24hr RR

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Tamyka Bell said:

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Nice!

Is now a good time to point out that entries for the Mont open in 23 days?

Parbs

Tamyka Bell said:

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decommissioning our telnet servers. Damn my uni for no shell access.

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Nice work ...

You did a solo 24 hr on a hard tail? Very brave ...

The Maxxis Larsen TTs are great ... I did the DirtWorks 50km race with
them yesterday and they felt fast (it could have been a placebo though
.... I spent $100 on a pair).

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors? I'm looking for a pair
of XC tyres that aren't Larsens because SWMBO doesn't want to get the
same pair as me. She won a pair of Ritchey Motovader 2.1s at DirtWorks
and I believe they are more of a downhill/free ride tyre.

Parbs said:

Tamyka Bell said:

http://blindrapture.blogspot.com/2006/04/learning-how-to-corner-race-report.html

Nice!

Is now a good time to point out that entries for the Mont open in 23 days?

Parbs

No!!! I don't need another excuse to spend less time with the "pampered
princess" (i.e. my road bike).

😉

Though the Killingworth 8hour is only a month away ...

awesome effort Tam

must try and get back into mtb'ing.
looks like too much fun 😄

PS see Andrew Bell alot about town.
altho how a courier can afford XTR is beyond me!!!

Tamyka Bell said:

I've finally written the race report for the 24hr - I mean the complete
and mostly unabridged version.
Tam

Great work Tam, congratulations! Enjoyed it by the sounds of it, which is all very important... And you are still in 1 piece!! 🙂

wish the weather was like that down here this weekend. We had the Puffing Billy Great Train Race, it was about 9 degress and rained from start to finish.

Going of track a bit from the 24hr. I did the dirt works 100 yesterday as
well with Larson TT Exception 2.00 & after trying around 10 different light
weight XC tyres in the past 5 yrs I think they easily roll the best ( have
never had to use my breaks so much ), I can buy them in Port Macquarie for
$75 each.
By the way the Dirt works rips for a MTB Enduro race.

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Quoted message said:

Tamyka Bell said:

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decommissioning our telnet servers. Damn my uni for no shell access.

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html

Quoted message said:

Nice work ...

You did a solo 24 hr on a hard tail? Very brave ...

The Maxxis Larsen TTs are great ... I did the DirtWorks 50km race with
them yesterday and they felt fast (it could have been a placebo though
... I spent $100 on a pair).

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors? I'm looking for a pair
of XC tyres that aren't Larsens because SWMBO doesn't want to get the
same pair as me. She won a pair of Ritchey Motovader 2.1s at DirtWorks
and I believe they are more of a downhill/free ride tyre.

LIFE'S 2 SHORT said:

Going of track a bit from the 24hr. I did the dirt works 100 yesterday as
well with Larson TT Exception 2.00 & after trying around 10 different light
weight XC tyres in the past 5 yrs I think they easily roll the best ( have
never had to use my breaks so much ), I can buy them in Port Macquarie for
$75 each.

The Exception series was a brave choice for the DW, they're not known
for having the strongest sidewalls.

The Crossmarks are reportedly roll much better than Larsons

Quoted message said:

By the way the Dirt works rips for a MTB Enduro race.

I'm very grumpy I had to miss it.

Parbs

petulance said:

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors? I'm looking for a pair
of XC tyres that aren't Larsens because SWMBO doesn't want to get the
same pair as me. She won a pair of Ritchey Motovader 2.1s at DirtWorks
and I believe they are more of a downhill/free ride tyre.

For an all round riding tyre I'd go the Continental Vertical or Maxxis
Ignitor.

Parbs

On 8/5/06 6:07 PM, in article
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Quoted message said:

For an all round riding tyre I'd go the Continental Vertical or Maxxis
Ignitor.

I don't mind the Ignitor, or the Larsen but if I can get them the Maxxis
Rancheros are hard to beat IMHO. If you are going to go cheap Torpedo7 has
WTB's for $14 each this week. Tough price to beat.

--brett

petulance said:

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors?

IMAO the Vapors are a touch lightweight for general use. I don't mind the
Explorers. However, the Maxxis Crossmarks seem to work well, and roll
better.
--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
Brooker's Law: "The wackier the project, the easier it is to fund."

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Quoted message said:

Well done Tam!!! Of course I was lucky enough to get the trailer to the RR
thru the email at work 😉

Are you still up for teaming up for the Mont?? I managed to negotiate an
in-principle agreement with my SO and so I am good to go!!! All I have to
do now is make sure that I don't fall off again and break anything prior to
the race (least I get free medical!!!)

Gags

Parbs said:

LIFE'S 2 SHORT said:

Going of track a bit from the 24hr. I did the dirt works 100 yesterday as
well with Larson TT Exception 2.00 & after trying around 10 different
light
weight XC tyres in the past 5 yrs I think they easily roll the best (
have
never had to use my breaks so much ), I can buy them in Port Macquarie
for
$75 each.

The Exception series was a brave choice for the DW, they're not known
for having the strongest sidewalls.

I have the Exception TTs as well ...

Hmmm, perhaps I should have got the tubeless version of the TTs as I
hear they have a tougher sidewall.

Parbs said:

petulance said:

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors? I'm looking for a pair
of XC tyres that aren't Larsens because SWMBO doesn't want to get the
same pair as me. She won a pair of Ritchey Motovader 2.1s at DirtWorks
and I believe they are more of a downhill/free ride tyre.

For an all round riding tyre I'd go the Continental Vertical or Maxxis
Ignitor.

Parbs

Ta. I'll keep that in mind.

petulance said:

Tamyka Bell said:

Oh, I'm not used to this google groups nonsense. Damn my uni for
decommissioning our telnet servers. Damn my uni for no shell access.

http://blindrapture.blogspot.com/2006/04/learning-how-to-corner-race-report.html

Nice work ...

You did a solo 24 hr on a hard tail? Very brave ...

Well I don't own a duallie (or a fully rigid...)

Quoted message said:

The Maxxis Larsen TTs are great ... I did the DirtWorks 50km race with
them yesterday and they felt fast (it could have been a placebo though
... I spent $100 on a pair).

Lotte and Kurt have definitely recommended them...

Quoted message said:

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors? I'm looking for a pair
of XC tyres that aren't Larsens because SWMBO doesn't want to get the
same pair as me. She won a pair of Ritchey Motovader 2.1s at DirtWorks
and I believe they are more of a downhill/free ride tyre.

I like the Vapors because they're very grippy. They certainly have more
rolling resistance than the tyres I had previously but they're awesome
for dusty surfaces and I felt about a billion times more confident when
cornering or descending steep dusty loose [censored]. I think they're also
what Lotte has, and I remember her tyres working well in mud too - when
the Bontrager Jones (ew) were collecting mud and slipping off
everything.

Tam

flyingdutch said:

awesome effort Tam

must try and get back into mtb'ing.
looks like too much fun 😄

:-)

Quoted message said:

PS see Andrew Bell alot about town.
altho how a courier can afford XTR is beyond me!!!

When he did his thank you speech, he had about a gazillion sponsors...

Random Data said:

petulance said:

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors?

IMAO the Vapors are a touch lightweight for general use. I don't mind the
Explorers. However, the Maxxis Crossmarks seem to work well, and roll
better.
--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
Brooker's Law: "The wackier the project, the easier it is to fund."

Hehehe, but I AM a lightweight!

Tam

Gags said:

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Quoted message said:

Well done Tam!!! Of course I was lucky enough to get the trailer to the RR
thru the email at work 😉

Are you still up for teaming up for the Mont?? I managed to negotiate an
in-principle agreement with my SO and so I am good to go!!! All I have to
do now is make sure that I don't fall off again and break anything prior to
the race (least I get free medical!!!)

Gags

It's a date...

Tam

Tamyka Bell said:

Gags said:

<snip>
Are you still up for teaming up for the Mont?? I managed to negotiate an
in-principle agreement with my SO and so I am good to go!!! All I have to
do now is make sure that I don't fall off again and break anything prior to
the race (least I get free medical!!!)

Gags

It's a date...

Tam

That's what you told him last year. You're such a tease :-P

Parbs