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Race Report: Quad Cross 2010 Elites: WWRMMD? He’d Pull
Special Thanks to Pedal Power Photography for providing images (excepting Kyle’s sad face). Thanks.First off, I like this race. Its very local (Cary and I prerode the course the night before the race). It is a nice challenging course with lots of tight turns and some good power sections. There are even a few places that require a bit of finesse. Its essentially a grass crit punctuated with a
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Am I the 2010 Elite Grim Reaper?
Please listen to THIS as you read the post.Everyone who races cross has their own personal Grim Reaper. This is the rider who you always beat by a healthy margin. They are usually a friend and/or rival. If you have a shitty race, for instance you go out too hard and implode, the Grim Reaper catches you and passes you, confirming your worst fears. The rotation of Grim Reapers change, as
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Race Report: Wells Ave A Race–Cat 4’s Have Their Own Race, Why Are They Cluttering Up the A?
I am not currently fit. This post is not a series of excuses about why I failed to win any primes, get in a break or contest the final sprint. The reason that none of these things happened is due to my lack of fitness. Even with a lack of fitness, I have the requisite skills to effectively participate in an A race at Wells Avenue. No everyone can say this truthfully.Over the course of this
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Race Report: Wells Ave A Race–Cat 4’s Have Their Own Race, Why Are They Cluttering Up the A?
I am not currently fit. This post is not a series of excuses about why I failed to win any primes, get in a break or contest the final sprint. The reason that none of these things happened is due to my lack of fitness. Even with a lack of fitness, I have the requisite skills to effectively participate in an A race at Wells Avenue. No everyone can say this truthfully.Over the course of this
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Broken Parts and Broken Dreams
For much of my cycling career I have enjoyed a charmed existence. Most of my equipment remained intact for longer than expected and then was repairable when it broke, often at manufacturer’s expense (as my last post illustrates). My luck has recently worn thin. In the last month, I have had a series of mechanical failures that I plan to list and complain about. At this time, I have a pile of
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Excellence in Customer Service: Thule
Last winter I purchased a car that I am rather fond of. One of priorities in outfitting my little race wagon was fitting 4 bicycles and 4 front wheels on top of the car. After doing a bit of research, I stuck with Thule and purchased a set of feet to mount to my factory racks, 2 new bike trays, extra long cross bars and 4 front wheel mounts. I installed the rack per instructions in the early
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Product Review: Shaklee Physique–The Recovery Drink of the Gods
I have had bad luck with cycling drinks, in particular with recovery drinks. Most of the time they contribute to and exacerbate my "race gut," which is an unfortunate condition that I’ll spare you the details of. Endurox R4 almost ended my marriage, as it caused me some of the most disgusting and prolific flatulence imaginable. It was like living in a feedlot. The Negative FX of other drinks
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Product Review: CycleOps Joule 2.0 — It Works Well Enough But It Ain’t Cheap
By some fortunate accident, I was one of the first users of the CycleOps Joule 2.0 ANT+ computer. Overall I have been enjoying the computer. The display is large and allows the user to monitor multiple ride metrics simultaneously. The rechargeable batteries and USB 2.0 download and charging is convenient, especially compares to the Cervo’s cranky proprietary USB cradle/docking station. While
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Race Report: EFTA Glocester Grind–Gnarly Root and Rocks–Not for the Faint of Heart
New Race Report FormatAfter reading a recent race report by Mr. Sweeney over at the other blog, I have decided to follow his lead and make a template for my race reports. Instead of giving you a boring play by play about people who you may or may not know and/or care about, I will review the race itself, while offering a condensed version of my experiences in during the race. I am not sure how
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Race Report: Turtle Pond 2010 cat 3: GG Bavolar Works The Break
The real race report is on the team blog. I have just a few short comments. Nonsense really.My job was to either get into an early move, and then if the early stuff failed to stick, sit in and sprint. As always, if we got a man in a promising break, I’d control the front, breaking up any chase efforts and sitting on and thwarting bridge efforts.As Gary states in his report, I expected
