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Race Across the Sky!

  • 28-10-2009 7:14pm
    #1
    scoobydoo22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭


    [/YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]Hi! found a link to this documentary on the Leadville 100. It is really cool. I would love to complete this race some time;would say you have to be major fit to complete it though!

    What ya think?

    See you tube;Race Across the Sky;HD Trailor.


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  • #2
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    The brief mountain top shots look spectacular.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAFN0baVpfE


  • #3
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    Where's the ****ing team car FFS? Johann? Johann? Help MEEEEEEEE!!



    This bike , ridden by Travis Brown at Leadville, really caught my eye on velonews.

    TB_Leadvillebike01.JPG

    TB_Leadvillebike04.JPG

    TB_Leadvillebike10.JPG

    I want one.


  • #4
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    That bike makes a lot of sense, I believe the course is very non-technical, most of it on dirt road. Note also the minimal tread on the tyres, they are close to slicks. Surprised more people aren't on something like that if anything.


  • #5
    niceonetom
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    Yeah, it makes sense to me anyway. I'd say it's a hoot to ride.


  • #6
    scoobydoo22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭scoobydoo22


    Cool looking bike, but the racing handlebars look a bit strange! Think mtn bike handlebars would look better.

    Do any of you know what the entry requirements are for the Leadville 100?


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  • #7
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    I actually find it quite difficult to climb on a mountain bike without any hoods to grab, I wonder if I could convert mine??


  • #8
    Lumen
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    Monstercross


  • #9
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    We met a guy up at the sally gap cross roads on something like that a while ago- a salsa of some sort. Rigid, steel, 29er wheels, a triple chainset, midge/mungo bars and big semi knobby tyres. It looked like a beast but you'd have to think, there's nothing it could do that some other bike couldn't do much better... master-of-none sort of thing. Cool though.


  • #10
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    scoobydoo22 wrote: »
    Cool looking bike, but the racing handlebars look a bit strange! Think mtn bike handlebars would look better.
    The road bars would give substantially better aerodynamics. The compromise would be low-speed maneuverability. It is after all a race, not a beauty contest! This is the theory anyway, I certainly notice the aero disadvantage on my MTB on the road.

    Having said that worth noting that almost all participants including all the winners used standard MTB handlebars. Travis Brown was supporting Lance I believe and coming from cyclocross he is somewhat used to riding drop bars off road.
    Do any of you know what the entry requirements are for the Leadville 100?
    Outside the elite athletes it's a lottery.


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