Muni advice needed

....off topic, but a big BRAVO to you in your playing of "Pictures at an
Exhibition" at Chautauqua on Tuesday. That's my favorite piece of all
and it sounded excellent!

Enjoy your trip!

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Thanks!! It was fun to get a chance to play there.....that was the
first time I've been to Chautauqua, and to see the grounds atop my
unicycle (with great company, thanks to you) was a real treat. Tell
everybody at the bike shop I said hello. Next summer if you're there
and I get another playing opportunity, we'll ride again.

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When riding muni, if your route offers two options on a generally flat
track, take the higher one. You will appreciate those extra few inches
of height if you get into difficulties: it's easier to drop a few inches
down onto an easier bit of trail than to clamber up out of a rut.

When riding a longish distance, be selective about your route. if you
splash through every mud bath and take every sandpit head-on, you will
lose rhythm and tire yourself.

When riding off road, allow75% of your road speed for generally rough
ground, and 50% for tough stuff - but what is tough depends on your
level of ability. It's subjective.

On the Pashley MUni 26 x 2.3 with 150 mm cranks, on a tough ride through
the forest, over 12 - 15 miles, I'd probably average only 5 mph. But
that is such a rough estimate as to be almost useless to you.

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I'd do around about the same speed as Mikefule, maybe a bit less on my
standard 24" Muni. it's not about speed anyway, it's about enjoyment.
However it is nice to let someone know when to expect you back, so
there's a soothing bath & cold beer waiting for you.

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It's impossible to estimate the riding time necessary for an unknown
trail for an unknown rider. But I'd plan on 3 to 4 hours for the ride.
That will give you enough time to enjoy the views and enjoy the ride.

There's a 11 mile ride that I like. It involves about 1100 feet
climbing on a logging road, 1000 feet down on rocky and rooty
singletrack, about 1.5 miles of logging road along a contour, then 2
miles of singletrack. It takes me a little under 2.5 hours when I'm
pushing it but that gives no time to look at the views or rest. 3 hours
gives time to look at some of the views. More than 3 hours and it
starts to feel like a leisurely ride. At a race pace I'm sure that ride
could be done in under 2 hours by someone like Kris Holm. No way will I
ever break the 2 hour barrier on that ride.

So 3 to 4 hours is probably a safe estimate for a 12 mile ride. If the
downhill can be ridden fast enough you may finish in under 3 hours.

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Bring plenty of water 😉 I ran out yesterday and it was NOT fun 😉

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In Sana Barbara we only average about 2 NMPH, but we're always trying
things multiple times and multiple ways and resting between burns.

JL

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Thank you thank you thank you,

Very helpful words. Since I'm a newcomer to muni and generally lean in
favor of taking in the scenery over making great time, I will probably
leave 4-5 hours for my first try at it. I can bring a cellphone and
call if I surprise myself. I actually think that this trail (Cache
Creek/Game Creek in Jackson, WY) is going to give me plenty of tests.
Evil-nick, I have a 70 oz. bladder in the Camelbak, so I'll probably
fill an extra one and stick it in cargo pocket of the pack. How much
did you bring when you ran out? Mikefule, the high road logic looks so
simple.....but I probably would've struggled through a few miles before
"getting it"....thanks. John Childs, do you get the climbing and
descending figures from maps or a computer of some sort? I'm going to
be interested in having the stats for this ride to estimate future ones.
mikepenton, I'm with you on the enjoyment theme....the place we're
staying has a hot tub and a nice big fridge.

I'm eager for all the info I can glean, so thanks and bring it on.

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unidaddy said:

*thanks. John Childs, do you get the climbing and descending figures
from maps or a computer of some sort? I'm going to be interested in
having the stats for this ride to estimate future ones. *

I used a GPS and topo maps. The ride I described is 'here'
(http://tinyurl.com/9w8h) and there is a map link at the bottom. MTB
trail guide books can also give you general numbers for elevation gain
and ride distance.

The problem with a GPS is that you need a clear view of the sky. Thick
trees can block the sky enough that you lose satellite lock. Then the
GPS is forced to guess and estimate. For the ride I mentioned I lost
satellite lock on the singletrack because of the tree cover. The
singletrack trails on that map were made based on very intermittent
satellite locks and are a guess at best.

Jackson Hole is a fun and beautiful place. I rode through Jackson Hole
when I did a cross-country bike ride. I suffered on the climb (going
from West to East) because my leg cramped up. My bike didn't have a
triple so I had to suffer up the climb with a bum leg and the high
gears. I made it and was able to top 55 mph on the way down to Jackson
Hole. Wheee! Sometime I want to do that climb on my Coker.

One thing I remember from that climb is that a yellow Lamborghini Diablo
passed us going up the climb. It looked and sounded really good.

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