That's just Kona, who I haven't seen post here in a whilebychosis wrote:I thought the essence of CCR is that the other rider doesn't know you are racing.
Commuter Cup Racing
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:05 am
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby CXCommuter » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:50 am
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby CXCommuter » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:02 am
I apologised profusely and promised to move back to my lowly allotted place in the pecking order (funny thing was my times on strava were nowhere near my PB's)
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby lobstermash » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:55 pm
That's right. Any pass counts for points. Doesn't matter if it's a kid on a tricycle or a triathlete on a 2kg cf TT machine.CXCommuter wrote:Also what is this ladder carp I keep seeing- you are commuting then you are in the cup, with or without your knowledge, regardless of your vessel of choice.
Passing someone on a 'superior' bike doesn't earn you any more CCR points - just smugness points. Earned myself a big dollop of smugness yesterday when I passed a fella on a celeste Bianchi, in celeste lycra and helmet, the only contrasting colour being the black shoes, while I was riding my BikeE in my civvies.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
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The food chain: where do you come in the system?
Scooters
Roadies with shaved legs*
Proper rapid singlespeeds (real men, messengers, tarty shiny fixies)*
Roadies with hairy legs*
Faux singlespeeds (fakengers, dirty/functional bikes, silly eggbeater gears)*
Touring bikes (mudguards)*
Fast hybrids*
MTBs on skinnies*
MTBs on knobblies
Bromptons/collapsing bikes
MTB full-sus on knobblies
Shoppers
Shoppers with wicker baskets
Electric bikes
*Pedal Adjustment:
Flats: +1. Toe Clips: 0. Clipless/SPDs: -1
The Rules: Silly Commuter Racing By Numbers
No dangerous manoeuvres. Don’t be a danger to others or yourself. Falling off causes pain to you and others around you, and you lose yer points!
Don’t ride like a c*ck, we’re all just trying to get somewhere!
No passing at lights/ junction/crossings. All passing on open roads only.
Filtering in traffic is null and void (you know if you’ve dropped someone fairly, and haven’t turned off afterwards)
Pavement passes – either you or the target is void
Show no pain – unless your face is just like that
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby bychosis » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:35 pm
Having said that, any bike in front of me is fair game for a chase, I'm just not going to claim the points when I pass a rider that could be passed by a two year old on a tricycle.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Rhubarb » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:40 pm
I forgot to post this vid from January, but this was classic CCR:
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:44 pm
on the flats/downhills, you're on your own. if you EVER pass me on an uphill, slap meRhubarb wrote:So where does a velomobile sit on the ladder?
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Lizzy » Mon May 05, 2014 11:13 am
Then devil on my other shoulder said FINISH HIM!! So I smashed it as hard as I could the rest of the way, didn't see him come back at me again
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby higdawg » Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:23 pm
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby CXCommuter » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:08 pm
Is only bettered when you know fast commuters are behind you chasing so you give it a bit, you then turn off at your normal spot (a very minor intersection) thinking you can rest, only to discover they have turned with you!!higdawg wrote:That feeling when you spy someone way up the road ahead of you and you spend 15 mins catching up to them to see them take a right turn when you need to take a left 100m in front of you.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby lobstermash » Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:34 pm
I get caught by the occasional one when I'm napping going uphill. They're generally pretty easy to catch on the way down, as the motor (on the legal ones) stops giving them assistance above 25km/h and the bikes are usually geared fairly lightly to help the rider get home when they run out of juice.bychosis wrote:Bagged anothe e-bike this arvo, actually I think I've got him before. Bloke on an upright MTB in front of me when I joined the sharepath this arvo. He was going a reasonable pace, but given the downhill thought he wasn't going to be a CCR win. Caution up to him fairly easily, passed and made it stick. Don't think he was going as fast as last time, but I'm still taking the point.
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Rhubarb » Sat Jul 26, 2014 2:14 pm
Anything happen on your commute home yesterday jasonc that you might like to share re your statement above ?jasonc wrote:on the flats/downhills, you're on your own. if you EVER pass me on an uphill, slap meRhubarb wrote:So where does a velomobile sit on the ladder?
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:42 pm
I finished rapha rising this week, how did you go?Rhubarb wrote:Anything happen on your commute home yesterday jasonc that you might like to share re your statement above ?jasonc wrote:on the flats/downhills, you're on your own. if you EVER pass me on an uphill, slap meRhubarb wrote:So where does a velomobile sit on the ladder?
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Rhubarb » Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:51 pm
I still owe you a slap though
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby jasonc » Sun Jul 27, 2014 4:39 pm
no worries. I'll gladly accept it.Rhubarb wrote:Nice work !!!
I still owe you a slap though
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby iaintas » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:44 pm
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby bychosis » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:03 pm
Forgot to charge it the night before? Hooray for annoying a cheat!iaintas wrote:overtook a specialized turbo ebike the other day while i was riding my duel suspension mountain bike, on a slight up hill too . I think he was a bit annoyed
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Re: Commuter Cup Racing
Postby Dragster1 » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:07 pm
That's a classicRhubarb wrote:So where does a velomobile sit on the ladder?
I forgot to post this vid from January, but this was classic CCR:
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