Archive for October, 2007

It’s 5:30 AM. Do you know where your bacon strip is? -M »

Something recently made me think of this AWESOME video from the early 1980′s. Got to love this, and with the older, wiser ear, detect subtle truths we can still take to heart… -M »

First. Gris says if we get at least 3 riders tomorrow we can have a fixie-cross class @ Hidden Valley. I’m hoping for EXACTLY 3 riders so I can at least place. But you never know. Perhaps if I trash talk well enough a faster rider will drop out… Anyone up for pre-race pancakes... »

Sizzling hot bacon for October 16th through October 18th: Facility Bike Club: Falling Down-Its under rated – So, Todd wiped out on Jack Rabbit the other day. I saw the whole thing. A couple months ago, I saw Jeff M. full on “Oaf” on the Jackrabbit jump. Micky from the Bike Smith was launching... »

These are my links for October 15th: Help wanted: Keystone restoration project – YouTube – Wade Simmons – Lunatic Catapult Skydiving – Wow, and we thought we were crazy. A night in hog heaven with the Bacon Club – The Boston Globe – Megan Dickerson biked with her fruit-filled pig’s head cake all the... »

Well, we found it this time! There was a small crowd, and they were all FAST! So I claimed my first DFL of my career. There’s no shame in loosing, it just means you’re a candyass. But at least I got 2nd singlespeed and 1st fixed. So all y’all’s sukkas!! (JR was in bed,... »

Yo, I helped polish the new trail this weekend that was cut from Keystone over to Evan’s Creek. Though making single tract with a bull dozer mightseem a tad ham-handed, it was a fast, efficient and cost effective way to build sustainable singletrack that everyone can enjoy. The goal is for this to be... »

Yeah, things may look different, but it hasn’t improved any… Tell us what you think! -M »

First, prepare your gnarly scrawney asses for cyclocross. Even JR has committed to racing, and fixed no less! First off this month is Thursday, and presumably every following Thursday for the Outlaw series in Truckee and environs. Second is the Sagebrush series race on the 20th @ Hidden Valley. Our beloved Grisly Bike Geek... »