Comments | shillolo: Paris to Ancaster

shillolo

Paris to Ancaster

Apr 23, 2007 08:59

Paris to Ancaster

Was 60 km of awesomeness.

Pretty much every terrain I think think of, good roads, terrible roads, gravel paths and roads, dirt paths, grass, and mud (oh the mud! the calf deep mud)!

Getting ahead of myself...

I was nervous going in, SO nervous. Pre-race jitters x10.

Getting up, rode to catch my ride, leaving in time for coffee - I even ( Read more... )

flygurlz, bike, paris to ancaster

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shillolo April 24 2007, 14:03:46 UTC

It was - I even edited some 'awesome' out.

the_axel April 23 2007, 16:00:27 UTC

That sounds fabulous.
Maybe I do need to get me one of those knobbly tired bikes after all...

shillolo April 24 2007, 14:04:21 UTC

...and a helmet.

:p

the_axel April 24 2007, 14:31:12 UTC

For an off-road race I think I could do that.

Using the smallest, lightest design I could find, mind you.

ash_pixie April 23 2007, 16:00:44 UTC

Woohoo! Gotta love when you do better then expected :)

shillolo April 24 2007, 14:05:15 UTC

Totally!

Trouble is - I have witnesses and now I have set a precedent!

Tires ... themonkeymafia April 23 2007, 16:32:26 UTC

Even for street use, I wholly recommend something with a tight/shallow knobby pattern like these michelins ( ... )

Re: Tires ... shillolo April 24 2007, 14:11:05 UTC

I really like the Michelin tires.

It will be interesting to look at the tire the shop stocks now, with a more personal investment in what's what.

It is also somewhat a new concept, to me, to change this sort of thing up. I change a tire if I have a flat.

Re: Tires ... themonkeymafia April 30 2007, 03:12:05 UTC

It is also somewhat a new concept, to me, to change this sort of thing up. I change a tire if I have a flat.

I only change a tire when it's flat, extremely worn, or severely punctured :) I don't keep a supply of tires that I change on a whim. I went to this more hardpack design on a whim (the original ones I got were from MEC and they were cheap .....) and now I've liked them so much that when they wore out, I went looking for something with a similar type tread (ie: not heavy knobs) and will stick with that.

If I were racing however, I would certainly keep a 2nd set of tires like Panaracer Smoke's with a big knobby design on hand for wet weather. Those hardpack tires won't do so well in the mud

squid_pants April 23 2007, 16:45:14 UTC

See, you just assumed everyone else was better, you couldn't see you were in the same class. As soon as you know how much you can push at each stage you'll be well in the front at the finish :)
Point being, you don't even know how good shape you're in.

shillolo April 24 2007, 14:44:05 UTC

:) To some degree I assumed correctly - seriously, she did the race in 1:59!

As long as continue to improve - really all that matters.