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« on: June 30, 2017, 08:21:20 PM »
Serk had recently posted about them setting up the road with hay bales for the race. I hope he didn't break the 10 minute barrier with Kali on the back.  Smiley

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=dB4nkDNBIJA
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2017, 08:41:46 PM »
I took a far more leisurely pace for Kali's sake, think it took me almost 12 minutes...

But seriously, having just done that road (And many other twisting mountain roads) my response to trying to ride that road like the very skilled rider in that video went something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7fCQlUhj0
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2017, 09:31:46 PM »
Quote from: meathead on June 30, 2017, 08:21:20 PM
Serk had recently posted about them setting up the road with hay bales for the race. I hope he didn't break the 10 minute barrier with Kali on the back.  Smiley

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=dB4nkDNBIJA
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2017, 05:57:20 AM »
That was awesome.  I could do that in 9:57 if the nine was hours   2funny
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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2017, 08:19:50 AM »
By my calculation that's an AVERAGE speed of about 75 mph.  He was reaching speeds on a curvy road that I don't even attain on a wide flat stretch.

Fast run.
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2017, 08:59:29 AM »
Quote from: Willow on July 01, 2017, 08:19:50 AM
By my calculation that's an AVERAGE speed of about 75 mph.  He was reaching speeds on a curvy road that I don't even attain on a wide flat stretch.

Fast run.
Yeah, 125 mph on mountain curves doesn't sound fun to me. Especially going off the pavement a couple times.
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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2017, 12:52:59 PM »
That guy sure makes it look easy.

A friend of mine was killed riding his bike on Pikes Peak in 1983.

I don't know any details about his crash.

I do know that he liked to ride hard.
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