Originally Posted by
Wildwood
The graphs are great [MENTION=133818]Choke[/MENTION]
For those contemplating the Cino,
assuming the route matches 2016,
the following observations are offered.
1. tires
In dry conditions, 32mm (small knobs) was more than enough for my 200# carcass. Almost no soft sand anywhere in 2016.
In wet, ….well I guess it depends = How wet? How long ago? Rain on Event Days?
2. gearing
pick your medicine, spin or grind or walk. Only you know.
3. distance, considering 1 sustained climb each day.
Approach the ride as four 25milers in 2 days, with lunch break (& others), with an overnight hot springs spa location.
Pretty cush, except for 1 climb a day., BUT...
4. Remember …. all that downhill means - 'whole lotta skaking goin on' - tighten down all those bolts and screws, headsets, cranks and pedals.
1 - I ran 28's and it worked well. There were a couple of spots with a little deep gravel but I got through it. I also ran pretty high pressures. The second day on the last downhill to the finish it started pouring rain and that dirt road got pretty greasy. The only flat I had all weekend happened after I got to that last bit of pavement.
2 - there were times I was definitely wishing for a little lower gear on the long climb the second day. For the most part, though, 52-42 and 14-28 worked well
3. The breaks were well spaced as were the coolers with refreshments on the side of the road.
4 - isn't this the truth. I pulled the brake cable liner through the housing on the front brake on the first day long washboard descent which basically made the brake useless. Lost some tension on the rear derailleur that day too and had to tension it back up with Roger M's help that evening before heading out the next day.