Comments on: Guest Post from The Monster: 2016 Leadville 100 Race Report, Part 1 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/ 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: Brian in VA http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670523 Brian in VA Fri, 30 Sep 2016 19:14:06 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670523 "he said steeply." Nice Tom Swifty, there! Great write up, Monster. Can't wait for more from you! “he said steeply.” Nice Tom Swifty, there!

Great write up, Monster. Can’t wait for more from you!

]]> By: leroy http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670497 leroy Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:29:10 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670497 My dog has been poking me in the ribs all day, saying "go ahead ask Fatty, ask him, double dog dare you, do it." He wants me to ask if the runs run in your family. I told him gastro-intestinal distress is no laughing matter. Unless, of course, I'm blaming him for something someone else -- I'm not saying who -- did. In that case, <a href="https://twitter.com/leroys_dog/status/721151106571771904" rel="nofollow">it's a hoot.</a> My dog has been poking me in the ribs all day, saying “go ahead ask Fatty, ask him, double dog dare you, do it.”

He wants me to ask if the runs run in your family.

I told him gastro-intestinal distress is no laughing matter.

Unless, of course, I’m blaming him for something someone else — I’m not saying who — did.

In that case, it’s a hoot.

]]> By: UpTheGrade, SR, CA http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670492 UpTheGrade, SR, CA Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:31:06 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670492 Well, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Nice writeup Melisa. Not only are you already fast but you're eloquent to boot. Can't wait for the rest of this story. Well, the apple does not fall far from the tree.
Nice writeup Melisa. Not only are you already fast but you’re eloquent to boot. Can’t wait for the rest of this story.

]]> By: Don http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670490 Don Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:44:47 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670490 Great story telling Melisa. Your Columbine descent....#legendary. Great story telling Melisa. Your Columbine descent….#legendary.

]]> By: rb http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670488 rb Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:26:58 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670488 ..."he said steeply" I think I have experienced this form of speech. nice writing! …”he said steeply” I think I have experienced this form of speech. nice writing!

]]> By: MattC http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670487 MattC Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:40:21 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670487 Oh, and FANTASTIC WRITEUP btw Melissa...forgot to mention that! You've got me on the edge of my seat! And the race hasn't even BEGUN! Oh, and FANTASTIC WRITEUP btw Melissa…forgot to mention that! You’ve got me on the edge of my seat! And the race hasn’t even BEGUN!

]]> By: MattC http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670486 MattC Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:37:28 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670486 Holy CATS! Making it INSIDE the TOP TEN on the leaderboard for a 1st-time descent? WOW! You REALLY ARE a MONSTER!! Nicely done!!! Holy CATS! Making it INSIDE the TOP TEN on the leaderboard for a 1st-time descent? WOW! You REALLY ARE a MONSTER!! Nicely done!!!

]]> By: Tom Albrecht http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670484 Tom Albrecht Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:42:02 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670484 "he said steeply." lol “he said steeply.” lol

]]> By: Jeff Dieffenbach http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670483 Jeff Dieffenbach Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:36:36 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670483 I can't speak for what you SHOULD do brake-wise going down Columbine, but I certainly used mine. I notched 23:22 to the Monster's 17:11, so apparently it's possible to use less braking than I applied! I can’t speak for what you SHOULD do brake-wise going down Columbine, but I certainly used mine. I notched 23:22 to the Monster’s 17:11, so apparently it’s possible to use less braking than I applied!

]]> By: Ferdmeister http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-670482 Ferdmeister Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:21:39 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/09/26/guest-post-from-the-monster-2016-leadville-100-race-report-part-1/#comment-670482 Cool Cool

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