Acquiesce808 - Thanks for dropping by and for promoting BKW on your own site. The Page Cup was a fantastic race; from the standpoint of a spectator it was well run and the crowds exemplified what a cross crowd should be. Thanks to all who participated and volunteered their time. - RF
You were there and we didn't meet. Damn the fates! Sun Prairie is where I live, in fact the JP Cup was the best thing to happen there since we moved there 2 years ago. Thanks for coming to check it out, the bar is pretty high for the rest of the season
d*pow - Sorry to have missed you. The bar is indeed set very high. Hopefully the event lit the flame for the remainder of the season - even after the temps take a dive.
How about an inside scoop on what sort of tires the Pros were riding. It looks like JP was running Vittoria EVO XN file treads. I am always curious as to what they choose.
Tim Johnson was on Dugasts, 32mm Typhoons. That much I'm sure of, as I was his pit mechanic on Sunday.
I'm fairly certain Page was riding both Typhoons and Dugast Pipistrellos at some point, and I think Todd Wells was mostly on Dugast Pipistrellos as well.
When it comes to the PROs, Dugast rules the roost.
A friend told me I was in a BKW photo, so I checked it out, and there I am! Do I get a free bottle or something? Next race you should do an interview with a cat 4 slacker like me. Even I knew that Page was running Challenge Grifo XS tires.
For many professional cyclists the Spring campaign is the toughest of the season; it means training from October until March in the worst, character-building weather conditions Europe can dish out. This weather and the suffering that is bicycle racing breed characters known as "hardmen".
Select cyclists tackle these conditions in shorts, long sleeve jerseys or short sleeve jerseys with arm warmers, wind vests, and shoe covers. A true hardman opts to forego the knee or leg warmers and instead chooses an embrocation to cover the knees. The liniment provides warmth for the legs and keeps the blood circulating and muscles supple. Embrocation and the sheen created is affectionately known as "Belgium knee warmers". The hardest of cyclists will sport bare legs in the most ruthless of conditions.
Belgium Knee Warmers are indicitive of the many subtleties that make professional cycling so enthralling.
I spent 20 years of my life working in the bicycle industry, turning wrenches and selling bikes for some of the industry's best shops. I have extensive experience designing and constructing frames in both steel and titanium and have performed thousands of bike fits. I am passionate about bicycles in all forms. The bicycle provides me with physical and mental health and taps me into a social pipeline that allows me to share my passion with others. I ride as often as possible and love the flow of a hard group ride. Check back for musings about all things road cycling and, especially, the Spring Classics. The devil is in the details and I am an expert in the useless minutia that makes up our discipline.
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hey BKW... great shots. thanks for being part of the Page cup!
Acquiesce808 - Thanks for dropping by and for promoting BKW on your own site. The Page Cup was a fantastic race; from the standpoint of a spectator it was well run and the crowds exemplified what a cross crowd should be. Thanks to all who participated and volunteered their time. - RF
freddy!
You were there and we didn't meet. Damn the fates! Sun Prairie is where I live, in fact the JP Cup was the best thing to happen there since we moved there 2 years ago. Thanks for coming to check it out, the bar is pretty high for the rest of the season
dpow
d*pow - Sorry to have missed you. The bar is indeed set very high. Hopefully the event lit the flame for the remainder of the season - even after the temps take a dive.
- RF
How about an inside scoop on what sort of tires the Pros were riding. It looks like JP was running Vittoria EVO XN file treads. I am always curious as to what they choose.
Tim Johnson was on Dugasts, 32mm Typhoons. That much I'm sure of, as I was his pit mechanic on Sunday.
I'm fairly certain Page was riding both Typhoons and Dugast Pipistrellos at some point, and I think Todd Wells was mostly on Dugast Pipistrellos as well.
When it comes to the PROs, Dugast rules the roost.
Actually, scratch that, Page rides Challenge tires...
Speedvagen! Best bike name ever.
I will 2nd that...Vanilla makes a beautiful bike.
A friend told me I was in a BKW photo, so I checked it out, and there I am! Do I get a free bottle or something? Next race you should do an interview with a cat 4 slacker like me. Even I knew that Page was running Challenge Grifo XS tires.
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