Mt. Equinox Uphill race report

Good job on the races, Steve.

What length cranks did you use? (on both the 29er and the 14).


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Ben Plotkin-Swing wrote:
*Good job on the races, Steve.

What length cranks did you use? (on both the 29er and the 14). *

Both my KH29 and my Torker 24LX have their original cranks, and both are
150s.

What setup are you going with on Washington? I can't wait to see how
you guys do.

I've discovered it's one thing to sign up, and quite another to crank
all the way up a mountain. By the end of both races, I was hearing the
clashing of demons' pitchforks behind me (to use an expression coined by
vivalargo) as I expended more energy (for two hours) than in any
previous althletic endeavor of my life, and I'm an active guy.


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I'm still tweaking my setup. I've been training on a Big Apple 2.35 tire
with 150mm cranks, to hopefully make the hills I could find a little
more realistically hard. I'm planning on switching to 170mm cranks for
the race, and also a smaller tire. I can't decide between using the BA
2.0, which is exactly like the BA but smaller and lighter, or an even
skinnier 700cc touring tire. My feeling is that a lighter wheel can only
help, but if it comes at the expense of reduced stability it may not be
worth it. I wish I knew how rough the surface of the Mt Washington auto
road is.


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Ben Plotkin-Swing wrote:
I wish I knew how rough the surface of the Mt Washington auto road
is. [/b]


From what I know, there is approx. a 2 mile stretch that is dirt,
hardpacked. And that section can suck if the weather is normal, which is
rain/snow/sleet, etc. As far as the pavement, from what I've heard it is
variable. Hope that helps. See you all soon.


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Ben Plotkin-Swing wrote:
*I can't decide between using the BA 2.0, which is exactly like the BA
but smaller and lighter, or an even skinnier 700cc touring tire. My
feeling is that a lighter wheel can only help, but if it comes at the
expense of reduced stability it may not be worth it.*

IIRC, I had an easier time climbing with a lower pressure Duro 3.0 tire
than a higher pressure 2.5 hookworm.

If the unicycle gets "twitchy" you may have to spend energy compensating
for that. I think the smaller tire zig-zagged much more - wasting
energy.

Of course, the best thing to do is test your various setups.


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U-Turn wrote:
* *gush* *


Literally laughed out loud.


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aspenmike wrote:
* See you all soon. *


Wait, are you planning on doing the Mt Washington race?


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Ben Plotkin-Swing wrote:


-Originally posted by aspenmike-
See you all soon.

*Wait, are you planning on doing the Mt Washington race? *


Ben, you gotta pay attention around here.

YES! Aspen Mike is in the MW race!

Place your bets everybody! The old mountain man, the kid from REI in
Boston, or the unknown quantity, Joe Merrilll (sp?).

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I wanted to list credits for the pics I posted in the first page of this
thread. Better late than never.

1. I'm grimacing across the line.
- Lee Krohn
2. Really breathing hard, but really happy.
- Lee Krohn
3. About to do the gratuitous unicycle-above-the-head thing.
- Doug Jansen

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I thought I was paying attention, but apparently not. I thought the race
had filled up?

What are you planning on riding in the race, Mike?


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