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Kenosha Pass to Georgia Pass MTB Ride

gtaylor — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:34:57 +0000

Today was a tough ride. After not having ridden over 9000 ft. ever until two weeks ago, I rode the out-and-back Kenosha Pass to Georgia Pass ride for the first time, topping out at 11,800 ft. Very painful, especially on the climbs on the way back to Kenosha. I thought I was in shape, but I was humbled.

Breckenridge Ride in the books

gtaylor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:00:36 +0000

My MTB ride in Breckenridge to check out Loop 2 of the Breckenridge 100 is now in the books. It was tough, but rewarding. 33+ miles, 5:45hrs on the bike, and climbing above 11,200ft. twice.

My new Yeti ASR 5 did it’s job nicely, albeit with a new layer of dust and plenty of little creaks that I’ll need to wash out. I adjusted the rebound on the Fox F120 RLC FIT 15 after a frustrating ride up the rocks at Deer Creek Canyon on Friday and it’s much tamer now on the rocky climbs.

Riding Loop 2 of the Breckenridge 100 course this weekend – scared.

gtaylor — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:20:20 +0000

So with my new extra awesome bike, new found confidence, and an understanding wife, I’m branching out of my comfort zone and doing a true hardcore (by my standards) ride this weekend – Loop 2 of the upcoming Breckenridge 100. Up to now, I’ve mostly limited myself to the familiar rides in the Denver Foothills, and weekend rides at Buffalo Creek. Now I get to see if I can handle the stuff above 11,000 ft. It’s gonna be interesting to see if my body and brain can handle the extra 2 hours of riding and 1000 ft. of climbing beyond what I’m used to.

My New Yeti ASR 5 Mountain Bike

gtaylor — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:25:07 +0000

Last week I purchased a Yeti ASR 5 from the Singletrack Factory in Denver. I was going to wait until next year to replace my 5-year old Cannondale Scalpel, but then my brother bought an ASR 5 and my original plan fell apart quickly. As soon as I moved to Denver from Indianapolis 3 years ago, I knew that the Scalpel wasn’t really suited for my riding along the Front Range. I’m old, I don’t race, and I needed more travel in back. But I waited patiently (until last week) to make a change.

Specs:

Suspension:F120 RLC FIT 15
Headset: Cane Creek S-3
Crankset:Stylo 3.3 44-32-22
Front Der:SRAM X7
Rear Der:SRAM X9
Shifters:SRAM X7K
Cassette:SRAM PG970 11-34
Chain:Shimano 116 links
Wheels:Stans ZTR Olympic UST
Tires:Continental Mountain King 2.2 Tubeless
Brakes/Levers:Shimano M575 / 160 rotors
Handlebar:Stylo
Stem:Truvativ AKA
Grips:Yeti Lock-on
Saddle:Fizik Plateau
Seatpost:Truvativ Hussefelt