Scott Barker
I rode the course last night and agree with Ron and Brooke -- advantage
mountain bike. It's a fun, twisty, and somewhat technical course, and I
lost count of how many banked turns! Try to get a few laps in, because
there are many spots with different lines (good for passing). Whatever
bike you choose, go a bit high with the tire pressure (they did a great job
marking the larger rocks). For SS, I ended up with 34-18 on a 29er. The
guys and gals who podium will be definitely be "REAL" mountain bikers, even
more so if they do it on a cross bike!
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 9:36 AM, wrote:
> I know Schamp is busy shufflin the the race cards, but he and others
> have been hard at work getting the short track champs course ready at
> Cascade Locks EASY Climb location. He will probably post some updates soon.
> I have personally removed a large number of blackberries and made the
> single track sections much better. This is a REAL short track course
> that will really test people. Not much climbing, but will feel like it at
> race pace. The water in the bay on the East side of course is very
> tempting. So much that I now have a sunburned back and head!
> The Port is stepping up to make the venue very nice, including mowing the
> area down by the rocky beach so people can camp there. NWTA is having a
> camp out with movies on Saturday night. I think they are Cross and MTB
> movies! Family friendly I would assume. Stars, campfires, portapottys
> etc. I am sure there will be good swag for the raffle from Kris as well on
> Race Day. Except for the junctions, the course is marked right now with
> red and yellow tape on both sides. It will be fully marked on Saturday as
> that will be the set up day.
> This place is easy to access from the metro area. It takes me about 25
> more minutes to get there than it does for me to go out to the Scappoose
> Trails....and I live way out North. I sure hope some people come to
> support, The OBRA Champs, The people of Cascade Locks (who are being
> amazing with support), sponsor...SDS Lumber which is letting us use some
> of their property, Northwest Trail Alliance (who has started these trails
> which will continue to grow and connect to others in the area), The other
> Sponsors and Kris Schamp (whos commitment to our sport is worth
> supporting!).
> I think if you are observant you might also notice a few area that you
> might just encounter at the September Double Cross. I noticed something
> that looked like either the death drop of the challenge of a lifetime
> run-up (old man talking here).
> Come on out and have some fun for either two days or even just race day.
> A cross bike would work on this, but a mtb bike will be super fun!!
> ronnie
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