[AngryMetalsmith]

Schweet, now go scratch it up.

 

[DaveW]

Already done that, built it up 2-3 weeks ago and already hit up most of the hardest tracks around these parts.

 

[6thElement]

That will be a fun race. My GF and I rode up a chunk of the OGR from Lyell during our NZ trip last November.

Getting dropped at the top and just having to race all the way to the bottom would be a blast.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Now just get yer ass over here and have some AmeriEndurooz fun:

http://www.chocolatebunnyproductions.com/monarch-crest-enduro.html

 

[DaveW]

Now just get yer ass over here and have some AmeriEndurooz fun:

http://www.chocolatebunnyproductions.com/monarch-crest-enduro.html

I don't know man, doesn't look like there will be any tape for me to duck/jump.
And if i didn't push those limits to win I'm not sure Eddie would let me work on his bike again.

 

[jstuhlman]

are "enduroooz" like hipster new zealand kangaroos with half shells and fanny packs that can hop uphill ok but rip on the dh's?

 

[Westy]

I can enduro without leaving my chair.

http://game-oldies.com/play-online/enduro-racer-sega-master-system#

 

[Westy]

are "enduroooz" like hipster new zealand kangaroos with half shells and fanny packs that can hop uphill ok but rip on the dh's?

You have it backwards, in the southern hemisphere they go DH OK but rip up the hills.

 

[golgiaparatus]

3 friends in my neck of the woods have Specialized Enduros and just rave about them, one has an alloy 26er with some fancy shock upgrade, another has the alloy 29er, and the other has the Sworks 29er.

The 26er guy uses his for trail riding enduro and a bit of DH on his. The 2 guys with the 29ers use them mostly for trail riding and even XC racing. One of them is a top 3 in the state cat 1 XC guy (so they obviously work for every discipline).

Oh, and Hi... thought I'd pop in for a minute

 

[golgiaparatus]

I am teh late.

 

[Westy]

3 friends in my neck of the woods

BikerFox?

 

[DaveW]

So this is where I'll be racing next week.
They chopper me to the top and then its a 1,300m vertical descent over 30km down this track.
Yeah boi!!!!!
I can't wait.

http://spokemagazine.com/2015/01/22/must-watch-old-ghost-road-the-bit-in-the-middle/

 

[DaveW]

Short vid of some of race day.

 

[DaveW]

Spoke magazine coverage of the new Santacruz bike launch that they held up the Ghost Rd track 8 days after I was up there.

http://spokemagazine.com/2015/02/17/santa-cruz-secretly-fly-3-new-bikes-to-nz-for-a-press-release/

 

[CBJ]

How long did it take to ride down?

 

[DaveW]

Well the timed stages where I was going full speed added up to 1hr 19min or so from Ghost lake hut to Lyell.
But including untimed stages maybe 2 and a half hours 95% of which is descending.

 

[jstuhlman]

Well the timed stages where I was going full speed added up to 1hr 19min or so from Ghost lake hut to Lyell.

 

[DaveW]

Doing this race again tomorrow morning.
Stopped for a coffee at St Arnaud on the way there, lovely wee alpine lake.... super friendly eels.

Also just came across this vid of the far end of the trail (it's 85km long) which I've not ridden yet.

 

[Jim Mac]

Moar endurrozzzzz training tipz:

 

[DaveW]

Filthy pinkbike linkage but a great writeup on the trail.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/the-old-ghost-road-with-peak-leaders-2016.html

 

[eric strt6]

Closest thing to that around here are the Downieville shuttles Town is at 1900' shuttle drop is at 7500' shortest route back to town is 16 miles with only 500' of climbing, all singletrack. My favorite is about 20 miles with a 1000' of climbing at the 6 mile mark