Now many years ago through the winter I was often asked to join in the cyclocross circuit. With mountain bikes some years away I always took the fun option of skiing, running or putting some weight back on rather than try to propel a road bike with fat tyres round a dirt track.. Now a mountain bike, a machine built for going off road, through mud and no need to step off in the difficult bits, that's worth going off road on. Apparently though Cyclocross is making a come back...more and more people are giving it a go.
A quick summary of what it is for those of you clever enough to avoid it. It's a type of cycling that involves getting on and off your bike and riding a circuit that is a mixture of mud and pavement. The races are short and over quickly' before anyone sees you perhaps. So if you love wallowing in mud, struggling to remove the filth from every tiny part of your bike and perhaps even the joy of walking around in rubber boots before the event, cyclocross is for you. Personally I think people just watched Lance go off road and across the field and think that was cyclocross. Sorry it isn't he was just showing off to boost the ratings and he mountain bikes through the winter so I suggest you find another hobby for the winter, unless of course I'm wrong... in which case I would love to hear why.
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