scooby

Personally I feel duo is the hardest category Ive ever done for a 24 hour race. There are a ton of strategies out there for DUO. Either you switch off every lap (We chose this route) Which was fine up till about 5 laps in. soon as you off the bike your cooling down eating and warming right back up again and your out. There is little recovery time maybe 20 minutes of calm if that. We blew up and slept an hour. changing our fate from top 10 to 17th. The top teams alternate till night falls then they do 2 laps then switching giving enough tiome for recovery. I would do this route if I were doing duo again. ALSO you need some people to help. A GREETER with a jacket as you come off the lap. A COOK to hand you your meal as you get to camp. A MECHANIC to hand the bike off to and get it ready for the next lap. then you can focus on yourself and the next lap otherwise you will be doing all this in a hurry and before you know it your partner is in and waiting for you and you didnt have time to eat didnt finish lubing your chain that breraks during the lap and in the haist you forgot your chain tool. then your $#%^&. SOLO I feel is easier because you only let down yourself if your faltering, but you still need all the help. I cant stress enough about how important having the dedicted help is!!!!!

Left by scooby on September 07, 2007

Scooby -- ever do a 24-hour solo or with a very small team? We're considering a 2 man operation in a few weeks. Any advice?

Left by Eric on September 07, 2007

Oh if I would of only trained for the event that would of been better... Actually 2 weeks before the OP24 I wrenched my back thinking I was he-man and could lift the tongue of the fetish trailer. then later the pinch came from my ass down to my big toe... very painfully... l4 l5 is pinched somewhere well there was not much I could do as I had 3 weekends of racing. SSAZ07, OP24 then our local race series MBAA #2. luckily the pain was more when i was off the bike trying to rest. If I were to do a 24 solo again. I would work on my food regime and my pit stops a little better. my goal would be 14 for next time ... I didnt go into this one with any goal till late in the light I had my eye on 12. and could of done it but waited 30 min from the finish on my 11the lap so I would not have to do a 12th. It was an experience.

Left by scooby on March 01, 2007

Congratulations on your recent race results. What does it take to train for a 24 hour race?? Maybe an endless summer like you have in AZ?

Left by Adam on February 26, 2007

You're famous. Fetish's new website made DirtRag this month.

Left by Adam on February 07, 2007

thats not right yet... thought we had text for it ... but none yet...

Left by scooby on December 15, 2006

night = high. dont know how i botched that

Left by Eric on December 15, 2006

Hey scooby -- is the weight listed on the Voyeur frame correct? Or did you temp. copy it from another bike... seems super night. 4.4 lbs for 16"? I weighed it at Interbike 2005 @ 3.5lbs.

Left by Eric on December 15, 2006