Comments on: VT50: My Story of Pain, Survival, Good Beer and Never Giving Up! http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/ A Cycling Podcast Devoted to Why You Ride. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:14:31 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 by: Ed Nolan http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-272253 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:39:01 +0000 http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-272253 What a ride Graeme! Maybe you want to consider doing the Idabike now that you are schooled in moving at glacier speed through the wilderness? A wonerfull ending too. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it did. Sometimes if you expect the worst, you will not be disappointed. I know this from personal expeience. What a ride Graeme! Maybe you want to consider doing the Idabike now that you are schooled in moving at glacier speed through the wilderness? A wonerfull ending too. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. Sometimes if you expect the worst, you will not be disappointed. I know this from personal expeience.

]]> by: Enrique De Alba http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271531 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:49:41 +0000 http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271531 Congratulations Greame, I love your race report, It remind me a Day at La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica. Listening to you only leave us with positive thoughts. Congratulations Greame, I love your race report, It remind me a Day at La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica.

Listening to you only leave us with positive thoughts.

]]> by: barry http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271142 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:07:48 +0000 http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271142 Well Graeme, that sounded like a hell of a mtb race. I've been in some tough ones myself, maybe not as grusome as the one you describe. But they can sure get ugly. Cudos for finishing. You're a stubborn sob. Barry Well Graeme, that sounded like a hell of a mtb race. I’ve been in some tough ones myself, maybe not as grusome as the one you describe. But they can sure get ugly.

Cudos for finishing. You’re a stubborn sob.

Barry

]]> by: DP - San Diego http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271090 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:43:25 +0000 http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271090 I have a hard time quitting too, but when it comes to muddy trails, it is a very good idea to quit. This is especially true here where it rarely rains. Any form of traffic ruins the trails for weeks or months, the mud ruins your bike, and crashing into trees can ruin your life. Continuing your war analogy, sometimes it is best to pull out to live to fight another day. It's interesting that in this regard road cycling is more like football and mountain biking is more like baseball. I have a hard time quitting too, but when it comes to muddy trails, it is a very good idea to quit. This is especially true here where it rarely rains. Any form of traffic ruins the trails for weeks or months, the mud ruins your bike, and crashing into trees can ruin your life. Continuing your war analogy, sometimes it is best to pull out to live to fight another day. It’s interesting that in this regard road cycling is more like football and mountain biking is more like baseball.

]]> by: Graeme http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271071 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:27:32 +0000 http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271071 I would agree my singlespeed friend if not ONE hard core mountain biker dropped from the event. I think out of 96, I can already tell you two for sure that did. You're just too darn good, singlespeeder!;) Great job man. I look forward to whipping you on the road next weekend;) -G I would agree my singlespeed friend if not ONE hard core mountain biker dropped from the event. I think out of 96, I can already tell you two for sure that did.

You’re just too darn good, singlespeeder!;)

Great job man. I look forward to whipping you on the road next weekend;)

-G

]]> by: Tom Gagliardi http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271067 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:17:15 +0000 http://everydaycyclistpodcast.com/2009/09/29/vt50-my-story-of-pain-survival-good-beer-and-never-giving-up/#comment-271067 Nice race report. I just laughed my ass off for the last half-hour. That report was definitely through the eyes of a confused roadie. Nice race report. I just laughed my ass off for the last half-hour. That report was definitely through the eyes of a confused roadie.

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