Rwanda 50 Mile Ride - 2018

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  1. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I agree but just like the Pioneertown ride, the timing was bad for me. :mad:
     
    Rumpled, Cyclotourist, Mikie and 2 others like this.
  2. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    You have a year to plan....
     
  3. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I had a good time hanging with @UPSed for the 50, and then we all hung out and harassed @Mikie and @Voodoo Tom for a few hours at the snazzy IMTB tent. It's always nice to meet new IMTBers, and reconnect with some of the old ones. :thumbsup:

    Fun time.

    @herzalot @mtnbikej @UPSed - 8:00 meet time at Wahoos tomorrow?

    Ed, the parking right in front of Wahoo's is off limits to our kind, but there is plenty of parking farther back in the lot. Tacos afterwards?
     
  4. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    And I got to stock up on TW while there. Can't beat that....no shipping delay. :thumbsup:
     
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  5. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Works for me. :thumbsup:
     
  6. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Yes. I'll drag my sorry ass over there by 8 am. Add @Cougar and @Danimal I believe. And Jennifer?
     
    Cyclotourist, Mikie, Faust29 and 5 others like this.
  7. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Back where it belongs.

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  8. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    I would really like to have joined on this, but domestic duties preclude it. STT - Old Camp soon!!
     
    Rumpled, Cyclotourist, Mikie and 3 others like this.
  9. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Haha! That didn't take long.

    It was a great ride today! @Faust29 pushed the pace all day. I think it was the fastest paced MTB ride I have done to date. Too bad I was pushing that fat 29x2.6. I felt it the whole way. Lesson learned.

    8am is perfect. We have to be out of here by 1 so we are hoping to be finished in time for tacos and a shower. Back at the motel of course.
     
    Rumpled, Cyclotourist, Mikie and 5 others like this.
  10. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    W-L-W takes 2:30 - at a social pace with regroups and BS ing, and the anticipated Borrego nightmare hiker traffic. Some were talking about hitting some extra credit above the Luge, but that seems like a game-time decision. Some may, some may not.
     
    Cyclotourist, Mikie, mtnbikej and 3 others like this.
  11. singlespeedrider

    singlespeedrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Phoenix AZ
    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC advanced single soee
    Another Rwanda and another good time. Rode the 27.5 plus tires on my single speed so it was a slow go. I was constantly getting passed on all the flats to snag the spots back on the climbs. Solo most of the day but still a great day.
     
  12. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    I didn't get swept up.:thumbsup:
     
  13. JordanHMay

    JordanHMay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Rancho Santa Margarita
    Name:
    Jordan May
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon
    Good ride today. Decided to push myself at the last minute and take off with the lead pack. Haha. Well it last a while, then I blew up, then my second wind kicked in. Overall ride time was something like 3:50.

    Spotted J along Ladera Ridge coming the opposite direction. Rode solo most of the day suffering. I feel like I should have hung back and enjoyed myself a little more. Next year.
     
  14. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Jennifer just came across this photo of our last Rwanda ride. I wish I had the Epic on today's ride.

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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 ran a 2.4 Ardent up front and 2.35 Ardent Race out back today. They roll pretty darn well....I smoked most of last year's times when I used an Ardent 2.25 front & rear....but I still felt it. I will probably never beat most of the times I got riding just the Caspers portion with @mtnbikej and @Faust29 a couple years ago. Just because that was a shorter overall ride.
     
    Cyclotourist, Mikie, mtnbikej and 3 others like this.
  16. Luis

    Luis iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Sylmar
    Name:
    Luis
    Current Bike:
    La Diabla
    Yea I missed out:bang::(

    Even Verdugist rode it with a group of riders from Montrose :thumbsup:

    When is the next one? :whistling:
     
  17. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    A year from now.
     
  18. Poofighter

    Poofighter Member

    Location:
    Cypress Hill
    Name:
    Noel
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Shortboy
    Finally got to meet a bunch of IMTB folks and talk a little broken shoulder with mtbikej. Didnt take any pics, I was just trying to survive as this was my longest ride to date. I wish I could've chatted longer, but the people I was with were planted in the beer garden. Very well run event with lots of volunteers for a good cause. Makes it easy to comeback and do it again next year.
     
  19. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Good to see you out there. :thumbsup:
     
  20. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Awesome day!
    Met even MORE imtbtrails hooligans. It was fun having the booth and giving a place to hang out. Wish we could have had a 10x20 booth area!
    Class act event. Definitely want to come back.
    Huge shout out to Suzanne @horsebikerider for setting me up, and thanks so much to @Voodoo Tom for making the trip down and back, bud... you are the BEST!
    I’ll post some pics and throw some more names of who is who tomorrow!
     
  21. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Please tell him there are at least 3 adult mountain lions living in the bushes just off the trail that he rode for the last 7 miles. He can pull up their videos on Facebook if he wants! :thumbsup:
     
  22. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Mt. Lions have a Facebook page? That's pretty bold. I guess they want us to see them in a different light rather than cold, stalking killers. What is it with cats and the internet?
     
    kioti, Mikie, Cyclotourist and 4 others like this.
  23. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    They do! But Facebook made them change their name recently to that of their human representative. It's discrimination.
     
    Rumpled, Mikie, Cyclotourist and 3 others like this.
  24. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    2.35 Forekasters front and back... Same setup as for Vision Quest. The Forekaster in the rear is probably overkill, even for the loose stuff in the Santa Anas, but light XC rear tires and I do not get along. :oops:

    One bottle of Tailwind on the bike worked, and got me to the second aid station. If we had gone at a social pace, or if the weather had been warmer, I would have needed two. Thoughts for next year...
     
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  25. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    I'm guessing no other girls for today's recovery ride?
     
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  26. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Don't be late! Be geared up and ready to push the pedals at 8am sharp or else J is gonna be pissed! :laugh:
     
  27. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    8am meet time.
     
  28. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Uh-oh, I see trouble brewing...
     
  29. xhuskr

    xhuskr Member

    Location:
    Above ground
    Name:
    Kevin
    Current Bike:
    Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt
    Rwanda 2018
    Shortest, event filled, unfinished ride ever. Got out a bit early with Shrek to loosen up with a prelap of Vista. Top of Live Oak he had a mechanical. Long time to fix, head down the road instead of Vista. Running late for Sweep duty we headed up Live Oak again. Sweep 1 had cleared markers so down Vista we go...and I mean down. The steep rocky section near the end didn’t end well for Shrek. I stopped at the bottom for him just in case when I heard it . OTB and roll, with groaning included. Walk/roll to the ranger station. HUGE props to ranger Dianna(I think). She gave him a look over for dilated eyes..yep. She drives both of us back to the start so we can go to ER closest to his home. Los Alamitos ER. Off to ER in his VW bus which was a bit challenging finding gears while he yells. . X-rays, ct scan, a sandwich, and meds. I left him after his wife was there even though he said to just ‘drop me off’...uh NO. Heard back last night he was sleeping and got a snarky text this am.

    The whole time in ER, which was not too long he kept saying this isn’t bad. Last year he was at Los Alamitos for chemo to beat down Leukemia. He’s got a great attitude that will hopefully include thinking about bike maintenance to prevent future crashes. He did have his Team Crash jersey on!

    Final tally:
    Broken collarbone
    Concussion
    Dead helmet that did its job
    Bent front brake lever
    Flat front tire
    Possible derailleur hanger bent

    Props to all that helped him including the retired fire guy at the end who did a brief look over. The bike community is strong.

    Props to Dwayne and Bob1 for getting my car back to me.

    *I think we win worst sweeps ever..never finished. If u see any trail markers out in O’Neil around Twisty Tire please remove for us.

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  30. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Pics!
    Or it didn't happen...

    Hanging out at the imtbtrails/imtbgear/Tailwinds Booth. (This is getting confusing!) We had PLENTY of Tailwinds for your every need...
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    Not exactly sure what's going on with @UPSed here. I'm guessing a "Here's Johnny!" Jack Nicholson Moment...:rolleyes:o_O (Reminds me of that fine pic moment of me on the Cannell Plunge, ha hah!)
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    @Faust29 and me discussing his brilliant plan for a variety pack. Yes, it was his idea.
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    Vince! The TrailSlayer! He finished the 50 miler about two days before his dad @Grego did...
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    @singlespeedrider ! In front of "The Habit" catering monstrosity! If In-N-Out was there it would have been Burger Wars!
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    @UPSed
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    All Hooligans for sure! Left to right. Vince the Trail Slayer, @Voodoo Tom, @MattB , @Runs with Scissors , @Poofighter sitting next to @mtnbikej , @Faust29 , and @Grego!
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    @Voodoo Tom. They don't make 'em any better then this guy. Drove down with me and spent the whole day being awesome and helping me get through my first Tailwind rodeo. Thanks Buddy!
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    ...Oh, then there was the looooonnng drive home.
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