LowCel 

I thought I would take a picture of the Nitrous while it is actually clean. It sure won't look like this after Sunday's race. Actually, for the race I will probably even put a fender on the bike. It's gonna be nasty!!!

Oh, here's a picture of me as well. Pretty close to race weight.

AfterThisNap

Have you tried that lysol teflon based cleaner? It supposedly keeps the mud sliding off your bike, like pam, but not messy.

Nice cow.

sherpaPeak

so I see you grazing around.....who is the handsome man holding your bike?....

LowCel 

AfterThisNap - Haven't tried it but I'm going to have to look for it I guess.

What can I say, the grass tastes awesome this time of year!

FreeRidin'

I suggest you ride that cow in your next race.

I like the gold cable housing.

ekimyel

That cable housing is sweet looking. Are those nikon cables? If so do they work well?

LowCel 

Nope, not nokon cables. Just standard cables. I have nokon cables on my IF road bike though. Honestly, I'm not overly impressed with them. They work fine and all but they make creaking / squeking noises.

santiago

There's a cow in your backyard! Did you know there's a cow in your backyard? Is that your cow?

Actually don't mean to show my ignorance but I'm assuming that's a cow and not a bull.

mtnbiker66

Nice bike and nice hair. I like to wear the same style.... Boinus points for the Cow. I have a pig and chickens in my back yard.......and a couple of chicks in a box in the living room.

kandnhome

that bike looks sick.

Is that really your seat height? Using finger-and-thumb geometry it looks like the saddle-bottom bracket length is greater than your inseam, and like saddle-6-o'clock-pedal-position is about 12-16" greater. maybe it's some kind of foreshortening thanks to the camera.

And what's the big deal about the cow? That's what hamburgers (and steaks, and meatloaves, etc.) look like before you unwrap them. Bunch of city folk think beef comes from supermarkets?

But it is a nice looking cow, or steer. Tasty looking.

junkyard

There is not a cow in Lowcel's backyard. There is a Lowcel in the cow's pasture. Please pay attention.

Dannihilator

Nah, that's his dog in the background. The picture in his avatar was taken from 4 stories up.

budwiser

Is that your 22pound full suspension?
What kind of forks is that? My Spinner fork would look nice on that bike.
What is that thing on the end of the handlebars?

erhan

Your bike looks awsome. Good luck for the race. I'll be racing this sunday as well, first this year, and starting the season with a marathon again.

LowCel 

Thanks, yes that is really the seat height.

My true inseam (not pants size) is 33.5". My pants inseam is 32" for what it's worth. From the center of my bottom bracket to the top center of my saddle is 30". Exact same as it is for my road bike. Fits me perfect!



The picture above is with my training wheels. Here it is with race wheels.

LowCel 

It is a Fox F80x. It seems to be a pretty nice fork so I think I will keep it.

The things on the end of the handlebars are called bar ends. They are great for climbing plus they give you an extra position to put your hands.

LowCel 

Thanks, good luck to you as well. I hope you have better weather than we are going to be having. It's going to be in the upper 30's with snow and rain. Fun, fun, fun.

Be sure to post a race report.

gwhunt23

LowCel, are you racing the Dragon's Back?

Even if you aren't, any race in the East this weekend should be wet, rainy, and muddy.

LowCel 

Nope, I'm racing Mountwood in Parkersburg, WV. I thought about doing that race though.

kmoses

Good luck tomorrow! It's gonna be a nasty race with this weather moving into the area. If Flick shows up make sure you stomp his a$$ into the ground!

LowCel 

What?!?!?! You're going to skip out on Mountwood this year? It's gonna be so much fun!!!

kmoses

I discovered last year that June, July, and August are the months to race in WV. Besides, I just finished a 4 hr ride on the cross bike. My legs are toast now.

Oh yea, make sure your pedals are tight!

LowCel 

I've already checked the pedals twice, will check them again tomorrow before the race.

Hope the weather was better for your ride than it is here.

budwiser

Do you experience any problems with the Brassmass sticking or anything?
Have you had tweeked or is it stock?

LowCel 

No problems with it or the F100x I own. They are both still stock.