Planning on coming? ...use the poll ...sorry canceled

Yep, it's on

See you in a few hours.

October 14 - Skills Practice - Wyman Woods 6p.m.

Who wants to get some skills in tonight before it gets dark out?

I will be at Wyman Woods park in Grandview tonight a little before 6p to get through some skills if anyone needs help before this weekend's racing.
We can follow the leader and work on fine tuning your skills.


It gets dark about 7pm ish - Elmo say's, think safety and bring lights if you are riding over and back home.



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Who's ready for the Cap City Cross Race this Sunday?
Andy is throwing down a serious event in Dublin Ohio this weekend!
Call your grandparents, aunts and uncles.

Fresh from their UCI3 weekend of working on the pro's bikes, The Organic Mechanics (Russ and Todd) will be setting up their support tent and providing some test bikes to ride as well.

Tue 10/12 is on

October 7 - Wyman Woods - Skills 6p - 7p

Folks,
I can help out those interested in working on some skills if you want to come over to Wyman Woods on Thursday at 6:00 PM
We can chat about your experiences at the first Cap City race and work on some areas that you felt were challenging. Sand pits are coming to Cap City races as well as the OVCX UCI races this weekend. Maybe we can practice riding through the sand pit at Wyman?
I hope to hang out till around 7P or so.  Post a comment if you think you'll show.
Farm

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Tuesday 10/5 Practice Canceled

Our setup volunteers are experiencing a perfect (non-weather-related) storm of life getting in the way of cyclocross practice. How dare you life? Tune in next week.

9/30-Thursday Skills Practice - Grandview Wyman Woods 6pm

Gang,
I am going to do some skills practice tonight at Wyman Woods at 6 p.m.

This will last about an hour. I can work in small groups or one-x-one with people.
Feel free to show up and let me know what part of cross is giving you issues.

I am planning to do some practice starts and will have one set of barrier's to practice over.

It gets dark now around 7:30 p.m. - so bring lights if you are riding home.

sorry for the last min notice. Link Here for map on how to get to this park.

Farm

Here is the loop we did Tuesday night on the 28th of Sept.
If it seems these are getting longer, well, they are and on purpose. If it seems like they are getting harder, well they are and on purpose.

Race season is here and there is no more messing around with easy practices - it is ON.

The first CapCity Cross race is Sunday, October 3.

On Like Donkey Kong

Tonight's practice is on regardless of the rain. Details: http://goo.gl/fK9c

Come get your cross on before the first big Cap City weekend.

Cross Practice Follow-up - Dismount Technique

Cyclocross Pedal Dismount Technique

3 Variations

1. Right Leg Step around -

Clip out of right pedal, stay clipped in with left foot, coast near dismount point, then click out of left pedal as you swing your right leg around, over your seat, to basically hit your ankle on the back of your left shoe, at same time putting right foot down on ground behind your left leg. This is possibly the best choice when having to pedal all the way up to a barrier or if the approach to barrier is more straight.

2. The Step through -

 Stepping through with the right while clipped in still on the left, then putting inside (right) foot down at the same time you unclip with your left. This is a tough move and requires quite a bit of trust and practice in your pedals, confidence in your heel twist and can possibly put you face/chest first into a barrier in some conditions (mud). If you are getting tired or tired in a race, this might not be the best technique to use. In some cases this is faster, but it requires enough speed and coasting time to provide you with the extra time needed to make this dismount a success.

3. The Left Foot Pre-Unclip -

Clip out of the left pedal first, rest your left foot on top of the left pedal, then click out of your right pedal, swing right leg over and step off left pedal It's much easier to step off the bike if you are not attached to either pedal.This would depend on the approach to the barrier and how long you need to pedal up to the dismount point. This might be the safest or the most dangerous dismount of the three. Your foot can slip off of the pedal prior to getting your other leg swung around. This might not be a good recommendation without flat (bmx) pedals and just depend on the pedal used (& could be really ugly with egg beaters).

NOTE: Don't forget the bit about moving your right-hand from your hood to your top tube prior-to unclipping. (when dismounting to the left of your bike) Keep your elbow between you and the bike and pick it up in the same place every time - which is the balance point of the bike.
 
There are three options here, each one has it's pro's and con's. I would suggest trying them during your weekly skills practice - (you are spending a day a week fine tuning your skills right?) - then apply them in a cross practice situation and see what works.

comments anyone?  Questions?