The fundamental problem with Crits is summed up in that video. You need to be prepared to trash your pride and joy because some other muppet can't ride his bike properly. The pros are fine - a mechanic brings you another bike and you just worry about the road rash...
It's why I hate sitting in the passenger seat as well.
I'm sorely tempted to enter the Guildford town centre race in early July, but trashing the bike weighs heavily on the wind. Came mightily close to it a Hillingdon last year (the guy to my right wasn't so lucky and snapped his forks).
I'm wondering whether the spare alu frame I have should just be built up for races.
FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."
I'm sorely tempted to enter the Guildford town centre race in early July, but trashing the bike weighs heavily on the wind. Came mightily close to it a Hillingdon last year (the guy to my right wasn't so lucky and snapped his forks).
I'm wondering whether the spare alu frame I have should just be built up for races.
Its not just the bike you have to worry about. There is a lot of momentum in 40 lardy blokes with delusions of being 'Cipo, and you do tend to get more brittle with age.
I'm sorely tempted to enter the Guildford town centre race in early July, but trashing the bike weighs heavily on the wind. Came mightily close to it a Hillingdon last year (the guy to my right wasn't so lucky and snapped his forks).
I'm wondering whether the spare alu frame I have should just be built up for races.
Its not just the bike you have to worry about. There is a lot of momentum in 40 lardy blokes with delusions of being 'Cipo, and you do tend to get more brittle with age.
I'm a bad troll.
Very true. That was one of the reasons why the forks snapped in two or three places and why he was a bit cut up, particularly his nose. It was the usual pandemonium on the final lap.
FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."
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"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."
The only geezer near me on my only race was miles ahead or 100 yards behind (like 1 person behind, 21 ahead!!)
Nasty rash............. :shock:
[2] Trek 5200 old style carbon
[3] Frankensteins hybrid FCN 8
It's why I hate sitting in the passenger seat as well.
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I'm wondering whether the spare alu frame I have should just be built up for races.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."
I'm a bad troll.
Very true. That was one of the reasons why the forks snapped in two or three places and why he was a bit cut up, particularly his nose. It was the usual pandemonium on the final lap.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."