Does anyone elses lycra...
01-25-09, 02:43 PM
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Does anyone elses lycra...
...get tighter when they think about critting this season, I know mine does. Maybe it's because I haven't done it yet, but damn I'm stoked.
Ok you all can get back to arguing about Zipps and who's wallets are bigger.
Ok you all can get back to arguing about Zipps and who's wallets are bigger.
01-25-09, 03:07 PM
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01-25-09, 03:09 PM
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If lycra getting tighter means what I think it means, then ewww.
Btw, are you doing Mothballs next weekend?
Btw, are you doing Mothballs next weekend?
01-25-09, 04:48 PM
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I seriously hope you do not wear white shorts.
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01-25-09, 05:25 PM
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"Critting"? Is that like eating critters? I saw a bald eagle munching on road kill today. Was it "critting"?
01-25-09, 07:20 PM
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Poor Kids... hope you don't get caught in the race with all the platinum expert mountain bikers that don't race road enough to move out of cat 5
. I assume you are registered already since both race are full...The most important thing for that race is to stay near the front on the return leg because people will attack on the false flat leading up to the climb and if you are not in the lead group going over the top then you are going to be done.
01-25-09, 07:24 PM
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I think only freds call it "critting" though
Poor Kids... hope you don't get caught in the race with all the platinum expert mountain bikers that don't race road enough to move out of cat 5. I assume you are registered already since both race are full...
The most important thing for that race is to stay near the front on the return leg because people will attack on the false flat leading up to the climb and if you are not in the lead group going over the top then you are going to be done.
Poor Kids... hope you don't get caught in the race with all the platinum expert mountain bikers that don't race road enough to move out of cat 5
. I assume you are registered already since both race are full...The most important thing for that race is to stay near the front on the return leg because people will attack on the false flat leading up to the climb and if you are not in the lead group going over the top then you are going to be done.
01-25-09, 08:31 PM
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It's an out-and-back... gradual false flat for a few miles, short steep climb, short steep descent, loooooooooooong gradual (~1%) descent to the turnaround, then back. After you go up the climb, it's all downhill to the finish, except for a little roller right before the finish.
01-25-09, 08:42 PM
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On second thought, don't answer that - there's no good answer to that question...
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01-25-09, 09:09 PM
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It's an out-and-back... gradual false flat for a few miles, short steep climb, short steep descent, loooooooooooong gradual (~1%) descent to the turnaround, then back. After you go up the climb, it's all downhill to the finish, except for a little roller right before the finish.
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01-25-09, 09:18 PM
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My wife is coming to watch me race as part of my b-day present. I informed her that she will see me twice during the entire race, so she should bring a book. Don't worry, she'll see me more often at Mothballs... I might even get to narrate the sprint if I go off the back in time
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01-25-09, 09:42 PM
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That's a nice thing to do to a teammate (I think)
My wife is coming to watch me race as part of my b-day present. I informed her that she will see me twice during the entire race, so she should bring a book. Don't worry, she'll see me more often at Mothballs... I might even get to narrate the sprint if I go off the back in time
My wife is coming to watch me race as part of my b-day present. I informed her that she will see me twice during the entire race, so she should bring a book. Don't worry, she'll see me more often at Mothballs... I might even get to narrate the sprint if I go off the back in time
01-25-09, 09:54 PM
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Edit: Nick, I see you are in the first field. You are screwed
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01-25-09, 10:01 PM
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Yeah. You're famous thanks to that message board now. I forgot you were a 5, though. You should do Mothballs to get 2 of your 10 out of the way already.
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Yeah. Nick, you can probably crash at my place [again] if you don't mind that the house is [still] a mess and getting up really early because I have to go help set up.
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I really appreciate it, I got a hotel with one of the PAA guys.