Grizz put on a sweet looking cyclocross race on Saturday, taking advantage of the “Village” at Northstar ski area. Racers were nuking through the cobblestone streets, running up a wet wood chip covered hillside, across the ski runs, and blazing downhill through a gravel filled roadbed. I didn’t see any sweet crashes, but a lot of really motivated riders. Rain up to the event, and off and on during the races kept things real crossy. Those guys and gals were havin’ fun, you could just see it in their faces.
It looked fun enough to give it a go, at least during in the upcoming Outlaw X races. More on that, soon, i’m sure…
We did have our priorities straight though. After the cyclocross race finished, Shredder, Caylin, Oso, and I split for trails near Martis Peak. The rains left everything tackie and completely devoid of other trail users. I didn’t even cross another track till the end of the ride, much less hear a dirt bike.
The low cloud ceiling, crazy light on developing fall colors, and clean, crisp air made for a magical day. All the work that they have done on the trails sure made for a killer ride. I don’t remember half the banked turns and kickers that we hit when I rode out there last year.
3.5 hours of shredding, maybe 15 miles, at least a dozen log & board rides and a casual pace overall was sweet!!!
so sweet, in fact, that it’s on the short list.
and then, Sunday, all Hell broke loose when we roll into what will forever be known (in specific, small circles of Renoans), as the Tour de Cul de Sac that TBS crashed… Actually, I don’t quite remember much after racing the tandem bike with Caylin in our underwear. Stanimal found my bike tools at the nearby Blind Onion later that evening. I felt like a had a mild brain injury this morning. I’m very sure someone will have some pics and words for us - afterall, the beer shower and sardines, and cutting the mandatory wine chug bottle with Coca Cola (calimocho!) - but that’s another story… just some pics for now
Heckler
Hammer down!
Pedalphile and the Circus bear (does that make er a “carnie?”)
the final heat
Capt’n Creep-0 shreds the pilons and they get their race face on…
but then again, with monikers like Pedalphile, Capt’n Creep-0, and Crankwhore, we sort of fit in. Thanks for letting us come up there and have some fun!
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Wooo Hoooo!!!!! That was RAD!!!
Next up: FixieCross on the 4th of OCTOBERRRRR!!!!!
-M
Wow! This was one of the best weekends I’ve had in months. Awesome time with friends doing all kinds of stuff. The Sat. ride with Caylin and Mark was soo freakin’ good - smiles abound. And where to begin regarding the Tour. I’ve been to a lot of “block parties” before - but the TDCS was hands down the best yet. Thanks for a great time riding pixie bikes and getting crazy! Ya’ll rocked!
-The Circus Bear
“I don’t quite remember much after racing the tandem bike with Caylin in our underwear.” Pics??
More Pics.
Glad ya’all had a good time. This crazy funkalicious fiesta has been going on since 2004 and hope to see you next year.Next year I WILL win back the Pedalphile prize bitches! Leave it to TBS to bring partial nudity to the tour. That was sooooo rad! My daughter and her friend thought it was odd but whatever…expalaining it to her parents after the event with a wine soaked pedalphile shirt….PRICELESS. peace
so how does one get aholt of some Crankwhore/Pedalphile schwag? whom to we contact to procure a jersey? i was a bit too distracted at the time to actually generate legal tender in exchange for said goods.
That would be Onesie. I’ll email you his contact. I’d actually go fer some o that too…
-M
Actually get hold of marnie(at)2five8.com. Onesie is a crackhead(his name @ WI).She is actually the one that has the schwag-crank whore hats and jerseys and TDCDS shirts of course.
anyone had success reaching the TDCDS website? anyone know of more pics or web logs from the event?
Ryan Jerz took a bunch of Video and says he’ll post it up. But he was pretty toasted too. You never know.
-M
Here it is if u don’t have it.http://homepage.mac.com/tourdeculdesac/Menu2.html
Nothing has been added yet though, must be alot of recovering to do.