Just watched. Very impressive, for the speed, the handling -- and, for me, how they managed that deep sand with such skinny tires: I know sand, and their performance in that spot is amazing.
Tangent: Bicycle racing has a history of bad cinematography; you certainly see it in old movies of Coppi and Bartali et alii, and you see it here: the lame, would-be-dramatic slo mo, the -- a modern vice -- frenetic cutting back and forth so that you can't focus long enough to see the effing technique; the -- always, a constant - effing bad music. Oh well. On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 1, 10:31 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Thanks for the details. Interesting > > here's what top level racing looks like - > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9WMOA7dbH0 > > it's incredible how these riders attack these courses on what are > essentially road bikes with tubular tires no bigger than 33mm. > > our U.S. riders are steadily becoming more competitive at the > international level - hopefully, we'll have a few near the front in > 2013 when Louisville, KY hosts the world championships. > > CX is a growing sport - it's fun for all levels of riders and it's fun > to watch too. If there's a local race in anyone's neighborhood, go > check it out. > > -- > 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.
