http://californication.mtbguru.com/2004/04/10/the-yeti/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:34:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://californication.mtbguru.com/2004/04/10/the-yeti/#comment-8624 MTBGuru blog » A nice stretch of the legs… Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:48:18 +0000 http://californication.mtbguru.com/blog/2004/04/10/the-yeti/#comment-8624 [...] It turned out to be one of the greatest and toughest rides I’ve ever done - the Durango race was perhaps a bit harder but that was mainly because of the weather conditions and altitude. Some of the climbing on our ‘Kitten ride’ was brutal and relentless and we had to hike-a-bike more than we’d hoped for. A lot of the downhill on the other hand was fantastic and my Yeti was great on this - though a bit heavy and with a non-ideal gearing for the steep climbs (largest cog in the back only 32 teeth), it was coasting like a dream on the rollers and felt awesome on the fast, winding descents. The two thoughest climbs, Mac’s Corral and Vasquez, felt like they would never end though. [...] [...] It turned out to be one of the greatest and toughest rides I’ve ever done - the Durango race was perhaps a bit harder but that was mainly because of the weather conditions and altitude. Some of the climbing on our ‘Kitten ride’ was brutal and relentless and we had to hike-a-bike more than we’d hoped for. A lot of the downhill on the other hand was fantastic and my Yeti was great on this - though a bit heavy and with a non-ideal gearing for the steep climbs (largest cog in the back only 32 teeth), it was coasting like a dream on the rollers and felt awesome on the fast, winding descents. The two thoughest climbs, Mac’s Corral and Vasquez, felt like they would never end though. [...]

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