Cyclocross Skills discussion
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2012-08-30 11:32 PM |
over a barrier | Subject: Cyclocross Skills discussion Hey why not, its dead around here anyway. If you got questions or need answers on skills or gear fire away.. Curious anyone getting their remounts down in three steps? Two nights ago at practice, I swore up and down I was doing it. So tonight, had a teammate turn on the camera....and boom 5 freaking steps. Any tips on elimating the last two steps? I think I going to try and suitcase more instead of the side flip cause I don't center the bike as well when putting it down and that might be causing the delay. That is all I can think of... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBHe354ZjWI&list=UUq-EWOW6g-S96KRb4S... |
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2012-08-31 8:44 AM in reply to: #4389232 |
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2012-08-31 3:51 PM in reply to: #4389232 |
Subject: RE: Cyclocross Skills discussion For those that race cyclocross...can you recommend a good baseline of gear that would be needed to race. I don't need the top stuff...but decent. In comparison to road racing, I would say something like a CAAD10 with 105/Rival, 105 pedals, decent carbon soled shoes, and GP4000S tires. You could get away with far less, but still good race quality all around. So...what frames provide the best value? I'm assuming 105/Rival is plenty for CX. What style of pedals do you guys prefer? Are there CX specific shoes, or are standard MTB shoes fine? As someone experienced in road racing, what are the biggest differences I need to look for when shopping for CX gear? |
2012-09-01 8:24 AM in reply to: #4390434 |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: Cyclocross Skills discussion tri808 - 2012-08-31 5:51 PM So...what frames provide the best value? I'm assuming 105/Rival is plenty for CX. What style of pedals do you guys prefer? Are there CX specific shoes, or are standard MTB shoes fine? As someone experienced in road racing, what are the biggest differences I need to look for when shopping for CX gear? I started last year with a Jake the Snake (105), mountain bike shoes and SPD pedals. I haven't raced in really muddy conditions but I know some guys prefer egg beaters in mud but the SPD's worked great for me last year. Beyond that, I had an old TT skinsuit that I used and it worked well but since it is unlikely we will have weather as nice this year, I invested in a cyclocross skinsuit for this season. Shane |
2012-09-01 2:59 PM in reply to: #4390434 |
Master 1372 Tosa, WI | Subject: RE: Cyclocross Skills discussion tri808 - 2012-08-31 3:51 PM For those that race cyclocross...can you recommend a good baseline of gear that would be needed to race. I don't need the top stuff...but decent. In comparison to road racing, I would say something like a CAAD10 with 105/Rival, 105 pedals, decent carbon soled shoes, and GP4000S tires. You could get away with far less, but still good race quality all around. So...what frames provide the best value? I'm assuming 105/Rival is plenty for CX. What style of pedals do you guys prefer? Are there CX specific shoes, or are standard MTB shoes fine? As someone experienced in road racing, what are the biggest differences I need to look for when shopping for CX gear? The biggest difference is that less is usually more in CX. When you start racing CX you will break things.... I went through 1 derailleur last year, plus several spokes in a wheel set, and 1 derailleur this year already. I am sure that everybody that raced a full CX season last year broke something. It is nice to be able to purchase a rival and hanger for $100 bucks versus SRAM Red or Dura-Ace. Wheels and tires are something you will really start to pay attention to after a few races. Tubulars, so you can run low pressures, will be where you end up spending your money. Decent pair of MTB shoes and whatever pedals work for you. I have always prefered Ritcheys? |
2012-09-02 8:34 AM in reply to: #4389232 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: Cyclocross Skills discussion running2far - 2012-08-31 12:32 AM Hey why not, its dead around here anyway. If you got questions or need answers on skills or gear fire away.. Curious anyone getting their remounts down in three steps? Two nights ago at practice, I swore up and down I was doing it. So tonight, had a teammate turn on the camera....and boom 5 freaking steps. Any tips on elimating the last two steps? I think I going to try and suitcase more instead of the side flip cause I don't center the bike as well when putting it down and that might be causing the delay. That is all I can think of... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBHe354ZjWI&list=UUq-EWOW6g-S96KRb4SIkfFQ&index=1&feature=plcp Looks good to me. I still have that stupid stutter step before remount. I just need to do some focused barrier training. What cassette is everyone running, Right now I have a 12-25, just something I had lying around. I really could just use a 14-28 if there were such a thing. Not going to use the 12 or 13 ever in a race, I barely ever even use the big ring other than the sprint start. Also, what brake pads are you guys using. I'm thinking about putting on the swisstop green's but they're so expensive comparted to the koolstop salmon's.
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2012-09-02 1:05 PM in reply to: #4389232 |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: Cyclocross Skills discussion To the actual question of the thread; I don't see that cutting steps would be much faster if at all. It seems as though you are fast and smooth off the bike, quickly over the barrier and then back up to speed and on the bike very efficently. I would try the earlier suggestion of trying to time both methods and see if there is a difference between the two. Shane |
2012-09-02 9:22 PM in reply to: #4392124 |