tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post115876730757801951..comments2023-11-02T05:10:10.710-07:00Comments on gone to norcalcyclingnews.com: humped daynorcalcyclingnews.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663837359225799079noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158807803328790832006-09-20T20:03:00.000-07:002006-09-20T20:03:00.000-07:00No more cross for me until Hellyer. I'm coaching ...No more cross for me until Hellyer. I'm coaching a two-day clinic this weekend and then on my coastal adventure next weekend. Back to base, I guess. Need some good, long, mind-freeing rides anyways.<BR/><BR/>But, hey! I'm coming through Santa Cruz on Tuesday. Any advice on a route through the madness? Heading towards Monterey that night.Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206645828472852633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158797195422792992006-09-20T17:06:00.000-07:002006-09-20T17:06:00.000-07:00So that's what I am doing wrong, ride like you are...So that's what I am doing wrong, ride like you are being chased by a Mack truck, or like you need to get way ahead of PAB before he get's his shorts caught and tries to knock the barrier down.<BR/>Approach the barriers and dismount in a way that's more like "oh shit, who put that there?"..And don't crash.<BR/><BR/>Race at 105%, and accelarate to 110%.<BR/><BR/>Brain cells are for blogging and road racing, MTBing and Crossing are about instincts. Kind of like martial arts, don't "think", "do".Ron Castiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493157439510180124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158793232101222352006-09-20T16:00:00.000-07:002006-09-20T16:00:00.000-07:00vGurl ~ you comin' down to CCCX, yeah? I'll be su...vGurl ~ you comin' down to CCCX, yeah? I'll be sure to have the VanderCam out in full effect there. i want a closeup pic of your Ti-Ritchey.<BR/><BR/>MerkelB ~ how's that garden workin' out? need a follow up post.<BR/><BR/>PAB ~ it's always about you, babay. <BR/><BR/>xBun ~ smarty pants.<BR/><BR/>ZsaZsa ~ you and Ippoc should come down for CCCX in PruneyDale ... i smell blogaritas after. We'll wait until the VB Tiki Cross, but ...<BR/><BR/>geeyanni ~ me neither.<BR/><BR/>ippoc ~ you're crazy talk. oh ... and i'm workin' on a youtube for youstwo.<BR/><BR/>anony ~ get the parts, gusto that LT, and i'll be there with the first aid kit for you. <BR/><BR/>Let's Cross!norcalcyclingnews.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663837359225799079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158791060313320552006-09-20T15:24:00.000-07:002006-09-20T15:24:00.000-07:00don't forget mornings...don't forget mornings...norcalcyclingnews.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663837359225799079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158790912753315222006-09-20T15:21:00.000-07:002006-09-20T15:21:00.000-07:00... just gotta go for it.I've done alot of mountai...... just gotta go for it.<BR/><BR/>I've done alot of mountain biking in my time but have yet to do my first cross race. Yesterday, I posted one of my fastest 10K times. Now, it is just a matter of learning the crossy-skills and rounding up the missing parts to put my new bike together. Yes, I'll be green, but it will feel good to dive into my first race with gusto at LT.<BR/><BR/>Hernando takes it slow because he's told that every evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158787470122267712006-09-20T14:24:00.000-07:002006-09-20T14:24:00.000-07:00...I sorta liked the Nat team kits but I do wear h......I sorta liked the Nat team kits but I do wear hula shirts too so that must explain itIppoc Amichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261144628288901225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158786301406985492006-09-20T14:05:00.000-07:002006-09-20T14:05:00.000-07:001st lap crashes= suck.A little patience in waiting...1st lap crashes= suck.<BR/>A little patience in waiting for the lead group to form has paid off for me well.<BR/>Not like I always follow the rules..Giannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099745714164657293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158777194551717232006-09-20T11:33:00.000-07:002006-09-20T11:33:00.000-07:00nah, i'm gonna crashnah, i'm gonna crashmarscathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397399698477481818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158776061243139782006-09-20T11:14:00.000-07:002006-09-20T11:14:00.000-07:00It's just a tactic. He's trying to influence ever...It's just a tactic. He's trying to influence everyone else (since every cross racer in norcal reads his blog) to race slower so he can dust em!Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206645828472852633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158775734481617522006-09-20T11:08:00.000-07:002006-09-20T11:08:00.000-07:00vg-well, who else would olaf be talking about?xbun...vg-well, who else would olaf be talking about?<BR/><BR/>xbun, notice that he says he 'promotes' the 85% doctrine, not 'follows' it...PAB(a.k.a.CID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17675058827155585125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158774478349849632006-09-20T10:47:00.000-07:002006-09-20T10:47:00.000-07:00It's all about you, eh, PAB?It's all about you, eh, PAB?Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206645828472852633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158774214620637542006-09-20T10:43:00.000-07:002006-09-20T10:43:00.000-07:00olaf is a good talkerbut i've never seen him follo...olaf is a good talker<BR/><BR/>but i've never seen him follow the 85% rule...X Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443685583559728789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158773298645167822006-09-20T10:28:00.000-07:002006-09-20T10:28:00.000-07:00but i WAS following the 85% rule!i swear, i don't ...but i WAS following the 85% rule!<BR/><BR/>i swear, i don't know how i got my shorts caught on my saddle--i don't think i could do it again on a bet.<BR/><BR/>as for rolling my ankle, they put us through the creek bed for no reason--the footing in there was tricky at best....<BR/><BR/>and no sniveling, no one likes a sniveller (sniveler?)PAB(a.k.a.CID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17675058827155585125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158771250784512622006-09-20T09:54:00.000-07:002006-09-20T09:54:00.000-07:00Great rule! Good advice for all of us in any type...Great rule! Good advice for all of us in any type of racing.Merkeley Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723730671798689878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881625.post-1158770693514247262006-09-20T09:44:00.000-07:002006-09-20T09:44:00.000-07:00Dang! I can't find the photo I wanted to show you...Dang! I can't find the photo I wanted to show you of my very first cx race in 2003. Tripped over a barrier at speed and sliced my shin down to the bone (thus the big scar). That was also my last race of the 2003 season. Was missing some brain cells at the time. So true.Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206645828472852633noreply@blogger.com