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Ride report?Any chance anyone here is doing the Mohican 100 MTB next Saturday 6/5 in Ohio give a shout. I've been putting in mega time the past 6 weeks in particular doing several 100 mile days on my mtb in preparation for what will likely be 8+ hours of pedaling time in the woods...if not then luck wishing is appreciated
Man that was a tough one, conditions were hard, hot and although lots of great singletrack in great condition there was a fair amount of unridable mud etc. MANY non finishers but I got it done. For reference 2 years ago on slightly different route the winner in the masters (50+) finished in 7:58, this year the winner took 10.5 hours. My finishing time was over 12. It was brutal, that night my entire body was in pain like I couldn't believe, not just legs as I'm accustomed to after a long hard event.
Congrats on finishing! I remember a guy telling me that he learned lesson about these marathon races (at the time, he was racing 24 hour races) that a hardtail is lighter but his back suffered for it. So, he started using his FS bike for those events.
Thanks, that was definitely a debate at a time when there was such a difference in weight but these shorter travel XC 100 mm bikes are so much lighter and frankly just as capable for my preferred riding. I don't do downhill or big drops etc but it can totally tame rough rock garden stuff, large rocks and logs etc. For example my Santa Cruz blur with a nice set of Stans Crest carbon wheels is 21.3 lbs feels super light and for me ended my search for bikes.
A SC Blur is a great bike for this type of racing! The design trend has been to make XC bikes more capable for rougher terrain. SC makes a TR version of the Blur, which is similar to the Specialized Epic EVO, for a more trail oriented XC bike.
Exactly, I believe that is 120 travel. I definitely had some concerns when I first got this bike that there wouldn't be enough travel but it is far more capable than what most people think. I'm also a bit more of a finesse rider than a basher…similar to my bass playing
Nice! I know that area. Slightly off topic but have you explored the Putnam and Empire State "trail" (paved). I did 155 miles on that a few weeks ago. Just awesome and like no car interaction.My riding buddy snapped this pic of me on the Storm King (Route 218) overlook about an hour into our 80-mile jaunt from Beacon to NYC last Saturday.
So probably the last time on the ride that I was still smiling.
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Any chance anyone here is doing the Mohican 100 MTB next Saturday 6/5 in Ohio give a shout. I've been putting in mega time the past 6 weeks in particular doing several 100 mile days on my mtb in preparation for what will likely be 8+ hours of pedaling time in the woods...if not then luck wishing is appreciated
It's not particularly challenging in that it is virtually flat as it was at a time a train track bed. However it more than makes up for it in peaceful scenic non car interaction and as much distance as you can handle. There are also points where it crosses through some towns that you can pop off refuel etc. that make it super convenient. I have a buddy that rides the 100 miles up to New Paltz, stays overnight and then rides back the next day I'm probably going to take him up on that at some point soon.
