Gonzo
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| 04/21/2008 4:31 PM |
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I get to go watch the Brasstown Bald stage of the Tour de Georgia again. I will be in Brevard NC this weekend so I'm driving over to ride my road bike up the mountain to watch the race. Anyone else heading down that way? |
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Boonerider
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| 04/21/2008 10:06 PM |
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You dirty dog, hope you don't lost your breakfast halfway up the Bald.
Have fun, take pics, tell big George hi.
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Gentle Ben
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| 04/22/2008 9:36 AM |
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| I'll be there.......Leavin on Wednesday for the thursday stage in Atlanta and leavin after Brasstown. |
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Gonzo
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| 05/08/2008 1:50 PM |
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here are some of the pictures I took on the mountain.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gonzoky/
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creeping death
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| 05/09/2008 7:36 AM |
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| Gonzo. Did you ever have to use the little ring in front on that hill? I was down that way last August for a weekend road race. The race didn't go to Brasstown Bald although we drove up it after the race. The car we was in dropped into bulldog and I still I to get out and push (lol). I was amazed at the number of cyclist in that area. I hope to go back later in the year. |
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Gonzo
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| 05/09/2008 7:47 AM |
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I didn't have a little ring. I had a 39-26 which was not low enough. I recommend a compact with the lowest gear you have to climb that sucker. I mapped my route that I rode that day on a web site (link below). I had ~2800 ft of climbing completed before I started up the mountain. I don't see how the pro's do it. 85 miles before they start the climb and they fly up it.
http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=210225
(I wish I knew how to make a link)
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creeping death
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| 05/09/2008 12:41 PM |
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| On the making of the link.......paste the link before you type your reply. That works for me. I also hit the "add reply" button instead of using quick reply. |
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s0ckeyeus
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| 05/09/2008 2:05 PM |
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{a href="webaddress"} Text for link {/a}
When really doing it replace the { and } with < and >.
This should work for posting links just about anywhere online.
Here's the link
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