mtb training tips

[stu23]

cheers marco

about racing;

are there any local series i could go n sneak in a race before buggering back off to uni??

does addiscombe race mtbs at all these days? - obviously i'm sh1t and id probly show the club up but when i join is there a "secret racing scene" i dont know about??

[Toks]

[quote="marco"]Stu23 has just asked me about training tips to get fit for xc racing. Im probably not the best person on here to be advising him compared to some of the knowledgeable types we have on here so feel free to add stuff on the bottom here for when he gets to read it

[stu23]

thanks for the reccomendations toks....never really considered cross before---gernally im a strict mtber.

would i be alright racing cross on my xc bike? if i would i might be interested in popping along to a race or two just to see what its like

[Toks]

oops my bad! what is an xc bike?

[stu23]

xc-cross country

is there any half decent descending in cyclo-x, cos i certainly aint guna win on the climbs

[Toks]

[quote="stu23"]xc-cross country

is there any half decent descending in cyclo-x, cos i certainly aint guna win on the climbs

[stu23]

toks, xc bike is what i suppose you would call a general MTB ie go uphills well and downhills okish, hardtails with 4 in forks on the front = classic xc bike. hope that sort of helps

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[stu23]

shall do that then marco, in terms of pure xc racing, any of that around here you could link me up with?

[stu23]

off at the end of september. studying up in aberystwyth so yeah i suppose you could say theres a bit of riding up there

got a mate whos really into racing mtbs so im planning to tag along with him and race up in wales, i just wanted something down here for xmas easter and next year when i finish uni