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Comment by John Sangdahl on June 26, 2012 at 5:58pm

I did the route of the Cleveland tour de cure today. Just for practice. Solo, made some wrong turns so I did 80 miles. It is an interested route.

Comment by Robert Lucke on June 26, 2012 at 2:48pm

Fantastic live life to the fullest way to go sold my MTB last summer Need to get a 29er too, that Scott is a Beautiful bike, I have 2 Carbon road bikes that are great. Love the Carbon,Montanabikehostel.com

Comment by Parrformance on June 26, 2012 at 1:41pm

I am right there with you, I am working a second job, just to fund my MTB/Road cycle habit. I recently bit the bullet and bought a 2012 Scott Spark 29 Pro. Carbony goodness. The man says as long as I make the payments he won't break any of my legs:) One college education beginning and another one perfectly timed to begin in 4 years from this fall.

Comment by Michael McClure on June 26, 2012 at 11:00am

I broke my Cannondale RUSH in December of last year on a ride, Mike, so I got a store CC and bought a Speshy Comp FSR 29. That was just before my 53rd birthday, so I guess I'm *that* guy, right? Jeez. I'm now paying $200/mo. same-as-cash on the bike. It's the only way I could do it (staring down the barrel of two college educations myself...).

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Comment by miketosh on June 26, 2012 at 8:29am

I say "Go for it, buy that 29er, you only live once", but alas, I don't live by that guidance myself. Maybe in 12 years when the mortgage is paid and the (three) college/wedding accounts are funded well, and the oldest is out of the house, I can begin splurging on myself.

Unfortunately that means I'll get all those "Oh, he's in his mid-40's, must be a midlife crisis" remarks, but I guess you have to live with it. I'd go cry to my mom that people are picking on me, but she'll be the first in line with the jokes! Haha.

Comment by Markiss on June 26, 2012 at 8:12am

it's great hearing from all of you and knowing so many aren't taking this DiaBeaties thing lying down. @Brian great video, good music, i tried to hit the like button but alas there's none.
i've been healing my knees so i've been working up to getting back up the mountain by doing a stationary bike a few times a week... not the same eh? Mountain biking is so exhilarating. i often forget how great it feels to get off your bike at the end of the day. question for me is when will i get up that mountain again?? and will i get that new full suspension 29er i've been dreaming of??

Comment by Oakville27 on June 26, 2012 at 7:38am

Just started MTB riding again - so far so good - 30g cho 1/2 hour before ride and then test every hour and I've found that a 24g cho Clif Shot keeps me going for the next hour.

I ride mostly on the Front Range in CO, so trails are well traveled and marked so I don't worry about riding solo too much. As a few have noted, I keep enough gel and quick carbs (including my tabs) on hand to stock the energy food department of a small bike shop.

I stay within my skills as far as trails/tech sections go, but I did that even before my DX.

Comment by Brian on June 25, 2012 at 12:19pm

I ride solo a lot. I test before and always carry gels or a couple of granola bars. My girlfriend had a bad mtn bike crash a couple of weeks ago. Glad I was there because she definitely needed help getting out. If you do ride solo it's good not to take unnecessary risks. Happy riding!

Comment by Michael McClure on June 25, 2012 at 8:21am

I ride MTB solo most of the time. I wear a Road ID for ID purposes, and then carry 9/10ths of a bike shop (leaving out only the annoying sales personnel...) in my Osprey Manta 25 pack (it weighs in just over 20 lbs. or so when fully laden with all that stuff plus H2O plus my Nikon D300 and strobe flash). I've been doing this for years now. Fortunately my big falls (had one recently where I taco'ed my front tire!) have been on group rides. :)

Comment by Andy on June 25, 2012 at 8:03am

I don't care to mtn bike solo, mostly for risk of getting hurt and needing help that isn't likely to come anytime soon. I don't mind riding solo on roads though. Before venturing into state forests on the rarely traveled dirt roads though, I do stop to check bgs and make sure I have enough food/drink to stay safe.

I forgot to post it here before, but after my 300k brevet I also finished a 360k fleche team ride. It was a 24 hour ride, and we covered 235 miles!

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