By: Neil Shirley

The Crusher in the Tushar is a race in Beaver, Utah that is as brutal as the name suggests. Three factors contribute to its difficulty: the 69 mile race includes more than 40 miles of dirt roads with 10,500 feet of climbing, and all of it at extreme altitude. The event is the brainchild of a former teammate of mine, Burke Swindlehurst, who grew up in the area and trained on the very same roads as the race. He was a mentor to me during my early years on the road, so it was a big deal for me to be competing in his race. It also created the perfect opportunity to act as a bike designer/product manager as once we'd secured an entry we set about to build the perfect bike for the event that would embrace some of the newest thinking in dual purpose road bike technology.

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