Jim Thorpe, PA
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I'll be the slow one sucking wind and swatting flies.
Is that next weekend? I've been meaning to do that shindig one of these years, but we have the 24 hour race the next weekend 
Yup... I'll be there.
me too. i think instigator already said we wasn't around that weekend. a few others as well. i don't think rochester will be representedat all actually.
yea spin you should sleep all day thursday and unwind.
i'm still sick and if today's ride is any indication, i'll be behind you.
oh, and i keep trying to get pete to go, but he won't take his skirt off...i think he thinks is all XC spandex racerboys. either that or he's afraid of camping...
yea spin you should sleep all day thursday and unwind.
i'm still sick and if today's ride is any indication, i'll be behind you.
oh, and i keep trying to get pete to go, but he won't take his skirt off...i think he thinks is all XC spandex racerboys. either that or he's afraid of camping...
I won't be there this year 
First time in a long time. I just couldn't get it together this year. I will be there next year I hope. Spin are you coming up to the Monkeyfest? ....jdcamb
First time in a long time. I just couldn't get it together this year. I will be there next year I hope. Spin are you coming up to the Monkeyfest? ....jdcamb
What do you mean, Pete rides more XC than anything else. He hasn't been riding much lately though so he is probably thinking he is too slow - I wouldn't know how slow cause its been so long since I've ridden with him. He always tells me how much he wants to ride a few days before the weekend and then bails when the day comesMtnBikerNJ said:
I'm trying to go to Monkeyfest. We'll just have to see what the massa says. What are the dates again?jdcamb said:I won't be there this year
Last weekend in July-first weekend in Aug... something like the 30th-1st. There's a sticky about it here in the lounge with the dates and some details.
yea I know he rides more that way.. just last year I remember him saying something about "hammerheads." but hel! he should know that there are people that are slower (like me)... i think it has more to do with camping. IMHO.syadasti said:What do you mean, Pete rides more XC than anything else. He hasn't been riding much lately though so he is probably thinking he is too slow - I wouldn't know how slow cause its been so long since I've ridden with him. He always tells me how much he wants to ride a few days before the weekend and then bails when the day comes
Just out of curiosity... how many bikes are people bringing, and what types (HT, XC, FR, etc.)?
Anyone ridden down there... what's the terrain like?
Anyone ridden down there... what's the terrain like?
Anything over 35 lbs, HT or FS, is complete overkill and will only serve to slow you down - i.e. your slower friends will encourage you to ride it 
I speak from experience as last year I had a 37-38 lbs. Azonic Saber and the years before I rode normal bikes 
This year I'll be sticking around the optimal mark of 27-30 lbs. My Titus Locomoto with heavy duty wheelset.
I speak from experience as last year I had a 37-38 lbs. Azonic Saber and the years before I rode normal bikes This year I'll be sticking around the optimal mark of 27-30 lbs. My Titus Locomoto with heavy duty wheelset.
That's cool... how are the trails? Rocky/Rooty, or mostly hardpack?syadasti said:Anything over 35 lbs, HT or FS, is complete overkill and will only serve to slow you down - i.e. your slower friends will encourage you to ride it
This year I'll be sticking around the optimal mark of 27-30 lbs. My Titus Locomoto with heavy duty wheelset.
Rocky, technical in some spots. Its a hard pack fine gravel with mud in some spots. It drains well and its rained at least one or two days out of the 3 years I've attended. The race course a town or two over probably has the best legal riding in the area.
When are people getting there? Anyone getting there early enough on Thurs to do some riding?
I don't know Merle Mtn, but carbondale isn't that far out of the way for me. What's the riding like? I could probably be persuaded to stop for a ride on the way down.
Its very rocky technical singletrack with lots of Moab like sections where you are riding on rock slabs. Last time I was there we put together a 12 mi. loop - I hope I remember the route
http://www.elkmtnarea.com/fell_mtn_2003/merli_2003_map.html
I would probably say the only trail that comes close to the fun is the race course loop last year at JT...
http://www.elkmtnarea.com/fell_mtn_2003/merli_2003_map.html
I would probably say the only trail that comes close to the fun is the race course loop last year at JT...
It's really funny because I used to live about 45min from Jim Thorpe... well I should say that is where my family is from both sides of it and I've always heard them talk about these towns.... so now it's funny that I'm older and I remember all the stories my grandpa would tell me about the coal mines and fishing in these towns... but now I'm riding my bike there.... odd....
sorry.. to interrupt....
sorry.. to interrupt....