Check out this ride.... Michigan Mountain Mayhem
05-11-10, 01:32 PM
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Are we signing up for a particular distance? From the website it looked like you just let them know how dumb er strong you feel at registration Friday night.
05-12-10, 08:45 PM
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You do sign up for a distance but can change it on the route.
Registration is going crazy and it looks like we will sell out. See you all there.
Registration is going crazy and it looks like we will sell out. See you all there.
06-12-10, 05:10 PM
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Just got home a little bit ago from the ride. Had a great time and it was definitely challenging. Would be looking forward to doing it again next year.
06-12-10, 06:58 PM
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Nice job putting together the ride "Fred". It was very well organized for the first year and fun despite the morning weather. The route was really good too, lots of nice roads and I can say I've climbing a 14% gravel road on my road bike 
I can't believe how hilly it is up there, theres just no flat riding.
Here's my ride stats from today
Duration: 6:56:08 (7:32:16)
Work: 4737 kJ
TSS: 391.1 (intensity factor 0.752)
Norm Power: 214
VI: 1.13
Pw:HR: 5.29%
Pa:HR: -1.05%
Distance: 126.63 mi
Elevation Gain: 10422 ft
Elevation Loss: 10380 ft
Grade: 0.0 % (42 ft)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 619 190 watts
Heart Rate: 81 184 146 bpm
Cadence: 19 234 86 rpm
Speed: 0 41.8 18.3 mph
Pace 1:26 0:00 3:17 min/mi
Altitude: 515 1065 745 ft
Crank Torque: 0 665 189 lb-in
I can't believe how hilly it is up there, theres just no flat riding.Here's my ride stats from today
Duration: 6:56:08 (7:32:16)
Work: 4737 kJ
TSS: 391.1 (intensity factor 0.752)
Norm Power: 214
VI: 1.13
Pw:HR: 5.29%
Pa:HR: -1.05%
Distance: 126.63 mi
Elevation Gain: 10422 ft
Elevation Loss: 10380 ft
Grade: 0.0 % (42 ft)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 619 190 watts
Heart Rate: 81 184 146 bpm
Cadence: 19 234 86 rpm
Speed: 0 41.8 18.3 mph
Pace 1:26 0:00 3:17 min/mi
Altitude: 515 1065 745 ft
Crank Torque: 0 665 189 lb-in
06-13-10, 12:52 PM
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Those are some very respectable stats.
I have not received the final data from the timing guy but 18.3 MPH will defiantly put you very close to the top.
I have not received the final data from the timing guy but 18.3 MPH will defiantly put you very close to the top.
06-14-10, 10:57 AM
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Wow! What a ride. I'll honestly say that was the single most difficult ride I've done. So far. The route was well laid out, the people volunteering were great and I didn't see any problems.
The gravel road was a surprise! That patchwork road, I forget the name, that looked like winter camo was a treat. I'm pretty sure Boyne City must have been where my Grandad grew up because I've never seen a place that was constantly up but returned to the same elevation.
You could walk six miles uphill in the snow to and from school!
Though the occasional decent was nice, it would have been better if they didn't end at a tee or a controlled intersection or a turn so we could carry some speed.
I'm still chipping sand out of my chain and derailleur from the wash outs and high humidity and my bike isn't talking to me anymore.
All in all thanks for a great weekend! The event was great, Red Mesa's food was excellent and the people were fantastic.
The gravel road was a surprise! That patchwork road, I forget the name, that looked like winter camo was a treat. I'm pretty sure Boyne City must have been where my Grandad grew up because I've never seen a place that was constantly up but returned to the same elevation.
You could walk six miles uphill in the snow to and from school!
Though the occasional decent was nice, it would have been better if they didn't end at a tee or a controlled intersection or a turn so we could carry some speed.
I'm still chipping sand out of my chain and derailleur from the wash outs and high humidity and my bike isn't talking to me anymore.
All in all thanks for a great weekend! The event was great, Red Mesa's food was excellent and the people were fantastic.
06-15-10, 06:52 PM
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The only bad thing about the ride is that it makes me want to go out and get a road bike and start doing more hill climbs and possibly some century road races. 
(I rode it on a hardtail btw)
(I rode it on a hardtail btw)
06-15-10, 08:26 PM
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Yah those washouts were wicked. It is amazing what 4 inches of rain in a couple of hours can do to roads with 10% TO 20% grades.
