Pro cyclist finishes race on a fans old mountain bike

[CAMPYBOB]

http://fittish.deadspin.com/pro-cyclist-finishes-race-on-a-fans-old-mountain-bike-1775012733

 

[Nigel Doyle]

Great story.

 

[cyclintom]

The Tour of Gila is hardly "one of the hardest mountain bike races" though no mountain bike race is easy. The trail had to be rather smooth for an old stump jumper to get a racer in. I used unsuspended mountain bikes and now use cross bikes but they can shake your eyeballs out of your head.

I presently have a Redline Conquest with disk brakes that's really great but the best flat ground and mild climbing bike I've ever ridden is my Ridley Xbow. If I could get the rim brakes to work well enough on the Ridley I'd pass off the Redline which is also a great bike. But I'm filled up in the garage area.

 

[Power Meter City]

Yea...pretty cool. Good for him and fun for the fan too.

 

[velocache]

Ha! That's awesome. I remember when Jensie rode a portion of a stage on a kids bike.

 

[whitepines]

Goes to show that skills goes at long way! A great cyclist can make a little bike go a long way. Now if you give a noobie a top of the line bike, it definitely doesn't work the same way. Cool story.