Saturday, October 17, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Buell on a TAT mountain pass
When I loaded my music player for this trip I put a whole bunch of songs that would qualify as good workout songs. For some reason, this song, and the whole album by Sammy Haggar's band "Chickenfoot" was my favorite. Take a ride up this mountain pass in Colorado while listening to some of the music I had in my helmet. This is the track I was playing as we started up the hardest pass of the trip.....I'll never forget it...
Just like during a workout, the music I was listening to pumped me up and kept me feeling positive and free from fear about the challenge...and the drop offs....until lightning started striking at the summit while sleet started making everything cold and wet, not to mention slippery.... Thats was frikkin scary. People who passed by us in a jeep on the way down stopped and said..."You guys are nuts ! "
Most of this footage was shot on the Cinnamon Pass but there are clips from other sections of the TAT thrown in too......
Stats on this pass:
Me - 220lbs
Gear- 45lbs
Tires- 25 psi
Rear Tire - almost bald
Rear Shocks - full preload
Front Shocks- factory settings
Ipod- Full volume
Ambient Temperature - From 65 to 32 degrees (in that order)
Elevation- 8500 - 13,500 ft
This video was shot on the easiest part of the Pass, the lower section. The camera had to go away once the rain started 1/2 way up the run. Too bad, the trail got MUCH tougher after this. The size of the bumps, rocks and the severity of the switchback turns increased threefold.
Don't Try this with Your Harley....
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