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Mt. Mitchell
Staying in Asheville with an old friend. He rides an old Novara MTB that we just put a pair of GKs on to roll better. I shipped my Litespeed dropbar 26er via Bikeflights.
Yesterday we drove up to Craggy Gardens on the BRP and rode up to Mt. Mitchell, on a day with perfect weather. When we got back to the car, he drove home and I rode back to Asheville. I got over 6,100 ft of descent from Mt. Mitchell, as the BRP has some serious ups and downs. Total climbing was 4,000 ft, and 49 miles all together.
Pavement is excellent and traffic was light. We were lucky to be able to rail the 4-1/2 mile descent off Mitchell to the BRP with no cars. Vistas are spectacular. Just fabulous riding. I kind of wished I had the Firefly or Bingham, but it's not about the bike! Saw a fellow on an Eriksen, welded by Brad.
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