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Oh yeah baby, it's insane. 19.2 inch GT Xizang (hand welded 3/2.5 Titanium, in Colorado Springs), '96 Judy LE, full Shimano XT with Mavic 517s, GT Hadley laser cut precision hubs (28 in the front, 32 in the back) and Ritchey WCS aluminum. Weigh in at 19 pounds. Even these days with creaky legs I can probably still do it. :jerkit: The kettles are a sick place to ride-steep short ups and downs with gnarly rock and roots, with dark powdery dirt, clay and leaves. It's awesome being able to keep up your momentum the entire loop, with a good hard climb at the end to make it all worth while. Ask any serious recreational rider and they'll tell you 25mph is not uncommon, depending on the trail and conditions.