john

i think 10 speed is limit to what marketing will be able to fool people into buying (that is i don't think there will be a successful 11 speed). The only advantage is one extra cog. (Ride single or track for a while as many are now doing and you realize that variable leg speed works great.) The disadvantages are many. I am stuck at 9 speed, well as obviously is a lot of others. obviously the jump from 8 to 9 was ballyhooed too, but thin is thin, narrow is narrow, there is a limit, tolerances have to be tighter, frames stiffer, cogsets installed together, etc., expensive chains and cogsets.

I am getting wistful of all the nice road races i am missing. maybe if i get wistful enough i will get motivated to get in shape.

gschreckchat@comcast.net wrote:
It is the same as Kings Valley if you did not preregister.

Inflation occurs everywhere. Have you noticed what a 10 speed cogset costs versus a 9 speed? Prices keep going up, and expect the cost of races to go up as well. Also, in races that have a smaller exepcted number of participants, the fees need to be higher to break even.

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George Schreck
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From: tackyglueit
"great show" or not $30 is a steep reg fee.

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 10:47 AM, T. Kenji Sugahara wrote:
We'll be heading down- it's a great course and the weather looks the
be phenomenal.

The Southern Oregon crew puts on a great show.

Those in Portland/Salem/Eugene/Bend should carpool down and either
camp or stay overnight.

Remember you can also do the combo:

Saturday Spring Thaw, Sunday Table Rock.

Table Rock IS an Oregon Cup race.

T. Kenji Sugahara
Executive Director
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
503-302-4935

On May 2, 2008, at 8:14 AM, ChrisS wrote:

> The numbers for Table Rock are looking extremely low. Come on
> Portlandites, pretend you are from Bend and make a day of it! The
> weather looks amazing and the course is awesome.
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From: tackyglueit
To: "T. Kenji Sugahara"
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Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Support Table Rock AND Spring Thaw
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 18:04:09 +0000

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