{"id":4397,"date":"2015-05-28T10:32:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T15:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevencycles.com\/blog\/?p=4397"},"modified":"2020-09-25T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:01:41","slug":"matts-maneha-250-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/matts-maneha-250-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt&#8217;s Maneha 250 &#8211; In Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/on-the-road-250-miles-of-new-england-dirt\/\">Last week we told the story<\/a> of the inaugural <!--<a href=\"https:\/\/www.overlandbasecamp.cc\/journal\/2015\/12\/16\/eagerly-awaited-the-maneha-250\">linked to a password protected page Kirk 200608-->Maneha 250<!--<\/a>-->. This week we bring you more from that event, because it was just that good.<\/p>\n<p>If you were to call <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/people\/matt-okeefe.php\">Matt O&#8217;Keefe<\/a>, our erstwhile production manager and bike handling guru, a visual storyteller, he would likely guffaw in your face, because he&#8217;s modest, and at root, he just likes to take pictures. He&#8217;s also a hell of a bike rider, and so, when we received his trove of photos from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overlandbasecamp.cc\/journal\/2015\/12\/16\/eagerly-awaited-the-maneha-250\">Maneha 250<\/a>, we had to share them. Matt makes 250 miles of self-supported, off-road riding look as good as it gets. If these don&#8217;t make you want to ride your bike, then you don&#8217;t like to ride bikes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4398 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bike with graffitti\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5098-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4399 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"riders ascend a long woodland trail\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5148-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4401 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Seven Sola mountain bike loaded with bags\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_51791-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4402 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bike against a wood wall\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5203-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4403 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Seven with handlebar bags parked on a wooden bridge\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5247-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4404 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Riding up a trail in the woods\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5250-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4405\" style=\"width: 546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5284.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4405 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5284-546x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brad and Matt Thumbs up\" width=\"546\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5284-546x1024.jpg 546w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5284-400x750.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5284-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_5284.jpg 1096w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 85vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt (right) with Seven bike builder Brad Smith.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we told the story of the inaugural Maneha 250. This week we bring you more from that event, because it was just that good. If you were to call Matt O&#8217;Keefe, our erstwhile production manager and bike handling guru, a visual storyteller, he would likely guffaw in your face, because he&#8217;s modest, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/matts-maneha-250-in-photos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Matt&#8217;s Maneha 250 &#8211; In Photos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[373,628,364,758,641,101,45,365,23,751,34,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-4397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"tag-bike-packing","7":"tag-bradford-smith","8":"tag-evergreening","10":"tag-maneha-250","11":"tag-matt-okeefe","12":"tag-mountain-bikes","13":"tag-on-the-road","14":"tag-seven-racers","15":"tag-sola-sl","17":"tag-team-seven-cycles"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4397"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12330,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397\/revisions\/12330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}