Mulholland Challenge

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  1. MTBMaven

    MTBMaven This is Shangri La

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    Anyone here doing the Mulholland Challenge on the 11th? Bergstieger and I will be out there.
     
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  2. stacy

    stacy help I've fallen . . .

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    Mauric6943, David Zingery and I will be there. We rode the course over the weekend. It's gonna be tough. I'm praying for cool weather.
     
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  3. MTBMaven

    MTBMaven This is Shangri La

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    Stacy,

    Cool hope to see you out there. I will be wearing my new Team Sho-Air kit if I get it in time and riding a red and white DeSalvo.
     
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    yah !!! hope for cool weather , good luck to you all
    I am friend with Maurice and Stacy.
    I am planning to start riding at 6:30 a.m. and hoping for some drafts to keep warm and save energy for uphill climbs
     
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  5. GeorgiaOfTheJungle

    GeorgiaOfTheJungle THE Penultimate Mtb'er

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    Good luck you guys & have fun. I'll think of you as I roll over in bed, pulling my blankets over my head ;)
     
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    WOW that is a tough tough right. 110 miles with 11+k feet of climbing.

    Maybe next year.....:-k
     
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  7. MTBMaven

    MTBMaven This is Shangri La

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    The VQ is 11+K of climbing but only 56.5 miles. This should be a piece of cake. :) Yeah right.
     
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    Pain Freak Dead or Alive

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    Let's see....Last year I got:
    Mullholland (100 miles 11K)
    Heartbreak 100 (100 miles 9K)
    Breathless Agony (114 miles 12K)
    Ride around the Bear (104 miles 9k)
    And to many training rides to count with lots of climbing so this year I think I'll just read about Brians trials and tribulations.

    Good luck, you all and I hope it's cooler then last year.
     
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  9. Bergsteiger

    Bergsteiger Mr. Krisztian

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    Last year the temperature was 30 degrees while descending in Malibu Canyon at 0630 and by noon it was over 100.
    I will make sure to not reach in the chips bowl without surgical gloves this year, so I don't get yelled at.
    It will be so nice to see my friends at PU. :)
    It will be a painful day but it's got to be done.
     
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    I want to ride this so bad, if I do it, it means I'll also be doing the Kenda cup races too. That would be wicked April for me.


    Are you part of Sho-air's crew? Do they have a pasadena one?
     
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  11. Tri_Danimal

    Tri_Danimal No More Uphill? :-(

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    Im hoping this is a pre-fart event.
     
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    dirtmistress AKA Roadiemistress

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    I'll be there if it's 72 degrees and pleasant. I've done no training rides so therefore I plan on hanging on Brian and letting him pull me!
     
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    MTBMaven This is Shangri La

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    Bring a rope sister!!!
     
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    I signed up for this thing, hope it's going to be a cool day.
     
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    dirtmistress AKA Roadiemistress

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    I am SOOO dreading this! I am SOOO not in shape!!
     
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    You're not the only one. We split the course into two training rides during the weekend on 3/28 and it was TOUGH. how I'm going to manage it all in one day is beyond me.

    I'm still considering throwing in XT derailluer on back and upping the cassette to a 32.
     
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    I'm doing this thing blind, no preride, I don't even know if it's going to be stupid crazy like the heartbreak 100, which is like climbing to giant mountains.

    Does anyone want to meet up with me and the morning? Could head out together. I'm not crazy fast, but I'm planning on pacing for this monster :lol:
     
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  18. MTBMaven

    MTBMaven This is Shangri La

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    I will be riding with a compact double and 12-27 cassette. My guess is by the end I will wish I had a triple. I just hope my knees and lower back hold up.
     
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    Pain Freak Dead or Alive

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    Liz will kill it ,no doubt.

    Brian will stop 25 times for something to eat and will be the only person on the ride to gain weight. He will also do the last 20 miles or so with a big ol shiat eating grin on his face and he'll be saying ..."When do we get to the climbs?"
     
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    MTBMaven This is Shangri La

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    That made me laugh Mike!

    Don't forget I will stop to take a piss every 10 miles or so.
     
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