cool start in the A.M., I am guessing 40 at the start and in the 70's during the race. <br />We are real fortunate to have Mike Ripley putting on events like this, I know he has been working real hard on this one. Look for him to put out an update or two this week, and if you can't make it this year I hope you can next year.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-72463438610397395192009-08-10T20:12:00.001-07:002009-08-10T20:50:41.566-07:00High Cascades update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgFTy8wVIwJ7pipcloT9uJUDHFYZPUY2USZSGJH6LYZs8jbp_CwPvib4TC6o_6JN7leVjOnaRpSEYOSd-4fd60pGBUYQa82QFr7uAmWsMDbbz5asn-EpBo7UQZ_KtdmK4961EsyIAGxM/s1600-h/STP60802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgFTy8wVIwJ7pipcloT9uJUDHFYZPUY2USZSGJH6LYZs8jbp_CwPvib4TC6o_6JN7leVjOnaRpSEYOSd-4fd60pGBUYQa82QFr7uAmWsMDbbz5asn-EpBo7UQZ_KtdmK4961EsyIAGxM/s400/STP60802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368541226019652322" border="0" /></a>The course has undergone some revisions. We start the same and go around Mt. Bachelor but when we climb the 5 miles out from Lava Lake, instead of descending we go up to Kwolh shelter another 2 miles before descending. This climb and descent are very rough with sand and rocks galore.<br />The purpose was to cut off a good chunk of overly sandy double track from Edison back towards the Tunnel.<br />One of the results of this change is the fabulous view from Kwolh shelter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPxYEEfWeNhRGeYSYZsn_IffrkMMcuBgZzX4wFhFPQGS013ja-la8sW92OXOzxCX2DLeQptK6G1idraVLwnySV8F8l99emzVs-rxAkTpcdcaLX9muJ88IUObpJzng8tQMG0ViOPqVdl4/s1600-h/STP60804.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPxYEEfWeNhRGeYSYZsn_IffrkMMcuBgZzX4wFhFPQGS013ja-la8sW92OXOzxCX2DLeQptK6G1idraVLwnySV8F8l99emzVs-rxAkTpcdcaLX9muJ88IUObpJzng8tQMG0ViOPqVdl4/s400/STP60804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368540999528961138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQEFYZrd0YCSNIbxfqVkuhb5eXhXElJNH0JxNr-_YqqCHakxVB8gOVhEtn0WvZjLCsN59SR7QaLYFOR6J0ewkEG_3AKAyhWiLJWLS6Yy88Xs_O7fxe6tqh4SP4yNS7XRqDfkU-cFqDRE/s1600-h/STP60805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQEFYZrd0YCSNIbxfqVkuhb5eXhXElJNH0JxNr-_YqqCHakxVB8gOVhEtn0WvZjLCsN59SR7QaLYFOR6J0ewkEG_3AKAyhWiLJWLS6Yy88Xs_O7fxe6tqh4SP4yNS7XRqDfkU-cFqDRE/s400/STP60805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368540691053118370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9_3oBfIQO2uhz49sbbje31QBt91uU9o_Q_b2a6-cZ7muu5HXLrO004DL8c_Hfp1kgN16BMWMO1fAoMnPJnLHXRO4pjR1xRPsnkQ7XrJyFz0mBQsJmqI9mC6K73R5FviQ2Ukdd3bl3uw/s1600-h/STP60806.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9_3oBfIQO2uhz49sbbje31QBt91uU9o_Q_b2a6-cZ7muu5HXLrO004DL8c_Hfp1kgN16BMWMO1fAoMnPJnLHXRO4pjR1xRPsnkQ7XrJyFz0mBQsJmqI9mC6K73R5FviQ2Ukdd3bl3uw/s400/STP60806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368540405369132066" border="0" /></a><br />This is going accross the top up by Kwolh.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some sections of the descent are just a jumbled mess. I was able to clean most of it but you sure do have to scrub a lot of speed.<br /><br /><br />Full suspension would be good but I felt great on my 29er hard tail. 26 inch hard tail? I don't think so.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89gU0_ekzJL6Rlz29I5FxVygKnBbHz8zQdv0QVA1M93zycsTlH4XMLTnw0XIeG3uHGOAHAyysl4b67tfoaO6l9iRIchiMxzUAkN7cgKX4llRDlGtaYvycARPh6EPuU_FRLIQC0AvbA70/s1600-h/STP60809.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89gU0_ekzJL6Rlz29I5FxVygKnBbHz8zQdv0QVA1M93zycsTlH4XMLTnw0XIeG3uHGOAHAyysl4b67tfoaO6l9iRIchiMxzUAkN7cgKX4llRDlGtaYvycARPh6EPuU_FRLIQC0AvbA70/s400/STP60809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368540227640666466" border="0" /></a><br />This photo of the road is a change to the Funner loop. We stop short of going all of the way down funner, and then take 4613 up to finish off on the last few miles of Tiddlywinks. Two reasons.<br />#1 We needed to shave off a few miles.<br />#2 Climbing Tiddlywinks at this stage in the race= no fun. 2miles climbing 4613=ok.<br />Making the Funner loop 8.8 miles.<br /><br /><br />On the Swampy/Swede section loop number two that was 7.5 miles has been extended to the exact same as loop number one that is 19.5 miles. With the changes we end up at 100.5 miles total, by my computer.<br /><br />I expect the Bachelor loop to take me 5.5 hrs, and the Swamy loops to take 2 hrs each. Back to wanoga .5 hr, and Funner 1 hr.<br />So a grand total of 11hrs. That might be a pipe dream, I expect the top pro to just break under 10 hours. So maybe I'll be 12-14 if I bonk. You pretty much have to finish in 14 hrs to beat the darkness, so good luck! And see you out there!david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-83990504731350712292009-08-04T20:31:00.001-07:002009-08-04T20:55:36.028-07:00High Cascades 100 Mt. Bachelor loop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRcAnjQO2iJOhcKbXMtx0pjJldya7nvBSB94mMjbaxNp848zMfP2Blro8ng19xUQDWkjZZ1IAdD2SbXvdeAByngGOW8ziJZkb7N8GK1Y4ryW2s4WixWnXbl-QKRESnUILyMmWLhY1Qng/s1600-h/STP60760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRcAnjQO2iJOhcKbXMtx0pjJldya7nvBSB94mMjbaxNp848zMfP2Blro8ng19xUQDWkjZZ1IAdD2SbXvdeAByngGOW8ziJZkb7N8GK1Y4ryW2s4WixWnXbl-QKRESnUILyMmWLhY1Qng/s400/STP60760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366321684224100530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0iaALDGJlyXfM3n4BYK5EjdUAEdCuJz3QhpPqDvGuK0oUiG7qk62mHgyK71_2NsEjjvRwNWHef8fSV_OEcVWW9ARwSLlFTpzfiktcrmNM3DwgAO0WIH3xUnjFr1eHmCeMZ1OBS_n9po/s1600-h/STP60761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0iaALDGJlyXfM3n4BYK5EjdUAEdCuJz3QhpPqDvGuK0oUiG7qk62mHgyK71_2NsEjjvRwNWHef8fSV_OEcVWW9ARwSLlFTpzfiktcrmNM3DwgAO0WIH3xUnjFr1eHmCeMZ1OBS_n9po/s400/STP60761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366321311062997522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_R7UHPTGnok94B6-guGFzakHoorYezNAC2qjq8Xj8dFB8m8nPGNx-UIzGCTb4ZSGz5FYEr4liukGMYWHF8nbagjDLAjvPcLwJqTEzxTWnFzCQ7LYG773YHBmSCfvjQ_Tx-6QnjkBGLQ/s1600-h/STP60762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_R7UHPTGnok94B6-guGFzakHoorYezNAC2qjq8Xj8dFB8m8nPGNx-UIzGCTb4ZSGz5FYEr4liukGMYWHF8nbagjDLAjvPcLwJqTEzxTWnFzCQ7LYG773YHBmSCfvjQ_Tx-6QnjkBGLQ/s400/STP60762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366320837402607362" border="0" /></a>The high Cascades 100 mile bike race takes place Sunday, August 23rd and is staged at Wanoga snow play area about 15 miles west of bend.<br />We leave Wanoga at 6:30 in the morning on dirt roads that can be nice and firm like this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There are some sandy sections, but at least we get a view, and once you get on the single track this will fade away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMBFl6xWCeeWXitI3eUcLLsK9Tc1LhBqsPtvE-Dkj7nogwkXn_gwVX6Qp7nFKaTMyBSMMiE7gc8GCklCo3RUG61LwQ2PWBi681EX52zu77ElWlcvw5dH22WmkxlrGYlqrYTnzzDDS5Qo/s1600-h/STP60765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMBFl6xWCeeWXitI3eUcLLsK9Tc1LhBqsPtvE-Dkj7nogwkXn_gwVX6Qp7nFKaTMyBSMMiE7gc8GCklCo3RUG61LwQ2PWBi681EX52zu77ElWlcvw5dH22WmkxlrGYlqrYTnzzDDS5Qo/s400/STP60765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366320380949794338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After about 7 miles we cross under the road and continue the last 2.5 miles till we get to Sunrise lodge at Mt. Bachelor.<br />Where we are treated to a fabulous view.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We then commence the Epic single track ride around Mt Bachelor.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIQ_SmbryyZ-7tNd5Wo3FZMv5T91q-o9_uouE8cKBw2k82OuHT6Ed8OReouQ9tBFnFvB4UFxVVvU0-YHNEwoSqmkTgKzoloSef2MOXDkH2obehj-TT-MBVzT_JzZRIOdaMlKOJyKXpm4/s1600-h/STP60774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIQ_SmbryyZ-7tNd5Wo3FZMv5T91q-o9_uouE8cKBw2k82OuHT6Ed8OReouQ9tBFnFvB4UFxVVvU0-YHNEwoSqmkTgKzoloSef2MOXDkH2obehj-TT-MBVzT_JzZRIOdaMlKOJyKXpm4/s400/STP60774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366318889642381282" border="0" /></a>There are some technical sections here and fortunately we are going downhill mostly at this point.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W_qeGeEHyYSaXgWf7kX17Qy9CPP_aLNRbWpyKVQdGhg3HqpC9f6EC_oYnv0oR7RSCxOu5NkZlIkuIAg0BXaBSbvs1YsJkxSIoE30igpG69C7D-_DaYO1rsBLFbuHGzVni0U_xgrC1tY/s1600-h/STP60776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W_qeGeEHyYSaXgWf7kX17Qy9CPP_aLNRbWpyKVQdGhg3HqpC9f6EC_oYnv0oR7RSCxOu5NkZlIkuIAg0BXaBSbvs1YsJkxSIoE30igpG69C7D-_DaYO1rsBLFbuHGzVni0U_xgrC1tY/s400/STP60776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366318353954881330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH2qxYVU7pXvaM_LG94VVfbjFOmWOA7NNJUDzVUafVFA066nYmmfBt1NDVTDxxJwK5PzyizM1fbc7L9IQKACIUmXNiGr-N-l3xXXyaIBTD5GvevZMwr1vJ93DAOuEyUG4_R5OCsaDFs8/s1600-h/STP60777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH2qxYVU7pXvaM_LG94VVfbjFOmWOA7NNJUDzVUafVFA066nYmmfBt1NDVTDxxJwK5PzyizM1fbc7L9IQKACIUmXNiGr-N-l3xXXyaIBTD5GvevZMwr1vJ93DAOuEyUG4_R5OCsaDFs8/s400/STP60777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366317507829001426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Later we have a nice view of Lava lake, and there will be an aid station there. Drink lots!<br /><br /><br />Leaving Lava lake we are treated to about 5 miles of grueling single track climbing...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Followed by about 5 miles of some of the funnest singletrack descending central Oregon has to offer.<br />To finish off this we take a 4 mile double track climb back to the tunnel under the road and double back the way we came.<br />All told this loop with the out and back to and from Wanoga is about 50 miles and is by far the most difficult loop of the race. If you make it this far and your feeling good you are set.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-5686789890308365932009-08-04T09:58:00.000-07:002009-08-04T20:58:56.605-07:00Swampy/Swede loops<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybtp9uXC4p64h2BgNEuDVZUCOX2ZEPHX3L7p_ad5XlksXOtDoLKzR65xZ_sEv16xclhkrvBXJlsPgqQZF30zTWptoOuC5IQeeorOtKX2_DQO0j6SEeV8BxTPkLf86pulJKgECW-Vyl_U/s1600-h/STP60779.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybtp9uXC4p64h2BgNEuDVZUCOX2ZEPHX3L7p_ad5XlksXOtDoLKzR65xZ_sEv16xclhkrvBXJlsPgqQZF30zTWptoOuC5IQeeorOtKX2_DQO0j6SEeV8BxTPkLf86pulJKgECW-Vyl_U/s400/STP60779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366157688561259298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7ltz8QzCTIBjggBo7ip-27S6esGE6Z81UX1gl27cHnf0qCxhd_bFaoZg9-kGGBZbPjwgj8G2OyBYMuwuPU3cNVIzcEpp3WtTXBufjHIuMlDKoAf2U296DSHUlKVWDnyCzWRiKue_59E/s1600-h/STP60780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7ltz8QzCTIBjggBo7ip-27S6esGE6Z81UX1gl27cHnf0qCxhd_bFaoZg9-kGGBZbPjwgj8G2OyBYMuwuPU3cNVIzcEpp3WtTXBufjHIuMlDKoAf2U296DSHUlKVWDnyCzWRiKue_59E/s400/STP60780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366157369399515058" border="0" /></a>This loop starts with a 2.5 mile connect road that has a very sandy steep climb for a couple hundred yards before leveling off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once off the double track the rest of the loop is bliss. This loop is the one of the real treats of the race. Hopefully you have not bonked by now because this stuff is fun if you are feeling it.<br />The first loop is 19.4 miles. We go to the aid station at Swampy snow park, and then start an awesome descent to Swede shelter that continues to skyliners.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTyMZ-VpUGnAFzyYOCQFEHioeIuPBIlZ58rNl0d7Qu-sZ2ScFxF5u1f9qi5wVQY-_hqjQpem1HdQhLbcF40B_sFU3fmlWVSYigeZcPIPWpO0Aax0kIzJtgG_CF-nBbx-FlmC9mpZIxxc/s1600-h/STP60782.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTyMZ-VpUGnAFzyYOCQFEHioeIuPBIlZ58rNl0d7Qu-sZ2ScFxF5u1f9qi5wVQY-_hqjQpem1HdQhLbcF40B_sFU3fmlWVSYigeZcPIPWpO0Aax0kIzJtgG_CF-nBbx-FlmC9mpZIxxc/s400/STP60782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366157009114770738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsd12Gnw-p43VkRMrsw4Az8q_DzjR9Z6ubPS_XOmQWyiaR6IQZpuRIwkWuI9TAfgpwKH3TVUcLzXxWDw65aRjNIdJJa860tKt11ONFxDJ93jEgyf92sfyd9HE8j0AXhGTz5uDIOnIObg/s1600-h/STP60783.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsd12Gnw-p43VkRMrsw4Az8q_DzjR9Z6ubPS_XOmQWyiaR6IQZpuRIwkWuI9TAfgpwKH3TVUcLzXxWDw65aRjNIdJJa860tKt11ONFxDJ93jEgyf92sfyd9HE8j0AXhGTz5uDIOnIObg/s400/STP60783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366156765934080754" border="0" /></a>I did not get many pictures of the fun stuff because it was too good to stop but this is a brief section of double to split up the miles of downhill single track.<br />After that, more downhill with great views.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeOnunPHI71R103AkK1zGivzO0bsNRrsXvZ53obX8HyTb2bpeLxM8iHKVlrKmVcaq_IWHhV30-3DUAPBAZebfVqhnH5Q7HwohtKxjHSINU16tBz2SCAnEvXxpDE0UaRWHTCMEzlNCNYw/s1600-h/STP60788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeOnunPHI71R103AkK1zGivzO0bsNRrsXvZ53obX8HyTb2bpeLxM8iHKVlrKmVcaq_IWHhV30-3DUAPBAZebfVqhnH5Q7HwohtKxjHSINU16tBz2SCAnEvXxpDE0UaRWHTCMEzlNCNYw/s400/STP60788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366156143122711202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkhd_N5BQRSkrqcg_u358oHHxCFLgg3F3gD-2cB9GqIHh3yjUvmqdKy_8Nh6a3hMy3CqecGUY9fKoOwmHFELyabOBOHZjdRMoSaJM55he-wXBrcrT3HscwGdYP6GFtihlUKqeEGt78Lg/s1600-h/STP60789.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkhd_N5BQRSkrqcg_u358oHHxCFLgg3F3gD-2cB9GqIHh3yjUvmqdKy_8Nh6a3hMy3CqecGUY9fKoOwmHFELyabOBOHZjdRMoSaJM55he-wXBrcrT3HscwGdYP6GFtihlUKqeEGt78Lg/s400/STP60789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366155511113283474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gW3SxH7EL1g5A3k6622XYhecnVc_NEs5gQjseOz9hWJvvU8XhW2HpRvjgDCq3I0MGopzF29AjkVea_smoPMdPofMw2kOjQiuS9TpL54e6CVX_GIoZy-aMRHkD7iLDse2VMXDBq4PyWg/s1600-h/STP60791.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gW3SxH7EL1g5A3k6622XYhecnVc_NEs5gQjseOz9hWJvvU8XhW2HpRvjgDCq3I0MGopzF29AjkVea_smoPMdPofMw2kOjQiuS9TpL54e6CVX_GIoZy-aMRHkD7iLDse2VMXDBq4PyWg/s400/STP60791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366155096287383202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> We turn back at skyliners and have a few relatively flat miles following Tumalo creek before hitting the climb up south fork. It is a nice packed trail with lots of shade for climbing back to swampy. We then head up Flagline and cross Flagline tie, that is loop one.<br /><br /><br />Loop two is about 7.5 miles and starts by taking us to Swampy aid station again, but then we go straight to swampy lakes. Ther we connect with the end of loop one that takes us back.<br />We go down the 2.5 mile connect to head back to Wanoga.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-83171681070358140702009-08-04T08:48:00.000-07:002009-08-04T21:18:38.827-07:00Funner/Tiddlywinks/Storm King loop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYeX5v-EGoSm5Asd9wGp1kwufiEMLJ6mmUqN3S0We2ZyHAQ42Yvpp9eVtTkcJhL3DPQ5y9yu_VSkQGejGp6bg3BlTA0QmvjNzFRj4kWsLFN8gvYPT3SoRa9FKZ4q8rbo5-ZUdAKHwUbk/s1600-h/STP60792.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYeX5v-EGoSm5Asd9wGp1kwufiEMLJ6mmUqN3S0We2ZyHAQ42Yvpp9eVtTkcJhL3DPQ5y9yu_VSkQGejGp6bg3BlTA0QmvjNzFRj4kWsLFN8gvYPT3SoRa9FKZ4q8rbo5-ZUdAKHwUbk/s400/STP60792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366141280984099122" border="0" /></a> This is about an 18 mile loop that goes down for about 7 miles, up for about 7 miles, and then a few miles of relatively flat before finishing. We leave from Wanoga parking lot and go down Funner. Funner is about 4 miles long with the first couple of miles being relatively flat and the last couple of miles being a pretty fun down hill section.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbftNrQoIdM8f0tocPVTZnZvloP838R9bDOwA5zdqBX8KZe2wSNLAbxe0Hd2jXb7rsZ_rKoqMECq0uGUlQO-f4fvI6bBChpy02Tu_3kHa8VbMwJe-iP2vkSWuHa_BVVFOWwCLVUeMsFg/s1600-h/STP60793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbftNrQoIdM8f0tocPVTZnZvloP838R9bDOwA5zdqBX8KZe2wSNLAbxe0Hd2jXb7rsZ_rKoqMECq0uGUlQO-f4fvI6bBChpy02Tu_3kHa8VbMwJe-iP2vkSWuHa_BVVFOWwCLVUeMsFg/s400/STP60793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366140969307144402" border="0" /></a>You may or may not choose to ride this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07_HWYHa4jZEslLkOOy-vMcaibcWetP82YnSscR3HCsAAhRE_LEHANPFC2Qyl1ZBCiTk2GFsmD-i2iaxdzwyi-aZcBFPQqfkFYM0zHCNRrZymyj7W3r-FQE8DR17fNzFpqdlEURayP0s/s1600-h/STP60794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07_HWYHa4jZEslLkOOy-vMcaibcWetP82YnSscR3HCsAAhRE_LEHANPFC2Qyl1ZBCiTk2GFsmD-i2iaxdzwyi-aZcBFPQqfkFYM0zHCNRrZymyj7W3r-FQE8DR17fNzFpqdlEURayP0s/s400/STP60794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366140677054615538" border="0" /></a>This particular drop is a little bigger than it looks in the photo, but you can walk down it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After going down Funner we will continue down Storm King for a few miles. Storm king is a very easy, meandering, and fun trail. At the bottom of storm king we will turn up rd. 4110 for a few miles to the bottom of Tiddlywinks. 4110 does have a few sandy sections but for the most part is a pretty nice gradual climb with shade and relatively a firm surface. Although climbing up Tiddlywinks will not be too much fun at the end of 100 miles there are sections of this trail that are smoother than Funner was going down.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MPGWYhPzXUPNvwd17S7kImy_ze40ED9IIG69hlsS014GZpP_uyY3yulkuKPcE2nUlbwRSIYUQ9Z6RKcrFwoKhpxPoHJUo8SCNyKmT2NtVh3Bqw8JDD2XRkhGlN5k_5FabH4fR83TDBE/s1600-h/STP60795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MPGWYhPzXUPNvwd17S7kImy_ze40ED9IIG69hlsS014GZpP_uyY3yulkuKPcE2nUlbwRSIYUQ9Z6RKcrFwoKhpxPoHJUo8SCNyKmT2NtVh3Bqw8JDD2XRkhGlN5k_5FabH4fR83TDBE/s400/STP60795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366139817691626338" border="0" /></a>Here is an example of a nice section of Tiddlywinks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcALXhVEzYFFaDmxYeqq87uwdxWQqZ-EECVhuJKbD6IPuQn3CUCgiDjkSBjTzfXNrFTB5KC0Zvy7ODrXhHh6nwhMJxc3887P4Bxe4JWzn4lpJP5dXUa09l-tqfQjc6sNBpu95ZM5gbbI/s1600-h/STP60796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcALXhVEzYFFaDmxYeqq87uwdxWQqZ-EECVhuJKbD6IPuQn3CUCgiDjkSBjTzfXNrFTB5KC0Zvy7ODrXhHh6nwhMJxc3887P4Bxe4JWzn4lpJP5dXUa09l-tqfQjc6sNBpu95ZM5gbbI/s400/STP60796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366139153597022034" border="0" /></a>After the hardest climbing on Tiddlywinks we are treated to yet another nice view. Hopefully the wildflowers will remain through August.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0sPd_bqaiFdG_Mfg0Qenkon4CJvoBMVRI4qj-_N2Wn6hyhXWXrwLjaE5vM5-HR6tQ1I8SCW8yzQ0As3404TlJ6bFwwp566GTcIWBdsl0ehT3gutqMOzjnSZ8Or7ozdgNiPx1Xtk06ZU/s1600-h/STP60797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0sPd_bqaiFdG_Mfg0Qenkon4CJvoBMVRI4qj-_N2Wn6hyhXWXrwLjaE5vM5-HR6tQ1I8SCW8yzQ0As3404TlJ6bFwwp566GTcIWBdsl0ehT3gutqMOzjnSZ8Or7ozdgNiPx1Xtk06ZU/s400/STP60797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366137004437696994" border="0" /></a>There are a few rocky sections before we hit rd. 4613 and head back into Wanoga on the same rd we started on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All in all we have a 100 mile race, with about 10,000 feet of climbing, at elevation ranging from<br />4000-6000 feet. I would recommend a full suspension 26 inch bike with tires wider that 2 inches or a 29 inch wheel bike with tires under 2 inches wide to help with the sections that are sandy/soft dirt. You will not need a mud type tread. Dry tread tires like Bontrager Jones XR would be ideal. Whether or not it's hot, it's very likely to be very dry. I will bring my camel back and my water bottle even though there is aid. You may need more liquid than normal.<br />I would recommend using electrolytes during the race and starting a regimen of magnesium and potassium now.<br />I expect the winner to be just under 10 hrs and a lot of people being in the 12-14 hr range. We only have 14 hrs of daylight to work with so you better be ready. If you make the cut offs and finish before dark you are an excellent mountain biker and can hold your head high.<br />Good luck and hope to see you out there!david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-52820510115074912212009-07-18T22:34:00.000-07:002009-07-20T22:39:23.570-07:00Crook County Crush<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hCT3tz-hYZn43521mLiHtaUBv0w5mh7Q5EfwXCJYsn6dkSQ6orR2ubGglB94B64A_YdqVxCPcWauUjE3048pAcjk-jLBGqt_-AIyX_ZLRUtTaLrq_bXjpK9OD8HoCJeF3c7QdrGGDdk/s1600-h/STP60740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hCT3tz-hYZn43521mLiHtaUBv0w5mh7Q5EfwXCJYsn6dkSQ6orR2ubGglB94B64A_YdqVxCPcWauUjE3048pAcjk-jLBGqt_-AIyX_ZLRUtTaLrq_bXjpK9OD8HoCJeF3c7QdrGGDdk/s400/STP60740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360043371040432018" border="0" /></a><br />Don, Thane, and I attended the inaugural Crook County Crush in the Ochoco mountains Saturday.<br />I pre rode the course a week ago and took all of these pictures.<br />This picture is of the independent mine up there. That is a small scale train track coming out of the mine, and a creek flows out now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MOO8O5oNxGZbfUzrHp4xIQoQqx5QyrKuXd-SoEozhPJF5q2sXi3appuK_b1fVN48YfCUIfPsElkMlE_zaQa-9cZCajjd5L7Kb4swdvZBuThL2_9NQ3zUDy6pRYCFaK3SqmJqdXR8J2Y/s1600-h/STP60741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MOO8O5oNxGZbfUzrHp4xIQoQqx5QyrKuXd-SoEozhPJF5q2sXi3appuK_b1fVN48YfCUIfPsElkMlE_zaQa-9cZCajjd5L7Kb4swdvZBuThL2_9NQ3zUDy6pRYCFaK3SqmJqdXR8J2Y/s400/STP60741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360042580220141554" border="0" /></a>This is the rest of the independent mine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4KG_RxPSoTTseutQowqUVd-yQ3BwGngxR8cKu2_Hwtnx4N49iUvVXPTdCF3E56zNyIJNDR-A_TJWGjDYvjHhghYtFfh9L_I9xFW2lXOHZyWn3o_mADLUGyyKNU99OXRPgcNQxEHwkss/s1600-h/STP60745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4KG_RxPSoTTseutQowqUVd-yQ3BwGngxR8cKu2_Hwtnx4N49iUvVXPTdCF3E56zNyIJNDR-A_TJWGjDYvjHhghYtFfh9L_I9xFW2lXOHZyWn3o_mADLUGyyKNU99OXRPgcNQxEHwkss/s400/STP60745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360042572788438434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcOjqmNGK-LtjUR1rz3kqfyqvbecgydGBMukTHgpeC11JiwH7y_BkuvCGSppoLt9luyJ3TrUfmuFgLWP3dl1nWMt-b4krzudYtUuCpIVodhdO7GyXZeLQFyNsoUJjknQbiT6OkQq81I8/s1600-h/STP60752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcOjqmNGK-LtjUR1rz3kqfyqvbecgydGBMukTHgpeC11JiwH7y_BkuvCGSppoLt9luyJ3TrUfmuFgLWP3dl1nWMt-b4krzudYtUuCpIVodhdO7GyXZeLQFyNsoUJjknQbiT6OkQq81I8/s400/STP60752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360042567471235042" border="0" /></a>There are sections where the creek is on the trail.<br />The race actually took a different trail than this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBU9gFu88mU17Yc5mOPf4Cyc4uKbnKIaz-lfSFxmYsfdYFdlWmmsvqtUl5oo75sjm6A3AymYmtRY9it01HFPijS3Woy8VXj8Du1_lRVbCdryvGxXqwYP6jfH4V49lYlCPLHlLdjuBpBA/s1600-h/STP60753.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBU9gFu88mU17Yc5mOPf4Cyc4uKbnKIaz-lfSFxmYsfdYFdlWmmsvqtUl5oo75sjm6A3AymYmtRY9it01HFPijS3Woy8VXj8Du1_lRVbCdryvGxXqwYP6jfH4V49lYlCPLHlLdjuBpBA/s400/STP60753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360042561906826626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODUvgO7wFpmrqB_0lStGd7uV79XorTdw1EBs8_nKozyXYcdptG0n6B_GHei9PUnUfamSKMWDbNw0kWEeJjIjttzvBd14TZ5b5Pg8IDJlFo5G_5CO6uCnNzL4_8PRc_ncQZ37DAnj5hKY/s1600-h/STP60754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODUvgO7wFpmrqB_0lStGd7uV79XorTdw1EBs8_nKozyXYcdptG0n6B_GHei9PUnUfamSKMWDbNw0kWEeJjIjttzvBd14TZ5b5Pg8IDJlFo5G_5CO6uCnNzL4_8PRc_ncQZ37DAnj5hKY/s400/STP60754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360042551582942530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is what the single track looks like at the top of lookout mountain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then it starts to get sketchy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And more sketchy.<br /><br />The pro/cat 1 race started with 5 miles of paved climbing. I did not expect anyone to show up to this race so I was really just prepared to have fun, not go full blast. Since I planned on cruising pretty easy I thought I might as well blast up the pavement and then slow up on the dirt. So at the start of the race I took off like a rabbit, leaving everyone behind. I lead the race for 10 minutes(3 miles?). At times I would look back and could not see anyone, that was a unique feeling for sure, but soon enough I could see people coming. When they came they mostly went right by me. I did manage to hang on to one guy and we stayed together for quite a while.<br />The singletrack climbs there are very steep and there was a lot of walking for me and my 1x9 set up.<br />We got near the top of round mountain and then rode down to the aid station for more steep climbing to the top of lookout mountain. The views were incredible. I walked some of the technical stuff off the top and then enjoyed the really fun single track down to the bottom. Three or so miles of pavement climbing and done.<br /><br />28 miles and 5000 feet of climbing= a big fun day.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-26042509736196106692009-07-05T09:20:00.000-07:002009-07-05T10:13:13.703-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmW5xm8v5SuMzABuwvB8-Bb_3xTveGojYSBAKZZ5CDDGCR8jE308mikvxKFerQH3ccuIPvVZoWOtTgas2ZUKl6_Y45qresOyTiOwilWOb7yoBSNH44v3k05yuaQQ421HBbElPU4EKqiF4/s1600-h/8+Hrs+of+Independence+2009+107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmW5xm8v5SuMzABuwvB8-Bb_3xTveGojYSBAKZZ5CDDGCR8jE308mikvxKFerQH3ccuIPvVZoWOtTgas2ZUKl6_Y45qresOyTiOwilWOb7yoBSNH44v3k05yuaQQ421HBbElPU4EKqiF4/s400/8+Hrs+of+Independence+2009+107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013442473727426" border="0" /></a>The 8 hrs of Independence race was held Saturday July 4th 2009. The laps were 6.5 miles. I ride a 1x9 gearing on my 29 inch mt. bike. For trails and road riding in Bend I use a 38 tooth chainring. After riding TOE I have started to realize how wrong that kind of gearing can be for some races. So when Mike Ripley said this course would be steeper than TOE, I knew I was in trouble. I decided to change my chainring to an easier 34. In reality I probably should have had something in the 20's.<br /> I drove over the day before and camped close to the coast for more moderate temperatures. I arrived at the race site just after 7 AM, early enough to get one of the best parking spots. Started getting set up and shortly Austin and his dad showed up so we set up our own aid area.<br /> I paced myself well at the start of the race and Austin went a little faster. I felt pretty fresh after 2 laps and knew I would have a decent day if I just kept trying to not go too fast. Somewhere around 2-3 laps Austin took a little break and we ended up near each other fro a while but he went off the front again, it was really hard for me to ride my own pace and not let the performance of other affect my pace, but I did succeed. Austin and I were like the hare and the tortoise. He would shoot of the front and I would slowly reel him back in.<br /> At the 4 hr mark we had done 5 laps and it started to become clear 10 laps was not going to happen, so I refocused on doing 9 laps and let up on the pace a little. The steepest part of climbing was on a motorcycle trail and was impossible for me to ride with my gearing so I walked it pretty much every time from the start of the race. lots of people got by me there. Part of me thinks that having a 3x9 set up would have enabled me to ride more and do 10 laps, but another part says I conserved energy by walking that section and ended up fresher towards the end. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcCtjVOXAhQJW6OfA1RqDOW8S8H1PCLFjejDQZRv1XeGOo0v1Hw1CMqEJl_anWY93ss-kh4rkf5xlKZdau142IoIWP6_pNVwKpMUCKJI4ysAzGf_rPo8rzb-nthbR2BJU1fIpibNdXM0/s1600-h/8+Hrs+of+Independence+2009+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcCtjVOXAhQJW6OfA1RqDOW8S8H1PCLFjejDQZRv1XeGOo0v1Hw1CMqEJl_anWY93ss-kh4rkf5xlKZdau142IoIWP6_pNVwKpMUCKJI4ysAzGf_rPo8rzb-nthbR2BJU1fIpibNdXM0/s400/8+Hrs+of+Independence+2009+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013435365956562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGe1Sl0-O2OmU4Bonm2pAsYKec82ga_sRXQlloRla5t5lqDNj44TB1A9uLg3R4UagDa4TYO-_BdyRR6qXylIBSfuUGZOMhk8FRGGUM_7OX5izYOrIluPcBFLW9W8YLBG4OqKfuqDfnIog/s1600-h/8+Hrs+of+Independence+2009+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGe1Sl0-O2OmU4Bonm2pAsYKec82ga_sRXQlloRla5t5lqDNj44TB1A9uLg3R4UagDa4TYO-_BdyRR6qXylIBSfuUGZOMhk8FRGGUM_7OX5izYOrIluPcBFLW9W8YLBG4OqKfuqDfnIog/s400/8+Hrs+of+Independence+2009+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355013430258735490" border="0" /></a><br />On the eighth lap I reeled in Austin again as he was starting to fade. I hoped he could start lap 9 but he did not. I thought the adrenaline would kick in for the last lap and it would be easy, not! Those climbs are hard no matter what. I finished lap 9 with some other racers around me and really went hard towards the end, crossing the finish line around 150 heart rate. Average heart rate for the race was 139, which is good for me at that distance.<br /> The course is great, a lot like willamette pass but at lower elevation. Really fun singletrack. It almost seemed like ther was more descending than climbing, maybe that was just from feeling good.<br /> I will be back for sure.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-8915937842979860202009-02-21T16:22:00.000-08:002009-02-21T16:29:16.636-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mjJOmuCwsiyP-t662rvlgHl9BI1tAdFkcWANzVr25yl0VGt1IRqnCxbLYL9NmVNLP1hjQXK3Ihm8P7QcUl4BNzMqXSC6sGMESe3L7mu2-tAskiVWDjE4liP64auh5x-DL6WxIeZS8fM/s1600-h/STP60525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mjJOmuCwsiyP-t662rvlgHl9BI1tAdFkcWANzVr25yl0VGt1IRqnCxbLYL9NmVNLP1hjQXK3Ihm8P7QcUl4BNzMqXSC6sGMESe3L7mu2-tAskiVWDjE4liP64auh5x-DL6WxIeZS8fM/s400/STP60525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305411195081399778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcIirAa2yczDHm7-JAIgEnQ5XoyFue2fgYKX9G0eJkE_048sW-xkcAAwb41zKopEKK4mOhRFWkY69xeo8-Zsjs-dbxGqv8lnciyazt2Ok71Laj3fOw4ITo9jM7eS69Mc39FMBYulInfs/s1600-h/STP60524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcIirAa2yczDHm7-JAIgEnQ5XoyFue2fgYKX9G0eJkE_048sW-xkcAAwb41zKopEKK4mOhRFWkY69xeo8-Zsjs-dbxGqv8lnciyazt2Ok71Laj3fOw4ITo9jM7eS69Mc39FMBYulInfs/s400/STP60524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305411193214515858" border="0" /></a><br />So I went out again today and did the road part of the course, the extra loop for the cat1 and pros, and the junior loop.<br />This picture is the road that you ride on for the last third of the junior loop.<br />So I think the junior total miles is around 13 with 4 being single track(the best part of the single track)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This picture is part of the view from the cat1-pro loop.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-28973453649950621512009-02-20T20:18:00.000-08:002009-02-20T20:24:01.483-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUzfbGbuaoybPNxWnE-RKyrgIyqwMMUwZWzTAelhYv2_SFJfl4ccU1sdlzXCz0v6yrcaaiHceYrDrmjB7-M7G8x38OsSMwx-vgv6ErwR_GiOQSTVTCUvQnYcrdCjNAFt-UDLo-EidzjM/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUzfbGbuaoybPNxWnE-RKyrgIyqwMMUwZWzTAelhYv2_SFJfl4ccU1sdlzXCz0v6yrcaaiHceYrDrmjB7-M7G8x38OsSMwx-vgv6ErwR_GiOQSTVTCUvQnYcrdCjNAFt-UDLo-EidzjM/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305100649982528322" border="0" /></a><br />I think this race is gonna take three hours, it is not a fast track.<br />Up, down, left, right, over and over.<br />No big climbs, I think there were 6 main climbs, but there are probably 300 little climbs.<br />Then we go back on the gravel to pavement that we started on.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-8517942656095923322009-02-20T20:12:00.000-08:002009-02-20T20:18:08.336-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY4dB1DFAZM5K5R05ZDcn1ARoBwloal1PD0rSWLNTH5AFWgxH2Nj1rw_nD7rx3eo0mR7VgPIlwRP3P_hFWFwNdA1D1f5HC0_lCvUY7nZoQiSdJAE-xp3hhGsO8yFub5J8K4z2H_aQIDg/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY4dB1DFAZM5K5R05ZDcn1ARoBwloal1PD0rSWLNTH5AFWgxH2Nj1rw_nD7rx3eo0mR7VgPIlwRP3P_hFWFwNdA1D1f5HC0_lCvUY7nZoQiSdJAE-xp3hhGsO8yFub5J8K4z2H_aQIDg/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305099287786577170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm5KOVMU6FFdJjnjeoENAU2gE4xMhojzGsKADj9m0S4WhfAEx2D-pIIzo5fFXPpkQDsG1cLz9EKoYG9wO_0F1w36Yel099Gf9WLNqaFFAX7AjBCi73hU_zVbY2wCyYVpekFRShfG8e8g/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm5KOVMU6FFdJjnjeoENAU2gE4xMhojzGsKADj9m0S4WhfAEx2D-pIIzo5fFXPpkQDsG1cLz9EKoYG9wO_0F1w36Yel099Gf9WLNqaFFAX7AjBCi73hU_zVbY2wCyYVpekFRShfG8e8g/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305099283969703154" border="0" /></a><br />The trail just goes around and around, forever, a little tedious.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looks like a good spot for a feed zone.<br />I am gonna leave bottles at each of the two feed zones. It took me 2.5 hrs to do the 18.5 miles of single track at 121 average heart rate.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-54533149118721236092009-02-20T20:05:00.000-08:002009-02-20T20:11:36.096-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWVkEn8UfSu47mzgCQuQfFD5e0hFdGxTnbY999xRDPc0iqs1AmCZbPM4epT3DA-iSjsQQSvgKGYPmOfyVvpbx9LGjk_Lz7lx3lJbqQxuPeoM5OleBTE8gPutzGHOLHIQqDZ2tbcuHBXQ/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWVkEn8UfSu47mzgCQuQfFD5e0hFdGxTnbY999xRDPc0iqs1AmCZbPM4epT3DA-iSjsQQSvgKGYPmOfyVvpbx9LGjk_Lz7lx3lJbqQxuPeoM5OleBTE8gPutzGHOLHIQqDZ2tbcuHBXQ/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305097452214113858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMG5O2dehJnvzjeddjbcPxw9ONuZUS7Ej0yh7eq_nkdY3t36Pa-8QJWuTzMIXgkXgLvxWhaHf61uNHdrJKaZ4ttZ1_Y3IyfiwoG0jlPVPRv_fJX2XgWzQpXly7TDV-dOAEw0T5wBV9JU/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMG5O2dehJnvzjeddjbcPxw9ONuZUS7Ej0yh7eq_nkdY3t36Pa-8QJWuTzMIXgkXgLvxWhaHf61uNHdrJKaZ4ttZ1_Y3IyfiwoG0jlPVPRv_fJX2XgWzQpXly7TDV-dOAEw0T5wBV9JU/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305097451378562066" border="0" /></a><br />This is probably the toughest part of the course, you can walk it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There are some sections with imbedded rocks.<br />You will want to leave your fork active or you may sprain your hands, I did.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-44387046553754323752009-02-20T19:59:00.001-08:002009-02-20T20:04:58.980-08:00echo red to red pre-race report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzLalotsxqneiWVAhG9x3DdUTR5HIFWL9P_QetcM3frG5t6fBYky60og3TxnH46RVpj5yJfjdEb0WtmJnMfIOFzjHRmshlbvLmgF2oJ-1q6LkbDcaUHTs39_Ra7k9giQnbP3lL2_iwRM/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzLalotsxqneiWVAhG9x3DdUTR5HIFWL9P_QetcM3frG5t6fBYky60og3TxnH46RVpj5yJfjdEb0WtmJnMfIOFzjHRmshlbvLmgF2oJ-1q6LkbDcaUHTs39_Ra7k9giQnbP3lL2_iwRM/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305096211972510146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREFd89X-xpuHeh2ssNpuhlUD8eDqzLhr0HdE9J5-3KANjXNVvZQg95Jv-A70MN8cWv9cAXLTeaulj_HshLyVGTUvTJHFCTEJ-lGQbASfAC8s17EkgQLXkuYwx-GmUXd0NhumKdSACAbA/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREFd89X-xpuHeh2ssNpuhlUD8eDqzLhr0HdE9J5-3KANjXNVvZQg95Jv-A70MN8cWv9cAXLTeaulj_HshLyVGTUvTJHFCTEJ-lGQbASfAC8s17EkgQLXkuYwx-GmUXd0NhumKdSACAbA/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305096206942765346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The soil is super tacky, no traction problems. Any where there is any traction issue they have put gravel, rocks, or wooden structures. All easy to ride.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-62122437196880028122009-02-20T19:56:00.001-08:002009-02-20T19:58:16.152-08:00echo red to red pre-race report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68wrMPhXOB0TVfe1ll5Z2IbT5qDro6PdV3kUat3QHyoDoAA2pOTEG2Jx_i1Y5bwyzhib6yWibu7O0R3HLaBe-48hmaU7r4OCxLd3zjddi5bz3ziQ0GqyhJ2mtu8092fHJED43Jb-kj_A/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68wrMPhXOB0TVfe1ll5Z2IbT5qDro6PdV3kUat3QHyoDoAA2pOTEG2Jx_i1Y5bwyzhib6yWibu7O0R3HLaBe-48hmaU7r4OCxLd3zjddi5bz3ziQ0GqyhJ2mtu8092fHJED43Jb-kj_A/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305094815113327298" border="0" /></a><br />The trail is kind of fresh and bumpy, but it is not technical.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819834185688285028.post-26107856449974462332009-02-20T19:12:00.000-08:002009-02-20T19:55:08.988-08:00echo red to red pre-race report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkcMVlW-40pM4M3GoypzMe86csMP75ok7s0-Qu4umb7xbZgVKygEngkPszzvSyGmkOWQYQyQgPCoVaPy3aT2BNWGP745CGyISOmqhdjOSne_c7b9GILcW2jWViIYqZRHIQVZUuks9o6E/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkcMVlW-40pM4M3GoypzMe86csMP75ok7s0-Qu4umb7xbZgVKygEngkPszzvSyGmkOWQYQyQgPCoVaPy3aT2BNWGP745CGyISOmqhdjOSne_c7b9GILcW2jWViIYqZRHIQVZUuks9o6E/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305093672298862322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_u9hNaq5XBJJDLiQumOQfY32JSUKIhEoDm0lx45sQ34yU4mq8WmK_qtqonakG5hZWRTkmmKLj6p30wzmDZMfIDyKB8rjjsaoaMBz1dM5g8jEBlrVWUkecKlDnLPmwo0YL0eBv5bnTvk/s1600-h/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_u9hNaq5XBJJDLiQumOQfY32JSUKIhEoDm0lx45sQ34yU4mq8WmK_qtqonakG5hZWRTkmmKLj6p30wzmDZMfIDyKB8rjjsaoaMBz1dM5g8jEBlrVWUkecKlDnLPmwo0YL0eBv5bnTvk/s400/dad's+vegas+stuff+and+echo+red+to+red+preride+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305092622390512690" border="0" /></a>The race starts in downtown Echo and goes neutral for about a mile on pavement. Then the racing starts with 2.5 mile of gravel road, uphill first, then kind of flat, then about a quarter mile of pretty steep descending that may cause some flats.<br /> This is the steepest descent, it is steeper than it looks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This picture is the beginning of the main 18.5 mile single track loop.david bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325951824332127253noreply@blogger.com0