The Official 2018 VQ/CC thread

I think I’ll ride the Chameleon instead.

 

That'll buff out.

 

You guys are killing me!

 

I feel like I am more prepared this week than last.

 

Did this happen after J worked on it? I mean, we all know how Santa Cruz frames seem to break when they come in contact with him... Just sayin'......

 

Same here. I had waaay too much Easter candy last week. This week I held off. Gonna save it for after the race.

So, the last few times I've been up to the peak, I've regretted not having an extra layer for the downhill. You guys think it'll be an issue on Saturday? Or you think it'll be warm and dry enough to not need the extra layer?

 

I never even rode it.......looks like he didn't need my help.

 

Highs in the 80s... I’d bet it’s warm enough when we get up there.

 

I was up ther this monday.. it was already warm... n buggy...at 10am peak...
Short sleeve all the way from bottom...

 

Bubble gum and duct tape. All you need.

 

The creaking would drive me nuts by the end!

 

Ehhhhh.....you wouldn’t notice it. You’ll be too busy swatting the bugs away.

 

My

My speedy pace will keep the bugs away.

 

I also hate to be the bearer of bad news.

Based on our volunteer assignments for Saturday.....our resident WHT Burger Pusher won't be there.

Plan accordingly.

 

BYOBurger?

 

Should I be glad I have no idea what that means? (I know WHT is West Horsethief....)

 

Surprised no one has gone here yet....

"Tis but a flesh wound."

 

I'll be just slow enough to have them all.

 

Say it aint so.. burgers ....thats long standing tradition

 

Well......since you are only doing the kids ride.....you don't get to know about what happens out on WHT.

 

I've read enough to know it's an outstanding hike. With a bicycle in tow.

 

It’s where you start to see “visions”.

I will have to pack an extra gu. I always look forward to my burger knowing I just have 20 minutes of climbing left.

 

I saw a vision once. near the top of Old Camp.. trying to keep up with Superman.. the day got hotter and hotter.. I said heck with this.. I'm gonna find me some shade. Sat down... saw visions of my grandma.. then Superman came back and said, end of Old Camp is around the corner.. "yeah right. I'm done." No really its around that corner... less than 100 feet away..
Of course on the way down, I took a spill...

 

So I haven't seen anything about facilities on the Warriors Society site....do they have port-a-potties on B* at the start? For those of us who may be traveling more than a few minutes to get there....

Or should we plan otherwise? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

Yes, we usually have some sh*tters at the start. Get there early, use them early, bring a light.

We don't have sh*tters at Aid Station 1.....but there is the one at the MS parking lot.

We don't have sh*tters at Aid Station 2....but there are 2 at the Holy Jim parking lot.

Otherwise there is 44 miles of natures sh*tters.

 

Once I get rolling I'm good to go...err, won't need to go.

 

Who's single speed heavier mine or yours?....... in the beginning I was led to believe that one of the attractions of SS bike is its lightweight.
My Carbon HT is 5 lbs lighter than my Steel SS.


So last Sunday I rode up to the peak to test my SSS compatibility with the hill.
On my way down I lost my rear brake. Apparently, I didn't tighten the hose enough when I installed them.
I was going to fix it and test on my "next ride" before realizing I'll be in Houston all week.
I got home late last night and tightened up the hose. I got up this morning and found about 20 minutes (before work) for a test ride my bike.
The hills of HB are notoriously tough on brakes, and I'm glad to report that the rear brake had no issue.

I'm somewhat confident that they will provide adequate results on the 4500 ft decent form the peak to the wash.

 

Climbing after the Berger? I don't remember that from last year......
Like I told my wife "in retrospect childbirth is not that hard".

 

You said that to your wife? And you lived?

New brake pads front and rear on the Chameleon... She'll stop now, but I'm honestly more worried about the engine and the climbs.

And I have no idea what she weighs now. It's irrelevant at this point. I'll weigh her on Sunday.