tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post9197970396905460884..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: How To - Rain Gear for Your FeetAkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-85262367089959948822007-10-31T12:11:00.000-04:002007-10-31T12:11:00.000-04:00I only found out about this trick earlier this yea...I only found out about this trick earlier this year - and it was a revelation after all the racing/riding I'd done. What a difference!<BR/><BR/>When I first started writing I debated internally about sharing things like tactics, how-to tips, and other things which I use to my advantage in races. Giving away the "secret to my (limited) success" won't help me any when I try and do well in the same types of races next year. But I realized two things:<BR/><BR/>1. Even if people know or read about something, it doesn't mean they utilize them. Moving around in a field, for example, is reasonably difficult to master, so telling someone how to do it may not help them beat me right away.<BR/><BR/>2. Cycling is such a small sport that helping everyone can only benefit the sport as a whole. It's easy to get discouraged when it seems everyone else is doing okay when you're not, and although one might point out that cycling isn't for wimps, it doesn't need to dissuade new participants unnecessarily.<BR/><BR/>I'm also not a great racer - I've sort of stabilized in a low Cat 3 level, pretty much on tactics and a jump. If I can do it, so can a lot of other people. It's a fun and exciting sport and it'd be nice if there were more races, or people didn't honk at you, etc etc. You raced in Europe - you know the respect racers get. I'd love to have the same here.<BR/><BR/>So for the reasons above, I'm opening my plan book for everyone to read.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-16130165714062027042007-10-31T09:39:00.000-04:002007-10-31T09:39:00.000-04:00I've been doing the plastic grocery bags trick for...I've been doing the plastic grocery bags trick for years and years. Actually used to take a bunch with me to Belgium, just to see the look on the faces of the other riders in the changing room. They work for rain or cold and especially for both, as long as you don't mind a bit of sweat. Nothing like still being able to spin a light gear with flexible ankles, whilst eevryone else is dropping their heels and mashing due to frozen limbs. And I never had a problem with my Look cleats. I hate passing on this advice to others, as their numbness, is my ally during cold, rainy races.<BR/>--Mike StarrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com