Assault on Mt. Mitchell

First time assault = 27th out of 302 riders!!

Blue Ridge Adventures is not shy about promoting this race for what it is---extremely difficult, extremely demanding, and even dangerous...in other words, totally BRUTAL. Edge further reports:

ORAMM, what a weekend! Showed up to the race Sunday morning not knowing what the mountains had in store for me.

Needless to say, 6 hours, 62 miles, and 11,000 feet later I finished my first assault and all I gotta say is, "Man what a wild ride!"

After the dust settled and the beer was flowing, I checked the results to find out that I had finished 27th overall and 12th in open men. All in all a great event and I would suggest it to any mountain biker wanting to test their might or just get a great and up close look at the Pisgah National Forest---I will be back next year!

Dirty Spokes 12 Hours of Tribble Mill

Edge takes third in the 12 Hour solo...without even trying?

Welllll, not exactly. The day began with ideal racing conditions; sunny, dry, and remarkably, not too hot. Edge sat poised at the front of the line...


















...then shot out in front of over 200 other riders.

By the time he finished the parade lap, he took the corner with noone even close to riding his hub, and was first into the woods.

Hours went by, the eight mile trail was lapped
over and over, and despite varying problems with

heat and nausea, the day was strong.

UNTIL-- eight hours in, his rear, tubeless, 29er tire busted a seam while jumping out of the last taco stand and leaked tubeless goo all over the ground.

A final inspection in the Terrapin/Hostel Cyclist pit revealed he wouldn't be finishing off the last two and a half hours of the race, becoming instead, an official piece of the Hostel Cyclist cheering squad.


Well it turned out the Edge was far enough ahead when his tire popped, that he was able to sit down, have a beer, hang out for a couple hours...and still place third in his class.





















Many thanks to the Hostel Cyclist support crew, and his new hat.