I said I would never do it
Are you one of the many people who talked me into the Hillsboro Roubaix? You should be ashamed. I don't really even know where to start. Brick road is kind of like single track, right? Does this mean I need to shave my legs? Can I still high five people on the start line? I am not taking out the toe spikes from my mountain shoes, is that illegal? Are the officials going to give me a hard time when I hand them my International Elite license to enter as a Cat5 to race?
Seriously, it will be fun. It has given me something to look forward to and work towards, even though I will be on vacation for quite a few days leading up to it. It will be fun to ride with the guys from Half Acre. Killjoy teammate Mike will also be in the same race as well as Chris from TP. It will be a good way to start the 2008 season. No, this doesn't mean I am becoming a road racer. If the dates do not conflict with something better and off-road, I might go race snake alley and the Baraboo road race has always intrigued me. It would work well into my training schedule, but also really depends on who else wants to go. It does mean I am now forced to swap the SRAM from the Voodoo to the Waterford and buy a load of crap to make the road bike ridable. But that was inevitable I guess.
BenPopper
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The brick road riding is part of the neutral lap and not really a big deal. If you can pre-ride/drive the course there're some tricky parts. You are going to have a blast!
You'll love it! One of the best road races in the midwest. I've raced it twice, both times it was witch-tit cold. Settle in and rule on the ending pave, man. Eye of the tiger!
Don't forget to swap over the Eastons as well.
And yes, you can high 5 me at the start line any day. See ya there man.
stop whining and have a beer. mary.
The Baraboo road race is a pretty good one if you are going to do another. Usually it's at least a good pre-ride for the Iola mountainbike race.
Keep the visor on your helmet and don't forget that you will need water bottle cages for this race. out.
Ha! You are so working for a Half Acre win! There will be plenty of HA beer on hand after the race to make up for no high fives, but I'll still give you one.
i'd do it if i had a road bike... i don't think they'd be too keen on the touring rig. ;( i'll do mech/beer support, though!
HR was my first road race and it was alot of fun. The cobbles are like the ones off of Sheridan in Evanston, not bad at all. It was 90 degrees on the day of our race so water bottle cages are a must!