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lantius
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:58 pm
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mountain bike orienteering?
gsbarnes
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:35 pm
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lantius wrote:
mountain bike orienteering?
Yeah, sure, why not? Street Scrambles are urban bike orienteering (and urban foot, but ignore that part).
Presumably the mountain bike course can (and should) be done only on trails open to mountain bikes. I've never been, but it's my understanding there are a fair number of criss-crossing trails in the area open to bikes, so even if you just stay on the trails there's probably a question of the best way to get from one checkpoint to the other, and the potential for making the wrong turn.
And if there isn't, then it's just an alleycat on mud in the park, and it still sounds like fun. I haven't got a clue how to mountain bike, but maybe I'll try.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:53 pm
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Further research reveals that past bike courses have been 6.6, 5.1 and 6.5 km long, with between 11 and 18 checkpoints. And apparently you can bike and run in a 'duathlon' category. I've got no idea how hard these bike courses are, although the winning times have ranged from 37 minutes to over an hour. Maybe someone who's actually done some timed mountain biking might have a clue.
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lantius
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:23 pm
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i'm now super tempted by this. i do have the perfect bike for riding in bogs.
gsbarnes
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:33 pm
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lantius wrote:
i'm now super tempted by this. i do have the perfect bike for riding in bogs.
You mean the Pugsley? Now I'm more tempted to show up, just to see this.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:37 am
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Weather: semi-ok.
Flat: fixed
Tires: Lee's donated 26x2.1 knobbies
Compass: check
Extra clothes and food: check
Now if only the wife would return and take over the kid-watching, then I'd be on my way.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:30 pm
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Got back an hour ago. The rain held off and the weather was fine.
Despite the fact that we haven't had much rain, the course was muddy, and more technical than my beginner skills could handle (definitely harder than that race around Discovery Park). I got very dirty, but I never wiped out, probably thanks to the knobby tires (thanks, Lee!).
As for the orienteering, it wasn't too challenging; none of the controls were hidden behind trees, for instance, as they are wont to do for the running courses. The challenge was mostly in the mountain biking, and since I'm pretty mediocre in that, I got passed by a lot of folks.
So basically, it was a mountain bike race. I hope to see some more of you out there next year; it was pretty fun.
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lantius
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:52 pm
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aw goo. i completely forgot about this!
the dreaded ben
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:16 pm
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this thread would be better if it was about busch & muller head lights.
gsbarnes
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:14 pm
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the dreaded ben wrote:
this thread would be better if it was about busch & muller head lights.
You puttin' an order together?
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