24 hour racing the Ridge by Dane Berke

On September 16/17^th the Harpoon Brewery “Churn & Burn” 24-hour mountain bike race was held in Ashford, CT. The course was a 5-mile death march consisting of mud, sticky mud, muddy rocks, muddy root fields, sloppy mud, deep mud, funny smelling mud, and good old fashioned mud mud. Undaunted, I and teammates Graham Wellman, Abe Rodas, and Kelly Gazzano attacked the slippery mess with determination. After a long, hard battle, physical weakness was vanquished and mental endurance prevailed – our team (soulfibre) took home 3rd place, adding 24-hour racing to the growing list of Sinister podium appearances. In addition, this demonstrates that my trusty Ridge is not only a great jump bike, but also a damn fine xc rig when it needs to be.  late  Dane