Originally Posted by
revchuck
With three mechanicals and the busted spoke, I'd be pretty pleased with 30/111! Way to go, AJ!
Thanks revchuck. The dropped chain issues were killing me. The hills were very steep 30" - 60" efforts, but once the chain drops, it's off the bike, get off the trail, fix the issue, then push the bike up the hill and get back on. Seeing 20 to 30 people pass you, then having to go at them again really gets one pissed off. I estimate that I lost 5 to 7 minutes plus the energy needed to push the bike up the steeps.