Quote Originally Posted by hellostarshine View Post
Sandbagging might be one?
When I first started racing I couldn't understand the difference between a crit and a rr. I knew the crit was a shorter loop but didn't see any other difference. After my first race (and after getting dropped on the first surge!) I was straightened out.
It might be helpful to talk about how physically different fast, sugry (is that a word) crits are from long rr's
Someone always asks how fast races are (in other words am I fast enough to race or if they are arrogant am I fast enough to kick all your lame butts... )...... the answer is basically the same as what you are talking about - its not the speed, its the surges, but I think explain it all you want and people still just don't understand until they've experienced it.