what are the toughest amateur race scenes in the US?
06-02-10, 02:25 PM
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what are the toughest amateur race scenes in the US?
sorry if this has been done
i guess the only way to answer is people whove lived and raced in a number of regions to compare them...
i guess the only way to answer is people whove lived and raced in a number of regions to compare them...
06-02-10, 02:29 PM
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Can't help you -- I've only ever raced in NorCal and one race in Oregon -- but I'm interested to hear what comes out of this thread.
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honestly not how i intended it.
was legitimately curious about level of competition around the US. to the extent i have any regional pride its more pride in the big guys i know, im not under any illusions about where i personally fit in the food chain.
was legitimately curious about level of competition around the US. to the extent i have any regional pride its more pride in the big guys i know, im not under any illusions about where i personally fit in the food chain.
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to answer your question.... From other posts, it sounds like NorCal, SoCal, CO, TX, NE.
correct me if i'm wrong, I have no experience outside of TX.
correct me if i'm wrong, I have no experience outside of TX.
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i would point out i deliberately made the thread plural, so as to invite a list, not a definitive answer.
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Socal....in before the lock.
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I am at work and can't see botto's retort.
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you can probably guess.
oh well.
sorry botto for desecrating bike forums with banality.
please resume vaguely homoerotic critique of race photos and posting star trek gifs.
oh well.
sorry botto for desecrating bike forums with banality.
please resume vaguely homoerotic critique of race photos and posting star trek gifs.
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ohhh...i got two?
...wow...big days here in Socal, land of the hardest amateur racing scene.
...wow...big days here in Socal, land of the hardest amateur racing scene.
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ohhh caloso lies like a dog, but i don't see you disputing the Socal racing scene as being the hardest in the nation.
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It only really makes a difference at the ultra-elite level. Then you can have a handful of folks that make the highest level races just that much harder.
As for the rest of us it is really hard everywhere.
As for the rest of us it is really hard everywhere.
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