There Will Be Mud

[Zen]

Just a few photos from the Ed Sander's Memorial Cross Race at Lilypons near Frederick.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/ThereWillBeMud.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/BetweenthePonds.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/CrestingtheHill-1.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/MudHole.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/Nice.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/TeamWaffleHouse2.jpg

You can do it too :D

[Flur]

That's a lot of mud! It makes me miss my college rugby years...

[IFjane]

Typical muddy cross race. A friend of my son's was supposed to race in a cross race in MD today - must've been this one. I didn't see him in any of the photos though. Two years ago in Charlottesville the conditions were similar except the temps were in the 40's (it was early Nov.). I have never seen so many demolished rear derailleurs & rear wheels as I did that day! I would imagine the results were close to that today. Great photos, Zen.

[Tri Girl]

Great pics, although the OCD in me starts screaming when I see such dirty bikes. Yikes- must... clean...bike...right... away. Must be why I don't mtn bike as much- I just can't stand a dirty bike. :rolleyes:

Thanks for sharing the pics. (did you race or just oggle over the muddy participants?)

[Zen]

Ogle, ogle, ogle.
one guy had his shirt off and was pouring water over himself after a race.
That was almost too much for me to handle :D
Probably best that i was there with Kalidurga to keep me on track.

I had never been to a cross race before and really enjoyed it.

[Kalidurga]

I knew you were taking photos of racer's butts. "No, I was shooting the mud in their brakes" Riiiiiiiiight ;)

Here's the face of someone who's just seen a half-nekkid 'cross racer bathing himself:

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z163/KaliDurga/LiliPonsCross_2008-09-28/001-b.jpg

[Zen]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/ThereWillBeMud-2.jpg
and it was still alive :)

[Kalidurga]

And Zen rescued it and turned it loose near one of the ponds. Here're a few more shots, including the closest we saw to a crash (first photo, behind the second rider):

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z163/KaliDurga/LiliPonsCross_2008-09-28/004-b.jpg

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z163/KaliDurga/LiliPonsCross_2008-09-28/019-b.jpg

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z163/KaliDurga/LiliPonsCross_2008-09-28/037-b.jpg

[Zen]

Here's the face of someone who's just seen a half-nekkid 'cross racer bathing himself:

No.
not quite wide-eyed and slack-jawed enough:p

[Aggie_Ama]

You two are hysterical! Nice worms hehe.

DH fancies trying cross some day, I don't want him to drive either of our cars to it though.

He did a very disgusting, rainy mountain bike race a few years back where he crashed, I tried to make him ride home on the roof of my car. Some blood, mud, sweat and a pissed off husband, nothing I want to be around! :p

[emily_in_nc]

Can a bike that muddy ever get truly clean again? Doesn't the grit get deep down in the crevices and affect the performance of the components? I am truly curious. I mountain bike but not in mud -- usually just damp or dry sand, and it's hard enough to get my bike cleaned up after that. I simply can't fathom mud like in these photos. :eek:

[Irulan]

Ogle, ogle, ogle.
one guy had his shirt off and was pouring water over himself after a race.
That was almost too much for me to handle :D


this thread is useless without more pictures.

[Zen]

Maybe take it to one of those car washes with the hand held wand?
I dunno, that's my answer and I'm sticking to it.

[Tuckervill]

I'm guessing a cross bike would have to be overhauled a lot more often--hubs and bearings and bottom bracket and cables.

My mountain bike got water in the frame just from riding on the rack in a rain storm!

Karen

[Kalidurga]

this thread is useless without more pictures.

She was too stunned at that moment to get the camera out. And I was taking photos of water lilies, not racer's body parts ;)

They had apparently planned for the mud, as there were a few "bike washes" set up with hoses and buckets of soapy water. We walked past at one point and there were at least a half dozen riders and bikes in line.

[sundial]

Here's (http://www.nomad2go.com/mountain-bike/mountain-bike-tools-equipment-gear.aspx) how Zen can meet the muddy man of her dreams. :cool:

[Zen]

:D:D:D
Hmmm...
Better than Match or yahoo personals.
At least if things don't pan out I'd still have something useful for my money :D

[sundial]

I don't know who wouldn't be attracted to a red head with a hose. ;)