Cross Bike

I should comment that the new cross bike set-up performed flawlessly at Hermann. The single ring 42T chainring with the 12/27 was perfect. No problems with shifting in the front and plenty of tall gear in the back. The only complaint I had was the 42T in the front made it a little too much gear while trying to pedal through the mud as it was putting too much torque on the rear wheel. As a result, my back hurt like hell and I lost a lot of places to people in the mud. Finally, with two laps to go, I started running the mud and that was way better in every way. Lesson learned, but the bike rocks!