Timeline for First cyclocross race - how to choose and set up the bike
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| Oct 30, 2014 at 1:29 | comment | added | Glenn Gervais | Awesome - stick around (or go early looking at the schedule you might go last) and watch the more experienced racers. | |
| Oct 30, 2014 at 0:05 | comment | added | paparazzo | Tonight a cat 3 rider and one of the organizers was at the park and took me though the course and helped me a lot. He said the set up with the Salsa La Cruz and 38 mm looked fine. | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 13:06 | vote | accept | paparazzo | ||
| Oct 27, 2014 at 13:06 | comment | added | paparazzo | There are some practices but they are outside of town and I don't like to drive. The park is a mile from my house. I will make up a course and practice on my own and get some times on both bikes. | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 12:44 | comment | added | Glenn Gervais | I see many mountain bikes in the beginner races, as you move up (and with experience) you'll get that CX bike ready, checkout some of the other riders bikes and chat up a new conversation, new riding buddies, see if there are local CX practices - we have a weekly practice here in town and you just show up, do some drills and mini course with 5/6 lap 'race' at the end. | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 12:04 | comment | added | paparazzo | 35 mm would probably be best but I don't have any. The downhill has some rocks. The Niner is the lightest but is the slowest as it is a mountain bike. The sand is so deep I cannot ride it. You got me thinking Niner as for a first race I just want to finish. | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 0:54 | history | answered | Glenn Gervais | CC BY-SA 3.0 |