Cyclocross!!!

Geoff Kabush is a demigod. He showed up for last years Juan De Fuca race.

Cross season is upon us and I still don't have a Cross bike. This is hardly an excuse for not showing up for races, at least not here on the Island. The Cross on the Rock series is a very laid back affair, and you can race your chopper bike with coaster brake if you want to, although you'd be unlikely to have any sort of succes on such a contraption. However, mountain bikes don't make unusable cross machines and I have the Cannondale SS to race on. I have done one CX race in my life and that was on that particular bike, so I might as well continue riding that untill I get the cross bike. So I'll be switching back to 1:2 gear ratio and throw on some new bars, and presto!> cross bike. Nevertheless, I'm hopeful that I can get a race or two in on an actual cross bike. Hint hint.

Dave Shiskoff the Vegan powered racer is doing cross clinics on Saturday mornings over the next couple of months and he's urging everyone to come out and practice their cross skills. Dave is putting this on for free (how wicked is that?) so if you're not doing anything on Saturday mornings I'd check it out. Unfortunately, us bike store employees have to show up for work on Saturdays.

Hope to see you out there on the cross circuit.

Fixed gear, cyclocross, maestros

Check out Shayne and Mitch strutting their stuff yesterday. Shayne is riding his Specialized Langster Vegas and Mitch is popping a wheelie on his bitching Trek CX machine. The skills are undeniable.
There are events coming up, where these skills will come in handy: For example "Pedal and a Pint" and the "Annual Unofficial Rider's Alley Cat Race." No dates have been decided yet but the weather is getting pretty nice and everyone is a little jittery and ready to rip it up.
In Mitch's case, the jitters are mostly because of his new found and delightful caffeine addiction, but for the rest of us, we're just itching to go out for a spin with our fellow cyclists.
I'm currently plotting out a course for the "cat," so be ready for real alleys...