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Snake Creek Gap #1 (0)

January 4, 2010 • Category: Race Reports

For the third consecutive year, I started off the racing season with the 1st of 3 Snake Creek Gap Mountain Bike Time Trials in Dalton Georgia . This year’s course is the same punishing 34 miles of the Pinhoti Trail as the previous few years. Instead of waves of 5-7 riders seperated by a minute, [...]

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Shimano vs. Bontrager – 29″ Wheels (0)

singlepic id=51 w=320 h=240 float=right]Occasionally I get to demo new products. Over the last two weeks, I have been riding and racing on Shimano’s latest 29" MTB wheelset. My reference point consists primarily of my season old Bontrager Race-X Lite Wheels (2008) that came with my Gary Fisher Superfly.
After over 100 aggressive MTB miles, the [...]

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Bumpin & Grindin (0)

This past weekend, I competed in the Bump and Grind Mountain Bike Race. With over 700 total participants, it marked one of the largest MTB races that I have ever competed in. 
During last year’s race, I flatted 45 minutes into the first of two laps. Determined to avoid the same fate this year, I decided to [...]

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Mountain Bike Seat Height Issues (0)

decided to get a new seat post this past week. Seat angle slip issues with the original single bolt post lead me to a more secure two bolt design. In the process of fitting the saddle position on my new post, I found out that my old post was about 1.5 inches low! Since [...]

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Treadmill vs Outdoor Running (0)

Due to work travel, I have been doing more treadmill running than usual. Iv’e often wondered how treadmill running compares to outdoor running. I found an interesting article here that discusses a few pro’s and con’s of both…

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Racing Update (0)

A few people have asked about my race schedule this year. Due to a business trip that I had to catch a flight for 2 Sunday’s ago, I skipped the Chickasaw Trace MTB race. Interestingly, the trip was preparation training in case of a union strike at work. If there is a strike, I get [...]