Comments on: Harbin Harpin’ http://prestashrader.com/2009/10/12/harbin-harpin/ Musings and Reflections from the Trenches of the Bike Industry Tue, 03 May 2011 02:08:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Greg http://prestashrader.com/2009/10/12/harbin-harpin/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Greg Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:03:27 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=563#comment-172 "maybe a lighter bike..." there you go... “maybe a lighter bike…” there you go…

]]> By: Sherri http://prestashrader.com/2009/10/12/harbin-harpin/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Sherri Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:27:32 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=563#comment-171 Sometimes the adrenaline from anger can be channelled into useful energy, but left unchained is most likely going to just make things worse. You are doing great for first racing season! Keep it up. Sometimes the adrenaline from anger can be channelled into useful energy, but left unchained is most likely going to just make things worse.

You are doing great for first racing season! Keep it up.

]]> By: johnny gaijin http://prestashrader.com/2009/10/12/harbin-harpin/comment-page-1/#comment-168 johnny gaijin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:35:20 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=563#comment-168 cyclocross is big on the fines i guess. my first race was star-crossed and near the end i got lapped. one of the officials told me i was done and i started to pull off but then i figured 'i paid my 35 bucks i wanna finish this thing' and continued riding. after the race the head official told me three people had told me to leave the course and that i was being fined fifty dollars. i laughed as i was only doing this one race to support my girlfriend who started cyclocross this year. fining newcomers to a sport you're trying to grow seems counterproductive. cyclocross is big on the fines i guess. my first race was star-crossed and near the end i got lapped. one of the officials told me i was done and i started to pull off but then i figured ‘i paid my 35 bucks i wanna finish this thing’ and continued riding. after the race the head official told me three people had told me to leave the course and that i was being fined fifty dollars. i laughed as i was only doing this one race to support my girlfriend who started cyclocross this year. fining newcomers to a sport you’re trying to grow seems counterproductive.

]]> By: Debbie http://prestashrader.com/2009/10/12/harbin-harpin/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Debbie Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:11:35 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=563#comment-167 Great photos Michael. And don't forget, your story was an inspiration to a certain young tired cyclist who decided to race after he talked to you! Great photos Michael. And don’t forget, your story was an inspiration to a certain young tired cyclist who decided to race after he talked to you!

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