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Bike Related: Mt. Tabor Series

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2008
     

    Anyone planning on doing the Mt. Tabor series?

    http://www.mttaborseries.com/fixed

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    i'm not in town yet, but that sounds great. i used to climb mt. tabor a lot and loved it.

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2008
     

    Yeah, I work pretty close by so I'm up there fairly often. I've never done a road race before and have no idea what to expect... (last place most likely)

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    ha ha, yeah, i'm not changing my gear, which is big for mt. tabor (49x16). i started using it on the flats of columbus ohio, but i've found it manageable for most riding i've done in portland.

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      CommentAuthorzelah
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2008
     

    I haven't ridden up there since that one time with you like a week into moving to town. I'm going up again on friday, hopefully it'll be better.

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    ha ha, yeah.....you gave up so soon!

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      CommentAuthorzelah
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    man coming from where i lived the hawthorne hill was almost too much

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    i've never ridden up there...is 46x18 going to be doable?

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    like everything it depends.... I ride repeats up on mt. tabor a lot with a 42x16 and find it pretty comfortable.

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      CommentAuthorgrimm
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    This should be fun. Im thinking about running my geared bike first then doing fixed for a second event. We will see if Ive got it in me.

    I run 48x19 and climb tabor pretty well with that ratio.

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    I'd love to do it twice but I don't have a geared bike right now. Do you race for a team?

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      CommentAuthorgrimm
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    Nope. I am kind of a newbie to racing. Did two of the banana belt series but am looking for more. Was thinking about joining Team Oregon which seemed like a good team to start with. But I am going to wait until I race at the track a couple times at least to see if any more interesting teams are out there.

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      CommentAuthorPorter
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    I've done the fixed gear category at Tabor for the past 3 or 4 years. It's all good fun and a lot less stressful than a 'regular' road race. I think the fixed gear bike is the great unifier. There are usually between 7-15 riders of all different abilities.

    Hit me up if you have any questions.

    As far as gear ratio goes, I run a 42x15 at Tabor. My usual 'around town' gear is a 42x17. They are thinking about mixing the course up this year though with more climbing, so we will have to see.

    -Porter

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    Ah, good to know. Is it like the cyclocross singlespeed race where the people racing range from beginner to pro?

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      CommentAuthorPorter
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    Yeah, exactly like a SS cylocross or singlespeed mtn bike race. Beginner to Pro. There are usually a couple really fast guys that battle it out for the cash (20/15/10) prize and the rest of the group battles it out for the glory of coming in 4th place ;).

    -Porter

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      CommentAuthorPorter
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     

    BTW: I noticed that David Auker just joined... He is one of the guys off the front that no matter how much I try or how fit I think I am that always finishes with the money. :)

    • CommentAuthorDoJe
    • CommentTimeMar 26th 2008
     

    For what it's worth, I commute over Tabor everyday & I rock a 42x16. That gears seems to work fine for me. I'm planning on sizing down my back though to like a 42x14, just for the extra workout on my commute. Nothing like a vigorous hill climb to start out the morning!

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    i ride tabor every other day on my commuter...which is 50 x 14. its pretty easy as long as your frame is too short and you run 4 inch wide flat bars. i find moving the u lock to the left pocket works wonders as the road curves to the left.

    anyone down for running an njs racing class? its the only REAL

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    Porter, thanks for the mention! Tabor is fun, great end of day happening. It's kind of amazing how large a gear will make it up that hill. Two years ago I thought I would go for a smaller gear and that would be my advantage on the uphill, not having to mash...but the downhill was really bad, I knew right away it wasn't good spinning way faster than everyone else! I think I then went as high as a 44x15 and it was good. (As far as sharing gear size: I once asked a Eugene rider what he used at Cherry Pie...like we're friends and all...but HE WOULDN'T TELL ME! Secret!)

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