On September 16/17th 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
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