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cyclocross questions
I'm planning on buying a new bike and have been considering a cyclocross
bike. I plan on doing a fair amount of road riding, but there are also an abundance of hard-packed dirt roads in my area. I know that the cyclocross will handle the dirt fairly well, but will it be able to hang on the paved roads with straight road bikes...assuming that the riders are equally skilled and fit. Thanks for the help. Ray |
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cyclocross questions
Raymond and Jodi Placiente wrote:
I'm planning on buying a new bike and have been considering a cyclocross bike. I plan on doing a fair amount of road riding, but there are also an abundance of hard-packed dirt roads in my area. I know that the cyclocross will handle the dirt fairly well, but will it be able to hang on the paved roads with straight road bikes...assuming that the riders are equally skilled and fit. I'm not having any problem passing the other cyclists out here in Seattle. Of course some of that is I never stop cycling, and most of these people don't cycle in the winter. But I'm pretty happy with my Surly Crosscheck. With the stock rings (48/36) and cassette (12/25) you should have a pretty decent range. If you really want to spread your range an 11-28 cassette is nice. It does steer different than a race bike (higher bottom bracket), but I've managed to get used to it. And I love the large amount of room for decent size tires/fenders/etc. -- Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g "I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter." -- Winston Churchill |
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Cramps
Rob,
Try taking some salt tablets with you & when you feel a cramp coming on pop one immediately for relief, caution if you have high blood press consult a doc first. Eat bananas on the ride, lots of potassium. Also before riding take Calcium/Magnesium /Zinc and Potassium tabs to keep your essential mineral levels up when lost through sweating. This causes electrical nerve shorts which causes muscles to contract, I was told all this by a guy who rides 600 K brevets. It works. Also hydrate a lot on the ride. I live in Florida and it gets really hot / humid most of the time and I used to suffer from cramps a lot but now hardly ever after the above. Regards, Graham Born in Essex but prefer Florida. onset of cramps in my calves after a ride and ocasionally durring a time trial run the cramps are very severe "Raymond and Jodi Placiente" wrote in message ... I'm planning on buying a new bike and have been considering a cyclocross bike. I plan on doing a fair amount of road riding, but there are also an abundance of hard-packed dirt roads in my area. I know that the cyclocross will handle the dirt fairly well, but will it be able to hang on the paved roads with straight road bikes...assuming that the riders are equally skilled and fit. Thanks for the help. Ray |
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