Originally Posted by mattm (Post 17244708)

Also that mirror looks more like a spear; I'd hate to fall on it in a crash..

Originally Posted by Doge (Post 17246035)

The way to race a crit race is to be as energy efficient as possible with good pace line etiquette.

Originally Posted by Doge (Post 17246088)

So, other than in the last min of the race...what things have you done/do you do to disrupt smoothness and efficiency?

Originally Posted by Racer Ex (Post 17246111)

I could have won the field sprint.

Originally Posted by Creakyknees (Post 17246119)

... man if I had a podium for every time I said that ....

Originally Posted by gsteinb (Post 17246106)

Do you even race? It doesn't seem so based on your usac page and what you seem to express as tactical and practical understanding of how a race unfolds.

Originally Posted by Doge (Post 17246035)

The way to race a crit race is to be as energy efficient as possible with good pace line etiquette.

Originally Posted by Racer Ex (Post 17246042)

Bull****

Originally Posted by Doge (Post 17246175)

I am quite involved with racing, I just don't get on the bike and do it...

Originally Posted by Ygduf (Post 17246220)

That dude doing the double fist-pump near the end, that's me!

Originally Posted by gsteinb (Post 17246289)

what were you doing in Texas?

Originally Posted by Ygduf (Post 17246327)

looking for archetype models of people not winning but happy helping their teammates win and feeling good about it

Originally Posted by Ygduf (Post 17246327)

looking for archetype models of people not winning but happy helping their teammates win and feeling good about it

Originally Posted by MDcatV (Post 17246447)

my interpretation of that video was Racer Ex winning after lapping the field thus field sprint was for 2nd.

Originally Posted by Ygduf (Post 17246327)

looking for archetype models of people not winning but happy helping their teammates win and feeling good about it

Originally Posted by grolby (Post 17245459)

As a rule, if you don't know when those attacks are coming, you aren't paying attention. Not sure how a mirror helps with basic racecraft.

Originally Posted by Doge (Post 17243834)

I see Bahati 5 or so times a year - last 6 years. He is of course outstanding. This year he was son's opponent in 3 races. But with the exception of a few races, Bahati normally rides in the back - until the end, unless there is a break and you can see he at the front organizing. This year he chased down a gap himself. Most racers cannot do what he does, which is why creating a gap/being nowhere around Bahati near the end works better.

Originally Posted by Ygduf (Post 17246327)

looking for archetype models of people not winning but happy helping their teammates win and feeling good about it

Originally Posted by TexMac (Post 17246737)

wasn't he banned at one point for doping?

Originally Posted by shovelhd (Post 17246650)

I race against a 27 time national champion who has been wearing a helmet mirror for as long as I have known him, at least the early 80's. He wears it on the left. I attack him on the right.

Bar end mirrors, while technically legal because they plug the bar end, are on the edge of what an official might deem safe. You have to put your head down to view them.

Originally Posted by Ygduf (Post 17246220)

That dude doing the double fist-pump near the end, that's me!

Originally Posted by globecanvas (Post 17246210)

I mean, I read this as sarcasm. But people respond to it literally...

Originally Posted by Doge (Post 17247082)

Single fist pumps get more media attention Masi Bikes