What the hell are we going to do for food? :devil:douglas said:
24hrs of Dalton: Plans & Smacktalk
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Cut off the parts you like and let the rest hop away. Try to reserve yourself to redundant extremities. Or you could wait for the old ones to drop dead on their own, but they can be a little tough.Echo said:
I'm blowing off Friday work and heading to dalton early. If anyone wants a ride from MassPike North let me know.
I am a bit concerned about the weather forecast for the race. It's the first week of Summer and we have to deal with high temperatures already. Overnight lows in the mid 50s and daily highs in the low 70s may give an unfair advantage to Non-New Englanders. I'm having Brookline Ice and Coal deliver some custom ice slabs 3'x7'x4" thick for the 4
& baboon team to sleep on between laps. That should help to fend of Heat stroke.
I am a bit concerned about the weather forecast for the race. It's the first week of Summer and we have to deal with high temperatures already. Overnight lows in the mid 50s and daily highs in the low 70s may give an unfair advantage to Non-New Englanders. I'm having Brookline Ice and Coal deliver some custom ice slabs 3'x7'x4" thick for the 4
& baboon team to sleep on between laps. That should help to fend of Heat stroke.Coming up from Texas, after looking at the forecast my wife and I started to pack a bunch of our winter clothes. Seriously!!! Mid 50s at night is down right cold!!justbill said:I'm blowing off Friday work and heading to dalton early. If anyone wants a ride from MassPike North let me know.
I am a bit concerned about the weather forecast for the race. It's the first week of Summer and we have to deal with high temperatures already. Overnight lows in the mid 50s and daily highs in the low 70s may give an unfair advantage to Non-New Englanders. I'm having Brookline Ice and Coal deliver some custom ice slabs 3'x7'x4" thick for the 4
Coming from Texas, mid 70s is downright cold.Chris01 said:
Chris01 said:
Yeah, thats not really hot for this NY'er ........I'll pass on the ice......but 50's at night will be nice
HELL YEAH! That makes for good sleepin'.douglas said:50's at night will be nice
Gonna be more like nappin' than sleepin'.I Are Baboon said:HELL YEAH! That makes for good sleepin'.
Ha, you're planning on sleepin'? Well I suppose you will have quite a bit more time between your laps than we will :devil:I Are Baboon said:HELL YEAH! That makes for good sleepin'.
Oh SNAP!Echo said:
In reality, my teammates will get plenty of sleep, but I won't
Damn, Echo is stepping up and doing the whole night shift all by himself. Probably because he's worried about his habit of leaving his teammates hanging in the tent in the wee hours of the morning.Echo said:
In reality, my teammates will get plenty of sleep, but I won't
I have been going crazy trying to make sure I don't dehydrate. Then I realized it may be more important to stay warm. If it rains while in the 50's I could freeze to death. I guess I have a few days to eat like a madman and build on that fatty layer of insulation.
I'm pretty sure the karma gods will remember that little episode :mumble:ghostrider said:
OK. After following this thead for 87 months its finally time for me to say good luck and kick some ass!!! All this smack talk and pre-pre-planning should result in a top ten finish... or at least a damn good time. 
Special props to Westy for going solo - thats balls.
Special props to Westy for going solo - thats balls.
what!?Serial Midget said:OK. After following this thead for 87 months its finally time for me to say good luck and kick some ass!!! All this smack talk and pre-pre-planning should result in a top ten finish... or at least a damn good time.
Special props to Westy for going solo - thats balls.
we are really racing?
oh crap!
ps
olo=sick!
Yeah... like in 3 days or so. Maybe you should start training? 
What is that new Avatar?? Avril Lavigne or something?douglas said:what!?
we are really racing?
oh crap!
ps
I'll take it!
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Serial Midget said:Yeah... like in 3 days or so. Maybe you should start training?
thanks for the advice.....my training begins tonight!!!!
mmcg>it's gogo (from Kill BIll)
3 days, 3 hours and 21 minutes.
I have a short MTB crit tonight, after that the next time I get on the bike will be for the big show.
I have a short MTB crit tonight, after that the next time I get on the bike will be for the big show.
You're not gonna preride with us on Friday?
What time do you guys plan on pre-riding? I am not sure what time I will get there. I feel no need to learn the course but I would like to be able to ride with you guys.Echo said:
Well, YOU guys can have fun preriding, but I am not going to bust my ass to keep up with you. The last thing I want to do is ride hard Friday. I'll preride the course, but I'll be moving at a snail's pace...even slower than I usually go.
Oh trust me, it will be slow. I just wanna see the course, I don't want my first view of the course to be during the race. It will just be a fun ride... anyone who wants to go balls out, I guess we'll catch them back at camp
Fo shizzle
Echo said:Oh trust me, it will be slow. I just wanna see the course, I don't want my first view of the course to be during the race. It will just be a fun ride... anyone who wants to go balls out, I guess we'll catch them back at camp
same here.....if someone wants some last minute training, they can tow me up the big climb
douglas said:
oh ****..........ooops
I was kidding theres no big climb
OK, this is going to sound like a dumb question, but where do we keep the baton while riding (there IS a baton, right?)? I was not planning on wearing a Camelbak and some of my jerseys do not have pockets.
In other races I have done, the baton is actually a little stretchy bracelet thing you can put on your wrist or handlebar.
I dunno how Adrenaline does it, but in Old Pueblo, you actually had a little stick with your number on it, you could stash it in a jersey pocket or in the leg of your shorts, in your camelbak, etc.
Echo said:
(tonight) I'll see if I can find out what adenaline uses
For the love of God, do not stash it in the leg of your shorts unless you plan on wiping it down with wet wipes before you hand it over.Echo said:
YOU WILL BE WEARING YOUR CAMEL BACK !!!I Are Baboon said:OK, this is going to sound like a dumb question, but where do we keep the baton while riding (there IS a baton, right?)? I was not planning on wearing a Camelbak and some of my jerseys do not have pockets.
you will need to be carrying , Baton , Tools , Tube , Flash Light and Batteries! and Most importantly of all WATER !!
ok.splat said:
You most likely don't need your camelbak for every lap. Just for the night laps so you can carry your battery.
Echo
You going to be having Helmet cam action going ?
You going to be having Helmet cam action going ?
He at least needs to have it for the Monkey Preride.splat said:
That was my plan. Which would mean we would have to do the preride in under an hour so there's enough tapeghostrider said:
Just sprint ahead of everyone then hit pause when you are waiting for everyone else.Echo said:That was my plan. Which would mean we would have to do the preride in under an hour so there's enough tape