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Lenny, Alek and Rob's cyclo crossbromance
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Well that was fun! Can't wait for the next one.
easygoing39 wrote: »I wonder are you the lad in the B race who went over the bars in the bunker,and to add insult to injury the back wheel of the bike came down on his head!!
Think that was me! On a black cube mtb with really fat draggy tires. The mouthful of sand was more of distraction than the whack on the head. Didn't really get hit that hard no mark on the helmet, bike more came rest on top of me. Bit stunned for a second knee took a fairly hard blow of the handle bars I think, is a bit stiff now. I saw plenty more go over the bars on other laps in the sand pit and lot of lads were coming of on the faster turns on the down hill section.
All in all really enjoyed it brilliant course and event. Fat tyres, weight and not being able to shoulder the bike didn't help. Real problem though is lack of race fitness. Pretty much only back on the bike a month after missing most of the summer and haven't done enough hard stuff. Fall on third lap in sand pit was the only time I came off, rode the sand pit the first two times don't know how I lost it on the third was half way through and may have dabbed the brakes, ran it after that. Couldn't really do proper fast mounts and dismounts after first lap was just to fecked to run and jump. In practising in the last week though I had got the hang of them. I wasn't too bad on the twisty bits and faster down hill sections, didn't lose as much time there and the jump was the only time I had an advantage over the cx bikes!
It's made up my mind to get a cross bike, though like gerry my budget is low maybe the boardman cx comp @€;540 though its a little heavy. Was looking looking at the Dolan multi x about €375 delivered for the frameset another €200-250 would get me the shifter, mechs, cantilever brakes and tyres I'd need. Would be a nice bit lighter than the boardman and with better brakes than the budget disc brakes on the boardman I'd say. I'm thinking I will sell my Px sl pro so I maybe able to up my budget a bit. Any other good budget cross frames? Just a question for those running a single front ring are you using a chaincatcher or a clutched rear derailleur?0 -
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Just a question for those running a single front ring are you using a chaincatcher or a clutched rear derailleur?
I tried a chaincatcher but it did not work that well with a normal chainring.
Today it was my first race with the superstar components I/O narrow wide ring - works great without any extras - it was also my first race without a chain drop
For the rear mech, I have the B screw dialled all the way in and a shortened chain.The boardman cx team bike is very pretty.
But also quite heavy. I'd say around 11kgs hand-weighting one before the race today.0 -
Well that was fun! Can't wait for the next one.
Think that was me! On a black cube mtb with really fat draggy tires. The mouthful of sand was more of distraction than the whack on the head. Didn't really get hit that hard no mark on the helmet, bike more came rest on top of me. Bit stunned for a second knee took a fairly hard blow of the handle bars I think, is a bit stiff now. I saw plenty more go over the bars on other laps in the sand pit and lot of lads were coming of on the faster turns on the down hill section.
All in all really enjoyed it brilliant course and event. Fat tyres, weight and not being able to shoulder the bike didn't help. Real problem though is lack of race fitness. Pretty much only back on the bike a month after missing most of the summer and haven't done enough hard stuff. Fall on third lap in sand pit was the only time I came off, rode the sand pit the first two times don't know how I lost it on the third was half way through and may have dabbed the brakes, ran it after that. Couldn't really do proper fast mounts and dismounts after first lap was just to fecked to run and jump. In practising in the last week though I had got the hang of them. I wasn't too bad on the twisty bits and faster down hill sections, didn't lose as much time there and the jump was the only time I had an advantage over the cx bikes!
It's made up my mind to get a cross bike, though like gerry my budget is low maybe the boardman cx comp @€;540 though its a little heavy. Was looking looking at the Dolan multi x about €375 delivered for the frameset another €200-250 would get me the shifter, mechs, cantilever brakes and tyres I'd need. Would be a nice bit lighter than the boardman and with better brakes than the budget disc brakes on the boardman I'd say. I'm thinking I will sell my Px sl pro so I maybe able to up my budget a bit. Any other good budget cross frames? Just a question for those running a single front ring are you using a chaincatcher or a clutched rear derailleur?
What size frame do you need??
Might have something0 -
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Really like the look of the single ring set up. Sram Rival 1 set of shifters and clutch rear mech at about €230 are tempting.I tried a chaincatcher but it did not work that well with a normal chainring.
Today it was my first race with the superstar components I/O narrow wide ring - works great without any extras - it was also my first race without a chain drop
For the rear mech, I have the B screw dialled all the way in and a shortened chain.
But also quite heavy. I'd say around 11kgs hand-weighting one before the race today.
Dropped into Halfords in Carrickmines on the way back to look at Boardman CX comp and team. Didn't feel like there was 1kg in difference in weight between them neither felt light. Would have a preference for sram but don't know if the team is worth the extra €280 over the comp. The wheels are the same on both and upgrading them would knock half a kilo off I'd say. Looking at the cx comp as budget option to start of and upgrading later.0 -
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Larne this sunday
Bangor the next and
Fixx in tymon park the week after..
No shortage of races this year
Yeah. Long way to go and a lot of petrol for 50 minutes racing imo, but Tymon is nearly my back garden so I can't miss that. I'll just lock the kids in the shed for the hour. :pac:0 -
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Absolutely superb event put on yesterday by Fixx Rouleurs and the WORC team, as sponsored by Fixx CoffeeHouse.
The golf course really was an inspired find and the slopes were just perfect for cyclocross with swoopy fast flowy downslope cornering matched by more butch straight up in first gear trudging on the upslope climbs.
The sandtrap really lived up to it's name, great craic to be had there watching all the low speed crashes and occasional baffling collision.
I had a much better starting position this week and was in the thick of the mid field racing from the start although as I have no fast first lap to my name I am not quite at the races in that I am still essentially passing lads for a few laps instead of the dicing back and forth that would be de "real" racing which in fairness I did have a taste of in the last two laps with John and Richie and by grud is that harder - watching your line, constantly pushing out of corners, knowing any mistake will lose two places - great racing.
So this week my buddy was still miles ahead of me but I cunningly brought along another friend who was dying with the flu so wasn't last of my mates
possibly true off topic factoid - more golf courses than childrens playgrounds were built in Ireland in the Celtic Tiger years - or maybe it's there are more golf courses than kiddies playgrounds in Ireland0 -
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