If FEMA had the bicycles, would it fund Hustler's manlet bib?
#5461
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Interesting coarse marking with the stakes and tape. If you fall, you not only hit the rocks, but you potentially get the stake through your chest.
As one who has fallen a lot, I think about such things.
As one who has fallen a lot, I think about such things.
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anyone here used "nextie" rims? considering a carbon hoop for my next build.
Thinking about a low profile rim (20-25mm deep) like a mtb rim for my all-in-one bike. I don't really ride fast anymore but I do a lot of accelerations so ultra lightweight might be cool to try. something like the enve gravel wheels but on a budget.
Thinking about a low profile rim (20-25mm deep) like a mtb rim for my all-in-one bike. I don't really ride fast anymore but I do a lot of accelerations so ultra lightweight might be cool to try. something like the enve gravel wheels but on a budget.
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My brother and I stayed in Morrison from Wednesday to Sunday last week. We got in 85 miles of riding, 11,000 ft climbing, and 18,000 feet descending. We rode Little Scraggy @ Buffalo Creek, White Ranch, Dakota Ridge and Red Rocks, Staunton State Park, Buffalo Creek Big Loop, and did a day at Granby Ranch. The Bandit held up pretty well!
#5467
I ******* did it! Small race, but happy to finally pull one off. My cough situation is slightly better thanks to some steroid injection from the ENT doctor. Pedaled my ***** off and didn't crash. STOKED.
$200 for winning LOL- might cover my $110 entry fee and gas to get there and back.
Practice day- my friend blew up a carbon Nextie wheel for whoever was asking about those. They seem reasonably durable but I wouldn't run one for hard use:
$200 for winning LOL- might cover my $110 entry fee and gas to get there and back.
Practice day- my friend blew up a carbon Nextie wheel for whoever was asking about those. They seem reasonably durable but I wouldn't run one for hard use:
#5470
Speaking of which, did you get a TUE for the treatment or plan to just avoid USAC/UCI events where you might get tested for a while?
My Hct sometimes drops below avg when I do big training blocks and skip some tent time to recover. Doc wants to put me on stuff to boost Hct. Not a road I want to go down so my Hct is all over the map during the year. It's up to me to be rested and get tent time before A races.
My Hct sometimes drops below avg when I do big training blocks and skip some tent time to recover. Doc wants to put me on stuff to boost Hct. Not a road I want to go down so my Hct is all over the map during the year. It's up to me to be rested and get tent time before A races.
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I've been on the trainer since October, really been going properly on it since January, FTP is up 43w but I won't get to my 4w/Kg goal this year which I told myself I needed if I was going to race. You really need 4w/Kg here to be moderately competitive as a cat-4.
#5472
Speaking of which, did you get a TUE for the treatment or plan to just avoid USAC/UCI events where you might get tested for a while?
My Hct sometimes drops below avg when I do big training blocks and skip some tent time to recover. Doc wants to put me on stuff to boost Hct. Not a road I want to go down so my Hct is all over the map during the year. It's up to me to be rested and get tent time before A races.
My Hct sometimes drops below avg when I do big training blocks and skip some tent time to recover. Doc wants to put me on stuff to boost Hct. Not a road I want to go down so my Hct is all over the map during the year. It's up to me to be rested and get tent time before A races.
They don't test at any of these races. I'd get a TUE if I was worried about it.
Come to think of it- I'd probably need a bunch of TUE's for all the asthma inhalers I take...
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This is the kind of stuff I'm doing now, not really fun but I see the progress so I'm motivated.
Then race simulations as I get closer to the season:
I can't really be competitive with my current power in C-races or cat-4 crits and I'm not sure how this will shake-out in CX; Dallas is fast and I have to race against cat-1 and cat-2 roadies in CX who never claim points on weeknight races and only do a few weekend races per year so they never advance to cat-3. There was one race last year where I had to race against a guy on Elbowz, Squadra, Tilt, and a dude from the Jelly Belly team...all in one cat-4 CX race in Austin, the entire field was lapped and pulled. I fought it for many years but now I realize the race is to be the "best of the rest" and not get lapped while still getting a top-10. I have to be able to beat the Cat-1 and Cat-2 guys in CX to get points to move to cat-3 where there are far fewer.
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#5475
Nice- seeing personal progress is fun and motivating... Road/CX classing is really weird- in MTB (enduro specifically) you can sign up for whatever class you want. If you win amateur class by 2 minutes you will be heckled into signing up for expert class next time by the announcer at awards lol.
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Nice- seeing personal progress is fun and motivating... Road/CX classing is really weird- in MTB (enduro specifically) you can sign up for whatever class you want. If you win amateur class by 2 minutes you will be heckled into signing up for expert class next time by the announcer at awards lol.
#5478
That sounds lame. "Real" pro's should know better...a Cat-4 win in CX is not going to help your contract negotiation.
Just ride crazy and take 1-2 of them out. maybe they will get the hint and move up to a more appropriate class. Or get a few of your friends who are also sick of the issue and talk to the event organizer. If they start losing entries and money they might do something about it.
Just ride crazy and take 1-2 of them out. maybe they will get the hint and move up to a more appropriate class. Or get a few of your friends who are also sick of the issue and talk to the event organizer. If they start losing entries and money they might do something about it.
#5479
That sounds lame. "Real" pro's should know better...a Cat-4 win in CX is not going to help your contract negotiation.
Just ride crazy and take 1-2 of them out. maybe they will get the hint and move up to a more appropriate class. Or get a few of your friends who are also sick of the issue and talk to the event organizer. If they start losing entries and money they might do something about it.
Just ride crazy and take 1-2 of them out. maybe they will get the hint and move up to a more appropriate class. Or get a few of your friends who are also sick of the issue and talk to the event organizer. If they start losing entries and money they might do something about it.
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MTB is the same way here, all "open" races where you just get lapped and pulled. A few weeks ago my friends did a 6-hour race and were pulled when they were lapped by this guy (and other pros) who is a Dirty Kanza winner. There is no point in doing the gravel races either because you are going up against the Panaracer team. Road and crit racing is self policed very well here, but CX and XC is not.