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I'm excited
I have a race coming up in June. I will resister this week. It is a road race. I'm excited and there are not many races here. I have more than a month until the race. How should I prepare to crush souls? I don't think I will have a chance in a sprint because a 53x15 is toooo small for any sprinting. Maybe I sould go 5k out? Do I need to get a physical to race? How sould I prepare? I'm going to be a bike racer. Hear that BIKE RACER. Thanks,RyanF
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what race?
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Send a PM to R600DuraAce. He should be able to give you some great advice.
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Tour of Cedar Creek Road Race.
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It seems much of racing is also mental... check in with your shrink too.
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i'm racing in a tour too...the nyc 5 borough tour =D
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you should do the kensington road race in s.e. mich on may 19 & 20. also, the race you're in is near a lake house my family rents every year. i've done a good amount of riding there.
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Originally Posted by dough.boy
i'm racing in a tour too...the nyc 5 borough tour =D
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You dont need a physical. Do you have a USCF licence? if not your parents will need to sign a waiver at the race. And as dissapointing as this sounds, your'e gonna need to spin a little, thats just part of being a junior.
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Good for you Ryan - give em hell.
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Originally Posted by Ryanf
Spinning is going to kill me.
we'll get through this together
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53X15 isn't bad; I thought you weren't allowed even that gear. It's 25 MPH at 90 RPM. If you're in the JR race, everyone's going to have the same gear anyway.
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Good luck with the race. You'll be able to go plenty fast with a 53x15. Everyone else will be limited to the same gear so as long as you have the most power and endurance you will come out on top.
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Just remember, 75% of bike racing is 1/2 mental...
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
53X15 isn't bad; I thought you weren't allowed even that gear. It's 25 MPH at 90 RPM. If you're in the JR race, everyone's going to have the same gear anyway.
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Originally Posted by cbaronzzi
Just remember, 75% of bike racing is 1/2 mental...
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And 60% of the time, it works every time.
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ryanf. Think like a man. Uh. Just think logically. Don't mess up your knees this young. You think they'll be fine, but that injury, which you don't even notice at your tender age, will come back to haunt you. Then you'll be like every second or third poster here in Road Cycling, beechting at the young upstarts, and only because they can't compete anymore. And if you don't believe me, go ahead! Mash like hell now, before your body matures enough to tell you not to!
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Originally Posted by TheKillerPenguin
That doesn't make sense.
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My God, what is that smell? Oh.
That's the smell of desire my lady.
God no, it smells like, like a used diaper... filled with... Indian food. Oh, excuse me.
You know, desire smells like that to some people
That's the smell of desire my lady.
God no, it smells like, like a used diaper... filled with... Indian food. Oh, excuse me.
You know, desire smells like that to some people
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53x12 is not really big for me vegavixen. Mashing is not bad for your knees. Spinning causes heavy breathing and O2 corrodes your body with freeradicals so spinning is way worse.
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Originally Posted by Frunkin
My God, what is that smell? Oh.
That's the smell of desire my lady.
God no, it smells like, like a used diaper... filled with... Indian food. Oh, excuse me.
You know, desire smells like that to some people
That's the smell of desire my lady.
God no, it smells like, like a used diaper... filled with... Indian food. Oh, excuse me.
You know, desire smells like that to some people