If FEMA had the bicycles, would it fund Hustler's manlet bib?
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So, these ******* whack-job Oklahoma guys lost their minds. There was some creative heckling at the CX race over the weekend, but nothing was offensive or inappropriate that I heard, and I worked about half the time chasing tape. Regardless, a parent/racer believed one comment was inappropriate toward one of his children, which he did not hear and no one can substantiate, and now he's formally complained to USAC, wants USAC to pull sanctioning of our series and race licenses of the alleged hecklers included. The race prior he was upset because he was hover-parenting and made fun of by other adults, but felt the comments were directed at his child, so he whined about it on Facebook endlessly.
It looks like people may lose licenses over it and so far the claims are unsubstantiated.
Update: The two complaints noted to USAC were that people from Oklahoma desired to marry the goat on the course and a sign making-fun of the father regarding the prior race. Additionally, his wife complained about someone heckling a friend on the Novo Nordisk tear regarding his body's inability to produce insulin.
It looks like people may lose licenses over it and so far the claims are unsubstantiated.
Update: The two complaints noted to USAC were that people from Oklahoma desired to marry the goat on the course and a sign making-fun of the father regarding the prior race. Additionally, his wife complained about someone heckling a friend on the Novo Nordisk tear regarding his body's inability to produce insulin.
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A great read, though the start of the article is a little slow. A friend in OKC does Rapha Travel, it's hard, not easy stuff.
https://www.1843magazine.com/feature...d-winding-road
https://www.1843magazine.com/feature...d-winding-road
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I have a growing fascination with fondos, sportived and stupid hard training camp/vacations with riding buddies. This past uear I traveled around the western US doing several epic hard grinder events. It has been my bliss. Two more I am going to try in 2017:
Swiss Epic | Swiss Epic
Haute Route
I have almost zero interest in actual road racing these days.
Swiss Epic | Swiss Epic
Haute Route
I have almost zero interest in actual road racing these days.
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Originally Posted by emilio700
I have a growing fascination with fondos, sportived and stupid hard training camp/vacations with riding buddies. This past uear I traveled around the western US doing several epic hard grinder events. It has been my bliss. Two more I am going to try in 2017:
Swiss Epic | Swiss Epic
Haute Route
I have almost zero interest in actual road racing these days.
Swiss Epic | Swiss Epic
Haute Route
I have almost zero interest in actual road racing these days.
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LTR100 is the day before the Breck Epic. I haven't done LTR100 yet. Bucket list. In the lottery. Tough to get in. If I don't get in to LTR100, which I should know by January 15, I'll try to register for the Breck.
Breck Epic is very anti establishment. LTR has become a big money, highly publicized "establishment" event. I venture to guess that the date conflict is not an accident. Pay about the same fee and get six days of racing with virtually no rules, no dopers allowed. LTR100 is chock full of riders either currently serving or past dopers, including a few overall winners.
Breck Epic is very anti establishment. LTR has become a big money, highly publicized "establishment" event. I venture to guess that the date conflict is not an accident. Pay about the same fee and get six days of racing with virtually no rules, no dopers allowed. LTR100 is chock full of riders either currently serving or past dopers, including a few overall winners.
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Sons, are DT-Swiss ratchet axles the path to glory for the mountain bike? The Bontrager rear keeps coming loose.
Also, both sets of my road skewers are bent to **** from travel, is it dumb to buy DT Swiss ratchet skewers to replace them?
Also, both sets of my road skewers are bent to **** from travel, is it dumb to buy DT Swiss ratchet skewers to replace them?
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I blew out my factory Marzocchi Bomber on a singletrack ride in Ohio right before I moved. After looking into rebuilds vs used upgrades, I knew I wanted to upgrade. I procrastinated long enough that they finally grew tired of me complaining about riding my hardtail with the front locked out all the time.
So Sonny and Emilio chipped in and bought me a new leftover factory surplus clearance fork as a Christmas gift. Absolutely blew me away. Thanks fellas!
Fox Float 32 iCD. Electric Climb and Descent control. No full lockout as the climb mode still has a blowoff, which is awesome.
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My old Marz fork was 5lb. Fox is 3.6.
The swap dropped my 2010 Giant XTC2 down into the 24lb range. Schwing.
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Today was my first real ride on it. It was amazeballs. Like having Xidas on my mountain bike. That exact same first impression.
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So Sonny and Emilio chipped in and bought me a new leftover factory surplus clearance fork as a Christmas gift. Absolutely blew me away. Thanks fellas!
Fox Float 32 iCD. Electric Climb and Descent control. No full lockout as the climb mode still has a blowoff, which is awesome.
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My old Marz fork was 5lb. Fox is 3.6.
The swap dropped my 2010 Giant XTC2 down into the 24lb range. Schwing.
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Today was my first real ride on it. It was amazeballs. Like having Xidas on my mountain bike. That exact same first impression.
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