New Cyclocross rules

Cyclocross Magazine has a new story up online about it. Seems to be a similar take compared to Colin's NECX list. And if you are really astute you will see Chip Baker listed as the author of the article published there just ahead of the UCI changes. I would almost call him "new england's own..." but i'm not sure he's fully purged that Cali influence.

But New England's Own, no ifs ands or buts, Mr Myerson himself, gets a renewed shout out from The Church of the Big Ring. Reviving the doping thread. A good read from Mark Twight.

Now these new UCI changes mean you can run Disc brakes. I'm not a fan. Mostly because I don't have any disc brakes. And changing over would be silly.

I think it is cool you can grab just any old tubular wheel and slap a cross tire on there. Except now I guess you can't have a tire wider than 33mm. But then these are all UCI rules. Hopefully everyone will listen to Myerson's reasoning on FB about why you shouldn't run Disc brakes and leave them on the Mt Bike.

Rules can be top down but it is just a rule after all, not a mandate. Maybe people will realize that they are overkill, heavy and make wheel changes tough and getting neutral wheels even tougher. Not to mention you'd have to run Cable actuated discs until hydraulic ones come out.

I am actually pretty anxious about tomorrow's race. Good or bad anxiety I can't quite tell. I hope it I can focus it into a productive hyper aware direction instead of the normal negative self defeating one.

And of course I'm going through the Open Tabs and I come across this post JUST after writing that line. The Yellow line is NOT something the cat 4 guys really are aware of much. I've become more comfortable with the gutter. Mostly because I trust myself in the shoulder dirt more than my ability to avoid an on coming car. That said maybe Results Boy can tag team attacking the pack with my team-mate Brier who always is on the attack it seems. Keep the pack stretched out and running fast and thin. faster thinner is best. But some how I've got this hunch that we'll do the whole puffer fish race... thin and fast then boom without warning Big and Fat and SLOW and dangerous.

I read this comment and got really morose. That's just a very scary analysis potential outcome, and it all makes way too much sense. If the Prez or people like that realize this and aren't telling us? Oh feck that's going to be some solidly massive backlash.

I'm downgrading my "BUY BUY BUY" recommendation for BP stock to a cautious "we're fecked but they probably still won't go under so it is still a decent time to buy it." But then being broke and in debt doesn't really put me in a position to follow my own advice. Funny that. The people who could benefit never can take advantage, but those who don't need it just rake in the dough hand over fist. *shrug* make do with what we've got and try and stay positive.

I should probably start figuring out where this race actually is going to start, IE where to park other than at Matt's house. I had almost hoped I could ride home after the race. Why? Well it is all downhill. Seriously. Going down Douglas or whatever that road is from that area to PVD is literally all downhill. And it would make a nice high mileage day. But. Stuff to do, my wife wants to go running before we head to a party, and well, honestly it sucked riding home from Ninigret after only a 20 mile crit, the suck-factor probably would be off the charts if *I* tried to ride home after Purgatory. Best sticking to getting there early and getting a hard warm up in. Hell maybe a lap might not be a bad idea. Not sure I can get there THAT early. We'll see what happens in the morning. All I gotta say is my money is on JONNY BOLD for the 35+ race.

be safe

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