I don't know what it is about switching from the MTB to the CX bike but I usually lay it down a few times early in the CX season...I'm surprised I don't have more crashes in the beggining of the CX season. I am usually seeing cross eyed for the whole race just trying to hold the wheel in front of me. In other words I'm riding over my head on a bike that is completely different then my MTB and I'm trying to make up time in the more technical sections because I'm flat out on the pedaling sections.
For me, yesterday's CX race was no better than the first; it was worse. I think it was the first time I've gotten last place in a bike race (I got last place in an XC ski race last year).
To summarize the race: I started at the back. The race got away from me really fast. There were approximately 120 turns per lap. I couldn't tell where I was supposed to go thanks to the stingy use of course tape. Got lapped. Pedaled around lightly through all the wrong lines so as not to screw up the people who were racing. Got lapped again.
To quote Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf in one of the great movies of all time: "You have a confidence problem." I did feel a tad more comfortable on the CX bike, but not significantly. I am going to switch back to aluminum rims in hopes it will give me more consistent braking power and modulation.
If Joey had a mountain bike, he could've just bunnyhopped that barrier...
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