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1. •  
     CommentAuthorDobber
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008 edited

    
   OK so I've had a few drinks and I've been thinkin, which can be a bad thing, but here is my idea:
   
   meet up at 4am at az mills mall parking lot by the old krispy kreme on a saturday, caravan down to tucson and meet up at the safeway at the base of catalina highway (which goes to the top of mt. lemmon) at approximately 5:30-6:00 AM. We'll keep a big cooler with shitloads of refreshing drinks and some support tools in my honda element and we'll split support car duties between cyclists. In other words I'll drive for a quarter of the way (15 miles) then pull over and the pack can water up and someone else can drive my car through the next 1/4 leg of the journey and then someone else drives for a quarter and so on.
   
   I'm not sure how were going to shower up afterwards but i don't mind carrying a bunch of stinky dudes back to PHX. We need to have cars that can take alot of bikes or alot of people. I can fit four passengers or four bikes tops. I don't have a bike rack.
   
   I'd only want to do this trip if we had four guys and two cars (including mine) minimum and everyone would have to chip in. ass gas or grass bitches and I'm not gay and I don't smoke weed. Road bikes suggested but if we have a support vehicle we can transport all tools needed for fixed riding and switching out gears and wheels and what have you, plus you would get mad props if you did it fixed (with brakes downhill).
   
   Seriously this ride is fucking awesome! you can expect 5-8% grades for 25+ miles to the top. There is an overpriced cafe at the top but if we have a support vehicle we can bring our own food. There is no water between the top and the bottom. You will ride all the way from Sonoran Desert to Alpine Forrest. Elevation gain is approximately 6,000 ft (5,280 ft. in 1 mile). Bike lane all the way to the top and the route is relatively cyclist friendly. Be prepared to spend six hours in the saddle.
   
   Do not show up of you are not prepared for a day of suffering or if your legs are not relatively fresh...This is serious climbing and it will hurt and you will question what the hell you were thinking when you thought this was a good idea.So cold in the T.
2. •  
     CommentAuthorDobber
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   Oh, and I did I mention the downhill is INSANELY FUN!!! I've hit over 50 MPH before on this route.So cold in the T.
3. •  
     CommentAuthorjeremyHCD
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   sounds pretty rad. you gonna do it fixed or roadie, or fixed/ss?
4. •  
     CommentAuthorDobber
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   I'm gonna have to do it roadie unless I can find someone who will lend be a big ass rear 23 tooth cog and I am currently waiting on a new rear wheel because my lockring is stripping out slowly but surely and there is no way I'm going to knowingly risk a mechanical failure on that route.So cold in the T.
5. •  
     CommentAuthorisaac
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   yeah man sounds good!

   Hell Yeah!: Dobber
6. •  
     CommentAuthorjeremyHCD
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   ahh gotcha. i have a 20 you could borrow. not sure if that'd get you close to the gear ration you'd need.
   
   dang it, i wouldnt mind maybe trying it, but i dont think im that strong right now. i suck at climbing.
7. •  
     CommentAuthorDobber
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   we need two more people and a car.So cold in the T.
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     CommentAuthorisaac
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   i would not want to do mt. lemmon fixed!
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     CommentAuthorDobber
   • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

    
   it can be done but you have to change out to a free wheel or switch out three times from a climbing gear (42-23) to a mid range for the ridges at the top (42-14) to a seriously big gear like 53-11 for the down hill and you would have to use brakes.So cold in the T.
10. • CommentAuthorkarlito
    • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

     
    this is not on my level
11. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

     

    Posted By: karlitothis is not on my level

    
    you could always drive a support vehicle and ride for like a quarter of the way and then bomb down the hill like a flaming demon on speed.So cold in the T.
12. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

     
    mmmmmm'.....speeeeeedSo cold in the T.
13. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

     

    Posted By: jeremyHCDahh gotcha. i have a 20 you could borrow. not sure if that'd get you close to the gear ration you'd need.
    
    dang it, i wouldnt mind maybe trying it, but i dont think im that strong right now. i suck at climbing.

    
    
    try to get a gear set up going for it you could always drive the support vehicle!So cold in the T.
14. •  
      CommentAuthorcmktcb
    • CommentTimeSep 20th 2008

     

    Posted By: isaaci would not want to do mt. lemmon fixed!

    
    it's not thaaat bad
15. •  
      CommentAuthorjeremyHCD
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     

    Posted By: clarencetry to get a gear set up going for it you could always drive the support vehicle!

    
    
    or i could do it on the roadie maybe
16. •  
      CommentAuthorsandwiches
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    Fuck it. I'll do this. Name the date and I'll take off work for it. I've never done anything like this before, (such a big uphill grade, I mean), but I guess I have to start sometime.PENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUS
17. •  
      CommentAuthorcmktcb
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    do it on a sunday and i'm down
18. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     

    Posted By: cmktcbdo it on a sunday and i'm down

    
    you can't make it on a saturday?So cold in the T.
19. •  
      CommentAuthorcmktcb
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    i gotta open up the shop at 7:30 and close up at 5
20. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008 edited

     
    hmmmm....sunday is a possibility
    
    ok so far these dudes sound legit for the ride and if this is true then we gots a thing going on.
    1. Jesse-Roadie
    2. Forrest-Roadie
    3. Jeremy-Roadie
    4. Dave-Fixie
    5. Keith-Roadie-supplying support vehicle, four riders or four bikes (maybe five), chain whips and lock ring wrench portable bike stand big ass cooler.
    6. Cris-Tucson Local Fixie or Roadie
    7. Bo-Tucson Local Fixie.
    8. Chad-Roadie, driver w/ bike rack.
    
    I need those concerned to chime in on preferred day of event (sat or sun), please remember we have one person who wants to go but has to open his bike shop on saturdays (Chris) although sunday is the only day Bo can go of course phoenix locals will have precedence cause were organizing this shit. Also who is going to volunteer use of their car to transport stinky riders and or bikes to and from tucson or other resources like bike racks I have already volunteered mine. Also please commit to the idea, no wishy washy bullshit. If you want your name off that list of super heroes above say so.So cold in the T.
21. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    we need walkie talkies.So cold in the T.
22. •  
      CommentAuthornonNJSmike
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    this sounds rad. what weekend do you think you'll be doing it? i'll be out of town the next 3 weekends though so it may not work out for me. saturdays work better for me but i could move things around if sundays work better for everyone else. i'd do it roadie.
23. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    well lets see...tour de scottsdale is sat. oct 4th, rebel art booze cruise is Sun. oct 5th. tour de fat is oct 11th. so I say Sat. 18th or Sun 19th. Can yuo make that Mike or are you gone?So cold in the T.
24. •  
      CommentAuthorThatswhatshesaid
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008 edited

     
    Jesus Christ, clarence, get your shit straight :)The Tour De Scottsdale is on Sunday, the 5th, and Saturday the 18th is the benefit for Sara. I can drive my truck which can carry one other person (two if you want to be uncomfortable and a little gay----Jesse or Jak), and 4 or 5 bikes (two in the bed and two or three on my rack). Oh and I've got some walkie talkies with just like a two mile range, but they work great in that range.Help Phoenix Children's Hospital!!
25. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    OK Saturday the 25th or Sunday the 26th of October. Awesome you can transport five bikes and we have six riders. If you take one rider in your cab then we can transport all equipment, four riders (including myself), a bike (wheels off) and the cooler in my element. If anyone else wants to go beyond NJS mike (who has not commited yet) we might have to get another vehicle or another bike rack to fit on the element.
    
    Oh yeah and walkie talkies!!! we have to make up handles for each other.So cold in the T.
26. •  
      CommentAuthorsandwiches
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    Whoa whoa whoa whoa. I'll be riding my road bike for this one.

    Posted By: clarencehmmmm....sunday is a possibility
    
    ok so far these dudes sound legit for the ride and if this is true then we gots a thing going on.
    1. Jesse-Roadie
    2. Forrest-Fixie
    3. Jeremy-Roadie
    4. Dave-Fixie
    5. Keith-Roadie-supplying support vehicle, four riders or four bikes (maybe five), chain whips and lock ring wrench portable bike stand big ass cooler.
    6. Cris-Tucson Local Fixie or Roadie
    7. Bo-Tucson Local Fixie.
    
    I need those concerned to chime in on preferred day of event (sat or sun), please remember we have one person who wants to go but has to open his bike shop on saturdays (Chris) although sunday is the only day Bo can go of course phoenix locals will have precedence cause were organizing this shit. Also who is going to volunteer use of their car to transport stinky riders and or bikes to and from tucson or other resources like bike racks I have already volunteered mine. Also please commit to the idea, no wishy washy bullshit. If you want your name off that list of super heroes above say so.

    PENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUS
27. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    Ok roadie it isSo cold in the T.
28. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     
    shouldn't you be sleeping forrest?So cold in the T.
29. •  
      CommentAuthorsandwiches
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2008

     

    Posted By: clarenceshouldn't you be sleeping forrest?

    I took a four hour nap.PENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUS
30. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008

     
    I talked to chad tonight at polo and he said he was stoked for this ride and he has a bike rack and a car. Hell Yeah.So cold in the T.
31. •  
      CommentAuthorIshmael
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008

     
    I will be down I need to know the date to get work off.death by strava
32. •  
      CommentAuthorisaac
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008

     

    Posted By: IshmaelI will be down I need to know the date to get work off.

    
    same here, weekends are really bad for me, i always work them
33. •  
      CommentAuthorChadbro
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008

     
    I can do any sunday except November 16th and 22nd"I've never been able to get so low in a sprint that I was able to s my d" - Scott Piersafielde
34. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008

     
    Ok I'm just gonna nail it down to saturday the 25th. Objections? Suggestions? I need everyone's input on this..we want to make this as convenient as possible for everyone. We could even do this thing during the week.So cold in the T.
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      CommentAuthorChadbro
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008

     
    I can't normally do saturday's because I work 7:00 - 10:00 am but I could see if I can get out of it for the 25th"I've never been able to get so low in a sprint that I was able to s my d" - Scott Piersafielde
36. •  
      CommentAuthorisaac
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008

     
    i'll try my hardest to make this, sounds really fun!
37. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008

     
    SATURDAY THE TWENTY FIFTH.
    
    Bumped...and whadayaknow a thread about a real ride!So cold in the T.
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      CommentAuthorThatswhatshesaid
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008

     
    I'll have started my new job by then and one of the few downsides to said job is an irregular schedule. I won't know if I'm off that Saturday until closer to the date.Help Phoenix Children's Hospital!!
39. • CommentAuthorceleste
    • CommentTimeOct 5th 2008 edited

     
    i'm sure josiah would be willing to go, and i could drive support the whole time. i'm all up for volunteering my element! jo and i drove it from colorado with four bikes and two-months worth of luggage in the back! fun times.
40. • CommentAuthorburbs
    • CommentTimeOct 5th 2008

     
    i dont want to commit quite yet, but i would be down, and i have a truck so i could potentially take four chanchos and their bikes. I havent had the chance to test my orbea out on any real climbs yet, not even SM!sorry kdub. this better?
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      CommentAuthorassitant coach
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2008 edited

     
    ok so far these dudes sound legit for the ride and if this is true then we gots a thing going on. 1. Jesse-Roadie 2. Forrest-Roadie 3. Jeremy-Roadie 4. Dave-Fixie-WALKIE TALKIE PROVIDER 5. Keith-Roadie-supplying support vehicle, four riders or four bikes (maybe five), chain whips and lock ring wrench portable bike stand big ass cooler. 6. Cris-Tucson Local Fixie or Roadie 7. Bo-Tucson Local Fixie. 8. Chad-Roadie, driver w/ bike rack. 9. Celeste-Roadie, driver w/ bike rack. 10. Josiah-Roadieword
42. •  
      CommentAuthorassitant coach
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2008 edited

     
    that didn't work out so well.... I need spaces to keep that post above visually organized.word
43. •  
      CommentAuthorisaac
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2008

     
    naw it worked, looks good man! so wait, did we ever come up w/ a date for this? if we did, lets put it in the thread title.
44. •  
      CommentAuthorsandwiches
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2008

     
    25th de octubre.PENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUSPENUS
45. •  
      CommentAuthorassitant coach
    • CommentTimeOct 6th 2008

     
    how do I change the thread title?word
46. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeOct 8th 2008

     
    bumpSo cold in the T.
47. •  
      CommentAuthorIshmael
    • CommentTimeOct 8th 2008

     
    ill be down for this pending the date.death by strava
48. •  
      CommentAuthorDobber
    • CommentTimeOct 8th 2008

     
    um its on the 25thSo cold in the T.
49. •  
      CommentAuthorIshmael
    • CommentTimeOct 9th 2008

     
    ohwerd.death by strava
50. • CommentAuthoritstartswitha
    • CommentTimeOct 12th 2008

     
    im down in T-town, and will blast up the mountain with you bros.