Georgia MTB

2012-01-27T13:18:00.001-05:00

MiNewt 600 Cordless LED Light

2012-01-14T18:26:00.001-05:00

Hayes Stroker RYDE rear hydraulic brake

2012-01-04T08:18:00.001-05:00

Hayes Stroker RYDE rear hydraulic brake. I Bought this Hayes Stroker RYDE hydraulic brake system to replace a +5 year old Hayes Nine rear Hydraulic Disc Brake.

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The Hayes Stroker RYDE rear hydraulic brake hose was a little long for my Large HARO Escape. The Hose bows out a little up front..

The Hayes Stroker RYDE rear hydraulic brake was a direct bolt on replacement from AMAZON, within my budget.

I removed the old Hayes HFX-9 rear disc brake

and bolted on the Hayes Stroker hydraulic brake. The Hayes Stroker RYDE rear hydraulic brake works Great so far. No squeaking and good stopping power on the trail.

Dauset Trails 12/6 hour race 2011

2011-09-18T07:49:00.003-05:00

Dauset Trails 12/6 hour mountain bike race. Photos and Videos of the 12 Hours of Dauset 2011. www.GeorgiaMTB.com The Course Started up Moonshine Trail from the Pavillion at Dauset trails Nature Center. Crossed the Road at the Trail Head then Down Bootlegger trail On around Brownlee then Sandy creeek Trail, finishing Up on Furn gully. The Dauset Trails 12/6 Hours course did not include turkey trot trail or Pine Mountain. www.dausettrails.com/ T-Shirts And speghettii and meatball supper was provided by Gone riding . www.goneriding.com Fast course yet Technical in spots. The last lap cut off was at 9:35. +10 miles per lap, I did 6 laps for a little over 60 miles. Dauset trails Jackson, GA. .

2011 Fool’s Gold 50/100 Mountain Bike Race Dahlonega, GA

2011-08-19T14:57:00.011-05:00

Fool’s Gold 50/100 Mountain Bike Race Dahlonega, Georgia. http://www.55nine.com/100.html

We got to the Monteluce Winery in Dahlonega, Georgia early and picked up our Race Packets. We had to walk thru the Wine tasting area to get to the balcony were Namrita was set up to hand out Swag bags. Then we Ate all you can eat spaghetti at Coruso’s Italian in Down Town Dalonega, GA. Van, Charlie and I stayed at the Quality Inn in Dahlonega, Formerly the Econo lodge. I gave the two expert race contenders the beds and I slept on my Sport Class beach float on the floor. I got a good 6 hours of sleep. Was sleepn good when Van woke us up at 4:00 AM. We got it together and ate at Waffle House on the way to the Monteluce Winery for Race Check in.

Passed on some Good Photo Ops as the 50 Mile Group was leaving the Winery with the Vinyards in the Back Ground. My Plan for this 50 mile fools gold MTB race was to PEDAL more and Take Pictures Less! I only Stopped once to Pee on the First LONG climb up to Coopers Gap.
Elevation Profile for 50 Miles:

I was actually passing people, staying steady with a toe down Flat Pedal stroke. At the 1st rest stop I was very surprised to see Charlie standing around. He had gone down on Winding stair Gravel descent and had a Gashed elbow and skint Hip. Didn’t spend much time there and White knuckled the following Gravel Road Descents leading to some sweet roller coaster single track trail to the 2/3 rest Stop. Grabbed my Sag bag at the 2nd rest stop refilled with Hammer Perpetuem, Ate a Peanut Butter And Honey Sandwich, Lubed up the Chain with some Phil Wood Tenaciaous and attacked Bull Mountain. That’s were my Camera Battery started failing. That loop was both Fun and Difficult with some steep descents and rutted climbs. Made it back to the 2/3 rest top for my 3rd rest sag and ate some more, Lubed up the chain again and kicked it. Not far after leaving the 3rd sag it starteds to pour down raining. I was miffed to say the least but stayed positive it would end soon. It rained hard and long enough to make the rest of the ride muddie and sluchie in some places. My HARO escape comp can't catch a break. I was glad I had slatherd on the Phil Wood Tenacious, My bike continued to shift and ride flawlessly. Finished strong in about 8 hours, No cramping feeling Great! I did have some slight chafing but that was it! GREAT FUN RIDE! Thanks to All the volunteers and Eddie and Namrita!

Checking in at the Monteluce Winery

Swag bag contents, Kinda "light".

Finishing Strong, I grinned the whole 50 miles!

www.georgiamtb.com

2011-08-17T12:54:00.001-05:00

Getting some supplies for the Fools Gold 50 mile MTB race. TUBE, HAMMER PERPETUEM, HONEY STINGER WAFFLE, BIKE STORE BOTTLES

Dauset Trails Nature Centre

2011-07-31T08:50:00.003-05:00

Please Donate to Your Local Trail.

Appalachian Trail Hike Tray MTN, Georgia

2011-03-21T19:55:00.003-05:00

Start at Unicoi Gap hiking north along the Appalachian Trail. Out of the Unicoi Parking lot you acend Rocky mountain. Steep Climb at the start. Crossing Tray Mountain Road you come to Indian Grave Gap. Nice hike to the entrance of
Tray Mountain Wilderness Area.Then its steep and rocky over tray Mountain. Nice Campsites along the way. Not MAny campsites between Tray Mountain Shelter and The Blue ridge Swag. Little further north is Sassafras Gap with Plenty of Camping area and fire rings. John's Spring is located at Sassafras Gap. John's Spring is a Beautiful Water Source.

Unicoi gap to Sassafrass Gap Camp overnight Then Back to Unicoi Gap. 20.2 mile total hike.

Tray Mountain Wilderness Area. This is an advanced hike. Be prepared for rocky terrain, long acents and decents. Beautiful views from Rocky mountain and tray mountain summit as well as the Tray Mountain Shelter.

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IDIDARIDE 2011 50 mile bicycle ride

2011-01-23T17:33:00.007-05:00

Had a Great time Tent Camping at Stephen Foster state Park in Just North of I-10 in Florida. Thank you to www.suwanneebike.org for a great mountain bike event.

GPS Route Map of the 50+ mile Ride along the suwannee river, white Springs,, Florida

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Live Updates From IDIDARIDE 2011

2011-01-23T13:33:00.000-05:00

Gearing up for IDIDARIDE 2011. This is a test mobile upload. There will be live updates here of our trip to White Springs,FL

2011-01-22T18:27:00.001-05:00

This years shirt

2011-01-22T16:36:00.001-05:00

Made it to the cheese n wine rest stop. 5 miles to go

2011-01-22T15:41:00.001-05:00

At 35 Miles. Lunch

2011-01-22T12:21:00.001-05:00

Thankyou whoever left this in the sag 2 port a poty

2011-01-22T08:40:00.001-05:00

On our way to the start

2011-01-22T06:56:00.001-05:00

Early mornin shower. WITH HEAT LAMPS

2011-01-21T20:33:00.001-05:00

warming up at SBA. all checked in an got our number plates

2011-01-21T17:03:00.000-05:00

Checked out the Suwannee River now Getting the grill going before going to sign in and get a number.

2011-01-21T13:24:00.001-05:00

Made it to Stephen Foster State Park. Gettin signed in and setting up camp.

2011-01-21T08:51:00.001-05:00

Just noticed my seat rail is broken wile picking up Duane. Glad I brought a spare SEAT. We headed south.

Mid Georgia Winter Time Trial Series, Warner Robins, GA

2011-01-07T06:20:00.000-05:00

Mid Georgia Winter Time Trial Series

1) 12 DEC 10 (Rescheaduled Jan 2)
1) Results:
http://midgatimetrial.blogspot.com/2011/01/2-jan-10-time-trial-results.html
2) 16 JAN 11 (INDIVIDUAL)
3) 6 FEB 11 (INDIVIDUAL)
4) 6 MARCH 11 (INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM 4 people)
TIME:2PM
DISTANCE: 4 MILES
COURSE: VIETNAM VETERANS PARKWAY, East of I-75 between exit 144 (Russell pkwy) and 146 (HWY 247 Connector). OUT AND BACK
PRICE: $10 EACH OR $35 FOR ALL FOUR.
BIKE STYLE: ROAD/TT(combined), FIXIE AND FAT TIRE CLASSES
divisions: MEN, OPEN AND MASTERS (50+)WOMEN, OPEN AND MASTERS (50+)

REGISTRATION: RACE DAY ONLY, CASH ONLY, OPENS AT 12:30PM AND CLOSES AT 1:30PM (NO EXCEPTIONS)OR YOU CAN PRE-REGISTER BY PAYING CHARLES AT THE BIKE STORE WARNER ROBINS ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE EVENTS CALL CHARLES AT (478)953-6225 OR EMAIL: midgaendurance@hotmail.com

I raced in the Mountain Bike Division and came in last place. I didnt race a Triathahlon Time Trial Bike, Time trial Helmets, Carbon Road Wheels, Carbon Bicycle frame. Areo wheels

Dauset Trails 12 Hour MTB Race

2010-09-19T10:23:00.012-05:00

Dauset Trails 12 Hour Mountain Bike Race

I got there early enough to get all my gear set up, relax and enjoy some breakfast. I had stopped by Chic-Fil-A on the way and got 4 chicken biscuits. Had a Fun Lemans Style Start and as always Dav catches me off guard with a Quick start Dauset Trails 12 Hour Mountain Bike Race.

I did the first two laps non stop making sure to finish a whole bottle of hammer perpetuem. I needed to eat some lunch by then. I scarfed down anouther chicken biscuit with extra jelly rested a few more minutes then headed back out. Did anouther lap then did two more nonstop. The Sorella Water staion was a welcome site every lap. Dauset Trails 12 Hour Mountain Bike Race

By lap 6 I was ready for a Snickers and Cherry Pepsi. I ate the whole Snickers and drank a whole pepsi. I rested and knew I had plenty of time to do a lap before the 9:30 cut off. I ended up doing two night laps that were interesting. It gets dark in them woods, especially when you are all alone.

I had a great time and felt strong the whole way. Great day of riding my Haro mountain bike

I finished feeling good with 8 laps. Dauset Trails 12 Hour Mountain Bike Race

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Fool's Gold 50/100 mile Mountain Bike Race 2010

2010-08-23T08:27:00.012-05:00

Mudfest! It rained and stormed all night before the Fool's Gold 50/100 mile Mountain Bike Race in Dahlonega, Georgia.

I came in Last Place in the 50 miler. 11 Hours 20 Min time.

Fool's Gold 50/100 mile Mountain Bike Race 2010 Dahlonega, Georgia.
All Photos of the Fool's Gold 50/100 mile Mountain Bike Race in Dahlonega, Georgia. we stopped by Dahlonega Wheelworks http://www.wheelworksga.com/ picked up my Fool's Gold 50/100 mile Mountain Bike Race T-shirt. We stayed at the Econo Lodge for the Fool's Gold 50/100 mile Mountain Bike Race in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Results at Cycling News
www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-7-fools-gold-100-ne/results

Big thank You to Eddie And Namrita at 55nine.com and Mike with Niner Bikes and Terrapin Beer.

Good times!

www.terrapinbeer.com

I won the Turtle award for finishing in last place in the 50 mile Fool's Gold Mountain Bike Race Dahlonega, Georgia.. A case of Terrapin Beer for the Fool's Gold 50/100 mile Mountain Bike Race Dahlonega, Georgia. Beacuse of such muddy conditions the 100 mile mountain bike race was cut short to 50 mile. There were worn out brake pads every where. Topeak Ergon Endurance .

Appalachian Trail Hike/Camp. Unicoi Gap to Low Gap

2010-05-20T15:54:00.013-05:00

Started our Hike From Unicoi Gap Parking lot just North of Helen, Georgia. We proceeded South to Low Gap Shelter. Camped Over night at low Gap Shelter then Hiked Back to Unicoi Gap Parking. 20.1 Miles, 13 hours 15 min Hike Time.

OUR ROUTE GPS TRACK
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12/6 Hours of Santos Vortex MTB Race 2010

2010-02-22T09:42:00.003-05:00

12 Hours of Santos Vortex 2010

Up and around on the trail.

After Dark