The question tackled here is of carrying the bicycle, should it require carrying. The non-cyclist is perhaps more inclined to consider carrying their bicycle than is the Cyclist. Examples that come to mind include the navigation of a giant mud pit or a steep twisty narrow snowy descent, where the uninitiated may erroneously contemplate the likelihood of survival between riding the bike as opposed to walking or carrying it. Other examples might be bunny-hopping a 1 meter vertical wall where a slight miscalculation may result in going from being Awesome to merely being OK.
But if one thing is certain, should matters come to carrying the bicycle, it is the shoulder that should be employed for this task, as time-tested by cyclocross riders for well over a century. No further research is required to resolve this matter. And, should the question of leather handles come up, I put it to you thusly: are you a giant hipster douche nozzle, or are you a hardman with Ultimate Rule #5 Leg and balls so big you could wear a sun visor with a gauze stocking cap?
Thanks to KRX10 for making me aware of this abomination of a leather handle.
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every time I take my bike out I have to carry it up and down 3 flights of stairs, in cleats! FML. note to self: pay for the damn elevator key already!
See the discarded bike in the mud at the bottom of the hill (left edge of photo). The rider must be lying dead and out of the photo.
@Steampunk Ah, I had always thought that it was Einstein who had said that. Guess the Canadian professeur deserves his tenure afterall.
1. Cyclocross involves riding a bike over uncertain terrain; therefore
2. Crashes are expected when riding cyclocross; therefore
3. Cyclocross is dangerous; and therefore
4. I fear participation in cyclocross.
Cyclocross is, like galavanting around the Cosmos, a game for the young. Doesn't mean it isn't cool to watch, get piss drunk while observing, marvel at the skills etc etc. It just isn't for me.
Fucking hardcore photo! Cannot wait for CX season. The West Point cycling team supposedly races a ton of them and I will be helping out the team starting this fall upon arrival! (Although "helping" is a loose term. I think I will probably be more of a mascot than any real help!)
@Buck Rogers I owe you a real apology for my previous episode. Hug, hug.
Someone retrieved Wim van Est's bike from the ravine:
But it wasn't Wim:
@Buck Rogers
You're too kind. Could I get a letter to that effect? For my file. To persuade my colleagues. I'd be grateful.
@Nate
For the same reason I talk about anything here: its on my mind (I'm building my cx bike). You didn't think this site was about you guys, did you?
@Nate - is he crying out of shock, or from pain? ... and HOLY SHIT, that's a long way down.