Skip to main content

Ore to Shore Conclusions

The Race: This has become my favorite race!  I had not done the Soft Rock in about 4 years.  I had forgotten how fun this course is.  It is mostly downhill and very fast when you want it to be.  The downhills are incredible.  This year it was more like a ride to me than a race and I think this made it even better.  I seen a lot of things that I had not seen in the past because of the ride pace.  The best part was riding with Jay Jay and helping him to achieve his goal.  That was worth much more than any trophy!
Mission Accomplished.  Photo Courtesy of Don Miller

After the Race: My back felt great and I did not feel to tired.  This would be do to the pace.  Jay Jay also said that he wants to do the race on the Fat Bike next year.  So the Green Machine will now become his primary ride.  He asked me today when we would do our next ride.  That will hopefully be tomorrow evening?  I will take pics of the Green Machine and review the build in a future post.

The Farley 6: The Farley was the perfect bike for this course.  The drive train is stock 2x10 Shimano, Deore Shifters, XT Shadow Rear derailleur and Xram XO front derailleur.  Brakes are Avid BB7.  The wheels are the stock Bontrager Hubs, SunRingle Mulefut rims.  Tires are Vee Mission in the rear and Vee Mission Command on the front with QTubes superlight 26x2.4-2.75 tubes and blue Surly rim strips.  The fork is Chinese Carbon with 135 spacing.  Bike weighs right around 28 pounds.  Not bad.

The only change that could make this bike better is a Bluto fork.  I believe I will be making this upgrade before next years race.  Will also require me to purchase a new front wheel unless someone makes adapters for the Bontrager Hub.  This will also add a couple pounds to the bike.  

Whats Next?: We are thinking that we will ride Peak 2 Peak.  Michelle would like to go to Crystal Mountain and so would I.  Jay Jay said he will do the sport class race on the fat bike.  Let the fun begin.

I will post soon on the Green Machine build for Jay Jay and training plans.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Summer Vacation: Day 10, Heading Home.

Sunday would be a long day of travel as we would make the trek home in one day.  Still shorter than driving from Marquette. We had breakfast and started to pack up.  I had put the bikes on the van Saturday evening while the grill was heating up and loaded a few things up.  We managed to get on the around just a few minutes after 12:00pm.   Michelle would take the first leg of the drive at the wheel of the van and I would rest.  We made a stop at a rest area in Manistique and I took a few photos. A lighthouse for Michelle.  A mouse in a tuxedo! We got back on the road and stopped at another rest area.   Very cool! Brendan made a friend. The were not to bad. Our next stop would be St. Ignace.  We wanted to eat at Clyde's Drive In.  However, after arriving the place was packed.  So we went to B.C. Pizza again.  After lunch we made our way to Castle Rock as we were not able to climb it on o...
Post a Comment
Read more

Mother's Day Part II

On Sunday we celebrated Mother's Day at Church followed by a buffet at the Whistle Stop in Clio.  It was a very good meal and fun for all.   The Bauer's     The Garcia's   The Cody's minus Tyler   Then we celebrated at our house with Michelle's family in the evening with another big feast.    Help Yourselves!   A good time was had by all and one of the best Mother's Day celebrations yet.  Happy Mother's Day, we love you all! 
Post a Comment
Read more

End of Summer

The Best Time to Bike! On Saturday I traveled with Raymond to the Bear Claw Epic.  This was the second annual race and the second time up there for Raymond and I.  We got there with plenty of time to spare and got ready to go. Farley ready to go. I registered for Beginner Fat Bike or at least I thought so?  I felt pretty good and knowing that I only had one lap to do I went all out.  I passed several riders through the race and felt I did pretty good.  This course has a lot of climbing and rewards you with some nice downhills. After I finished my race I put on a fresh shirt and went out on the course with the camera and my new lens.  I took over 400 pictures and headed back to the start finish after Raymond finished his race. Raymond on his second lap. And the final climb. The beginner awards were going on and they announced my name as first place for Beginner Men 50-59.  I was surprised, but did not protest.  Aft...
Post a Comment
Read more