Comments on: Sherwood crushes souls.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:47:48 +0000

After reading your articles for the past year, I decided to try Cyclocross…….WTF am I doing at 60! I am having a great time!
Thanks for your inspiration. See you all in Hillsboro. PC

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:34:11 +0000

The PDXCross photos are totally amazing. I wish my phone would take them like that.

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:27:33 +0000

That hill was amazing! Long enough to make up a lot of ground on riders who passed me on the flats. Long enough to contemplate the pros and cons of vomiting while on a bicycle. Just short enough to survive and get totally recharged by my kids showing up as a surprise right at the top, yelling “go daddy!” That was the best intro to riding cyclocross that I could have imagined.

By: snarkypants

snarkypants — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:15:09 +0000

I concur. It’s a pretty fair replacement for Horning’s and I really liked that course as well. Someone asked me afterward what my favorite part was and I said, “That hill – I was able to grind past people there.” Then they asked me what my least favorite part was and I said, “That hill. For sure.”

Love/Hate. Yes!

By: velomann

velomann — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:04:16 +0000

I loved Sherwood. Call me a masochist, but I’ve been pining for a true replacement for Horning’s and I think Sherwood is it. Bone-rattling descents, a heartbreaker of a hill, and fan-tastic spectator space. Only thing I’d add would be a true run-up (though I think more rain/mud would have forced it on a couple damp sections) and a couple more barriers, maybe out in the orchard area near the tiny log. I hope hope hope this course stays on the schedule for next year.