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[kidzorcx]

M M V R .18 Muntele Mic Vertical Race 2018. It's the second year I'm participating. 2017 was an ITT uphill for almost 24km, I did ok and really enjoyed the experience, so I signed up for 2018 too. This year however was a bunch race, 28.9km, with a bit more climbing with the final 1.5km at 15%. We went hard from the start and by the time the gradient started to pick up we were all trimmed down to a small group. As the pace started to pick up on the switchbacks I started to feel the lack of elevation training and I got dropped. The final 6km were just brutal to me, I had nothing left and was pushing against a brick wall, but I managed to pull through until the end. The view from the top, just amazing. 15th place is better than I expected for someone who rides predominantly on flat roads. MMicVR, see you next year!

[kidzorcx]

T R A C K ⁿ³ The fixed gear rebuilt. I had decided for some time to rebuid it, change some parts and the color scheme. Having a steel bike with alloy deep section rims was noce to look at but at 13.5kg it was a chore to ride. I use a pretty big gear (50Tx16T) so riding around was uncomfortable to say the least. I took apart the old rims, relaced the hubs to some disc specific rims, WTB SX19. Saved some "grams" there. Next step was to strip the paint. I really like the look of titanium frames and bare steel so I went that way with the project, clear coat of varnish over the frame, redecalled the fork and seat post. Three days later of stripping paint, polishing and repainting, the finished product, under 9kg for the complete bike, roughly around 8.7kg. Gotta say I love it!

[kidzorcx]

For some time I avoided running, due to some "bad" knees, the old "my knees are called bad and worse". But I've been doing low impact sports and cycling has helped me quite a lot. So finally it was time to take them out for a spin, target was to run 30min but I was starting to feel a bit of discomfort, so for now it will do. I plan on throwing in some running into my training, mainly nothing more than 5km, that's the goal. Hopefully it'll get easier to do the 5K, and in a short while to start improving the time.

[kidzorcx]

#rockout on Threadless

Rock out with your... foot out!

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#gimp on Threadless

I stumbled upon an older sketchbook of mine where I was trying out various styles of characters, among which was this chubby naked dude with a mask. I refined the sketch a bit and redid a few details.

[kidzorcx]

F A I L I've been slowly progressing along with my climbing, I'm getting back into the rhythm and I'm trying out weirder things. I started to add some climbing problems on the wall, nothing too complex. This is a problem set up by a friend. Everybody has the same problem there at the last hold, as it's quite tricky to hold with a good grip. I was quite confident I had it on this run, my friend were nice enough to film me fail it, as you can tell by the laughing at the end. I eventually managed to pull it off, I still think it was by accident, but nevertheless I was the first to complete it, after my fair share of drops, falls and bails.

[kidzorcx]

R A N D O R O M 2 0 1 8 • 200 KM It was the first "stage" of the Randorom2018, part of the Randonneur events endurance ride. I took part in it last year as well, but I didn't perform quite as I wanted. This year I got "stuck" in the first group, we rode exceptionally, over the course, 200km long and 1125m elevation gain, over country side roads and rolling terrain. I'm starting to regain fitness, this time around I managed to stick to the group far longer than I was expecting. After a close call on a descent that could have ended.. Unpleasantly, I managed to stick with the group for about 170km, but I finally got dropped on a bad stretch of road, having to ride the final 30km solo. Overall it was a great time, total time it took me was 6 hours 59 minutes, a whole 2 hours better than 2017.

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G U G U • 1686M The Godeanu mountain range is part of the Carpathian chain crossing through Romania. It is said that the Gugu peak is a center point in the global energetic field and it is also considered the sacred mountain of the Dacians, and that under the peak there is a cave that Zamolxe (a Dacian high priest) used for solitude and meditation. We tried to ascend the peak (2209m) two years ago, but we failed due to poor weather with low visibility. The Godeanu range is the wilder, less explored, part of the bigger Retezat-Godeanu group. There are very few markings around, and general public access is limited as not many wonder off into this part of the mountains. We decided to try again this year to get on top of this mystical mountain. We camped at the Gugu refuge (1686m), a cozy cabin that offers plenty for any traveler in these parts. It is completely sustained by those who pass through, with plenty of sleeping places and a fireplace to keep the cold away. Unfortunately, we didn't make it, again this year, due to the unstable snow, melting parts and constantly collapsing under us. As well as the fact that I for one couldn't continue the ascent as I got sick from the strong light reflecting of the snow and my sunglasses not being able to adjust.

[kidzorcx]

ROCAA 2018 A local XCO race, this year marked the forth edition. After suffering a terminal mechanical last year, I ended up running the final 6km. This year I decided to try again, on my SSCX bike. I have a better setup than last year, although I was slower going downhill this time around. I still managed to finish 15/55 on my age group and 67/222 on general. Loads of fun, although I was expecting a muddier course, due to the rain the previous days. The course: 6km tarmac, 37km gravel, dirt and forest roads, 4 main climbs and 621m elevation gain, total time 2:05:59, on a 34x17 setup with 33mm tyres.

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E N D U R E I've been meaning to go out on a ride with these guys, but I didn't get the chance lately. As luck would have it, I haven't done any long rides this year so I was pretty rubbish towards the of this almost impossible 140km ride for me as I really lost some fitness. We pushed a pretty high pace going as we had only a headwind, with quite a hilly middle of the ride. Overall I got dropped on the last 20km, but I didn't mind. Loads of fun for an after Easter ride.

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B O U L D E R So I started rock climbing and bouldering some time ago, maybe 5-6 years. I took a break after I finished my studies. But I started again, now in 2018. I'm rediscovering the sport now and I can say I enjoy it now more than before.

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S U N Finally spring is here, everything is starting to green and the sun is out more and more. Haven't been out on the cross bike in a while, so I decided to go out today, in the local forest. It's a nice twisty trail between the trees, plenty of fun on a cross bike.

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C X National Championship • Stage°3 The day started with a gloomy cloudy sky, around 5°C, but just as we were warming up and heading to the start line, the sun came out. I was feeling great and had already planned my race strategy. On the second lap I had broken several teeth on my front chain ring and I lost a lot of positions as I basically spent the rest of the race going through the bunch to get back up, while struggling with a constantly dropping chain.

[kidzorcx]

C X National Championship • Stage°2 Tough race, on an motocross track combined with a sector of single track, steep pitches, pump track, plenty of mud and made even harder on a single speed.