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« on: August 30, 2010, 11:51:40 AM »
On Saturday morning at 8 AM, the Naked Indian and I, along with 30 or so other souls, will be tearing off through the woods of North Georgia.

We are taking on the challenge of the TNGA: http://www.firstworks.com/tnga/index.html

You can keep up with the progress here:
http://mtbcast.com/site2/
http://www.trackleaders.com

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 12:00:04 PM »
Good luck guys!

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 12:21:32 PM »
EPIC!!!

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 12:31:21 PM »
Good luck guys! you will do well I am sure!
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Re: TNGA
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 08:59:09 PM »
AWESOME!

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 11:22:29 PM »
GO BLACK OPS!!!

hopefully when you get back you will still want to ride with us slow little people
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Re: TNGA
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 08:37:30 AM »
What mike no cheers for me. Proedge u provide the cam I will do some filiming.

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2010, 08:49:12 AM »
BLACK OPS has a very tight aliance.

I will never look down my nose at you little people!! :) j/k

I will ride with whome ever, as soon as my saddle sores go away when i'm done with this suffer-fest!  :-\ :-\

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2010, 10:06:35 AM »
Go guys GO!!!!!!!!

Good luck and take no prisoners !!

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2010, 11:53:23 AM »
Karlos, may you finish in 2nd, behind (BLACK OPS)/2 :)


But overall, I hope you both have fun and are satisfied with your performances
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Re: TNGA
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2010, 12:34:20 PM »
Proedge u provide the cam I will do some filiming.

If I did that everytime someone has asked, there would be no cam sales.. the best i can do for all my peeps is give them unbeatable pricing.

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2010, 01:04:34 PM »
Matt Lee, Tour Divide Record holder and all around cycling bad-ass has hinted that if his ducks fall into a row, he too will toe the line for TNGA.

I just moved down another place in the overall standings...... :(

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2010, 03:39:10 PM »
Why are they sending you through People's Lake Rd all the way up to Jeep Rd/P4 instead of the single track through Ft. Mountain?  I guess i a streighter shot over to Pinhoti 4/3 that way and tons of climbing on that rd.  Lots of offroading vehicles there though.  Lots of overnight camping by the rivers around People Lake Rd.  Meaning, ride fast through there... LOL  Anyway, that is the only area I am familiar with of the route.  So wish I was riding up there right now.  As you do the P2/P1 to Bear Creek, you come by Potato Patch area and you can see Cohutta overlook.  Snap some pics there.  Snap more when you get to HogPen by Dahnolega..Great way to hit MOST of all north GA mountains.  Have fun and be safe.  Good luck.

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2010, 08:08:31 PM »
Good luck to both of you. Look forward to the write ups!

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2010, 10:53:12 PM »
ProEdge, Im not just anybody,  ;)  Plus I wanted to do camera work, not get a free camera...  Big differance, LOL, I will give it back to ya!

Mk, thanks for the well wishes. 

Sandpine, great information, its in the notes now.

Jonesy, I think this may be the mother of all write ups.

Im ready to kick ass and have the time of my life and see all of the Georgia Mountains in One shot!

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Re: TNGA
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« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2010, 03:32:00 PM »
ProEdge, Im not just anybody,  ;)  Plus I wanted to do camera work, not get a free camera...  Big differance, LOL, I will give it back to ya!


I gathered that, but its the same difference about the cams.

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2010, 03:42:14 PM »
I envy the adventure, The pain and suffering well not so much.
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Re: TNGA
« Reply #18 on: September 08, 2010, 10:42:54 AM »
All done. Karlos is still on course with losts of bike problems. He is determined to finish. I'm at Mulberry resting and watching him on trackleaders.

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Re: TNGA
« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2010, 10:48:50 AM »
All done. Karlos is still on course with losts of bike problems. He is determined to finish. I'm at Mulberry resting and watching him on trackleaders.

I was going to say he has not moved much in the last 12 or so hours, hope he can finish.. Great Job Rob!
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Re: TNGA
« Reply #23 on: September 12, 2010, 10:44:35 AM »
Nice write up, guys. Enjoyed.
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Re: TNGA
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2010, 08:29:24 AM »
Awesome writeup so far.  Looking forward to Part IV. 

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