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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-15-16, 09:38 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

Hard to pass after the hole shot. FFS. Please...

Hard to pass after the hole shot. FFS. Please stop. Just stop. You don't know the first thing about 'cross racing, anymore than you know the first thing about road racing. Just stop. Stop assuming...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-14-16, 11:47 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

You shouldn't feel like a failure. There are no...

You shouldn't feel like a failure. There are no consequences for not racing your bike, it's a valid life choice that the majority of people make. But you also shouldn't feel like coming back and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-14-16, 07:44 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

:rolleyes: Yeah coming back to an anonymous...

:rolleyes: Yeah coming back to an anonymous message board to confess your failure takes real courage.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-13-16, 09:52 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

You might think you're credibly fit to sit in,...

You might think you're credibly fit to sit in, but until you actually try it, who knows?

Regarding your numbers and being a "sprinter type." As with the ability to sit in a pack, you're too new to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-03-15, 08:58 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

If this is the way you're thinking about it, I...

If this is the way you're thinking about it, I have to question why you want to try racing at all. It's not sounding like you're not up for it. Some anxiety is normal. You're just finding endless...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-28-15, 10:19 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

I have to say, the worst part of racing a 20...

I have to say, the worst part of racing a 20 year-old bike, BY FAR, was the brakes. Good lord, the brakes. They were terrible. And these were Shimano SLRs, among the best single-pivot calipers ever...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-28-15, 08:00 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

Dude. I started racing in 2008 on a 1987 Univega...

Dude. I started racing in 2008 on a 1987 Univega with 7-speed downtube shifters on Kelly Take-Offs.
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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-26-15, 10:33 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,382
Posted By grolby

Too much thinking, not enough doing. Crit, track,...

Too much thinking, not enough doing. Crit, track, whatever, do whichever one first that is most convenient, not the one you think will suit you better. Your intuitions about what kind of rider you...
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