Well, the usual Chico crew--my 13 and 17 year old sons, our riding buddy
Gary, and me--headed up to Weaverville, about 2 hours NW, to compete in
a "Super D" race today. It had about 2 miles of the DH course, then
about 6.5 more miles on flume trails (from the mining days in the late
19th-early 20th centuries).
The top couple DH miles were about unrideable for 3/4 of the time; just
too steep to keep control, even with brakes. I even rode my 24/165s to
try to have a better handle on it, but it didn't matter. Then, after
things flattened out a bit, a lot of the trail turned into
peanut-butter-type mud. Tires packed up quickly, the trail got
squirrelly, and things were pretty interesting.
The course had been advertised as "6+" miles, but was apparently more
like 8.5. Tyler, the 13 year old, came in first for the munis (it was
only the 4 of us), 11 minutes faster than Gary (who was smart enough to
ride his 29er), then Drew, then me. I was okay with that; it's pretty
cool to get beaten by your kids, now and then.
Chris Kennedy, the guy who won the muni category at last month's Shasta
Lemurian and who told us about today's event, didn't end up riding it,
but that's because he rode the 12 Hours of Weaverville yesterday, and
finished 3 laps/36 miles. Cool. And this was in the same peanut-butter
mud. He's an animal. As we were leaving, the DH was starting, and Chris
was there to race again. He's got some monster legs!
All in all, good fun. 'Team Bigfoot' (http://www.teambigfoot.net/), the
organizer, is great because they'll always include munis in their
events. If you're in NorCal, check out their schedule!
--
pkittle
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Peter Kittle * Chico, CA
"The Revolution is just a t-shirt away."
--Billy Bragg
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