Remember I Mentioned the Mauna Kea 200 was One of the Toughest Races in the World?

[Krazy Hawaiian]

Here's a little look at what you have to deal with at the top. With a very cool scrolling panoramic view!

Scroll Saddle Road

http://img497.imageshack.us/my.php?i...dleroad4pq.swf

[Drifter]

That black crap must be volcanic ash? Looks like it'd shred a new rear tire inside of 50 ft -

[Krazy Hawaiian]

Originally Posted by Drifter

That black crap must be volcanic ash? Looks like it'd shred a new rear tire inside of 50 ft -

Solid Lava rock and your correct, its the best tire shredder ever made. It's a 2 day race, somewhat like the ISDE type of racing they had in Europe. The bikes are tagged and all parts marked, only thing that you can change on the break is tires since the majority of them are flat or gone when they make the checkpoint!

The course they run on had to be "hammered" down with sledge hammers in many places just to get it to a rideable surface!

Definatly not something you want to fall off on.... if you do your chances of survival are nil. A few guys have died testing it out

[DCMETRO1]

Originally Posted by Krazy Hawaiian

Solid Lava rock and your correct, its the best tire shredder ever made.

thats exactly what I was thinking when I was looking at the lava rock.... tire nightmare...

[Krazy Hawaiian]

Shits like a cheese grater on a grand scale..... Really hard on wheels too

One year Phil came in to the hiltop check on the front HUB he's super hard on wheels normally. That race is a given the bike will need 2 talon/takasago combos afterwards....