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Started 2 years ago by Domestique
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EastCoastRoadie
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D.

I have the TRP Euro's on both my PXs. My pit bike gets all of the road work, and these brakes are more than adequate for roads around here. Plus the magnesium version just looks cool on a Moots (although completely frivolous). Just don't ever try to stop on a dime, and you will be fine.

These brakes are also great for the cx racing scene in PA, NJ, and DE. The only trouble I have ever had is in a race on a snowy course, and quite frankly I don't think any brake other than a disc brake would have made a difference. Besides, in a cx race brakes just slow you down as Scott always says...

Posted 2 years ago #
Domestique
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what's a 'pit' bike'? I know... I'm a noob.

Posted 2 years ago #
xjahx
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Did my fishing lesson fail? Come on, Dom, you can do it:

1. http://www.google.com
2. "what is a cyclocross pit bike?"
3. Result #1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclo-cross
4. Read: A cyclo-cross rider is allowed to change bicycles and receive mechanical assistance during a race. While the rider is on the course gumming up one bicycle with mud, his or her pit crew can work quickly to clean, repair and oil the spares. Having a mechanic in the "pits" is more common for professional cyclo-cross racers. The average cyclo-cross racer might have a family member or friend holding their spare bike.

Posted 2 years ago #
Domestique
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Tires were ordered today, FMB SSC 32, and brakes (TRP CR-950), and pedals (XTR-M980).
Edge Cross fork is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

Also ordered another pair of D2 shoes (Mtn Ascent).

Now I am waiting on my PX... :-)

Posted 2 years ago #
kaiser
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I have a Ferrari Enzo. What is an Enzo?

Pit bike - lots of cross events are muddy, mucky messes. A pit bike is a second bike in pit (like a pit stop in a Nascar race - get it?). If/when your bike becomes a muddy, mucky mess, or you have a mechanical, you grab your pit bike or a friend passes you your pit bike while grabbing your muddy, mucky mess of a bike and frantically cleans it in order to pass it back on the next lap, or following lap, or whenever you may call for it.

Many people have virtually identical 'pit bikes' (read: two $7,000 Moots to throw in the mud) so position, feel of bike(s) are identical. Although many a person's pit bike is 'last years' model or a less expensive bike ....it's 'pit bike'.

Before you ask: a 'mechanical' is a flat, broken derailleur, busted seat post, a crooked stem/bar because of a crash, etc., etc. So, if you DNF'd because of a 'mechanical', it means you did one of the above (or something similar) in that you could finish an event.

Before you ask: DNF - 'did not finish'

You can also not mechanical but be DFL.

Before you ask: DFL - Dead Fuc%^& Last.

I'm not being mean, I'm going cycling 101.

Posted 2 years ago #
xjahx
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This was my main race bike:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5423250738_64eb1e1704_z.jpg

This was my pit bike:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5399175918_d9f1c93c19_z.jpg

They differ in age by 1 year and have the reverse panel schemes. Identical geometry. Identical components. Luckily, my wife is the same height as I, so she used the same race and pit bikes. You see how I justify the two...

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