Comments on: Chequamegon

By: -the Madness

-the Madness — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:30:35 +0000

Its not a road course.

By: Smithers

Smithers — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:58:08 +0000

@Bill Basso: I have no power, I am pure finesse.

By: Bill Basso

Bill Basso — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:36:23 +0000

Chequamegon may be a road race, but only in the sense that Paris-Roubaix is a road race. It’s a lot of fun. A pure power race.

By: bda

bda — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:34:29 +0000

my 5th chequamegon this year. Divine. It’s more like a cross country ski race than a bike race…your own time, talking/laughing with people, great scenery.

By: Bill O'Reilly Wannabe

Bill O'Reilly Wannabe — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:38:48 +0000

mtbers are dorks in general. Went over to worth 2 nite and there’s some old fart lecturing me about not riding the trails when muddy . I explained I had been walking around the muddy pArts and that 99 percent of the trail was dry. He replys that walking around the muddy parts widens the trails and we can’t widen the trails for some Reason and this whole conversation is taking place in an area that’s been bulldozed and part the trAil was scrunched last fall by heavy equipment yet somehow me walking around a mud puddle is a major crime. I don’t know who the trail Nazi was but I’m sure he spent good share of his evening making sure people got less enjoyment out their local park. All right , a dork too. At least I’m not a triathlete– biggest wankers on the planet

By: Baba

Baba — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:51:06 +0000

You mean you wouldn’t even ride this?
http://bobbrowncycles.blogspot.com/

By: Little d

Little d — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:49:26 +0000

By: Smithers

Smithers — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:44:56 +0000

@Little d: of course, MTB is not really dumb.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:33:06 +0000

anybike/anywhere…it just so happens that a cyclocross bike is the best for the midwest….i was doing a mountain bike race in ‘99 and i mentioned cyclocross to another guy and he told me a mt. bike race w/ a cx bike would be an unfair advantage…right on

By: dan i

dan i — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:21:08 +0000

Ya Little D, such attitudeness is rampant, which is really stupid. I don’t get it either.

Now what I don’t get is why people need water bottle handups in a CX race. It’s only 60-freakin minutes. Sven Nys don’t need no water hand up!

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:13:28 +0000

He’s going to need mad skills. It is possible to do some of the local races without getting off the bike. Of course they don’t conform to UCI rules…

By: Little d

Little d — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:07:59 +0000

There’s haters in every camp.
Mt Bikers that say “stupid roadies are stupid in spandex” and roadies that say Mt Biking is dumb and both camps look at the track and shake their head.
Don’t get it…

By: dan i

dan i — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:58:58 +0000

I know one guy that does have complete contempt for cyclocross. He says “Why would you want to get off the bike? WTF? Now that is just stupid!”. He says he is going to show up at CX race just to give people sh!t. I tell him that’s probably not a good idea.

By: a. kruse

a. kruse — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:45:28 +0000

I wish I still had access to all my qbp emails from 1999 when you actually did try mountain biking and were at least semi-enthusiastic about it….

or maybe the author of the email misquoted you.

By: Little d

Little d — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:22:07 +0000

Smither’s is like the Karl Rove of Mt Biking. Hate, Hate, Hate