Chris Harnish, M.S.

John, I have no idea what you're talking about. How am I making one
group less competitive? They are juniors racing against seniors, which
is the major disadvantage. Moreover, these kids need to compete against
kids racing in USAC sanctioned regions who are bound by these rules year
round. You disadvantage them by letting them swap. Moreover, I've seen
too many kids, screw themselves by failing roll-out because they either
forgot to put their gears on, or they put too big a gear on.

That being said, I have 15 years of Elite racing experience and more
than 10 years coaching experience that tell me that learning to utilize
the gears you have is better than trying to go bigger all the time. I
also have absolute and unequivocal evidence that it is NOT a
disadvantage in the form of race results by several juniors, including
one kid I still coach who raced successfully in 1-2 races and upgraded
to cat one in one of the best regions in the country. Moreover,
another former rider is a two-time World's Team member. I think it's
safe to say that they weren't disadvantaged.

Now, if you could please rephrase your response and try not to take it
personally when people post useful information. Also, I thought OBRA
was a discussion group and that we were 'discussing' this, which is why
I've copied my response to the group. So please attack me in the forum,
because I was just offering my advice based on years of experience. No
one said you had to follow it.

Best Wishes,

Chris Harnish, M.S., HFI
Exercise Physiologist & Coach
ESP Training Systems
"Unlocking the secrets to your success!"
www.espanswers.com
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John Eric Lutz wrote:
> Where is the evidence for your assertion that "it helps teaching kids
> how to spin a gear and utilize leg speed over force;"
>
> Without documented evidence you have no grounds to make one group,
> juniors, less competitive over the rest of the field.
>
> John
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