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4hr at Awaba this weekend - which bike?


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By muffo - Posted on 29 June 2010

I've entered in the Rocky Trail 4 hour race at Awaba this weekend. I had the best of intentions to get there and check out the course prior to the race but that just hasn't happened. So I'm wondering: what is the course like and which bike?
Do I go for comfort and ride the Stumpjumper dually, or do I ride the Gary Fisher 29er hardtail?
I rode the Fisher in DW 100 and while it was fantastic on the smooth stuff, found it hard hakka and tiring at race pace on the more technical bits. Overall I find the Fisher a little bit faster around for example the Dam. So my inclination is to stick with it unless the course at Awaba is likely to be particularly tight or technical.
What do you think?
cheers
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craked's picture

you ride the stumpy and i will ride the fisher Smiling

muffo's picture

Suspicions confirmed. The Fisher it is! Eye-wink

Hop fiend's picture

Smoooth and flowy it rocks!!

Scottboy's picture

that gets you thru the day that you won't say I wish I rode the....

Tomojo's picture

Awaba is a fast, flowing, smooth course. it only gets technical if you're riding at 25 km/h+, there is only 1 section (30 metres) that is horribly bumpy,at the end of the first "section" of the track there is heaps of break bumps, but at the club races they normally send us on that bit once, then only ride the other sections of the track, but i dont know what there doing for the 4/8 HR

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