CX Barrier Hops
There was a recent posting string on the JAR Yahoo Group site asking if a rock ring would help with log over technique. Half of the replies were in favor of the rock ring and half replied that it was more important to "ride light".
Some key frames from one of the Quick Time movies that I took at the recent Team Beacon promoted Bridgeton NJ stop of the Crank Brothers USGP of CycloCross illustrate the "ride light" concept at an elite rider level. Both of this Team Maxxis/Giant (either Geoff Kabush or Adam Craig) rider's tires touch the barrier while his big ring does not.
As a race side note, this barrier was the second of two that were placed immediately after a tight right hand hairpin turn. The Team Maxxis rider was the first in a group of four and hopped both barriers. And gained some time as the other three riders remounted. -WhiteZombie
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