November 2011 Blog Posts (6)

I am seeking a 2010 FOCUS TEAM MARES or FOCUS CX1 in XL.  If you have a 2010 FOCUS TEAM MARES or 2011 FOCUS CX1 in XL for sale, please let me know.

Bryan (cell 240.353.3578 or email is bmaizlis@yahoo.com)

 

 

Today was my last race of the year. It was a very good way to end my season.



The rains of yesterday delivered the mud we'd waited for all season. It wasn'y especially wet or gloppy, and I didn't get a whole ton of it on me or my bike; but it was thick and deep enough in spots to slow everyone down and force many off their bikes on runups most could've ridden in dry weather and so it was good enough.



The course was a modified -- some said watered down -- version of the USGP…

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I  came in to season thinking I would do a couple races. I think I did 12. This might be the best or the worst sport ever,could be both. I've realized despite my 36 years of age and 0 years of bicycle racing, I still want to search and destroy! Racing C's next weekend. Thank you Metropolis Cycle Repair for having me. CX is a puzzle I will crack. 

Brand new Alpha Q CX fork uncut.$ 299.00

Kona Queen Anne Scandium frame $400.00 20.5 top tube lightly used Bella Velo team build. 

I skipped this race last year due to a scheduling conflict. I was bummed because it had poured all day and there was tons of beautiful, gloppy mud. Oregon Public Broadcasting had sent out a film crew and shot a video of the race for a story on Oregon Field Guide. It had been an epic day of Oregon cyclocross, and I had missed it. I was determined not to miss Barton again.



What went wrong: 



1. The weather. It… Continue

Johnny Newb here and having a tough time washing front wheel out in muddy corners - more trouble than the other newbs. I realize that this is a technique problem, BUT what tire can I use in the front to help the cause. I spend each race passing several riders in staight sections only to watch them pass me as I am re-mounting after going down, over and over again.

I am trying to slow up heading into the corner with excels coming out, pedaling threw the corner as much as possible,…

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