Dave Tripier Sea Otter Dirt Report

Date: Sunday 4/22/12

Mountain Bike Cross Country Race (Awesome Pic by Tim Westmore)
Place: 6th place Cat 2
Total : 45?
Race Conditions: Cool 57, foggy, no wind, some deep sand.

Had a good race on Sunday and kept the rubber side down the entire race. Lot's of crashes in the deep sand and twisty fire road, and surprising enough many people pushing their bikes even though they were in Cat 2.

The good:
- 6th place
- No crashes (just a scrape from a branch to inner calf)
- No mechanicals
- Cool swishing singe track 3 miles in and 11 miles in.

The bad:
- People crashing in the sand typically falling across the entire trail. Ran over a couple of bikes in the process - doh!
- Traffic jam city on the sandy single track
- Passing was hard. Just a mass of humanity out there!
- Ran out of gas at the end

The unexpected:

- Sram upgraded my 2011 XX brakes - because of air being formed and you can not stop - to NEW 2012 XX! SHOW ME THE MONEY!!