glomming some Qs and observations .
bombing a downhill is fun! especially rewarding after pedaling up it. for some reason, lift serviced adrenaline rush puts it in a different category.
DJ looks fun, 180+lbs of me flying through the air tho - the power-to-weight ratio isn't there to land that stuff (or launch it) - the softer snowboard & wakeboard landings are preferable. Dancing with the bike (trials, street style) would be fun too, but that isn't racing, and are
questionable sport.
since the race team comes at cx from preparing to win or at least challenge, it is probably a different monster. i'm hoping to get a little mid-pack/race-in-the-race action, and let either bike handling, or general fitness help me actually finish ahead of someone else.
and yeah, the whole package, not just riding the bike hard. hecklers, old and new friends, kids laughing(at me), mud, missing turns, costumes, tripping over barriers, comedic race announcers, extra wheels, extra bikes!
speaking of riding the bike - i like how it features multiple skills. without the mtb skills, the bike is going to be toast - flats or a taco'd tire. then there is straight line speed into the craziest turns!
maybe it is just the uniqueness for me (having participated a couple times, and attended a couple times) that makes it so much fun. but: just seems to be a riot of a day -
as far as time - suppose i could enter two races since i'm old and slow, so there is plenty of riding to be had - the time crunch is the family commitments on the weekends, as i'm pretty much on my own during the week - so a couple events per quarter are all that i can commit to. Probably hit the skylands triathlon in sept, philly marathon in november, horseshoe was dec plan (or whenever it is)...oct could work (marty's cx?) -
maybe my kid will start racing soon - that will help.
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