Comments on: The Best Bike Race Ever http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: BikerInSwitzerland http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-524823 BikerInSwitzerland Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:12:46 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-524823 I'm sort of new of cycling - why would any one have different proprietary pedals systems on different bikes? SPD's work great on both MTB and Road! Guess I am idiot who didn't know any better and just put SPD's on both my bikes. I’m sort of new of cycling – why would any one have different proprietary pedals systems on different bikes? SPD’s work great on both MTB and Road! Guess I am idiot who didn’t know any better and just put SPD’s on both my bikes.

]]> By: Zed http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503344 Zed Mon, 22 May 2006 23:01:48 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503344 Hmmm, this bike race idea of crossing disciplines is looking sorta ... familiar ... kinda like this one from earlier this week (http://spaces.msn.com/uphillbattle/blog/cns!6B2B5635F511FB79!2473.entry?_c=BlogPart). So that means either you read my blog and don't comment ... or you think like me or something ... either way, hooray for the multiple bike discipline race! Hmmm, this bike race idea of crossing disciplines is looking sorta … familiar … kinda like this one from earlier this week (http://spaces.msn.com/uphillbattle/blog/cns!6B2B5635F511FB79!2473.entry?_c=BlogPart).
So that means either you read my blog and don’t comment … or you think like me or something … either way, hooray for the multiple bike discipline race!

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503345 Unknown Sun, 21 May 2006 04:17:45 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503345 Regarding the race, would it be against the clock or a mass start?  If a mass start, how many racers could you accomodate on the track.  Sounds like mayhem if you had a field of 50 people.  It might be more interesting if each stage were a separate race with points awarded according to where you finished each race. Regarding the race, would it be against the clock or a mass start?  If a mass start, how many racers could you accomodate on the track.  Sounds like mayhem if you had a field of 50 people.  It might be more interesting if each stage were a separate race with points awarded according to where you finished each race.

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503346 Unknown Sun, 21 May 2006 04:12:49 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503346 Love your blog, but the format is a bit off in my Firefox web browser.  The middle column of text containing your main article runs into the right column listing fake news, sisters, blogging cyclists, and archives.  I checked and the format is ok in Internet Explorer. Love your blog, but the format is a bit off in my Firefox web browser. 
The middle column of text containing your main article runs into the right column
listing fake news, sisters, blogging cyclists, and archives.  I checked
and the format is ok in Internet Explorer.

]]> By: Tom Stormcrowe http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503347 Tom Stormcrowe Sat, 20 May 2006 20:51:32 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503347 It would work around here too! It could be tied in with Town Run Trail for thwe MTB stage, Major Taylor Velodrome for both the Cyclocross and the Track stages and a Road Crit down in Indy. It would work around here too! It could be tied in with Town Run Trail for thwe MTB stage, Major Taylor Velodrome for both the Cyclocross and the Track stages and a Road Crit down in Indy.

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503348 Unknown Sat, 20 May 2006 20:06:24 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503348 It would work in Lehigh Valley PA as well. Do not forget the Trexlertown Velodrome. I dunno if they do 'cross near there, but there are plenty of roads to race on there, as well a places for mtb which means probably places for a 'cross race as well.   I wonder if USA cycling would sanction such a race? It would work in Lehigh Valley PA as well. Do not forget the
Trexlertown Velodrome. I dunno if they do ‘cross near there, but there
are plenty of roads to race on there, as well a places for mtb which
means probably places for a ‘cross race as well.
 
I wonder if USA cycling would sanction such a race?

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503349 Unknown Sat, 20 May 2006 14:07:52 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503349 Crap, now I'm angry too. Niche, not nich, although I'm sure that dug could fill one of those too. Crap, now I’m angry too. Niche, not nich, although I’m sure that dug could fill one of those too.

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503350 Unknown Sat, 20 May 2006 14:05:10 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503350 There goes the neighborhood.   Botched   P.S. You know, dug actually fills a currently empty nich in the blog-verse: Former mormon, former cyclist, current entrepeneur, currently angry guy. There goes the neighborhood.
 
Botched
 
P.S. You know, dug actually fills a currently empty nich in the blog-verse: Former mormon, former cyclist, current entrepeneur, currently angry guy.

]]> By: Carl http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503351 Carl Sat, 20 May 2006 05:29:00 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503351 Greetings from Bellingham.  Actually, this is not that far an idea from something myself and some friends are trying to orchestrate up here.  We were thinking of doing the same thing without Track (obviously), and no transitions (getting points for finishes in each disciple spaced apart for adaquate recovery.  The race would be Cross (WWU course), Road (North Shore circuit), Mountain (Galby), and finishing with the Downtown Crit.  Your gotta have the crit!!!   Adding track would be awesome 'cept that we're a good hour and a half from you.  Greetings from Bellingham.  Actually, this is not that far an idea from something myself and some friends are trying to orchestrate up here.  We were thinking of doing the same thing without Track (obviously), and no transitions (getting points for finishes in each disciple spaced apart for adaquate recovery.  The race would be Cross (WWU course), Road (North Shore circuit), Mountain (Galby), and finishing with the Downtown Crit.  Your gotta have the crit!!!
 
Adding track would be awesome ‘cept that we’re a good hour and a half from you. 

]]> By: Jan http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-503352 Jan Sat, 20 May 2006 03:40:01 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/05/19/the-best-bike-race-ever#comment-503352 Actually, you could do that race in Edmonton, AB as well. One of our cyclocross courses is around the Velodrome in this area. From there it would be easy to transition to a road ride and then into a mountain bike ride through our gigantic river valley. Incidentally, I'd like to apologize for my comment a few posts ago where I suggested that you just cut back on what you eat, as opposed to changing what you eat. I was chastised by another commenter. Instead, I think you should eat only things that stay in your helmet after you've chopped them up. Everything has to be chopped vigorously for five minutes, and then dumped into your helmet a handful at a time. Anything that doesn't fall through the vents is yours to eat. Actually, you could do that race in Edmonton, AB as well. One of our cyclocross courses is around the Velodrome in this area. From there it would be easy to transition to a road ride and then into a mountain bike ride through our gigantic river valley.

Incidentally, I’d like to apologize for my comment a few posts ago where I suggested that you just cut back on what you eat, as opposed to changing what you eat. I was chastised by another commenter.

Instead, I think you should eat only things that stay in your helmet after you’ve chopped them up. Everything has to be chopped vigorously for five minutes, and then dumped into your helmet a handful at a time. Anything that doesn’t fall through the vents is yours to eat.

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