Durian cup and choppers with bike racks

I've often wondered if this would be possible, but I guess that if you can think of it, it can be done: Right, now I just need a motorcycle to put one of these on...hmmm where does that fit in the long list of priorities? Cross bike, track bike, dh/freeride bike, food... and somewhere down the line > motorcycle. I'll probably be one of those 65+ guys that gets their first bike in their old age and goes wobbling through the corners in a reflective vest.

Photo courtesy of Chris Schamp via Gabriel Amadeus

Portland has quite a bike scene, including a very successful summer short-track series. The picture above perfectly illustrates how you should commute to such an event. Not much room for luggage, but how much do you really need? Multi tool, pump, water bottle and a tube, all of which can fit in the back pockets of your jersey underneath the leather jacket. The coolness of this setup is substantial. Rock star points aplenty.

The last race of the Durian cup took place at Hartland last night. Me and Mitch made it out as we have for the last three weeks. This time it was the "Gravity Challenge." This race would take competitors from the tta up to the top of Jelly roll and then down the super-d course back to the tta. Deve Shiskoff's idea was that riders would do this in teams of two, that is, one would race to the top and the other from the top to the bottom. But as it turned out many racers did not have a partner or they simply wanted to challenge themselves and do the whole course solo. Mitch and I originally intended to do the race as a team but after some deliberations we decided to disband and race it solo. I knew this was a bad idea and would result in much pain, but it would be satisfying to do the race this way and since so many people were doing it solo, I felt kind of bad to race as a team. So we went ahead and did it solo, and yes it was painful but at the same time quite satisfying. Mitch won the race with an impressive time of 24:25 min, and I came in third with a time of 27:28. Rider's cycles with two placements in the top three! Yessss...
After the race we collected our customary draw prices and drank some beer and ate some vegan cupcakes. Good night of riding I'd say.