First ever cyclocross race is in my future...guaranteed. All I need to do id figure out which bike to bring
On Monday, February 5, 2018 at 12:49:36 PM UTC-8, RJM wrote: > > Awesome job, Bill. > > I'm a member of a mountain bike team but don't race mountain bikes...well, > I've done some in the past but I like my woods time to be less competitive > and more introspective. It's hard work and definitely for those who are fit > and have great bike handling skills. Our race team puts on a couple of > races a year and I get to volunteer at them, usually cooking, registration, > or course marshall. The events are usually quite a bit of fun even for the > volunteers. At our events there usually are quite a few people who aren't > in it to win it, but still like to get after it and in the end it seems > everyone has fun riding bikes. > > Personally, I would do a cyclocross race on a riv, but not a mountain bike > race. > > On Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 9:37:06 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z-UTxsW67bA/WnfQwzducmI/AAAAAAAADv0/x3pz686yV68LgEDUJ-xji-0HBpykjIkGgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0147.jpg> >> I'm a pretty devout unracer. One of my un-unracing activities is I'm the >> volunteer team mechanic for the El Cerrito High School Mountain bike racing >> team. Today's team ride was a non-league race. It was open to the public >> and the kids urged me to sign up. So, I did my first ever mountain bike >> race. I entered the Sport category, which might have been above my skill >> level, but whatever. The weather was perfect down in Fort Ord, Monterrey. >> It was pretty exciting to be in a real racing environment. Other fellas in >> the 45-54 age group tended to gain time on me in the technical turns and >> such and the descents, but I was pleased at the ground I'd make up on the >> climbs. I was not last in the Sport 45-54, but was close. I think the kids >> all enjoyed that I got after it. Anyway, it was a memorable day on the >> bike, and it happened to be a day on the bike that demanded hydraulic disc >> brakes and through-axles and front suspension. There's no way I could have >> used a Rivendell, even a hypothetical fantasy Rivendell. The fact is, >> there are bikes out there for most tasks. Sometimes it's fine to just use >> the right bike for the task and enjoy the ride. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
