2021 Trans Tasmania Enduro

[Stredda]

Jesus....day one tracks are gnarly for an ‘optional open face’ event

I know right! Detonate and Upper Shearpin are proper double black trails. This is an event that you you don't have the opportunity to preride, so hitting stuff like this blind for the average punter is a bit risky.

 

[moorey]

I know right! Detonate and Upper Shearpin are proper double black trails. This is an event that you you don't have the opportunity to preride, so hitting stuff like this blind for the average punter is a bit risky.

I’m expecting/hoping for a toned down version for the really gnarly bits...or at least plenty of B, no C, ok D lines.

 

[slowmick]

Maybe they need to get out the "you will not die if you follow" pink dots...

 

[Boom King]

I know right! Detonate and Upper Shearpin are proper double black trails. This is an event that you you don't have the opportunity to preride, so hitting stuff like this blind for the average punter is a bit risky.

I may have made a serious mistake.......

 

[moorey]

I may have made a serious mistake.......

I’m there with you. We both tasted dirt on tame lines yesterday.

 

[kbekus]

I watched the pro EWS riders blaze through those tracks, they looked easy! You'll be fine!

 

[moorey]

I watched the pro EWS riders blaze through those tracks, they looked easy! You'll be fine!

Given the postponement, I see no reason you won’t be joining us...

 

[kbekus]

I can go for a nice walk in the forest near home thankyou, I don't need to go all the way to Tassie to do it.

 

[Boom King]

I watched the pro EWS riders blaze through those tracks, they looked easy! You'll be fine!

Now that you put it that way, I'm not worried at all.

 

[Stredda]

I may have made a serious mistake.......

You can always do what I did in the last EWS qualifier race at Derby, just hop off and walk it.
or come down before the race and preride

 

[rstim]

A blind ride down black dragon at the end of the day could catch a few out too. I managed to ride all of it on my first ride down but had to stop and look at quite a few sections to work out the lines. Plenty of soft granite rocks to fall

 

[Boom King]

I have begun some training. 20km with 536m on the Spitty and 30km with 228m on the roadie.

Both quads cramped a treat on the trail ride and I'm not worried about speed on the roadie, just trying to average a cadence of 90 or above for the moment. I figure this should increase my aerobic capacity and help me shed a few kg's too.

As long as I can overcome a lifetime of procrastination, 10 months should be enough time to get into shape.

 

[moorey]

You’ll be a new man in 2 months if you stick with it...then just maintain/build til November.
Starting is the hardest bit. It’s just routine for me now....I hope.

 

[leitch]

Yep, trying to get my routine back after a very on/off 2020. TransTas not so much, but using the Vic GE series as a bit of a motivator to try to keep a 150~200km/week routine across road/mtb, particularly once the weather starts cooling off. Got a good 8kg of covid surcharge to shed.

 

[moorey]

I’ve dropped about 5, and feeling a ton better. Hope to see you at Falls @leitch, unless I have to take Quinn to VDHS.

 

[foxpuppet]

a little view of Queenstown/Mt Owen

 

[creaky]

a little view of Queenstown/Mt Owen

Tippie !

Will be interesting. Impressive scenery, but those rocks, that soil ....

 

[moorey]

Yep, trying to get my routine back after a very on/off 2020. TransTas not so much, but using the Vic GE series as a bit of a motivator to try to keep a 150~200km/week routine across road/mtb, particularly once the weather starts cooling off. Got a good 8kg of covid surcharge to shed.

Aaaand we can’t get a spot in the Falls Enduro. FML.

 

[Stredda]

Tippie !

Will be interesting. Impressive scenery, but those rocks, that soil ....

What soil?

 

[moorey]

Slacked off a bit last week...bit better this week...no love for riding about in 30+deg though, and it’s uncharacteristically humid here this year. Dunno how you northern flogs do it. Gimme sub 10deg any day.