is what's been going down the last few days or so...
with the end of the enduro season coming up soon, my full cross season pretty much starts about 6 days after with my first races of the year. i'll possibly hit a few up before my last enduro race, but my concentration will be on enduro's until they are over for the year.
so right now, cross freaks around the US are gearing up - what tires to run, what wheelsets to use, so i run a single or a double up front? decisions, decisions...
thankfully, my two bikes are pretty much set with a few exceptions. need to figure out a crank for my main bike as i want to go light, but need to consider that my moots cross bikes have 135 rear spacing - which causes some issues with what chainring i can run up front as the ring may hit the frame.
and the other setup decision is regarding wheelsets. tubular carbon with TUFO cross tubulars are super light and super cool. unfortunately, they are also super expensive.
this year i have plans on hitting up both the Ohio State Cross Championship race and then Cross Nationals as well. both are a week apart about mid-way through december. i have always wanted to do cross nationals, and since it is on the east coast this year, and my motivation for the cross seasonn is at an all time high, it wiil be a nice way to end out the racing season.
so, i gotta get all setup for cross now or it will be too late in october to do any work on the bikes as far as setup goes.
asylums are getting a nice little workover before the end of season as well - new drive trains and fresh schwalbe tires. everything else is working great, so nothing else needs switching out.
hammer gel order about to go down - ordering up my last major order for the year in the next day or so. endurolytes, premium insurance, anti fatigues, race caps, and gels are just a few things on order. i have to give a shout out to these guys - their products are second to none. very helpful staff, user groups. if you haven't checked out their "guide to success" PDF, do so now.
with that - gotta run. tifosi review up in the next couple of days along with some possible write ups on my powertap that is coming from the 'goat!
stayed tuned - same goat time, same goat channel....
sologoat out.
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Mark your calendar for Sat 10/21 - 2nd Annual Chagrin River Cyclocross Challenge. Hope you can make it.
Later, Brett
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