Originally Posted by somnambulant
And that's at (I believe) 42x18.. what a monst0r. He told me after the race that he was wearing a heart rate monitor and spent all but 20 minutes above his aerobic threshold.
ps. check out the 11-15 year old categories.. they kicked serious ass!
pps. next year I'm riding a cross bike AND getting there a helluva lot earlier (and not drinking/skipping dinner/relying on bbq table scraps the night before)
Thanks for the props dudes! In response to the thread on the main page "Plastic BMX saddles?" after yesterday,....frickin' yowza. As for the dude who needed his race kit that we had, and missed his start, ends up he didn't: he rode with the 1st pack and sweet talked his way into classement with the commisaires (he's been racing forever). He posted 104th.
On a side note. Super-roadie turned 'cross dominator Lyne Bessette, rode P-A. She busted her derailleur in the first 5k on a singletrack section. Then rode on her 12t cog, a la singlespeed, I'd assume on a 39t = 87, and posted 1:59. Monster, for pushing that ridiculous of a gear.
Good times. Farmer tanz in full effect!