While out on my pre-lap I took a few shots of the other hecklers on the course, just up the hill from the other group. They were having a grand old time and their words of wisdom were very encouraging when I was on the course.
Showing posts with label Winsted Woods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winsted Woods. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Winsted Woods: Pepperoni, Peppercini and PBR
There wasn't enough rain on the drive home to clean the diSSent but I was hoping. Getting out of the car at the pizza restaurant is when I realized how sore I was. I was still all over. The nice thing, though, was the drive home was only 45 minutes instead of the 3 hour drive from East Taunton.
When I got home it took me an hour to get the car unloaded and everything sorted out, while enjoying my Pepperoni and Peppercini Pizza and an ice cold PBR. Wet clothes hung to dry out, gear put a way, extra tires hung up. My gear organization is getting better but needs a few tweaks, especially in the wet clothes department.
By the time I was ready to start on the muddy stuff, the family returned and of course Brodie, my youngest was eager to wash all my muddy gear including the diSSent. After cleaning the chain and everything else I did the once over on the bike and decided after two wet and muddy races I need to make some changes on the bike. First off, the I am not liking the response of the Clark Brake cable so I am going to replace it with Slik Cable, like what I have on the Dillinger. I think I am going to take my brakes apart and see if I need to replace the pads, if anything they need a thorough cleaning.
If I do any riding this week, weather depending of course, it will have to be on the Dillinger. Of course, Seattle weather is back and it looks like I will be grounded until the weekend. Meanwhile, I have new BB for the Marin that I have to install so I can get my all weather fixie rolling again.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
7 out of 7 at Winsted Woods
The Massasoit Lung Opener was a cake walk compared to Winsted Woods, this was a death march. It started raining Saturday night and around 9 AM a thunder storm rolled in and dumped a few inches on the area. That same storm tracked right up to Winsted. The longer course at Massasoit was easier to ride but it was a lot colder however at Winsted, the combination of the rain and the course made it a real blood bath, for me at least. At the start of my pre-lap, the trails were already pretty greasy and you knew it was only going to get worse.
After the pre-lap I switched out my rear tire for the Serfas Krest 9r, while heavier, because its a 2 ply puncture resistant tire, the tread pattern is ultra grippy in slippery conditions and I can run it at 25 to 30 psi and not worry about flats. The tire change was helpful but the trails for the CAT2 race were a lot worse after the CAT1s tore up the course. Again I hit that wall and couldn't push myself any faster, granted it was pretty hard to go faster on account of the terrain. I think it's the way I am training. I am riding so much during the week, and Saturday, I am not giving myself enough time to recover. Going to have switch tactics.
What's this? Hecklers? Did we just get teleported to Europe or something? These guys were inspirational to say the least.
After this guy got heckled, it was my turn!
That was a greasy course and I did a lot of walking, in fact I was last person to finish My time sucked but I finished and that is all that matters to me.
Another muddy race. Probably going to have to replace my brake pads but I don't think I had much stopping power on the last descent.
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