Originally Posted by
Youngin
If you can avoid doing that, do so. Either get a salsa chain ring for sora, or 10 speed stuff, get the cassette and chain ring. Blocking gears no longer counts under the rules of USCF or UCI races... just do it right, here's an article.
http://www.mnjrc.com/Junior%20Gearing.htm
Thanks for letting me know! I was just planning on blocking gears. Oh, and I found a great deal today for a 1 year old, once ridden Trek 1000 with a Sora/Tiagra mix. I paid $400 and the guy who sold it to me is into mountain biking and thought he would try road riding, but didn't like it. I talked to someone today from the LWA about their junior racing program, and as soon as I can scrape the cash together for a team kit and registration fees etc. I'm racing. Thanks for all the advice everyone! I'll keep you posted.