What did I do now?
01-26-06 | 07:59 PM
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Got the first goal of 2006 done today, a solo unsupported all mountain century 8 and a half hours later I arrive to find a few boxes, most of them from michelin. Put a set of all mountains on the Kona, and decided to see what it weighed in at. Couldn't believe my eyes, when the bikes weight came to be 30 pounds(29.9 pounds exactly.)
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01-26-06 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by gmoneyhobbit
i dont think i understood a single thing you just said ... other than you have a heavy ass bike
mind a reitteration please?
mind a reitteration please?
01-27-06 | 07:46 AM
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To put in rookie terms.
Did a century on the dirt.
Weighed bike for the first time since changing the fork, pedals and tires, came in lighter than expected.
Did a century on the dirt.
Weighed bike for the first time since changing the fork, pedals and tires, came in lighter than expected.
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01-27-06 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by KonaRider24
Did a century on the dirt.
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01-27-06 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by LowCel
In other words he did a 100 mile mountain bike ride. Which is a pretty big accomplishment for what it's worth.
I read this thread last night, then went to bed and drempt about my bike's weight.... I drempt I went into the post office and put my bike up on the scale (
) and it weighed in at 42 pounds 
and its a hardtail!
01-27-06 | 10:00 AM
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Congrats on meeting your goal, and what a goal it is. 100 miles is a long way, most people probably couldn't ride 100 road miles on a 17lb road bike.
01-27-06 | 01:11 PM
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160 km in 8.5 hours - that's almost 19 km/h! Holy crap - were you drafting behind a pack of stampeding cattle? 
Most of the long rides around here involve too much climbing to allow for a pace that fast. What sort of terrain were you on?
Most of the long rides around here involve too much climbing to allow for a pace that fast. What sort of terrain were you on?
01-27-06 | 01:40 PM
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I did it at Round Valley with the Cushetunk extension. The weight was around 38 pounds.
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01-27-06 | 01:41 PM
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Show Me What'cha got
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that is good, amazing actually, the furthest i've ridden is 42 miles and that was enough.
01-27-06 | 01:49 PM
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maybe your bike burned fat
01-27-06 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by unsuspended
yeah, thats pretty good. 11.75 miles an hour for 8 and 1/2 hours on a thirty pound singlespeed with platform pedals on all mountain terrain.
So Kona, what are some of your other goals? Backflip tailwhip? 24 hr solo? 100 foot drop?
01-27-06 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by gastro
Without sitting down. Pretty good indeed.
So Kona, what are some of your other goals? Backflip tailwhip? 24 hr solo? 100 foot drop?
So Kona, what are some of your other goals? Backflip tailwhip? 24 hr solo? 100 foot drop?
No desire to do a backflip tailwhip, or a 100 foot drop.
A solo 24 hr is one of the goals. The solo century goal was a feeler for the 24 hour goal.
Been training for it since mid December, so I was prepared for the miles easily.
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01-27-06 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by KonaRider24
I sat at times for this one.
No desire to do a backflip tailwhip, or a 100 foot drop.
A solo 24 hr is one of the goals. The solo century goal was a feeler for the 24 hour goal.
Been training for it since mid December, so I was prepared for the miles easily.
No desire to do a backflip tailwhip, or a 100 foot drop.
A solo 24 hr is one of the goals. The solo century goal was a feeler for the 24 hour goal.
Been training for it since mid December, so I was prepared for the miles easily.
training since mid december is not that long, you must have already been prepared for the most part
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01-27-06 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mx_599
you rode that intensely with your seat that low?? how does your back feel??
training since mid december is not that long, you must have already been prepared for the most part
training since mid december is not that long, you must have already been prepared for the most part
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