Friggin windy! I have been riding 20 years and I have no idea how some people ran a disk in that crap. Great course without it being in the middle of an EF5 tornado.
my understanding is that contrary to myth, rear discs arent really much of a handling issue in crosswind.
much more of an issue is the lateral profile of your front wheel.
i got spooked by the wind and ran a run of the mill ea70 rear with my trispoke front and it felt every bit as sketchy as i've felt in bad crosswind with the trispoke and disc. the front wheel profile has a much bigger impact due to its ability to change your line.
if i had i t to do over, i'd probably have ran my disc rear and tri front but widened my aerobars considerably.
wasn't sure which was working harder, my legs, or my upper body trying to keep the bike upright, and avoid being swept away to Kansa. Seriously the hardest thing I have ever BATTLED on a BIKE.
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Race report
Submitted by Eric Jensen (not verified) on
Friggin windy! I have been riding 20 years and I have no idea how some people ran a disk in that crap. Great course without it being in the middle of an EF5 tornado.
I think I rode 12.4 miles
Submitted by Tokyojoe (not verified) on
I think I rode 12.4 miles instead of 11.4 with all of the swerving/weaving. Brutal even with just 50mm wheels.
I was shocked at the young kids that rode with discs.
my understanding is that
Submitted by chris (not verified) on
my understanding is that contrary to myth, rear discs arent really much of a handling issue in crosswind.
much more of an issue is the lateral profile of your front wheel.
i got spooked by the wind and ran a run of the mill ea70 rear with my trispoke front and it felt every bit as sketchy as i've felt in bad crosswind with the trispoke and disc. the front wheel profile has a much bigger impact due to its ability to change your line.
if i had i t to do over, i'd probably have ran my disc rear and tri front but widened my aerobars considerably.
WIND
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
wasn't sure which was working harder, my legs, or my upper body trying to keep the bike upright, and avoid being swept away to Kansa. Seriously the hardest thing I have ever BATTLED on a BIKE.
Frostbite Results
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Anywhere??
Frostbite results
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
http://www.coloradocycling.org/results/road?year=2011&eventId=791&result...
event summary
Submitted by 8art8 (not verified) on
256 starters / 257 finishers
LOL, I too wish I could have not started yet "finished"
You all are hard core. Thanks for the motivational slapping.
Eeek
Submitted by Mike (not verified) on
This was my first cycling race. Oh boy was that interesting.