Eric Kytola
are you sure they aren't yelling "BREAK"!!
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Keith A. Prior
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:09 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Newbie question: "BRAKE!"
I always thought people screamed "SLOWING"!!
Is "BRAKE" something new?
-K
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org
[mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org]On Behalf Of Lee Bautista
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:04 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Newbie question: "BRAKE!"
I appreciate this post. I was the one who crashed because of all
the crazy braking going on. I've touched wheels before and if everyone's
calm it usually self corrects. When I touched wheels Tuesday I was
completely calm pretty much soft pedaling to slow down. Alas, my wheel
was knocked out due to either the person hard braking or not holding his
line. The guy behind me went down too.
To answer your question, I think this will be typical with these
larger groups. In the race of the 11th I counted maybe one or two times
the pace slowed enough to use a brake. Of course the field was smaller.
This weeks was much different. There wasn't a real need for the
consistent accordian effect we were in. I, too wish to know why all the
surges that night. What a mess. My friend says keeping a solid pace is
not what happens in cat 5. Why not?
But I'm not complaining ... Heck, even the pro's crash. It's
part of the game we choose to play and I'll take my lumps.
Though, in the future I'll put less trust in the guy in front of
me. My notion that people know what they're doing cost me a lot in road
rash, bruises, torn clothes, and a tweaked pedal. Thanks so much to the
OBRA guy who washed my wounds and dug rocks out of my elbows!! That
helped a lot.
Oh! for the computer geeks out there: My garmin edge had us
going 24 mph on that straighaway, 19 mph at impact, HR was 180 bpm. It
was neat to see the graph's superfast decline on impact and where I
skidded on the pavement. ouch.
Still. Can't wait for next race. (should be okay with braking,
it's an ITT). I learned a lot from this last one. Follow your gut. Don't
trust that wheel in front of you. If the group can keep their heads on
straight, hold your line, soft pedal instead of braking; that would make
for a better race. It can be fun. Thanks OBRA. See y'all out there again
:)
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org
[mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of KG
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:19 AM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Newbie question: "BRAKE!"
At PIR in the Cat 4/5 race about every mile everyone would yell
"BRAKE" and some form of chaos would ensue. Is this typical of most
races or just new riders not pacing properly? I feathered my brake once
when I knew no one was behind me and the guy next to me yelld, "BRAKE".
Of-course eventually there was a wreck from an overlapped wheel
so maybe the yell is the lesser of two evils?