Majorly upgraded large Vitus Sentier 27.5 hardtail ….badass straightforward trail bike
2016 model that won MTBR (UK mtb magazine)trail bike of the year the year before. The frame has standard spacing thru axle front and rear. The geometry with a 66.5 head tube angle/73 seat tube angle 425mm...
I crashed at that spot at the bottom of the hill there three years ago. I hit a wooden stake on the right side and DNFd. I was just shaken up but wound up w a mild abrasion through my skin suit my elbow/forearm. I thought I’d cleaned it up well in the bar bathroom. But it got infected and I...
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You might want to look here for guidance. There are plenty of reasonably priced options that still scored well for protection
For the mere mortals like myself, It’ll be a race to see who gets lapped the fewest number of times.
The 2nd ranked cxer in the US (16th for UCI) is doing Reading Radsport in PA which on day two has cx and short track. And both the cx and the short track races which he’s signed up for are cat...
Signed. Even though the one time I raced there (3/4 s) a crash sent me to the ICU w multiple fractures and a collapsed lung. It was a life altering event. I will never race road again because of it. But, I do have a fair number of friends who still race road. And for them the racing there is...