Red Rock you guy are the shiz. This was a GREAT RACE. Anyone who thought this was not going to be fun nor hard was WRONG!!!! This was shch a fun race and man was it hard.
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Outstanding event! The gang at Red Rock know how to put on an event. Here are a few pics from our weekend...
Scooby & Tinker heading out for lap 1
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Jeff gives Norma a little push out of the transition area
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Rich heading out for his 2nd lap
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Some quick wrenching between laps
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Having too much fun
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Bandana hand off
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Zach uses his belt buckle award to open a bottle
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Scooby & Tinker heading out for lap 1
Jeff gives Norma a little push out of the transition area
Rich heading out for his 2nd lap
Some quick wrenching between laps
Having too much fun
Bandana hand off
Zach uses his belt buckle award to open a bottle
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It was a great event - my first XC race in 4+ years. Course was ho-hum as far as the long roads but that was made up for with screaming fast descents, spectacular Flag scenery, and a great venue with the barn and grassroots atmosphere. I'd do it again. I might even train next time! I was on a team with JimW and his wife Kimmie and a pal named Yod. Unfortunately Jim wiped out on that last DH after you had to duck under the tree - pretty sure he busted up a rib or two. ouch! But he rolled it back in good time for me to finish up the race well under our 10 hour goal. We were team # 414 and I finished at exactly 4:14pm! Another highlight of the day was camping right next to my biggest fan, silverhawk. It was great to finally meet you dude!!
And then there was Kim's biking jewelry... Visit theouterlinks.com to see her fine goods. She's in Mesa and does beautiful work!! Check out my new necklace made from brake housing in the pic I took of myself suffering around mile 20... I also got one of her bracelets. Thanks Kim!
And then there was Kim's biking jewelry... Visit theouterlinks.com to see her fine goods. She's in Mesa and does beautiful work!! Check out my new necklace made from brake housing in the pic I took of myself suffering around mile 20... I also got one of her bracelets. Thanks Kim!
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The Barn Burner was by far the best time I've had at a race event. The vibe was awesome, the course was a ton of fun (memories of the Whiskey Off-Road still haunting me, so some flat trail was more than appealing!), the food was AWESOME, and I thought the event was well-organized and all the bases covered. I can't WAIT to do it again next year. :thumbsup:
Next time I won't do it on my SS.
I had planned to bring my Stumpy, but some last-minute issues killed that idea, and my "Pardner" and I just decided to do it on our Single Speeds and have some fun, instead of "race". I dropped it down from a 20 to an 18 to avoid Spinning Hell on the flats, which worked out perfectly, but I did not anticipate so much climbing. :eekster: That said, I managed the gearing just fine, but it was the rigid fork that did me in! That long, endless rocky downhill was HELL on a rigid. I can take a fair amount of punishment, but that sucker just would not end, and it was frustrating to watch all of these full suspension bikes eat up the trail and pass me.
But hey, I'm happy with my time, happy to have met-up with some old and new faces, and next year will most definitely be ready to crank out more laps. :thumbsup:
Next time I won't do it on my SS.
I had planned to bring my Stumpy, but some last-minute issues killed that idea, and my "Pardner" and I just decided to do it on our Single Speeds and have some fun, instead of "race". I dropped it down from a 20 to an 18 to avoid Spinning Hell on the flats, which worked out perfectly, but I did not anticipate so much climbing. :eekster: That said, I managed the gearing just fine, but it was the rigid fork that did me in! That long, endless rocky downhill was HELL on a rigid. I can take a fair amount of punishment, but that sucker just would not end, and it was frustrating to watch all of these full suspension bikes eat up the trail and pass me.
But hey, I'm happy with my time, happy to have met-up with some old and new faces, and next year will most definitely be ready to crank out more laps. :thumbsup:
I'm not sure... never asked, didn't really read the rules beyond "must wear helmet". Tuneage really helped tick away those long 26 roadie miles... I was by myself most of the time except when I was sailing past XC dudes and dudettes on the rocky DHs or getting passed by *everyone* on the uphillssurfndav said:
I had a great time. No one was an a$$hole and it looked like everyone had fun.
Here's a few pics I took.
Here's a few pics I took.
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Good event and good times. 2 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Definitely would like to do it again.
some pics and blah blah. feel free to skip all the bs about my kids and go straight to the bike stoke,
curious - my gps came out close to 2200vf per lap. Anyone else?
some pics and blah blah. feel free to skip all the bs about my kids and go straight to the bike stoke,
curious - my gps came out close to 2200vf per lap. Anyone else?
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