Comments on: True Grit Epic Race Report: Part 1

By: Fellowfattychris

Fellowfattychris — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:30:31 +0000

Fatty,

Where’s the picture of the “I just got totally dissed” look? I’m totally going to diss you next time I see you just to see that look.

By: J

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:06:19 +0000

FC,
Tis be a decent size for the day. It helps when I only have a few minutes of free time at work. Too long of an entry and I start assuming the identify of the poster, until reality hits in and I realize I don’t own 30 bikes, nor do I have a wife that allows bikes in bed.

By: Tom in Albany

Tom in Albany — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:31:48 +0000

FC, I don’t mind the trickle feed. I’ve been crazy busy at work and I don’t see it letting up any time soon. Trickle feed allows me to take small breaks and not feel guilty!

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:54:25 +0000

As happy as you are to be beginning a new season of racing, I am equally happy to be back and beginning a new season of reading your race reports. Thanks : )

By: john

john — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:05:19 +0000

that is the worst cliff hanger ever – thanks

By: AKChick

AKChick — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:58:11 +0000

I’m with MattC on climbing (cept I don’t have chicken legs, sadly). If I stand, I’m toast.

Side note – should have my new super duper cool carbon roadie with electronic shifting and disc brakes this week (fingers crossed). Mildly excited and have to share with someone! We have had the mildest winter I can remember and Anchorage has no snow (well, the mountains do) so I’m ready to start riding outside though there are still icy patches in the shade. We’ve been flirting with high 40’s to low 50’s which is unheard of temps in March!

By: MattC

MattC — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:48:58 +0000

I’ve got chicken-legs…that + big gears and climbing = hurty-knees…besides…I’m a seated climber. If I stand up for more than about 3 seconds, I’m pretty much done. Fatty, didn’t you stand up for the entire Leadville Columbine climb if I recall? That made my knees hurt just READING about it.

By: wharton_crew

wharton_crew — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:07:23 +0000

I like big gears for climbing.

If you got it – flaunt it. For the rest of us, thank goodness for granny gears!

By: Jeff Dieffenbach

Jeff Dieffenbach — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:55:25 +0000

Bart, I can’t speak to road or MTB racing, but in ‘cross, the start (of what will typically be a 45 minute race) is supercritical when the first bottleneck may only be a few hundred yards out.

In this case, we had an unobstructed paved road for 2 miles before the first bottleneck. – FC

By: Bart the Clydesdale

Bart the Clydesdale — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:51:17 +0000

I too laugh at the elbowing and squeezing into gaps that inevitably occurs at the starting line. Now if each race was as short as a BMX race I would understand, but for a race that will take over 2 hours I doubt a bike length advantage on mile 0 will make or break the day.