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Mont 2010 - Done and Dusted!

Another Mont 24 hours....this time without the rain to bed things down [cough]...but a great fun event!

Dust, Sweat and (no) Tears. Yes, an injury-free event for the Icicles - as per plan! Changing bikes from the 6" Enduro to a mate's shorter wheel base Giant Trance X2 a week before the race was a bit risky, but interesting. The weight difference was insignificant (13.9 kg, with Joplin and flat pedals) but the shorter wheel base and shorter travel made a difference on the climbs and switchbacks.

Our good man and valuable Mont 24 hr team member Stu (Dibbler) had a bad crash during last Sunday's group training ride at Towler's bay track.

He landed hard and stacked after a water bar on an otherwise "easy" part of this firetrail that descends from West Head Road down to Pittwater.

He couldn't get up and had strong pains in his hip/leg. (He was later diagnosed with a fractured pelvis).

Team NobMob Big Test Icicles at the Mont - we had a (big) ball!
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