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off-topic: climbers who ride 31-Aug-2005 At 1:41:52 AM adski

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On 30/08/2005 tmarsh wrote:
>I raced road for a few seasons before realising that it was a very inefficient
>way to spend my time. Endurance sports suck like that.

That's a real pragmatic view and I kind of agree. I think I'm getting more fast twitch these days as my race number is still attached from the last endurance race, due to lack of (mtb) training. Not a problem but perhaps an indicator that I should sell the mtb to pay for climbing petrol.

At the enduro mtb events in NSW there's plenty of climbers, and I think they cross over well except for the muscle mass in the legs thing. Although every time I press out a one legged rockover on a slab I thank the lucky stars for my cycling background.

As I thought about mentioning on the "Rich climbs so much his tips wear off" post, kayaking has got to be the worst crossover sport for climbers. Turns those callouses we work so hard to develop into pliant pudge.