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2007-03-19 1:57 PM
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Subject: RE: Transition Area Etiqutte
I've had something similar happen to me too. I got to the transition area & picked out at spot and set up my towel. Except the bike racks for this race weren't one long bar, they were little metal dealies on the ground that you put your rear wheel in like at the bike store. They hold four bikes, two on each side, then there is some open space on the side for your towel, and then another one and on down the row.

I went for a short warm up ride and when I got back there was a guy racking his bike in my spot so I just said "sorry that ones taken, thats my stuff right next to it". The guy didn't say anything and just went off somewhere else and the guy racked next to me and I had a little laugh about it.

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2007-03-19 2:08 PM
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Sounds like you handled it perfectly Jim.  No harm no foul.

2007-03-19 2:14 PM
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You done good, Jim.  It would have riled me up, too...

My pre-race kit now includes a bike lock.  Heh.

2007-03-19 2:42 PM
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did you beat him???
2007-03-19 2:46 PM
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You done good. I subscribe to the 1 out of 100 theory too. Most folks in a transition area pre-race are really nice.

I have encountered that 1 before, though. I've learned to take an attitude of "it's my pre-race cool and you can't take it from me."

2007-03-19 3:07 PM
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lisac957 - 2007-03-19 2:26 PM I've only done 2 races: one was a free-for-all. No assigned racks or areas or anything. It was a bit overwhelming for my first race. - go find an empty space! Gaaaaa. The second race, we had an assigned slot on an assigned rack. In both races, people in my vicinity were overly kind (maybe they could tell I was a newbie?)... asking if I had enough room, offering me some of their breakfast (?), helping me rack my bike, etc. Hopefully my luck will continue!

You must be Hot. ..I could do 1,000 races and I bet not once will I get breakfast offered to me..

2007-03-19 7:18 PM
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kleinrider - 2007-03-19 3:42 PM did you beat him???

Yeah...by 7 minutes or so.  

2007-03-19 7:24 PM
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ive never done a race with assinged spots but let me say im like you get there early get a good spot. Id love to get 30min more sleep but ill sacrifice for a decent spot. If he had done it to me his bike would have wound up on the ground after i asked him politely ofcourse
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