On Oct 29, 10:22 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Oct 29, 12:17 pm, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > (in the ss category, of course - ss'ers aren't really > >> competitive in the elite or even cat 3 fields), > > Is this because of the type of course, or overall? > > Not doubting, just asking. And I know nothing about CX except that > it's done largely on dirt and that you need a huge kit for it.
Overall. there's just no way a ss'er can keep up with fast guys and gals on geared bikes. it doesn't really matter if there are few fast flats - CX involves lots of short sprints/accelerations out of tight turns, steep punchy hills and other rideable obstacles where having a range of gears is a real advantage. ss'ers simply can't accelerate as quickly enough out of turns, especially with a big gear, and they can't ride some features on a course, which costs time on every lap. it doesn't take long to get dropped in cyclocross. here are some more modern cross videos, if you're interested in what typical cx courses look like - first link is New England races, second link is to videos from the portland cross crusade series. http://vimeo.com/user662800/videos http://vimeo.com/16259685 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
