glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
Awesome! I swear I'm going to run a desert race this year.
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Rhino Rally
- Thread starter anderson750
- Start date
Awesome! I swear I'm going to run a desert race this year.
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Tonkaman
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Jordan
Wow sounds brutal. Congrats on pushing thru to the end!
rholbrook
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Kaysville, Ut
Cherry Creek is the next one. I'm in Chad if you want to do it
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
Congrats on a good ride. Did you ever figure out where you finished?
I watched some of my GoPro, I'll have to make an edit so people can see the fun they missed.
I watched some of my GoPro, I'll have to make an edit so people can see the fun they missed.
Cascadia
Undecided
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Unofficial results but my wife thinks I was 8th in my division. I happy with that considering our goal was to finish. And I'm very happy with my bike after the beating I gave it.
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
I met DJ for the first time yesterday. He rode good.
Cascadia
Undecided
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Hardly slept a minut last night even with how worn out I was. Either my carpel tunnel was in full swing or that cactus really did a number to me. Usually with the carpel tunnel both arms will fall asleep and tingle which wakes you up. But last night it was only my left and worse than ever. I've been trying to find a picture of the plant that poked me so I can look it up and see if its something poisonous I need to worry about. It was bad enough that I sat up almost all night propped against pillows so I could have as much blood flow to my arm as possible to limit the tingling. That didn't even really help.
On a side note, I think I sprained my right wrist.
On a side note, I think I sprained my right wrist.
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
I am not aware of any of the cactus being poisonous. My bet would be that your body is reacting to the beating you put on it yesterday. You may not have initially noticed it but you may have hit just right on that side of your body when you crashed and when you quit moving everything tightened up.
Isn't the pain after a race so rewarding.
Isn't the pain after a race so rewarding.
Cascadia
Undecided
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Ya, it's rewarding and I'm not trying to complain. My crash was on the right side of my body. And it's my left arm falling asleep. I'm sure it is from the race. Just wish I could have slept last night. I deserved it. Ha.
glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
Which one
April 12 or one of the two in May? I'm game.
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- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Luke got 4th in our division.
I had an issue with my handgaurd pinning my aluminum bearing throttle tube stuck twice. I had to stop both times and beat the guard with a rock. I also had to stop and add gas from my gatorade bottle once and at the pit once. Other than that I felt like I did well. I dumped the bike a few times but I never fell over. It was super super hard. Easily the most physically and mentally demanding thing I've ever done.
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I hit a wall at about 25 miles with a leg cramp, but I pushed through it and it went away.
I had an issue with my handgaurd pinning my aluminum bearing throttle tube stuck twice. I had to stop both times and beat the guard with a rock. I also had to stop and add gas from my gatorade bottle once and at the pit once. Other than that I felt like I did well. I dumped the bike a few times but I never fell over. It was super super hard. Easily the most physically and mentally demanding thing I've ever done.
3:05
I hit a wall at about 25 miles with a leg cramp, but I pushed through it and it went away.
Are you liking the new bike??
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Sounds like a great time, glad I didn't try to race though! I'd have been like your old bike at the last race... DEAD!
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
This is a cool picture in the St. George News of the expert start. I am the 3rd bike on the left in blue and green gear. I went through the banner in 3rd place, and lost a couple places when we dropped into the wash. I had a good battle with a guy for the entire first loop as we swapped position for 5th overall 3 or 4 times. I at one point gapped him and was closing in on the guy in 4th overall but he did not stop at the gas check for fuel. While I was getting fuel, the guy I was battling with passed by me putting me back into 6th overall. I finished out the race there in 6th overall and 1st in my class.
Tonkaman
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Jordan
Wow that's a great finish! Sweet photo too, it's a great way to remember the race
I had the same thing happen with my hand guard on a trail once. I had the Acerbis ones, same design as the Tusk ones...that's why I won't ever run that style again. Could have been bad news having your throttle get stuck open and having a nice cliff on one side of the trail.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
The motor is the sweetest thing. It never hiccups, just power anywhere and everywhere in the rev range. I need a kickstand, cut the throttle tube and some other tweaks to tune it to my liking but it's so so fast and light.
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- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
It would have been bad if it pinned open, and it probably wasted 20 minutes cumulative. The throttle thing wouldn't have been an issue if I had a traditional throttle tube, this aluminum one has a very small opening at the end and we couldn't install it exactly as it should have been. I'll just cut end off and it will work perfect.
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rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
My race experience was different, only got to race 50 miles of the 75, I crashed 5 minutes into my race, then at 40 miles spent about an hour and a half with an injured rider, waiting for the helicopter to come get him out...a DNF for me. Every race is an different and interesting experience.