Super D. and stuff

Great race on Sunday we had a good showing from the store. Mitch, Justin, Chevy, Andrew and me showed up for racing. About 60 people showed up for the race which is a little less than last year but still pretty good. 35 people signed up for a SIMBS membership as well, which is great for everybody who likes to ride at the Dump. The course was the same for all competitors but there were a few line options to choose from at the top which enabled the more gutsy riders to take some short cuts.
The trails used were Jelly Roll, Lumpy Pants, Upper Daddy, Who's your daddy, Niteshift and the shortcut to the TTA.
There was some carnage on the grueling race track...a lot of people crashed or flatted and there was even a snapped chain stay...bad memories...more on that soon.
The best time for the race was an insane 8:35 posted by Jeremy Vosburgh but our own Mitch Thacker came in fourth in the expert category with a cool 9:30. Surprisingly enough I came in 4th in the intermediate which I'm pretty stoked about, but I thought my time was much worse than it actually was.
Chevy rocked in her category and came in second, say no more...
and everybody else made it down relatively unscathed, which is the ultimate goal.
To see the results look here.
There was some sweet swag given away after the race and overall the race was a huge success, even though we would have liked to see more people attend. I scored some sweet knee pads by Kali which will undoubtedly come in handy.
The Victoria Super D is here to stay as far as I'm concerned and hopefully it'll be a permanent stop on the Island Cup circuit.
Lyndon Williams took some pics at the race and they can be viewed here: http://photoshare.shaw.ca/view/14892254248-1243204677-82442/0
Thanks to him for showing up and sharing the shots.

On alleycats, downhills, zoobombs, super-d's and fixed gear bikes

There's lots happening in the next couple of weeks. Tomorrow there's a downhill race in Nanaimo, next Friday there's an Alleycat in Victoria. And for you adventurous people who venture off the island every once in a while, there's a Super D in Burnaby next Sunday.

In other news; the cycling IQ at the shop here took a quantum leap forward (or backwards) this week as Mitch is slowly building up his fixed gear bicycle and Justin has managed to gather all the parts for his and just needs to assemble them. Chevy also has a fixed gear on order so things should get interesting this summer. Those three bikes will be a source of joy and pain and all round good times in the near future. But the explosive growth in fixed gear ownership at the shop is not the only thing that is ruining our already bike polluted minds. As previously mentioned on these pages there is a weird interest in Zoobombing here at the shop and we've been planning to do an "unofficial" Rider's Zoobomb for quite some time. Me and Shayne bit the bullet yesterday and picked up the first three 16" kids bikes for the Rider's Zoobomb pile. We're hoping to have at least six or seven bikes in the pile so everybody in the shop has a ride. The idea is to operate this pile of zoobombs as a co-op and everyone pitches in for apehangers, streamers, banana seats and other stupid things to pimp out the bombs. So be ready, the riders Zoobomb will be upon us soon. Start looking for a bomb to add to the pile and join us for a fun filled evening, involving high speed downhills, ridiculously small bikes, beverages and stupid costumes.