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Dec 2018
5:25pm, 4 Dec 2018
7,534 posts
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cathrobinson
Urgh :-(. I have only just seen.
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Dec 2018
8:41am, 10 Dec 2018
65,604 posts
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Gobi
So accepting my lack of time on the MTB or cross bike
Race 3 of my very short CX season was a trip to Wessex League, more bad luck wasn't enough to hide my poor skills in real CX conditions. I just couldn't cope well enough in the real mud with the front moving around the way it did. There were no crashes but it was close.
Although it has been fun I have decided to end my season at this point with a view to regrouping and racing cross on 2019.
I had hoped to ride the last National round and maybe Nationals but I don't have the time to train specifically and although fit I am too far from where I need to be skill wise.
Sometimes you need to be honest with yourself.
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Dec 2018
9:46am, 10 Dec 2018
7,560 posts
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cathrobinson
At least you know and you didn’t crash / hurt yourself. Plenty of time to build the skills back up for next year. Maybe do some MTB racing in the summer...?
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Dec 2018
11:02am, 10 Dec 2018
65,606 posts
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Gobi
Indeed Cath , Need to put the hours in
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Dec 2018
2:12pm, 10 Dec 2018
5,009 posts
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Dai Bank
Given your previous posts G I did half expect you to enter Shrewsbury and Cyclopark but it's probably a good decision to prep for 2019 cross.
I think if you are going to do that then racing on 2 inch+ tyres will only partially help when Cx is on 32mm, might be better to try some gravel racing on 40mm such as Wales 360, linky not attaching unfortunately, google it
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Dec 2018
6:17pm, 10 Dec 2018
65,613 posts
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Gobi
Control is bike control Dai
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Dec 2018
8:14am, 12 Dec 2018
5,010 posts
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Dai Bank
No disagreement there G
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Dec 2018
8:34am, 12 Dec 2018
65,634 posts
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Gobi
I need all the skills work I can get
MTB at Cannock tomorrow night
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Dec 2018
8:02pm, 15 Dec 2018
18,880 posts
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Stepford Wife
New Surly Troll is awesome. Just trying our bag combinations but I reckon I can bikepack now with nothing on my back 😀
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Dec 2018
10:12pm, 31 Dec 2018
982 posts
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Jubear
If I was going to pick a do-everything bike, I’d expect it to be the crosser... Wrong, though.
The same bike in the same week for a 10 mile TT *and* a MTB event - turned out to be the Fatbike.
No glory in either event but no guts either 😝
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Boardman 8.8 vs Trek Roscoe 7
Jun 2021
