Comments on: Ride Report: 2013 RAWROD http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: DC commuter http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586539 DC commuter Thu, 02 May 2013 13:47:24 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586539 Volcanic on 420...how are you keeping the weight off with the munchies? Volcanic on 420…how are you keeping the weight off with the munchies?

]]> By: mtnboy http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586428 mtnboy Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:47:42 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586428 I drove the road on 4/17 while riding ou the rain/snow in moab. I have never been so happy to have "Hill decent control" as I tiptoed down the Shaffer road. Definately a humbling moment as my rear end would slide out a few inches. Anyway I think you can thank the park service for the stellar conditions. They were out there with a grader and front end loader maintianing the entire road. they had just graded the switchbacks down the day/days before. Next year my buddy and I are headed down to ride it. Cheers I drove the road on 4/17 while riding ou the rain/snow in moab. I have never been so happy to have “Hill decent control” as I tiptoed down the Shaffer road. Definately a humbling moment as my rear end would slide out a few inches.

Anyway I think you can thank the park service for the stellar conditions. They were out there with a grader and front end loader maintianing the entire road. they had just graded the switchbacks down the day/days before.

Next year my buddy and I are headed down to ride it.

Cheers

]]> By: YetiBetiNat http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586032 YetiBetiNat Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:19:00 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586032 This is excellent...I don't even have to blog about our recent #WRIAD trip which was also Saturday ...you did it for me. Only difference is we started at 6:15am, and rode in the rain for 3 hours...but same end result (oh and we went up Schafer which I don't recommend!). The huge bonus is we did not have to walk in sand ONCE...just need to find the positives! I think I remember passing you guys early in the afternoon. ;-) This is excellent…I don’t even have to blog about our recent #WRIAD trip which was also Saturday …you did it for me. Only difference is we started at 6:15am, and rode in the rain for 3 hours…but same end result (oh and we went up Schafer which I don’t recommend!). The huge bonus is we did not have to walk in sand ONCE…just need to find the positives! I think I remember passing you guys early in the afternoon. ;-)

]]> By: John Boy http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586030 John Boy Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:08:13 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586030 I feel your pain. A group of us were at the top of the Kokopelli trail on Saturday morning surrounded by fresh snow and 31 degree temps. We almost bagged it and went back to Moab but decided to stick it out and were rewarded with a truly epic ride down Porcupine Rim. There were several moments during the initial ride where I questioned my sanity. Too bad I didn't know you where in town, I would have offered to buy you some pie :). I feel your pain. A group of us were at the top of the Kokopelli trail on Saturday morning surrounded by fresh snow and 31 degree temps. We almost bagged it and went back to Moab but decided to stick it out and were rewarded with a truly epic ride down Porcupine Rim. There were several moments during the initial ride where I questioned my sanity. Too bad I didn’t know you where in town, I would have offered to buy you some pie :).

]]> By: davidh-marin,ca http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586006 davidh-marin,ca Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:03:45 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586006 Wow! I always look forward to the RAWROD Reports and what creative spin you apply to this year's challenge. No 'flower' this year(what happened to that poor fella?) and it sound like no Brats. If you decide to go for SPEED next year give a shout out! I'm confident that several of us would make the journey to be your Sherpa (ok, maybe just me, but I can sure sherp a shovelful) your personal 'waterboy'. And I love the fact that you make a 50mi Shiv ride your recovery ride on Sunday. Wow! I always look forward to the RAWROD Reports and what creative spin you apply to this year’s challenge. No ‘flower’ this year(what happened to that poor fella?) and it sound like no Brats.

If you decide to go for SPEED next year give a shout out! I’m confident that several of us would make the journey to be your Sherpa (ok, maybe just me, but I can sure sherp a shovelful) your personal ‘waterboy’.

And I love the fact that you make a 50mi Shiv ride your recovery ride on Sunday.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586005 Brandon Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:55:32 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586005 Honestly, had we not met up with you in the visitors center and talked about at least trying Shafers; we probably would have bailed. So glad we didn't. It ended up being a really good day. Honestly, had we not met up with you in the visitors center and talked about at least trying Shafers; we probably would have bailed. So glad we didn’t. It ended up being a really good day.

]]> By: Wife#1 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586003 Wife#1 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:26:37 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586003 I am fascinated by the seemingly random pendulum swing around commenting activity on this blog. I was expecting today's post to get a ton of comments, but not so far. Everyone on vacation? Bueller? I am fascinated by the seemingly random pendulum swing around commenting activity on this blog. I was expecting today’s post to get a ton of comments, but not so far. Everyone on vacation? Bueller?

]]> By: Jenni http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-586000 Jenni Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:11:11 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-586000 Is Kenny the Chuck Norris of biking? Is Kenny the Chuck Norris of biking?

]]> By: Bee T http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-585988 Bee T Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:31:04 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-585988 Here in Oregon (you know, that awesome place where you took a little bike ride last fall?), I often go out in rain and hail. I tell myself I'll give it a couple of miles and if it's really miserable, that's still close enough to walk home. I once left my house when it was hailing and 30 degrees at my house (wearing a ton of layers) and rode the rest of the ride in 55 degree weather (I was really hot)! It's some sort of a gremlin! Here in Oregon (you know, that awesome place where you took a little bike ride last fall?), I often go out in rain and hail. I tell myself I’ll give it a couple of miles and if it’s really miserable, that’s still close enough to walk home. I once left my house when it was hailing and 30 degrees at my house (wearing a ton of layers) and rode the rest of the ride in 55 degree weather (I was really hot)!

It’s some sort of a gremlin!

]]> By: Nick http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/comment-page-1/#comment-585986 Nick Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:59:51 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/04/22/ride-report-2013-rawrod/#comment-585986 Fatty, can you give us a review on the Nike+ Fuleband for cycling? Fatty, can you give us a review on the Nike+ Fuleband for cycling?

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