Rwanda 50 Mile Ride- 2017

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  1. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    I bet we can turn it into a bongtrager!
     
  2. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    C00l, I might get to ride with you guys again.
     
  3. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    And I almost forgot - I have new grips so I'll be fast. :cool:
     
  4. tortoise

    tortoise Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Cave Creek, AZ
    Name:
    Tom
    Got my new kit for Saturday!

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  5. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    There's no coming back now. This thread has derailed and burned. :confused:

    Oh, by the way. That one looks a little small. Any idea where I can get one a few sizes bigger?
     
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  6. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Oh lordy.
     
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  7. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    Looks like the temp forecast is climbing; I see 88º F now for Saturday.

    I'm only doing the 25; but that still will be hot. Don't have an IMTB jersey, so i'll have something else on with my 14 year old 26" hardtail.
     
  8. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    If you start at 7 am you'll be done by 10. Shouldn't be too hot at that point.
     
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  9. BeckTrex

    BeckTrex Member

    Location:
    Yorba Linda, Ca
    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    2009 Giant Trance X3
    I'll be there. I'm planning on the 50, but I'm also recovering from a crash (on the Fullerton loop), so the possibility of a shorter route exists.
    I will be wearing my IMTB Jersey.
     
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  10. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    The 25ers stay on the cool part of the course. Those poor guys doing the 50 are going to boil on Bell View on the way back. It's usually 10-15 degrees hotter out there than in RSM. :whistling:
     
  11. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I seem to remember the temp differential. We're also supposed to have a breeze. 20 mph or so. :gag:

    I plan to be done by noon.:thumbsup:
     
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  12. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    The 25 starts at 9 am. Not sure I'll finish under 3 hours.
     
  13. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Looks like the makings for a whole lotta orange juice.IMG_2749.JPG

    And it looks like we are feeding a whole lotta monkeys......
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    Aid station fixin's.
     
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  14. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    You mean there are people out there who don't use Tailwind????? :eek::p
     
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  15. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I don't. :whistling:
     
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  16. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I'm hopin' it gets better...
     
  17. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    That is all I could carry.....400 lbs of bananas and 550 lbs of oranges. It was a weird solo trip to Costco.....you get the weirdest looks from people when you wheel that much fruit down the isle.
     
  18. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    They could take lessons from the Grizzly Century...

    Those guys have sushi at the lunch stop. :cool:
     
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  19. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    :gag::sick::stop::thumbsdown:
     
  20. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I won't tell him how many sushi restaurants are less than a mile off course. :whistling:
     
  21. singlespeedrider

    singlespeedrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Phoenix AZ
    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC advanced single soee
    Mimosas!!!
     
  22. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Mr. Google already revealed. But you miss the point.:p
     
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  23. MattB

    MattB Member

    Name:
    Matt B
    I'll probably regret it in the heat tomorrow, but I'm in for my 3rd year of the 50. I jumped in just before the noon cutoff yesterday for the online registration. I'll be out there in a Path jersey on my Kona King Kahuna ... say hi if you see me out there ... I'll keep an eye out for the iMTB jerseys.

    I'm thinking of doing an extra Live Oak/Vista loop during the ride to make it a legit 50 miles instead of the official 47 for the course. Last time my friend and I rode to the venue from his place in Dove Canyon to hit 50, but he's not riding this year. That loop looks like 3 miles on my Strava, and a whole lot more fun than circling the parking lot after the finish ... I can't stop 3 miles short of the 50 mile marko_O ... hopefully my legs agree and don't make me pay for the extra credit:).
     
  24. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    I agree....this is kind of a pet peeve of mine. If you are going to market a ride as a 50 mile ride....it best be 50 miles.

    True Grit was the same way. "Come out and do the 50 or 100 mile options".....turned out to be 44 or 88 miles. Same when it come to climbing. The Grizzly 100k in Big Bear is marketed as a 10k' of climbing....when I did it, I finished with 8200' on the Garmin and Strava rounded it up to 8800'. GRrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
     
  25. Cornholio

    Cornholio iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    B
    Current Bike:
    Huffy
    Scusting! :sick:

    Tailwind FTW! I honestly feel like it got me through CC.
     
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  26. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Oh, I got it... I'm just rubbing it in. I'll have time to venture off course, grab a beer and some yellowtail while you're sweating out the 50! :D:p

    @Runs with Scissors - Do you want me to meet you with the fork tomorrow morning?
     
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  27. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Veer off the pavement exiting O'Neill and three quick laps around the RSM lake for 3.3 miles.
    :whistling:
     
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  28. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Split personality.

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  29. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Front plate and rear plate? :p
     
  30. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Exactly...:.could you imagine burping up sushi in the heat of the day climbing up Star Rise.... :gag::sick::(
     
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