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Granny Gear Productions' 24 Hours of Landahl race -- September 22-23 -- is the most fun you can have in Missouri without sleeping! ... Participants will be racing at one of the nation's finest mountain bike parks, Landahl Park, a regional park of the Jackson County park system.

Welcome to our Grassroots Channel! This is the place to see and share stories, photos and videos of the big event. ... Post your 24 Hours memories and you could win one of 3 NiteRider Evolution Smart technical lighting systems!
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That'll leave a mark
830 pounds of fun
24 Minutes of Landahl - GO!
24 Minutes of Landahl - get set...
That's more like it.
Josh Tostado
Laird at the start
Waaaay to happy for the start of a 24...
Forbidden Donut - Getting Ready
Bikes at the Start
MG at Night - 24 Hours of Landahl
MG at 24 Hours of Landahl
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24 Hours of Landahl: The winners! (finally)

By Contests on 12/21/2007 in contests
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

OK, so we're late on this one. We apologize, but things have been a bit crazy in recent months.

Anyway, we were remiss in awarding prizes for best blog, best photo and best video from the 24 Hours of Landahl race back in September. But we have 3 cool Nite Rider lighting systems to give away and we want to honor our commitments, so let's do it!

Best blog

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Dispatch from Team Forbidden Donut

By ray on 10/8/2007 on ray's blog
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

I’m out on my first lap, second in the team rotation...  The treacherous rock outcrops and escarpments I feared so much from last year were behind me and didn’t seem as bad as I remembered (at least, with fresh legs and plenty of sleep; that would change). Now I am in the heart of the sweetly twisting singletrack—buff, beautiful and at times reminiscent of a slalom run. Carving sinuous s-turns betwixt trees in the dappled afternoon light is an unexpectedly beautiful experience amidst the brutality of a 24-hour event. If you weren’t there, you were missing out.

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4am "Beer Can Hands"...

By mgersib on 10/1/2007 on mgersib's blog
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

I've been riding and racing mountain bikes since 1990, and in 17 years, I thought I'd had arm pump in just about every form imaginable...

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That'll leave a mark

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
That'll leave a mark

John Twist of men's expert team, Shortbus Mafia, shows his trophies from the 24 Hours of Landahl. And, yes, he was wearing gloves. Rigid bikes and the rocky terrain are not for the faint of heart.

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830 pounds of fun

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
830 pounds of fun

The 830 (give or, well, give) of the clydesdale team, Forbidden Donut!

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24 Minutes of Landahl - GO!

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
24 Minutes of Landahl - GO!

This young competitor opens it up on the climbs.

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24 Minutes of Landahl - get set...

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
24 Minutes of Landahl - get set...

One young competitor gets ready for the 24 Minutes of Landahl.

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That's more like it.

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
That's more like it.

John Donjoian of The Short Bus Mafia making careful preparations for his night laps.

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Josh Tostado

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
Josh Tostado

Eventual solo winner Josh Tostado, showing the signs of a recent crash: dirt on the kit, blood on the elbow and race number askew.

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Laird at the start

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
Laird at the start

Laird Knight, Granny Gear head honcho, marshalls the troops for the ensuing 24-hour battle.

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Waaaay to happy for the start of a 24...

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
Waaaay to happy for the start of a 24...

Jeff of Forbidden Donut has the right look of trepidation. JohnnyD of The Shortbus Mafia? Not so much. You'd think he actually enjoys abuse.

Oh. Wait. =)

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Forbidden Donut - Getting Ready

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
Forbidden Donut - Getting Ready

Jeff checks his bike prior to the start.

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Bikes at the Start

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
Bikes at the Start

Sure. They're clean now...

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2007 24 Hours of Landahl - On the bikes!

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

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After running through the start/finish, everyone grabs their bikes and hits the woods. The race is on!
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2007 24 Hours of Landahl - le mans start

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

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Here's the le mans start for the 2007 24 Hours of Landahl from Granny Gear.
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More 24 Hour Musings...

By mgersib on 9/27/2007 on mgersib's blog
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

I've got to say that, in the days since competing in my first solo 24 hour at the 24 Hours of Landahl, my life has taken on a much more reflective nature as I struggle to find significance in my everyday life. Right now life seems really complicated, and for what? For the burden of house and car payments every month? Or for the luxury of having a roof over our heads every night and a car to drive whenever we need it? Where does my bike fit into my synthetic life?

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Pixie Mate Post of the Week - 24 Hours

By Contests on 9/27/2007 in contests
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

24 Hours. No, not the TV show. The 24 Hours of Landahl has you off the couch and on your bike. (Let's see Keifer Sutherland do that!)

YourMTB.com member mgersib (aka, Matt Gersib) rode in Landahl for his first attempt at 24-hour racing -- solo! (Most 24-hour crazies do it as a team.) And he posted a great write-up about his experience.

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These Cassettes are scary Lite

By magudas on 9/25/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

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Awards ceremony, thought it was funny that the chain was dropped right after the comment "Those cassettes are scary lite."
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Cowbells, we gotta get a cowbell.

By kcmtnbiker on 9/25/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

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Before the beginning of the 24 hours of landahl race in Blue Springs, MO
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MG at Night - 24 Hours of Landahl

By mgersib on 9/25/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)
MG at Night - 24 Hours of Landahl

Solo 24 Hour competitor Matt Gersib finishes an early-morning lap at the 2007 24 Hours of Landahl.  Photo by Mark Savery.

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