Made a nice accomplishment

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  1. gigerrider

    gigerrider New Member

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    I have been really focusing this year on Endurance MTB racing and the Kenda Cup was my first endurance series. I raced the SS Open Marathon class as well as some of the shorter stuff Cat 1 SS at Bonellie and Fontana. I was able to take the victory in the overall class but I was looking at the rankings the other day and was amazed to see where I stood. here is a link to the list for the entire country. See how long it takes to find my name
    Andre Campos
    http://www.usacycling.org/rankings/...n:XCM&cat=01&agemin=1&agemax=99&mode=get_rank.
    All this makes me want to do is train harder and ride more to prepare for next year.
     
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    CarbonLegs Search for ultimate ride.

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    I went through all 100pages, I cant find ya' where are you ranked @............... hahaha

    Killer work Mr. SS- Great Job-

    Mario.
     
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    Awesome! Congrats on that! How many miles and elevation do you think you are riding in a week?
     
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    depends on the upcoming event 10,000ft-20,000ft. I try to do at least 8k on an easy week. There is no rhyme or reason to my mileage I try to do 14hrs a week on the bike
     
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    "If you ain't first, you're last." :lol:
     
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    Great job. Looks like the work and effort is paying off nicely.
     
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    Man I'd be lucky to climb 10 - 20k in a year
     
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    Man, if i did 14hrs on the bike i would only get 14hrs of sleep. Great work btw.
     
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    Very cool! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!
     
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    This forum is what got me hooked on cycling and it is why i am where i am today. I have meet lots of great people and made a few friends to train with. Thanks all who have listened to my weird SS related questions and comments over the years.
     
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    Proud of you AND how far you climbed in such a short time (literally and figuratively). Keep doing what your doing. Hope your love for the bike lasts a lifetime. What I most hope for is that you stop breaking / stretching bike chains (some last only a few rides) #-o


    Sincerely,
    Your Biggest Fan

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    Congratulations!
     
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    Simple solution in short on the chain issue. Its high time for a change back to a bike made for SS and of Steel.......
     
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    BELT DRIVEN (steel) single speed... Great idea! :)

    >>> snap that "chain" and I will buy you lunch. <<<
     
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    I havent been here in a while. I feel you on the racing thing. I started riding a couple years ago, and went to my first race within the first month (at 270lbs). After a year of doing the Kenda Cup and US cup series, I did my first endurance race, the Vail lake 6 hour. A few months later I completed a 12 hour at Vail, got down to 230lbs by then. My buddies wouldn't ride with me anymore because all I ever wanted to do was climb and put in big mileage rides. Unfortunately, the time it takes for a big man to be competitive burned me out. To train for the 12hr, I was doing 4-5hr rides 3-4 days week. Not many people understood the desire to ride with a definite goal in mind. I just recently got back on my bike again and cant help but look at different race series. It is total addiction, of the most amazing kind. Just a useless word of advice. When the older guys talk about burn-out and that some days need to be play rides, they are totally right. It is easy to become obsessive.
     
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    That's a lot of fun work! Climbing is something I love to hate but i always feel sooo great when I get to the top. I have a mix of friends. Some think climbing is crazy and useless and others embrace and want to climb more. Depending on how I feel, determines which group I ride with. haha.
     

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