[MMcG]

That would be my choice as well.

I've never ridden 40 miles in one shot on a MTB, but I'd consider giving it a try. What's the course like Stosh? Is it smooth singletrack or is it pretty technical?

 

[jdcamb]

I f'd up one of the seals on the fork I"m fixing.

How? I said you had to kind of force it on but?? What did you do to it? Call up bikeparts and see if they can get you another one. Don't hit it with a hammer or anything.....jdcamb

 

[N8 v2.0]

Do you remember seeing some of the course the last tiem you rode MTA?

Anyway they have a BBQ after and during the race the hang prizes from the trees and stuff so you can stop and pick them up.

If you guys want you can come down the day before to pre-ride and camp/stay at my house.

Perhaps you could field a Team Asshat made up of assorted RM denizens...

 

[stosh]

How? I said you had to kind of force it on but?? What did you do to it? Call up bikeparts and see if they can get you another one. Don't hit it with a hammer or anything.....jdcamb

Thats pretty much what I did but I used a rubber mallet.... They were super tight and I almost couldn't get them in with a hammer.

 

[stosh]

Perhaps you could field a Team Asshat made up of assorted RM denizens...

yeah something like that.....

 

[I Are Baboon]

What's the course like Stosh?

.....

 

[douglas]

I've never ridden 40 miles in one shot on a MTB, but I'd consider giving it a try. What's the course like Stosh? Is it smooth singletrack or is it pretty technical?

it should be a pretty fast course / mix of dirt roads & singletrack, not that technical.....no big hills



I'd like to finish in under 5, but hopefully close to 4 hours

 

[MMcG]

it should be a pretty fast course / mix of dirt roads & singletrack, not that technical.....no big hills

Thanks Douglas.

 

[stosh]

.....

There is a lot of up and down but no major climbs. All kinds of tech stuff, some long straight runs, and some great wooded single track. MTA has a little bit of everything from swamps to open fields and rocky rooty climbs/decents. I think every once and a while they throw in some open roads to give the riders a break and I know the start of the race is on the road for about 1/2mile to thin the pack out. Last year they had 200+ racers. All racers went pretty much at the same time except the pros went 5-10min ahead of everybody else.

 

[stosh]

it should be a pretty fast course / mix of dirt roads & singletrack, not that technical.....no big hills



I'd like to finish in under 5, but hopefully close to 4 hours

You didn't think it was that "techy"?

 

[Echo]

What is this Darkhorse 40 you speak of? Link? :devil:

 

[MMcG]

You didn't think it was that "techy"?

Maybe Douglas could compare the trails at Stewart to trails here in CT such as Case, Soapstone, and Nepaug - those are all trails that I consider pretty technical and because they are - they tire you out much faster than say smooth Kingdom Trails like singletrack.

So Doug, how does the MTA trail network compare to say Soapstone or Case or Nepaug?

 

[stosh]

What is this Darkhorse 40 you speak of? Link? :devil:

http://www.darkhorsecycles.com/race_rumblings.htm

 

[douglas]

You didn't think it was that "techy"?

compared some of the CT trails IRB & MMcG ride, STA is less techy


didnt we do like 20 miles in under 3 hours just goofing around?

 

[stosh]

compared some of the CT trails IRB & MMcG ride, STA is less techy


didnt we do like 20 miles in under 3 hours just goofing around?

it's called MTA or Stewart Buffer Zone.

Gottcha!! I think thats why I like it because you can really cruise on some of the trails.

 

[douglas]

last time I rode Stewart (STA) was summer '03 - after the snow melts I'll have to get back down there, so I can do a better comparison.

 

[MMcG]

I smell a spring road trip to Stewart developing here!!!

 

[stosh]

I smell a spring road trip to Stewart developing here!!!

I aint going thats for sure!!!

 

[MMcG]

I aint going thats for sure!!!

We are counting on you to host the post ride barbecue! :dancing:

 

[McGRP01]

We are counting on you to host the post ride barbecue! :dancing:

Or at least to wash our bikes.

 

[stosh]

We are counting on you to host the post ride barbecue! :dancing:

They have a BBQ as part of the entry fee.

 

[douglas]

I aint going thats for sure!!!

cool, we'll ride with your girl while you BBQ/cook us all some chow

 

[stosh]

Or at least to wash our bikes.

Do you want me to wear my bannanna hamock?

 

[douglas]

They have a BBQ as part of the entry fee.

no dingdong, when we go for a preride in the spring

 

[stosh]

no dingdong, when we go for a preride in the spring

gottcha!! I'm only going if jackson comes with speedies.

 

[McGRP01]

Do you want me to wear my bannanna hamock?

Need you ask?

 

[I Are Baboon]

I smell a spring road trip to Stewart developing here!!!

Didn't we try that last year??

Screw it, I say we go with or wothout stosh. We just find some trails there and friggin ride them.

 

[MMcG]

Didn't we try that last year??

Screw it, I say we go with or wothout stosh. We just find some trails there and friggin ride them.

I want to hit Stewart - if Stosh can join us that would be awesome, but if he can't it could still be a good destination for a bunch of Monkeys to meet and ride (Treesaw and Squirrel, Douglas, Mackie, Jackson, NYC based Monkeys, Jackelopes, etc. etc.)

 

[Echo]

I'm so itching to ride after Old Pueblo. I'll gladly drive to good trails.

 

[stosh]

Right now there is about 12" of snow on the trails. I'm sure I'll be on them ASAP this spring/winter so I'll let ya all know.

Here is a great website of some of our local trails.
Stewart is in there.

http://www.northeastmtb.com/nemtb.html

 

[I Are Baboon]

I'm so itching to ride after Old Pueblo. I'll gladly drive to good trails.

If the 2005 snow season ended today, Connecticut trails are at least a month from being rideable.

 

[MMcG]

Right now there is about 12" of snow on the trails. I'm sure I'll be on them ASAP this spring/winter so I'll let ya all know.

Here is a great website of some of our local trails.
Stewart is in there.

http://www.northeastmtb.com/nemtb.html

Stosh - have you ever ridden the trails at Ninham??

 

[stosh]

Stosh - have you ever ridden the trails at Ninham??

nope, the only trails I've ridden on that website are Stewart, Camp Orange, Plattekill(if you call falling down the mtn riding)


edit: and Vassar

 

[TreeSaw]

Monring/Afternoon!

Surprised by a 1 hour delay this morning

Now, I am off to the music store to pick up some new tunes for my kiddies to play.

 

[stosh]

Monring/Afternoon!

Surprised by a 1 hour delay this morning

Now, I am off to the music store to pick up some new tunes for my kiddies to play.

My GF was hoping for one this morning too but it never happened....

 

[Shyrmp]

Good Morning Stosh!

Went for a small bike ride along the ocean last night....other than that not much else is new.

Have a good day!

 

[stosh]

Good Morning Stosh!

Went for a small bike ride along the ocean last night....other than that not much else is new.

Have a good day!

Thats so funny because I went for a bike ride along the ocean last night too.... oh wait.... no I didn't......

 

[MMcG]

If the 2005 snow season ended today, Connecticut trails are at least a month from being rideable.

You think a Month?? Not if you are Splat!

 

[TreeSaw]

My GF was hoping for one this morning too but it never happened....

I was actually pretty surprised and I didn't think that we'd close yesterday either, but we did

 

[stosh]

I was actually pretty surprised and I didn't think that we'd close yesterday either, but we did

The local school district extends up into the Shwangunk(sp?) mtns so they close sometimes when we don't have a lot of snow.