3 Gap November 1st
10-16-14, 06:51 PM
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3 Gap November 1st
I will be in Northern Atlanta for Halloween. I am looking to find a group or partner to ride 3 Gap out of Dahlonega on Saturday morning November 1. I attempted the ride once (alone) and didn't get very far. I suffered a catastrophic mechanical failure on Neels Gap 1 mile from the top. It has haunted me ever since. I want that ride. Anyone riding. I live in Louisiana and everything I ride is flat, so the climbs will be slow.
10-16-14, 07:19 PM
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I don't know if you are interested in "stretching" before that ride, but the Halloween ride leaves from Woodruff Park around 6:30....
10-17-14, 06:48 AM
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Call Northstar Bicycle in Dawsonville or Dahlonega Wheelworks. They both have a lot of really great guys that ride the gaps a lot. As for the mechanical, did you throw a rock on the rock pile as you went by?
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I'd ride it. I am not 100% sure of my availabilty for that date but i can let you know as ot gets closer. I like the gaps and even better if riding from dahlonega.
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Who is Austin Dunbar?
10-17-14, 10:30 PM
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Apparently I did not know my own strength. The rear derailleur hanger sheered right off! It was the steepest part of the Neels Gap climb and I was out of the saddle. It was a slow motion fail and fall over as I frantically tried to kick a leg out of the clips and make a save. Luckily no motorist was around to watch me fall on my hip.
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