Mountain Bikes

[.RJ]

Rode this 3-day route this past weekend with some friends - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30692201

These were some of the hardest days I've had on a bike, mostly because I've put on some weight and climbing 15k feet like a lead balloon on a loaded bike on tough trails doesnt go so well... the terrain out in the blue ridge is really amazing and tough.

Was this all singletrack or a mix of fireroads too? Also, pics of the bike??

Multisurface.... If I remember it was something like this - singletrack -> road -> gravel -> road -> gravel -> road -> gravel -> road -> fire road/jeep trail, i.e. shitty doubletrack littered with boulders -> road -> gravel -> road -> trail... 

First day was 44 miles / 5100 ft climbing, next day 46 miles / 5100 ft, then 3rd day was 36 miles / 4000 ft.  Ding, turkey's done.  

I rode my SIR 9 - dont have a picture of it assembled so this is what you get.  Rigid, 2.3" tires.  Given the mixed terrain this was the best compromise I could come up with.  A gravel/cross bike would be unrideable for long sections and a real mountain bike would be miserable on the long road stretches.