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09-26-14, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CanadianBiker32

Hi there The race i am going on is in Minnesota out of Two Harbours, called the Heck of thE North. I was told the majority have ridden on Cross bikes, with some on mt and fat bikes. right now i prob use my fat bike, as my road bikes are CF and wouldn't want them on dirt roads for very long. So i was just wondering what is best option, i could use my old road bike, but i may be at handicap on mt bike, but more sturdy, hmm will be interesting i guess

Now that I see this, I would not recommend a road bike. I know people that ride The Heck of the North and you will have some tough off road trails. I don't think I'd use my Kona for this ride, I'd most likely be riding the SS MTB. Have fun with the ride and post an update after. I plan to add this event to my calendar, but it's not happening this year.

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