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10-11-04, 11:44 AM
Did my first “Cross” ride Friday. I do this loop sometimes on my hardtail but I thought I’d give it a go on my Commuter/rain bike/now crossbike. Basically a fireroad with a nasty climb at the end then a little easy singletrack back to the roads. I figured out that speed is your friend surfing thru the sandy sections and picked my way thru the rocky parts. The most difficult section was a steep decent on the cobblestones. I can fly down this on the hardtail but found myself going less than half as fast on the roadbike. Any tips on smoothing out the rough sections?