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Mob in Mojave – Feb. 14 & 15

To set the stage, I was on a bike I borrowed from friend Asa Salas – a V10 medium frame. My bike wasn’t in yet. Asa’s a mechanic – the bike was in perfect condition when I got it. First few runs I did on Thursday were just to get comfortable on the bike and learn the course, so I wasn’t expecting to go hard and was still testing to see what tires I was going to use. But I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that Asa’s brand new tires hooked up better than anyone (myself included) could have imagined or believed! It was a fun, laid back event and furthermore, everything was going as planned so I could stick to my routine.
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Fontoilet #3 – Feb. 7 & 8

I got to the event Friday afternoon, tired from riding in the car for 8hrs. but ready to get my suffer on at the third race of the SouthRidge series. I had no idea that it could rain in southern California, but it rained all day Friday, most of the day Saturday and the important part of Sunday. Got to practice all day Sat. and really dialed the course and even pioneered a double line off a rock. The usual adjustments and changes occurred, tire pressure, suspension set-up and keeping my shifting in line (no pun intended). Unfortunately, yet fortunately, at the end of practice my derr broke off and sucked into my frame and wheel, so I had to get a replacement immediately so I would be able to race the next day.

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