Originally Posted by
RCMoeur
It's been about 40 years, but I still have faded scars and fresh flashbacks of those days in Cat 4, when sometimes you'd think state fair demolition derby might be a bit saner and safer. It is amazing how UCI World Tour riders are able to handle most anything - but even they are occasionally human.
4th of July weekend in Connecticut - I did two of the three 3/4 crits. (They handed invented 5s yet.) Went around 5 crashes. Two by riders right in front of me. Made me a believer of my absurdly quick steering Fuji Pro. (75 degree HT and probably the same fork rake as the 49 cm bikes. (Mine was 59.)