Even if there were mud what is the problem... will the highway department complain or is the decision being made by roadies? Maybe this should be switched to a MTB race... either way its a race, just different machine.
Boulder got hammered with race the last two nights. Definitely can't ride up the hill when it is muddy. Would make it a silly cross style slime fest. Leave that crappy stuff for the cross racers.
Did a road ride today. Disappointing to see all the Muddy Mountain Bikes on cars coming back from the trails. It just tears up the good trails riding it the day after a rain storm. We will have plenty of dry days coming up this summer to get in some good mountain biking!
Hmmmm, the race wasn't outside your apartment. I rode over to the Koppenburg to see how bad it was, and while I made it up the climb without a problem (at 11:00), it was pretty greasy. My CX skills came in handy, but how many other roadies have them, and the one line I found was just that, one line. A pack going up the climb would have been impossible. I guess we wait until next year......or rogue race it......?
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WHY??? The dirt outside my
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
WHY??? The dirt outside my apt is DRY!! how bad can it be??
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Roadies
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Even if there were mud what is the problem... will the highway department complain or is the decision being made by roadies? Maybe this should be switched to a MTB race... either way its a race, just different machine.
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Good Call
Submitted by BubbaBillyBob (not verified) on
Boulder got hammered with race the last two nights. Definitely can't ride up the hill when it is muddy. Would make it a silly cross style slime fest. Leave that crappy stuff for the cross racers.
Did a road ride today. Disappointing to see all the Muddy Mountain Bikes on cars coming back from the trails. It just tears up the good trails riding it the day after a rain storm. We will have plenty of dry days coming up this summer to get in some good mountain biking!
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Ooops. Hammered with
Submitted by BubbaBillyBob (not verified) on
Ooops. Hammered with RAIN...
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lame....isnt rain part of
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
lame....isnt rain part of the fun of spring classics type races? people woulda gotten up it regardless
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What if a guy on a MTB won?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Would it be horrible if the race was held and was won by a person on a mountain bike?
Maybe the problem is that this race is sterotyped as a road race.... just label it as a race... and let the participates choose the machine.
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Hmmmm, the race wasn't
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Hmmmm, the race wasn't outside your apartment. I rode over to the Koppenburg to see how bad it was, and while I made it up the climb without a problem (at 11:00), it was pretty greasy. My CX skills came in handy, but how many other roadies have them, and the one line I found was just that, one line. A pack going up the climb would have been impossible. I guess we wait until next year......or rogue race it......?
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Reply to: WHY??? The dirt outside my
Submitted by Harry (not verified) on
Maybe so, but we are not racing via the dirt outside your apartment.
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