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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-29-22, 11:38 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Thanks Carpe. Your videos on youtube were my...

Thanks Carpe. Your videos on youtube were my first introduction to learning crit tactics via video, and had a big influence long before I discovered NorCal. Especially the importance of conserving...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-17-22, 03:23 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Well to cap off this thread, going all the way...

Well to cap off this thread, going all the way from being curious about racing on the 33 to having NorCal Cycling actually do commentary on a cat 3/4 crit win for me. That's the peak. LOL.
...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-27-19, 06:58 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Not yet. I might try it on my mountain bike this...

Not yet. I might try it on my mountain bike this year. I would like to get a cross bike perhaps mainly for gravel. But if I do I'll certainly try cross.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-22-19, 02:16 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Sorry for bumping this, but I thought it was...

Sorry for bumping this, but I thought it was worth putting down one more sign post. Not quite 4 years later from when I first posted this thread, won the B crit for first time.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-03-18, 11:50 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Sorry for bumping this thread. But just marking...

Sorry for bumping this thread. But just marking for anyone who stumbles on this thread later. Cat 3 today.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-19-17, 10:25 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

My 2nd VLOG, this one is my thoughts on group...

My 2nd VLOG, this one is my thoughts on group rides as preparation for starting to race. The target audience is someone that may do group rides and is thinking of racing in the future, or someone...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-30-17, 11:45 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

As I talk about in my video, comfort riding in a...

As I talk about in my video, comfort riding in a very tight fast pack is essential to racing crits. It's good to have a lot of practice before you actually race. Getting freaked out and off the back...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-30-17, 09:12 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Thanks Globe and Abe on the compliments about the...

Thanks Globe and Abe on the compliments about the video. I wanted to make it informative.

The best way to gauge how you would do is to do group rides with racers. If you are doing hard,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-30-17, 07:23 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I did make a VLOG that gives advice about...

I did make a VLOG that gives advice about starting up in crits.

https://youtu.be/2UFupawBKSc
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-02-17, 06:22 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

The above was written on 8/27/2015 -getting...

The above was written on 8/27/2015

-getting the directions wrong and showing up 10 minutes before the start
Yup, happened. Was so late that they told me to pay after my races were done.
-pinning...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-17, 07:18 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I didn't race but I was impressed with the...

I didn't race but I was impressed with the turnout when I went online. Good work.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-17, 07:17 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I agree. I would if he asked me to. But he wants...

I agree. I would if he asked me to. But he wants to do the opposite.

If you want to talk about dumb things I've done. How about him leading me out when I'm a lap down. 😀
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-17, 03:35 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

It's not that I'm not going to race anymore. I...

It's not that I'm not going to race anymore. I guess there's a chance at that. But I don't feel super motivated. I came up with two racing goals. Win the C crit up north (DONE), and win the C crit...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-17, 12:56 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

In this case I knew that there was 0% chance he...

In this case I knew that there was 0% chance he was going for his own last lap breakaway. It was a leadout and I confirmed this with him after.


What I could have done is just waited to see if...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-17, 12:18 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Thanks. No it's a paved road that goes around...

Thanks. No it's a paved road that goes around soccer fields. The dips are part of the drainage system (rather than buried culvert pipes). They're not bad after you get used to them. One of the dips...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-17, 12:15 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Thanks. Because he went by and said "come...

Thanks.

Because he went by and said "come on!" or something like that. And were sprinting for probably 6th place. I could have just ignored him, but part of the fun is just doing something at the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-01-17, 11:07 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Race #11. C crit (4/5). 1st. ...

Race #11. C crit (4/5).

1st.

https://youtu.be/s2Sd-qwPk80

Race #12 B crit (3/4)

Pack finish. Didn't miss the start this time. Tried to animate the race for the first time ever. Bridging...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 02:59 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

That's probably about right, LOL. For...

That's probably about right, LOL.


For example, I could do Bike the Bricks. Big crit race coming up that has $1k purses each for Cat 4 race and 35+ 4/5 race. It's a highly technical crit. Lots...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 01:01 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

so you would get pissy with someone who had a 15...

so you would get pissy with someone who had a 15 second late start because they were in the restroom in a weeknight crit?


Some of you have lost the forest for the trees. It's supposed to be...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 11:38 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I am the one who is chilled out. I just kept...

I am the one who is chilled out. I just kept riding and didn't give it much thought.

You guys are the ones who are upset. And offended that I kept racing.

Don't mess up a sprint finish. The...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 10:48 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

So it would be more interesting for me to poll my...

So it would be more interesting for me to poll my fellow racers. Doing a little push at the end, wide open roads, plenty of room to sprint, finishing way back from the breakaway winners, was that a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 10:36 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Is it against the rules? No. Is it against...

Is it against the rules? No.

Is it against some unwritten code? Maybe.

If I'm still in the race, can I cover a gap that opens up if I'm a lap down? Can I let a gap open on purpose? Can I sit...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 09:52 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

First off, I've not gotten any points from a B...

First off, I've not gotten any points from a B race for upgrade. Second, I don't care about being a Cat 3. I can do everything I want as a Cat 4. I can race against Cat 1/2 as a Cat 4 in my preferred...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 08:43 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

sounds like he raced.

sounds like he raced.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 07:38 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

The point in continuing to race is for the...

The point in continuing to race is for the experience of it.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-17, 07:07 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

You guys still aren't clear on this...let's say...

You guys still aren't clear on this...let's say that I'm behind a crash. I try to chase on, and I am unsuccessful. The group of us behind are not pulled and end up back in the pack as lapped riders....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 10:44 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

so in a practice crit where they don't pull you...

so in a practice crit where they don't pull you and you're mainly there for the experience, just keep racing? If I had finished top 3 but a lap down, maybe they would have chewed me out, I don't...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 10:35 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Thank you. I'm just trying to have fun. It's not...

Thank you. I'm just trying to have fun. It's not like I did something terrible like pee on Jeff Lebowski's rug.

But I am curious about what to do in a similar situation in the future. I get in a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 09:55 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

So perhaps ridiculous. Perhaps not nice. But...

So perhaps ridiculous. Perhaps not nice. But within the rules.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 09:50 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I was a spectator at a circuit race. The...

I was a spectator at a circuit race. The officials (actually I think they might have been the same ones for this crit). They SPECIFICALLY said if you are lapped you can get back in the group, but you...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 07:23 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

What am I supposed to do? They saw the race start...

What am I supposed to do? They saw the race start without me. They saw me chase after them. They saw me roll through in front of them barely going. I thought about stopping to talk to them. I'm...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 02:45 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

They have never discussed this, probably because...

They have never discussed this, probably because it is so rare. And they didn't say anything to me.


Contesting the finish is a relative term. Watch the end of this race and tell me what the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 02:43 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

So my 10 races include 3 "B crits" i.e. (cat...

So my 10 races include 3 "B crits" i.e. (cat 3/4). I've enjoyed those a lot, and if you don't count my bathroom break lap-down, I was top 10 in all 3.


I think I was indeed ready for an upgrade...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-17, 02:14 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Race #9 C crit (4/5) I was late to this crit....

Race #9 C crit (4/5)
I was late to this crit. Didn't have time to hit the restroom before it, was putting my gloves on seconds before the start. No warmup at all. I played it smart conserving my...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-02-17, 06:24 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

he was trying to block and disrupt the entire...

he was trying to block and disrupt the entire race.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-02-17, 06:02 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Yes, I'm the camera. His bars tangled with me.

Yes, I'm the camera. His bars tangled with me.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-02-17, 05:50 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

You can't see the extent of the damage on camera....

You can't see the extent of the damage on camera. His bars got caught on me somehow, and he started wobbling. And came within a hair of going down. That's what caused all the yelling. This wasn't...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-17, 09:46 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I've been mostly racing w/o teammates, and...

I've been mostly racing w/o teammates, and complaining about not having teammates. Then I ride with teammates, in my mind I'm making the break with my teammate, but it's actually a little like me...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-17, 09:38 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Race #8 B Crit Start watching at 24:00 to see...

Race #8 B Crit
Start watching at 24:00 to see if my almost crash was my fault or not.

https://youtu.be/Ss2BJPTh8y4
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-30-17, 11:03 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I'm curious to see how he will do when focusing...

I'm curious to see how he will do when focusing on the B crits. The idea that we will do so is in the works. It's really hard to go from the C crit, then going into the break in the first 15 minutes...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-30-17, 11:00 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Am I getting too big for my britches? I'm just...

Am I getting too big for my britches? I'm just merely saying that power numbers don't tell the story of a race. Speed tells the story. Fastest guy from the start to the end wins. Power plays a role....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-29-17, 03:01 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I know, I know. Before I started racing, I...

I know, I know. Before I started racing, I worshiped successful Cat 4s. Now I wonder why that aren't catting up and racing in more competitive races. Nobody gives a rat's ass about Cat 4s. My mom...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-29-17, 02:18 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Race #7 C crit. https://youtu.be/1d_CKsnl3Ro ...

Race #7 C crit. https://youtu.be/1d_CKsnl3Ro

Second guessing:
Should I have bridged to the break when I did, despite having a teammate in the break? I dragged 2 people with me.

Was my early...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-27-17, 10:23 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Races #7 and #8 Race #7 C crit This is the...

Races #7 and #8

Race #7 C crit
This is the most prestigious weeknight crit in the DFW area. Break went off, I burned a match bridging to the break, didn't have much to contribute and we were...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-22-17, 01:32 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

I've thought about that. But now in the C crit, I...

I've thought about that. But now in the C crit, I want to conserve energy so I have something left for the B crit.

Guess I shouldn't have catted up early, lol! j/k

These aren't training crits...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-21-17, 08:48 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

LOL, please come. I've yet to set anything close...

LOL, please come. I've yet to set anything close to a power PR during a race. I've yet to have a weighted avg. power that is greater than my FTP in one of these races.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-20-17, 09:41 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Yessir. I bought my first PM in Fall 2014. All...

Yessir. I bought my first PM in Fall 2014. All power numbers quoted by me in my thread pertaining to me come from powertap power meters (I have 2).
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-20-17, 08:08 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

This is an excellent question and I've been...

This is an excellent question and I've been mulling it over. The most true answer is "I don't know." I know that sounds weird, given that I lived through the whole thing and now know racing somewhat,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-17, 11:10 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

Doge, I'm a lot faster now than I was when I...

Doge, I'm a lot faster now than I was when I started this thread and asked this question. Some people were fairly critical of my approach. Not racing, focusing on training and getting fitter. I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-17, 10:27 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 96,759
Posted By Radish_legs

5'10", 178lb or so. I don't know how much bike or...

5'10", 178lb or so. I don't know how much bike or wheels weigh. I'm running a cannondale supersix (not a hi-mod, the cheap one) with 105. It's actually a pretty heavy bike IMO. I think my aluminum...
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