Cyclocross

StaggerLee

Thinking of doing the cross race at grange castle this Sunday. Sorted for a bike! I have gear questions. Do you use clip in pedals or just flat ones, there's a bit of running involved isn't there??

25sean

clip in!!

theres a set of boards on the day, but just watch someone else do it and copy them, slowly!!

great course for 1st cross race, fast, rolling and should be dry..

pre-registration necessary...

Raam

Any running is brief. We don't get that much mud.

jimmyjacob

Reckon I could get away with road shoes and Speedplay pedals for this weekend? Imagine mud in the cleats might be a problem.

My mtb shoes and pedals are on order and won't get here on time. So it's either that or runners and toe clips.

Raam

Road shoes... I've seen it in action. It's not pretty.

dave_o_brien

Another question: I've froglegs brakes, with the original pads. What are the best cantilever post type pads around?

jimmyjacob

Raam wrote: »

Road shoes... I've seen it in action. It's not pretty.

Runners it is then!

nak

dave_o_brien wrote: »

Another question: I've froglegs brakes, with the original pads. What are the best cantilever post type pads around?

Swisstop - colour dependent on wheel choice.

Harrybelafonte

Tempted to go and watch this now instead of race in Dunlavin

C3PO

jimmyjacob wrote: »

Reckon I could get away with road shoes and Speedplay pedals for this weekend?.

No! There's one part of the course where your have to get off and run up a short hill - really wouldn't work in road shoes!

dave_o_brien

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Tempted to go and watch this now instead of race in Dunlavin

Surely the track Leinster champs, no?

Mr. Grieves

C3PO wrote: »

No! There's one part of the course where your have to get off and run up a short hill - really wouldn't work in road shoes!

You can ride it if you carry enough speed. Speedplays wouldn't be the worst - at least you can clip in on either side when you remount. The mud might clog them up, but there shouldn't be too much mud on Sunday.

Harrybelafonte

dave_o_brien wrote: »

Surely the track Leinster champs, no?

Ah, forgot cx was on Saturdays not Sundays. I'm just looking for excuses not to race anywhere in Wicklow for fear of a gradient.
Apologies for the thread detour.

nak

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Ah, forgot cx was on Saturdays not Sundays. I'm just looking for excuses not to race anywhere in Wicklow for fear of a gradient.
Apologies for the thread detour.

Cyclocross is on Sundays, I'm doing track and CX this weekend.

C3PO

Mr. Grieves wrote: »

You can ride it if you carry enough speed. Speedplays wouldn't be the worst - at least you can clip in on either side when you remount. The mud might clog them up, but there shouldn't be too much mud on Sunday.

Not too many people managing to get up it in the last couple of years ....

DKO

Just do it Mr Svelte CP3O!!! :-)

C3PO

DKO wrote: »

Just do it Mr Svelte CP3O!!! :-)

Looking forward to it DKO .... I assume you'll finally do the decent thing and step up to the A's and leave us to our ineptitude?

DKO

Nope, staying put in B, tried a 2 A races last year (Portmarnock and Moira Park) and the rest of the A lads were home, fed and showered by the time I trundled over the finish line :-)... so B it is for me... and anyway there is little ineptitude about the B race

Tenzor07

DKO wrote: »

Nope, staying put in B, tried a 2 A races last year (Portmarnock and Moira Park) and the rest of the A lads were home, fed and showered by the time I trundled over the finish line :-)... so B it is for me... and anyway there is little ineptitude about the B race

Sandbagger!

Tenzor07

C3PO wrote: »

Not too many people managing to get up it in the last couple of years ....

I believe its much more "user friendly" this year!

Shuusssshhh!

nak

Tenzor07 wrote: »

I believe its much more "user friendly" this year!

Shuusssshhh!

Had a look this morning, steps not as giant as before (not fun when you're 5'4). Still can't see many riding it, especially on the first few laps.

DKO

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Sandbagger!

I wish... :-)

Peterx

nak wrote: »

Had a look this morning, steps not as giant as before (not fun when you're 5'4). Still can't see many riding it, especially on the first few laps.

It really is very ridable, seeing is believing. I had not even considered the possibility of cycling up that slope until I saw Daragh Mortimer ride it. He took it easily.

The next year I went at it every lap and of the 9 laps I got over it cleanly roughly half the time and the other half I had a foot down at the very top, still much quicker than running it - and easier on the lungs and legs.

lennymc

im gututed that im gonna miss this one. ah well. roll on the next round.

Tenzor07

Peterx wrote: »

It really is very ridable, seeing is believing. I had not even considered the possibility of cycling up that slope until I saw Daragh Mortimer ride it. He took it easily.

Pah! Mountain Bikers eh??