Are the ss-ers of the same abilities as the Cats in question? IOW, would a cat 1 on a ss possibly competitive against his own category peers on multispeeds? Or are all the ss-ers of lower caliber?
I know Bruce Boyson of the boblist, an avid and very experienced offroader, is usually at the front on his rigid 29er ss's with his multispeed, suspended peers, tho' that may not prove anything wrt cyclocross at high levels -- only mean to point out that, in some circs, ss can be very competitive. Ignore if not relevant. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 31, 12:20 pm, Beth H <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Indeed. Last weekend at PIR, I suffered on the mostly flat course with >> long straight stretches. >> Anywhere there was a short, steep climb I found I was able to stand up >> and pass several women along the way. An amazing experience, and one >> that pretty much cements my decision to race strictly singlespeed for >> the duration. > > maybe you're just a stronger climber. again, not saying one can't do > well on an ss - but, in my neck of the woods, there are no ss'ers > competitive at the Cat 3 level. and by competitive - i'll be generous > and say top 25 in a field of 50+. and there are no ss'ers competitive > in the elite/1/2 - doing well in that cat on an ss would be not > getting lapped . .. and I don't consider that competitve. fun, > perhaps - but not competitive. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
