Dave Haygarth's Blog – November 2011 Archive (9)

Training and Raining

Whilst some are away sunning themselves ...

The sheer glamour of it all. Alan (@crossjunkie) and me on our On One Dirty Disco bikes soiling ourselves for "fun"

 

Added by Dave Haygarth on November 30, 2011 at 9:58 — No Comments

On One Dirty Disco - first (proper) impressions

You've probably seen the banner ad on this site - On One (~ Planet X) are right there - in at (pretty much) the start with their foot firmly down in the market adapting to disc brakes on cyclocross bikes.  This is amongst the first widely available full carbon race frame with discs to hit the UK Cyclocross Market whilst other industry leaders are still dithering.

 

I was unlucky enough to have not quite ridden the first sample Dirty Disco frame to get into the country when it…

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Added by Dave Haygarth on November 21, 2011 at 21:30 — 2 Comments

National Trophy Round 4: Derby - big time back in Derby after a successful national championships

The fourth round of the British Cycling National Trophy Cyclo-cross series is now only one week away, and the scene is now set for an exciting day’s racing at the Moorways Stadium in Derby. After hosting the successful national championships in January, the Derby Cyclo-cross team has been rewarded this major event.



Moorways has also played host to popular local Notts and Derby League races and more recently has held a National Trophy race two years ago. The course which will be…

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Added by Dave Haygarth on November 18, 2011 at 23:30 — No Comments

Why I chose disc brakes for cyclocross (and why it was a hard choice)

Picture me - 1991 and living in Sheffield as a student.  I loved my bikes and had just really started getting into mountain biking after a few years of time trialling and the odd road race.  Living in such a great place back then for off-road cycling made it very easy to go out on my MTB.  But races for mountain bikes back then were few and far between.  I'd watched the three peaks and knew people who'd ridden it, but knew I couldn't afford a cyclocross bike on my pretty…

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Added by Dave Haygarth on November 15, 2011 at 11:06 — 1 Comment

National Trophy Round 3, Southampton: Full Detailed Results

Results now in from the British Cycling National Trophy in great detail

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Added by Dave Haygarth on November 14, 2011 at 0:02 — No Comments

How to climb a hill in Cyclocross

Great vid from the Scottish Cyclocross boys over on youtube....

 

Added by Dave Haygarth on November 8, 2011 at 12:37 — No Comments

Preview: Geoff Bewley Memorial Cross 2011, Otterspool Park, Liverpool

(Originally taken from the North West Cyclocross Association here)

 

Saturday 12th November see’s the North West Cyclo Cross League return to Otterspool Park for the 2nd time in a fortnight. Organised by the Liverpool Century Road Club, the Youth event will start the racing off at 11am with the main event starting at 1pm. 

LIVERPOOL CYCLING…

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Added by Dave Haygarth on November 7, 2011 at 19:33 — No Comments

Ode to a Dugast

A fitting poetic tribute to our long loved Rhino over on the Condor Cycles blog here 

 

FMB TubularsSome moving words

And it may be just me

But the sidewall's better

On a FMB

Added by Dave Haygarth on November 3, 2011 at 10:30 — No Comments

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