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stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
41,165
10,105
ordered the camera i should have ordered last year yesterday....fuji x-h1 and a fuji 10-24 lens.....would have got 8-16 2.8 but it is 1600.00....

then go down the rabbit hole of manual focus adapted lenses...
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,768
8,762
And you have a motor....

You may be doing it wrong. What direction did you ride?
CW or S to N. Climb is too many short high intensity bursts and the descent is not enough to make up for it, IMO.
 

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,747
10,700
MTB New England
I did 50 miles on the tri bike this morning. 19.9 mph avg. The problem with living at the top of a hill is that I lose avg speed at the end of every ride, and today it cost me a 20 mph ride. I've never done 50 miles at that speed that wasn't a race. Bah! Did a 3 mile brick run immediately afterwards.
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,856
9,895
Crawlorado
I always do S -> N because I'm always doing a loop including Dakota Ridge. I tried it by going around the lower trail, then riding N -> S, but in the end decided that wasn't worth it.

If you're just riding MW from the main upper lot, N -> S makes a lot of sense.
I actually owe my N -> S bias to you. After riding RR -> MW -> DR and getting a taste of the uber chunk down hills going that direcrion, I'm not sure I could see trading that for the tamer downs going S -> N.

Although I suppose if you like technical climbing, going S -> N would make you cream your lycra.
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,856
9,895
Crawlorado
I did 50 miles on the tri bike this morning. 19.9 mph avg. The problem with living at the top of a hill is that I lose avg speed at the end of every ride, and today it cost me a 20 mph ride. I've never done 50 miles at that speed that wasn't a race. Bah! Did a 3 mile brick run immediately afterwards.
Ever consider an e-bike? You dont have to lose speed on the hills, you are just choosing to.
 

AngryMetalsmith

Business is good, thanks for asking
Jun 4, 2006
22,059
12,789
I have no idea where I am
I did 50 miles on the tri bike this morning. 19.9 mph avg. The problem with living at the top of a hill is that I lose avg speed at the end of every ride, and today it cost me a 20 mph ride. I've never done 50 miles at that speed that wasn't a race. Bah! Did a 3 mile brick run immediately afterwards.
Well start sprinting down hill, duh.
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,768
8,762
Ok, I will grant you all that doing Morrison Slide N->S would be much more entertaining. You all can see why climbing the switchbacks then going down the gradual grade would be underwhelming, no?

Perhaps next time I'll do it as a reverse mini loop as SS has done, as part of a global clockwise loop.
 

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,858
14,182
In a van.... down by the river
Although I suppose if you like technical climbing, going S -> N would make you cream your lycra.
Mine is always technical *pushing* up the S side. :D

So @Nick and @Adventurous , do/did you guys ride Dakota Ridge S->N then?! My mind is blown.
Nobody does this unless the N side doubletrack is too muddy to ride. In that particular case, a S->N out-n-back makes sense...
 
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