whew, am i glad i’m sitting here in this 8′x20′ windowless box trailer in smoggy Riverside, CA for 10-14 hours a day, tweaking analytical equipment and crunchin’ numbers for field work. i mean, i might’ve found myself completely lost out on the Great Divide Race. as of the most recent post, 4 of the ~25 (?) riders have dropped out - logic ranging from broken bike parts to broken bodies. the rest are rolling along, strung out and trying to dry off from days of rain and snow. that’s cool, they’re definitely havin’ fun now! you can just hear it in their voices on the mtbcast pod casts.
other than the Cascade Cream Puff in Oakridge, OR in early July (20,000 feet of climbing and descending in 100 miles with loads of quintessential singletrack), the next big one on the calendar is the 24 Hours in the Sage. travelin’ to western CO, riding a bunch of trail up around the Monarch Crest, and partying down with the Gunni-folk was the highlight of last summer for me. this year’s a toss-up though, with conflicting dates and the 12 of 1 happening in Flagstaff. we’ll see which way we head, but with shinangans like the 24 hour solo townie wold championships, where this John Hurley fellow…
pulled a naked lap in broad daylight… the race in Gunnison suits my style.
I wonder if he’s travelin’ as light in the GDR right now…
note: images poached from the 24 Hours in the Sage race blog, linked to the right
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Well, the air ain’t pretty, but it’s more marine layer than smog. At least this week..
It does say something for the air when I check the Airnow website for an update before I ride somedays. But, the gray air has always been here. The Indians called it the Valley of Smoke because of the haze they found here so often.
Still, I’d rather be out there on the GDR than here too. At least I’m finalizing wedding plans rather than sitting in that box you so attractively describe.
Hopefully you can get some time out of it to hit the boulders with me or go get some mex and some margaritas.
~R
Hmmm. Do I smell a TBS noodie calendar???
I wonder if he lost his Sram sponsorship for that.
-M
just think of how many people noticed his SRAM adage b/c of it, he should get props! anyone that rides a single speed townie with fenders and a pirate flag in a 24 hour mtb race is rad.