akashra
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Someone's been telling you fibs about the firetrail bit
Garmin 24 2011,redesdale,vico,hi noon
- Thread starter bradbike
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Ackland
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Just have to tell everyone not to lock up their brakes........
I've only just swapped to rigid and have found that my NINER carbon forks with the big wheels feel just like 26" with 100mm anyway....
Yeah it didn't feel like 50% firetrail - but I guess if you include a couple of those climbing sections which are more like 'doubletrack' it might not be far off.Someone's been telling you fibs about the firetrail bit
martinpb
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Ironman has to rely on the suit - are you trying to let slip something about the bike ;-)
Sounds more like Wolverine - superhuman recuperative powers
The course will be marked from Wednesday. Hope that suits!
fergo
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Baby Animal
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Hey Guys/Girls, I rode the course again today with a friend who is doing it in a six with five other novices and another guy we met there today who is riding solo and bounced ideas of each other as we all are at different levels of riding and are racing Different categories, my friend really struggled round the course but was happy with The terrain and difficulty bar the length of the laP is a couple of kms to long for him and his five other team mates he thinks especially for 24hours, we all agreed that the solo riders and pros are going to have a hard time passing four and six rider teams that are on there ttt lap..... They don't want to hold the other categories up or ruin both of there races on certain sections of the lap, will there be an A and B line on the harder sections and for passing????
Thanks Scott
Thanks Scott
Anti_Trainer
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I should be good for about 1/2 a loaf - I've never been a full loaf package kind of guy.
As for passing lots of people in the TTT - the solo's will be fine - they love having a chat to people to stay awake, the more the merrier!
quiggs
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Scott, as far as passing people on the track from a solos perspective we see examples of track congestion all the time, particularly as we come through the transition area. Rider fresh out on a lap goes out like the clappers, some try and barge pass you some politely ask to pass, 5 minutes further down the track the rider that passed you in the first 100mts of his lap has blown to pieces and we go past them! Track congestion is something that affects us all, will a solo win or loss a race because of it "no" What it does give us sometimes is the opportunity to eat, take a nature break or even have a chat as Brett mentioned previously.
Not a big issue from a solos perspective
Looks like its going to be a hot one next weekend :clap2:
quiggs
Track congestion is something that affects us all, will a solo win or loss a race because of it "no" What it does give us sometimes is the opportunity to eat, take a nature break or even have a chat as Brett mentioned previously.Not a big issue from a solos perspective
Looks like its going to be a hot one next weekend :clap2:
quiggs
Yeah, don't stress about passing and congestion for solo riders. Here's a couple of tips though...
Unless its the first lap, we've ridden this section of trail... quite a few times... quite recently.
If we say "keep going", then please keep going. We know this section isn't suitable for passing and there's a better opportunity just up ahead.
If we say "can I have track here?", then please allow us to pass here. We know this section is suitable for passing and it gets worse just up ahead.
When we ask for track, please don't look for a section wide enough to come to a complete stop and put your foot down. All we need is for you to slow down slightly, move slightly off the main line and tell us to go. We're quite capable of riding around you as long as we're confident you're expecting us.
If you're unsure why we just caught up to you and haven't said anything, we're probably happy for the rest and we know this section isn't suitable for passing. Ask us if we want to go past before you jump out of the way.
Relax and enjoy the ride, we're out there to have fun too.
Unless its the first lap, we've ridden this section of trail... quite a few times... quite recently.
If we say "keep going", then please keep going. We know this section isn't suitable for passing and there's a better opportunity just up ahead.
If we say "can I have track here?", then please allow us to pass here. We know this section is suitable for passing and it gets worse just up ahead.
When we ask for track, please don't look for a section wide enough to come to a complete stop and put your foot down. All we need is for you to slow down slightly, move slightly off the main line and tell us to go. We're quite capable of riding around you as long as we're confident you're expecting us.
If you're unsure why we just caught up to you and haven't said anything, we're probably happy for the rest and we know this section isn't suitable for passing. Ask us if we want to go past before you jump out of the way.
Relax and enjoy the ride, we're out there to have fun too.
Baby Animal
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No worries guys I'm in a four and will be nailed for as much as the lap possible with all the rest in-between laps.... Just used to How much fun forrest was last year and having heaps of room. All that I thought about sections of the lap was the six's stopping on harder obstecles and block the faster more experienced riders....
yep, all of the above.
Bit of everything at some point on the trails.
Mad Hatter
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This was made last weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvsi04pyssk
Should give a bit of insight.
Cheers
MH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvsi04pyssk
Should give a bit of insight.
Cheers
MH