Re: Technical Ascent

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SUCCESS! Let it be known on July 8th 2011, I cleared the rock garden going up the trail!

It is funny because of all the times I’ve tried, this time seemed the least likely to clean it. It was during the last mile or so of a 20+ mile day. I had bent my derailleur hanger and had to stay in low gears because the chain would shift under heavy torque. Cramps were creeping into my legs. Once I got to that section of trail I pushed all of that out of my mind and starting spinning like crazy. It seemed like my front tire would hardly touch the rocks as I turned between big rocks keeping as smooth of a line as possible. I got up it and alone in the woods I had my fist in the air shouting hell ya!

Thanks for all the good advise! I should be back on Monday, hopefully the confidence and experience will get be back up that damn mess.