Comments on: Silver Rush 50 Race Report, Part 1: A Fool and His Tool http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/ 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: MattC http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671737 MattC Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:47:27 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671737 Just a shout out to our own Yann Bertrand....a long time FOF...he did an Everest on Saturday (climbed 29,000+' in one ride). Yann...you averaged 197 watts over 15 hours in the saddle (a bit over 18 hours cumulative time)!! Never knew anybody strong enough to do one of these before! WOW! Here's his Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/1719302430 Most impressive ride I've ever seen Yann, WELL DONE seems so lame! You are SO THE MAN!! Just a shout out to our own Yann Bertrand….a long time FOF…he did an Everest on Saturday (climbed 29,000+’ in one ride). Yann…you averaged 197 watts over 15 hours in the saddle (a bit over 18 hours cumulative time)!! Never knew anybody strong enough to do one of these before! WOW! Here’s his Strava link:

https://www.strava.com/activities/1719302430

Most impressive ride I’ve ever seen Yann, WELL DONE seems so lame! You are SO THE MAN!!

]]> By: MattC http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671733 MattC Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:09:27 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671733 Or maybe my "note" to Industry Nine is not necessary...maybe I don't fully understand the tool...does it have a bit extension? I can't really tell from the drawing...do you put the bits in the end of the axle? If so then I am stupid and it's a PERFECT tool. Or maybe my “note” to Industry Nine is not necessary…maybe I don’t fully understand the tool…does it have a bit extension? I can’t really tell from the drawing…do you put the bits in the end of the axle? If so then I am stupid and it’s a PERFECT tool.

]]> By: MattC http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671732 MattC Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:02:57 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671732 @ Bad Dad...WOW! That thru-axle/multi-tool is the BOMB! It's freaking BRILLIANT!! Too bad my thru axels are all 12mm...what a great idea, thanks for posting the link! (I'll pass this on to my 15mm thru-axel buddies). I will add a note to Industry Nine that it would be good to have a hex bit extension somehow included...many bolts are hard to reach and need a bit of extension. But other than that it's an amazing invention! @ Bad Dad…WOW! That thru-axle/multi-tool is the BOMB! It’s freaking BRILLIANT!! Too bad my thru axels are all 12mm…what a great idea, thanks for posting the link! (I’ll pass this on to my 15mm thru-axel buddies). I will add a note to Industry Nine that it would be good to have a hex bit extension somehow included…many bolts are hard to reach and need a bit of extension. But other than that it’s an amazing invention!

]]> By: Tominalbany http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671729 Tominalbany Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:27:14 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671729 @Bad Dad: I'm loving that bright, anodized aluminum. It's like the '80s are back! @Bad Dad: I’m loving that bright, anodized aluminum. It’s like the ’80s are back!

]]> By: Corrine http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671725 Corrine Fri, 20 Jul 2018 03:28:54 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671725 What a start to a race! It has to get better from here on out? Right? Can't wait to hear more. What a start to a race! It has to get better from here on out? Right? Can’t wait to hear more.

]]> By: Bad Dad http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671721 Bad Dad Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:54:04 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671721 i seem to remember an early Leadville story where a rollamajig was your undoing. That led (at least partially) to singlespeeding. What does this failur lead to? Unicycling? And yeah. You need tool-free skewers. Or skewers that are all tool. https://industrynine.com/matchstix/ i seem to remember an early Leadville story where a rollamajig was your undoing. That led (at least partially) to singlespeeding. What does this failur lead to? Unicycling?

And yeah. You need tool-free skewers. Or skewers that are all tool.

https://industrynine.com/matchstix/

]]> By: Bart the Clydesdale http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671719 Bart the Clydesdale Thu, 19 Jul 2018 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671719 The Silver Rush start does have one really big plus, at least for one racer. The first racer up Dutch Henri hill gets a Leadville 100 entry coin, and this year a young guy from Holland MI was the fastest up the hill. A testament to his desire to gain entry and his athletic ability. I don't feel so bad that he regularly dropped me on rides last summer. The Silver Rush start does have one really big plus, at least for one racer. The first racer up Dutch Henri hill gets a Leadville 100 entry coin, and this year a young guy from Holland MI was the fastest up the hill. A testament to his desire to gain entry and his athletic ability.
I don’t feel so bad that he regularly dropped me on rides last summer.

]]> By: MattC http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671718 MattC Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:38:38 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671718 Fatty, I'm laughing (with you of course) about your needing a hex wrench to undo the rear axle (Note to Specialized: that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard). My 12mm thru-axles on my gravel bike and mtb all have a QR type lever...no tool required, yet still a burly thru-axle. THAT. IS. SMART. Great story, really missed your cliffhangers the last year or so...if I haven't said it before, it's GREAT to have you back! <blockquote>Thanks for the kind words! It's good to be back and telling stories. I have axles with handles on order. - FC</blockquote> Fatty, I’m laughing (with you of course) about your needing a hex wrench to undo the rear axle (Note to Specialized: that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard). My 12mm thru-axles on my gravel bike and mtb all have a QR type lever…no tool required, yet still a burly thru-axle. THAT. IS. SMART. Great story, really missed your cliffhangers the last year or so…if I haven’t said it before, it’s GREAT to have you back!

Thanks for the kind words! It’s good to be back and telling stories.

I have axles with handles on order. – FC

]]> By: Boston Carlos http://www.fatcyclist.com/2018/07/19/silver-rush-50-race-report-part-1-a-fool-and-his-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-671717 Boston Carlos Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:28:02 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/?p=16796#comment-671717 that is the dumbest race course start I've ever seen. that is the dumbest race course start I’ve ever seen.

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