A new ritual was started before the Strathclyde round, a paneer curry on the Sat night from the curry house in Milngavie. The Strathclyde park round was a new on the circuit, the first half of the course was cracking with a nice balance of wideish singletrack and very fast path, the second half of the course was a grassy climb followed by a descent down to the finish area, the mountain bikers loved the descent, me I was nearly losing my filings each lap.

Another good gridding saw me…

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And then the Scottish series began at Meadowmill, after a couple of laps to see how the course was I lined up and got a great gridding, we had been told that after the brow of the hill there was no turn just follow the course. I was on the Sabbath, tubs on, ready to rock. BANG and off I went, a great start and right up there with the fast boys, coming up to the brow of the hill everyone…

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This was the first season that I have raced after coming off medication so was determined to give it my best shot, I had trained…

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I used a bunch of different stuff this season, like V-brakes, XT mechs, Velocity Major Tom rims from Strada Wheels and some new proto tubs from Specialized, so did some product reviews on my own blog

http://andywaterman.blogspot.com/2011/02/cyclocross-gear-review-2010-2011-season.html

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Some photo's from saturdays Hit the north event  Manchester, A 2 hour race which cyclocross and mountain tuck part in, held over a 3.5 mile woodland course.. The none stop rain on the days running up to the event  made the course a tad muddy in places.hit the north photos

Whether you are new to cyclocross or an experienced competitor, you will no doubt realise the importance of having the right equipment for the sport. A quality frame and lightweight fittings are essential to give you the best chance of being easily able to carry the bike as well as being able to pick up speed again quickly following the remount.



Tyres and wheels are important decisions for any rider as the ride you get, the traction achievable and the performance of the tyres can… Continue

Just about to start some testing of a new prototype for Whyte Bikes.  It's a slack-angled trickster of a thing that's going to love hectic rocky stuff and keep you comfy all day... more info to come I guess and see how I get on - not a final design yet so a bit of feedback yet to go back into the design process but expect something pretty similar to be in the shops next season.  Blimey - that's less than 8 months away...

See my own blog…

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(UPDATE: 01 03 2011 NOW SOLD)

Selling this very-nearly-new Crosslight Evo4 Frame and full carbon forks after using it only four times this season.

 

Images are here including a couple showing it built up - this sale is not for the complete bike!!  Just frame, forks, headset, bottom bracket.

It was bought as an 'emergency spare bike' for the pits  after my team bikes for 2010 / 11…

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