QOTM

You want to hold your hoods in your hands like a pair of baseball bats you plan to smash the course with, not places to gently rest your hands while you think about how good you look in your Rapha kit.

From Mr Blackwell. That and Myles must have been listening to the IM chat I had with G-ride a couple days ago/last week when he called me Grumble Wookie, and then it spiraled down to where his annoying critical nature makes his character C3PO, and Curtis B's flair for style and attracting chicks makes him a shoe in for Han Solo. Eventually someone had to be Yoda. Who better. Myerspace. Mr. Yoda. Speaks mostly in 140 character phrases. Perfect for the Yoda, Twitter is.

Props Mr Blackwell, nailed it with that analysis. That and, sorry Cathy and the rest of the NEBC female crew, I'm with him on the knee high socks. Solobreak can get away with his pipi longstockings socks because he doesn't wear them at every race and he's been pulling em up to his balls for probably 20+ years now, or at least as long as he's been doing cross from the sounds of it. And he's old enough that he doesn't have to pull them up as high as before, Thank GOD for the support of lycra!

The tallest socks that should be worn in cross would be these You can order them from the web page there or find Gary David (or any of us Cyclocross racing grassroots team members) at a race and save yourself the shipping, bring a 410 for one or $20 for two pair. Pro-tip. Get one a slightly larger size (they are wicked thin) you can stick a pair of your woolies under the socks and look cool even when it is cold out. Because, You HAVE to have a big red and white CX on the socks. It isn't ironic, it is cool.