100 mile MTB race at Tahoe recently, a SS came in 4th!
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100 mile MTB race at Tahoe recently, a SS came in 4th!
A 100 mile MTB race was held at Tahoe recently. An acquaintance I skied with last year completed the race on less than 8 hours on a single speed!
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
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SSs doing well in the overall in 24hour or marathon XC MTB events is nothing new. Part of doing well in these events is limiting mechanical issues and if the course is right (i.e. not alot of major downhills) a SS is the way to go, especially a 29'er SS. I've raced multiple 24hour and endurance events on a SS. A good friend of mine races exclusively on a SS now and is usually in the top 10 overall and has podiumed a handfull of times over the past 2 seasons.
