I know about you local lurkers. Montanans who, whilst drinking Double Haul and wearing flip flops, disparage blogs and the culture of internet beta as anathema to the Montana way. This isn’t Colorado, you say, the way you find out about the real snow/trail/fishing conditions is to know people, and talk to them face to face.

I know that you Montanans, yes every one of you, surf the internet rabidly for current conditions and new trips to do. It’s ok, they’re hypocrits in Boulder, too.

So I am today continuing the public service that is a tertiary function of this hear website by encouraging all of you local lurkers to not bother riding the Sheep Mountain loop this year. Because let us face it, that ride sucks bald dog. All the folks we saw out there today riding up to Blue Point (or the false summit of Sheep) and back where definitly doing the smart thing. Descending that bit of rocky singletrack, then climbing up to the true summit of Sheep, and especially the descent down the east fork are just not worth your time. Witness Bill’s malaise:

“Dude, this ride is fucking lame. I’d rather be doing laps on Braxton, chatting with the dog walkers.”

Fortunately for everyone, there are other more worthwhile things on the internet than another five+ hour ride on a 28 mile loop.  This video for instance:

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13169408&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1

Or most importantly of all, the fact that today the Hardrock 100 was almost won outright by a woman, and had women take the second and fourth spots in the overall.  The question then becomes, once societal stigma (and especially a limited talent pool) are overcome, will men continue to consistently have faster races than women in the ultra-endurance realm?