@@mejdrichjThanks! Same buddy! I was hoping to race tomorrow but I am still having issues breathing due to a chest injury. It doesn't hurt, I just can't go fast.
Another rider broke a finger. Those features are meant for experienced riders on mountain bikes. Was sad to see you blaming yourself. It's not your fault.
@ragethomas no, my tires had mud clumped on them but only the couple of really muddy spots were slick. Any mud on your main tread will be gone by the time you get to the berms. Grass, gravel, cement, asphalt, then berms. You have about as much grip as you'd expect on gravel and mulch.
Are we still pretending this course isn't totally sketch? Woodchips?! Bunch of people got hurt pre-riding. Multiple people wound up at the hospital last year too.
@@myoung14 the course is pretty narrow in some spots. I don't think the berms or bridges are an issue. They are hazards of the course, there are alternate lines to all of the mtb features. You have less grip on gravel and mulch so you need to ride appropriately, if you don't you might get hurt. I think we need more features that challenge peoples abilities in different ways, our races generally don't need a lot of handling skills. IMHO the young juniors shouldn't be able to finish the full course on the main lines because it requires you to do hard things that young kids likely can't do yet.
@@TonyPizzaBikes Ok tell all the novice riders that they "need to ride appropriately" or they might wind up with broken bones or in the hospital with a head and/or neck injury. Cyclocross courses need to be designed with the bikes and riders in mind. If SO many people are getting serious injuries, the course should be modified. You can have a course configuration for novice and junior riders and open up the riskier features for the riders in the experienced categories. Or, don't call it a cyclocross course, call it an XC course and invite people to bring their mountain bikes. To be clear to anyone reading this far, I am friends with Kevin and appreciate and respect him. He's awesome and this is just a discussion about amateur bike racing.
@@myoung14 I get what you are saying, but one of everyone's main goals should be to not crash or crash anyone else out. Like above winning, because if you crash you won't win. Unless you are Tom Pidcock. When I've done races elsewhere I've had to think "can I do this" I don't have to think that very often in our series (mainly due to terrain). Yes, Mikey and I are friends. I was going to say that we should have this discussion while building trails at Big Marsh.
Dude, love the commentary…. A turtle is exponentially faster than me rn….
@@mejdrichjThanks! Same buddy! I was hoping to race tomorrow but I am still having issues breathing due to a chest injury. It doesn't hurt, I just can't go fast.
If you wrap top to bottom you don't need any electrical tape. And it looks 1000x better.
I broke my hand on one of the berms today (newb training error). should've trusted the successful low lines I took. have a safe race yall!
@@francaisecole5053 I saw! Kassi showed me your story then I added you on insta and messaged you! So sorry to hear that!
Another rider broke a finger. Those features are meant for experienced riders on mountain bikes. Was sad to see you blaming yourself. It's not your fault.
Was it slick?? I'm worried mostly about muddy tires and small cross knobs. Last year was so dry but this year😅
@ragethomas no, my tires had mud clumped on them but only the couple of really muddy spots were slick. Any mud on your main tread will be gone by the time you get to the berms. Grass, gravel, cement, asphalt, then berms.
You have about as much grip as you'd expect on gravel and mulch.
@@myoung14 thanks. I took a low line successfully 2 or 3 times and then tempted fate :( Ah well. Can't wait for next year!
Are we still pretending this course isn't totally sketch? Woodchips?! Bunch of people got hurt pre-riding. Multiple people wound up at the hospital last year too.
@@myoung14 the course is pretty narrow in some spots. I don't think the berms or bridges are an issue. They are hazards of the course, there are alternate lines to all of the mtb features. You have less grip on gravel and mulch so you need to ride appropriately, if you don't you might get hurt. I think we need more features that challenge peoples abilities in different ways, our races generally don't need a lot of handling skills. IMHO the young juniors shouldn't be able to finish the full course on the main lines because it requires you to do hard things that young kids likely can't do yet.
@@TonyPizzaBikes Ok tell all the novice riders that they "need to ride appropriately" or they might wind up with broken bones or in the hospital with a head and/or neck injury. Cyclocross courses need to be designed with the bikes and riders in mind. If SO many people are getting serious injuries, the course should be modified. You can have a course configuration for novice and junior riders and open up the riskier features for the riders in the experienced categories. Or, don't call it a cyclocross course, call it an XC course and invite people to bring their mountain bikes. To be clear to anyone reading this far, I am friends with Kevin and appreciate and respect him. He's awesome and this is just a discussion about amateur bike racing.
@@myoung14 I get what you are saying, but one of everyone's main goals should be to not crash or crash anyone else out. Like above winning, because if you crash you won't win. Unless you are Tom Pidcock.
When I've done races elsewhere I've had to think "can I do this" I don't have to think that very often in our series (mainly due to terrain).
Yes, Mikey and I are friends. I was going to say that we should have this discussion while building trails at Big Marsh.
Were there any injuries race day? I hope not.