VIC Odyssey - Forrest
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Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
Not sure yet, will decide closer to the event.
This race has it over me:
Attempt 1 - caught up in crash, bandage fellow rider up and finish last 65km with a wonky wheel
Attempt 2 - rip rear mech off with 15km to go.
Next attempt - probably ride off dam wall
This race has it over me:
Attempt 1 - caught up in crash, bandage fellow rider up and finish last 65km with a wonky wheel
Attempt 2 - rip rear mech off with 15km to go.
Next attempt - probably ride off dam wall
Coaster
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Wow. That's nothing like past years.
RoscoeP
Likes Bikes
I agree - that seems really low... is it the change in date?
Anyway, I'll be there for a fourth time with the primary goals of:
1: No mechanicals
2: No accidents
If I can avoid the above, then the final goal is to finish with nothing left in the tank... which is usually not a problem.
Has anyone ridden the new section of course they have added in place of the bottom of haydens track? Does this get rid of the hideous sandy section on haydens?
Sheriff
Ackland
chats d'élevage
Fixed it for you Ozzo....
mtb101
Likes Bikes and Dirt
tracks are in excellent condition. If it don't rain too heavily this week, then will be as perfect as you can get for riding.
air is crisp cool atm - so you can ride hard without over heating..
sandy section on 100k was firm when I rode on it 3 weeks ago.
moto track was over grown - with some logs that will have roadies stopping for photo and walk.
Coaster
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Funny bastard.
caad9
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Just entered for the 50km race this afternoon.
There is a late fee for those thinking of entering between now and the race.
Bit of a bummer, but the atmosphere down there is always good on race day. Hopefully the lower numbers don't detract from that.
Now to mentally prepare for the hurt..
There is a late fee for those thinking of entering between now and the race.
Bit of a bummer, but the atmosphere down there is always good on race day. Hopefully the lower numbers don't detract from that.
Now to mentally prepare for the hurt..
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Yeah, suppose so.
So the Flinders Outback Epic sets a new trend with the complete 205km loop, get on it folks.
Pastavore
Eats Squid
The Forrest MTB Club facebook page seems to indicate the trails should be mint on Saturday.
Started off pretty awesome until my chain blew up - not sure what happened but it seemed very short and kept snapping, so I set off on a hike along the trails.
Next set of marshals I came across managed to macgyver me a single speed setup and get me to rolling back to the footy ground.
Pulled the pin.
Thanks to Rapid Ascent for a great event, friendly and helpful marshals and generally a great weekend.
Next set of marshals I came across managed to macgyver me a single speed setup and get me to rolling back to the footy ground.
Pulled the pin.
Thanks to Rapid Ascent for a great event, friendly and helpful marshals and generally a great weekend.
Pastavore
Eats Squid
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
That 50km was a lot bloody longer than it should be. Are you sure they were using metric?
I was amazed the bike held together seeing as it was assembled by myself and had yet to be ridden in anger but it did the job admirably with no problems whatsoever.
Me, on the other hand. I was FUCKED! It didn't take me long to give up on pedalling up hill and I started to cramp up after the 35km mark. I could have happily murdered someone and hidden their body in the bushes for an electrolyte but alas I didn't have the energy to catch anyone passing me - Some of whom were riding fat-bikes I might add!- Instead I eyed up every single discarded wrapper I passed in the hope that it may be a full gel pack or at least one with enough residue leftover for a quick lick but no such luck
On the plus side I was surprised at how well I did on the downhill sections. The bike handled brilliantly and the flowy nature of the tracks made it such an absolute joy to belt down. My balls certainly seemed to have grown that morning as I found myself charging down more than a few descents that would normally have me slamming on the anchors at the top and checking for a B-line. I had no stacks either which is a relief.
Anyway, I rolled over the finish line after 4hrs and 17min which isn't much to shout about but probably not too bad for an almost 37yr old junk food eating, casual smoker and heavy-drinker who was wearing flats. That Forrest Brewery stand certainly got a shitload of my business!
The whole ordeal was an absolute blast and I reckon I'm definitely going to have to make a road trip back down to Forrest to hit those trails up on a more leisurely schedule.
I was amazed the bike held together seeing as it was assembled by myself and had yet to be ridden in anger but it did the job admirably with no problems whatsoever.
Me, on the other hand. I was FUCKED! It didn't take me long to give up on pedalling up hill and I started to cramp up after the 35km mark. I could have happily murdered someone and hidden their body in the bushes for an electrolyte but alas I didn't have the energy to catch anyone passing me - Some of whom were riding fat-bikes I might add!- Instead I eyed up every single discarded wrapper I passed in the hope that it may be a full gel pack or at least one with enough residue leftover for a quick lick but no such luck
On the plus side I was surprised at how well I did on the downhill sections. The bike handled brilliantly and the flowy nature of the tracks made it such an absolute joy to belt down. My balls certainly seemed to have grown that morning as I found myself charging down more than a few descents that would normally have me slamming on the anchors at the top and checking for a B-line. I had no stacks either which is a relief.
Anyway, I rolled over the finish line after 4hrs and 17min which isn't much to shout about but probably not too bad for an almost 37yr old junk food eating, casual smoker and heavy-drinker who was wearing flats. That Forrest Brewery stand certainly got a shitload of my business!
The whole ordeal was an absolute blast and I reckon I'm definitely going to have to make a road trip back down to Forrest to hit those trails up on a more leisurely schedule.
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Pastavore
Eats Squid
I had a few of the Forrest brews as well, very happy not to be driving home.
I thought I was riding pretty well, was demoralising to be battling for position with a guy on a rigid singlespeed FFS. "Yeah, I just picked up the bike yesterday" he says. And he was a nice guy too, I would have felt much better if he was a complete asshole.
Next event, 75km at Wombat.
You should make the trip out to woodend for this one POSM, perfect terrain for the Red October.
I thought I was riding pretty well, was demoralising to be battling for position with a guy on a rigid singlespeed FFS. "Yeah, I just picked up the bike yesterday" he says. And he was a nice guy too, I would have felt much better if he was a complete asshole.
Next event, 75km at Wombat.
You should make the trip out to woodend for this one POSM, perfect terrain for the Red October.
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
Would love to but I'm offshore for the first 3 weeks of April. Might be up for another race next leave though