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Week 22
Living on BC’s West Coast, it sometimes seems like we’re stuck in a state of perpetual spring. The weather’s never really that cold, but it can go from nice and sunny to cold and damp overnight, and then go back to the way it was a few days earlier. This week was one of those weeks, except we were stuck in the ‘nice and sunny’ mode for a few days. Schedules were adjusted accordingly.
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On Monday, I announced a giveaway — there’s a complete Sette cockpit for your xc ride up for grabs — that will run until the end of this month. If you haven’t entered yet (and I know a bunch of you haven’t), give it a go. You don’t need to sell your soul with it, just come up with something interesting.
For Tuesday, Guitar Ted unleashed his passion for crashing and I thought about his entry as I was sliding out on a loose corner earlier this week. After I’d stopped, I realized that I might not have the same enthusiasm for bailing as some of this site’s fine readers. Ashwin followed up with a good introduction to your bike’s gears, how it effects your ride, and how analyzing your gearing can have positive effects on the way you ride.
Elsewhere on the ‘net
BikeMagic was busy this week, with a review of the 2006 Giant Reign, a closeup look at Felt’s new full suspension trail bike, and a very nice interview with Shaums March, in which he discusses riding, coaching, and his working relationship with Marin. And, speaking of Shaums March, the Singletrack website has a good writeup about the type of coaching that goes down at Mad March skills camps. CyclingNews built up two bikes — a twenty-niner and a 26″ mountain bike — with identical specs and is set to compare them on the trail. Even if you have no interest in the comparison, check out the article for the closeups up the frames, carbon and titanium beauties from Seven Cycles. Guitar Ted posted up a criticism of CN’s method that many of you might get a kick out of.