How do folks,
I'm planning on entering a race series next year and wondered what people might recommend?
I've found the [url= http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalmtbxcseries ]BC National Cross Country MTB Series[/url] and am tempted.
I'll be riding single speed and rigid btw.
Any thoughts?
Local xc series? Where are you based? I can hold my own in the sport category at local level (or could when I was training) national level is a whole different ballgame.
Midlands based. I'd obv be entering the appropriate category 🙂
You have a local XC series run by Midlands XC. Look on xcracer for a full calender.
http://www.xcracer.com/UK-Mountain-Bike-Event-Map.php
Midlands XC series is an excellent series. There 'may' be one or two rigid ssers there....not many though, and I've never seen any at a national xc race.
Midlands XC over Nationals I'd say for a first race, more chilled, less serious, more newbies. Courses tend to be easier, could be a good or a bad thing...
Rigid SS will be fine if that's what you normally ride. You won't be alone at a Midlands and may well see another one at a National race.