Originally Posted by
dgodave
It does look like a grind tho.
It is definitely a grind, more so because there is no water on the route. We hid some water near the Schulman Grove visitor's center the day before.
The worst part was the pounding on the body during the descent on washboard surfaces. That beat me up pretty badly, a hardtail was probably not the best choice.
It took days to recover from the beating. Here are my notes:
Ride day: 82.7 miles, 12,480 feet, 9 hours 21 minutes; bonked (dummy), sore ankles/wrists/back
Next day: drive home, sore & tired
Next day: rest day, still sore and tired
Next day: 43.9 miles, 3540 feet, 3 hours 10 minutes; recovery ride, left hip still sore
Here's the route on
ridewithgps
EDIT: Photos of
White Mountain — some taken during the ride.