…mostly for winter riding and commuting but also had it in the back of my mind to give cross racing a try. I see that the first race of the year is on Sunday out in Langley. The bike came with slicks mounted but the seller also threw in a pair of CX tires so… what else do I need to do besides swap out the tires and show up? I appreciate that there's skill and technique required to excel but I'm a total newb and have never done a running dismount/mount or bunny hopped anything taller than a railway crossing so besides the very real risk of coming DFL am I at risk being maimed or worse because of my lack of experience? Thanks in advance for your help.
So I bought a cross bike...
What did you get?
"The song of a bird…We used to ask Ennesson to do bird calls. He could do them. How he could do them, and when he perished, along with him went all those birds…"-Return from the Stars, Stanislaw Lem
"We just walk around, and sometimes we go out and dance, and then we listen to the environment."-Ralf Hutter, Kraftwerk
What did you get?
This
Giv'er!! Nothing required except for the knobbies you said came with it. Just show up, pin your number on, and enjoy the pain/fun.
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I would suggest wearing spandex if you have them. Baggies will get caught on your seat during re-mounting. Also they will protect yer boys a bit.
It's so much fun you will DIE!
Other than removing the fenders and switching out to knobbies, I'd say go for it.
If that is your regular seat height, a common recommendation is to lower it by say a centimeter for 'cross.
"The song of a bird…We used to ask Ennesson to do bird calls. He could do them. How he could do them, and when he perished, along with him went all those birds…"-Return from the Stars, Stanislaw Lem
"We just walk around, and sometimes we go out and dance, and then we listen to the environment."-Ralf Hutter, Kraftwerk
Other than removing the fenders and switching out to knobbies, I'd say go for it.
If that is your regular seat height, a common recommendation is to lower it by say a centimeter for 'cross.
Pedals too?
Nice bike, I want a cross bike too…
Pedals too?
No, I'd leave the pedals on, they help with forward acceleration, stability, balance, shin breaking, etc.
"The song of a bird…We used to ask Ennesson to do bird calls. He could do them. How he could do them, and when he perished, along with him went all those birds…"-Return from the Stars, Stanislaw Lem
"We just walk around, and sometimes we go out and dance, and then we listen to the environment."-Ralf Hutter, Kraftwerk
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