What’s “easier”, XC or Endurance?

BrianGT3 said:
Lots of people told me to try endurance racing because its fun. I figured after doing a 100 mile charity road ride I should be okay. Little did I know.....

I did the erie 80 last year (42 miles) took nearly 5.5 hours. It sucked, I never knew so many muscles in my legs could cramp. Wrists hurt, then back hurt, then legs hurt/cramped, then hungry. Stop, drink, eat, feel okay then the cycle starts again. Somehow I got 5th in open men

XC is easier. I like being able to wake up, drive to race, do well and hang a bit, head home and still have late afternoon to do stuff and be functional. Its a challenge but not beat yourself up endurance racing challenge.

Endurance racing is wake up early, finish late, drive home tired AF, be dead the rest of the day and following day too. I may try another one but pretty sure I'm going to be miserable again haha.
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It’s just different, taking what you learned from the first one and apply it to your next one and it will only get better.

Dave Taylor said:
Yes, bishop sucks lol.
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I’m not up on my NUE bike setups, but why does Bishop runs gears
 
Dave Taylor said:
This. Pretty amazing things you can do on SS. Tell me how guys consistently finish nues on the podium with an ss running 34/20. Super tuck, pulsing, Saganing the downhills and rollers. Geared guys can do this too but they don’t. I think @jimvreeland forgets that road pros like Bryan Lewis, Matt Acker, olympians like Jeremiah Bishop and Bobby Lea, national xc champions like Brian Schworm etc. Oh, and for the record Bishop beat the best Fondonriders in the world at NYGF.
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I love this thread
 
Pearl said:
It’s just different, taking what you learned from the first one and apply it to your next one and it will only get better.


I’m not up on my NUE bike setups, but why does Bishop runs gears
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My answer was sarcastic but he’s an Olympian and he got beat by Eddie Anderson last year who races Tour of Utah and such. @jimvreeland seems to think NUEs are a joke.
 
jimvreeland said:
Synopsis.

- XC is easier unless you ride a Singlespeed, then Endurance is easier.

- NUE is now being run by retired Cyclocross racers that peaked in 2001.

- Rain has the same effect on the forum as snow.
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I don’t watch the news anymore. You guys are just like watching the news. Say anything to meet your narrative.

You’ll find some dumb way to discount Eddie Anderson and Bobby Lea too.

Riding your bike far is easy, racing it far is hard.

What age is prime? Ned Overend won fatbike world championship at 61 y/o. That mist be easy though because fat bikes are dead and he is past his prime.
 
Dave Taylor said:
I don’t watch the news anymore. You guys are just like watching the news. Say anything to meet your narrative.

You’ll find some dumb way to discount Eddie Anderson and Bobby Lea too.

Riding your bike far is easy, racing it far is hard.

What age is prime? Ned Overend won fatbike world championship at 61 y/o. That mist be easy though because fat bikes are dead and he is past his prime.
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Not sure where this thread turned from training for 2 different disciplines, to defending aging athletes and bike choice?

Oh right, DT blew up another one of his own threads by ranting off topic without any punctuation.

If you need to talk, reach out bro, we're all here for you.
 
IIRC, Monte won a bunch of races on a 26" singlespeed like 8 years ago or something. does that mean 26" wheels are faster, or Monte can ride whatever he wants and still beat everyone?
 
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