My race calendar has four of the NUE series; four 100 mile mountain bike events that all feature 10,000 ft of climbing or more: Cohutta, W101, SM100 and the killer, Breck. I completed the W101 last year and want to be faster this year. Since much of time savings is to be found on the climbs, one very important principal to keep in mind is“If I want to go uphill faster, weigh less”.
Obviously there is lots and lots of riding and training which is important too. That’s a given. But when I’ve done all that training and am still looking for those extra 15 minutes to shave off, it comes down to simple physics; I want to tote as little bulk up that big friggin’ mountain as possible.
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