Hi all,long time lurker first time starting a thread.
At the grand old age of 43 i’ve just enlisted for my first ever bike race,quite excited but also a little nervous.I’ve entered the “go race cat” as the only ambition i have at the moment is just to finish and not die.Can anyone offer advice as to what to expect and important things to remember,i’d hate to screw up someones race by being ignorant of etiquette.
I have two bikes to choose from to ride,an old specialized hard tail and my new Fs Trek(EX 9).Now i know HT’s are supposed to be faster over the ground but i suffer from a bad back,should i just MTFU for a couple of hours or will i be ok on the FS bike?