Going the Distance, Going for Speed
December 1998
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-Don't be a sissy! Race cyclocross! |
Life is settling down now. IMBA has finally gotten through to me, and I actually started doing trail maintenance. I'm doing it without permission on someone else's property, and I won't tell any of you where my secret bootleg trails are, but it's a start.
I was jonesing for some of those high speed Geax cross tires after George Hope stomped me into the ground with them (it mighta been more than just the tires), so I swang by the official Ibis moving sale to get some at fabulously discounted prices. Unfortunately, the discount price is still way outta line. $25 each!! What, they think crossers are made of money? That's pretty close to retail for Ritchey or Michelin tires. It's not like they cost a lot to produce, they're made in Thailand for chrissake! For $25 I could rent a couple 13 year olds for month in Thailand.
In general I thought the Ibis sale was totally lame. I never really paid attention to how overpriced their stuff is. They advertised a special deal on their Alibi frames, only $530. Like big deal! Those frames aren't even made by Ibis. For the same price you could get plenty of other sweet US made frames. If you were smart enough to buy a Gary Fisher genesis frame, you'd even get the right length top tube.
So I stopped jonesing for Geax tires and ordered some michelins from my homeboys at Precision Bicycles in Carmichael. I'll tell you all about 'em next month, but Dave Carr uses em, and he's fast, so they must be good, eh?
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Why people from seattle are stupid; the mtb/cross controversy. In the interest of fairness, I also have good things to say about Dan Norton, the spiritual leader of cyclocross luddite movement, and I reprint his reaction to my taunting |
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More cyclocross results. I finally won some races, tho I'm sure no one but my mom really cares. For the '98 cross sched check out the NCNCA Cross page. |
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Want to know what the best shoes are, especially for cross? I can't tell you that, but I'll tell you what works for me. Choose from Time, Sidi or Carnac. You can also check out the review archive for previous reviews about MTB equipment. |
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It's hard to structure the old information in an easy to find format. This is the old, old homepage of this site, with links to the reviews, results, epic rides, etc.. |
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Back Issues of VS |
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Links That Don't Suck |
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