Originally Posted by
MrCjolsen
What's really needed are some new forms of racing besides criteriums, road racing, time trials and track. More egalitarian where "category #" is not part of the equation.
Quarter mile drags? Slalom courses set up in parking lots
(gymkhana) ? They do both of these with cars. Why not with bikes?
We totally have this! It is called NORBA. People race everything from knobby tired clunkers to custom made mountain bikes made by tiny companies in California. The whole scene is really chill. Racing is totally secondary to making friends and drinking beer. The scene has a lot of ex roadies in it who got sick of all the USCF bullsh*t. NORBA has nothing to do with any other cycling governing body, and certainly doesn't condone drug testing. Heck, I've watched some of the cream of the NORBA crop smoke some insane dubage. I'm telling you, I've actually thought about selling my Masi track bike and getting this kick ass camo painted bike a guy named Tom Ritchey is selling over at Palo Alto Bicycles. Woah...sorry guys...totally flashed back to 1984 there for a second.