Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Chinaman 100 Reconnaissance Ride

As if we haven't been bringing you enough entertainment this year, the Board of Directors of the MRC have decided to soften up the legs with a casual, and I mean casual, recon of the Chinaman 100 course. If you plan on joining we are rolling from the Ashokan Parking lot off 28A around 9:30 Saturday 7/6.
Features include a LONG grinder (roughly 4-7%) up Rt 214 followed with some rollers before the suicidal descent of Bloomer Road/Platte Clove Road which is guaranteed to melt tubulars, explode clinchers off of carbon rims and cause a pucker factor that you wouldn't believe. Unfortunately our master of descending, Braveheart will not be in attendance for a clinic in how to get your bike up to Mach 2 and break the sound barrier while still on the ground as he is pushing the limits of sanity on the glaciers of Switzerland.
The course does get a bit tricky to follow so it is strongly recommended that you come prepared to translate the course maps our personal bike mechanic, Lars Rifman, drew up.

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