cx is here

I guess I still remember the log on to my blog, so it's time for my yearly post. Cyclocross season is here, so happy days are here again. Sold the Colnago on the e-bays, and got hammered on shipping cause I didn't put much in the fine print. It costs $235 to ship a frame/fork to Alaska. Picked up a Felt F15X as a replacement-it rides great. Didn't have in time for the Hermann cross under the lights race, so I resurrected the cross check into a ss cross bike. 39X16 turned out to be about the perfect gear for me. I was able to push it through the mud bog (barely) and spin it on most of the rest of the course. Wish I could have had a better starting position than on the last line, I probably could've done top ten and maybe not have been lapped by Butthead. Ronde von Evergreen was this past weekend, and the race started in a different spot but used much of the same course area. The gravel pit was a new and challenging addition. I felt pretty good for the race, and was able to stay at and off the front the whole race. Unless you count the high speed wipeout going from the first gravel road section to the grass. Amazingly I didn't even get a scratch. It did knock out my back brake for the rest of the race, so I had to hope my front could scrub enough speed to negotiate turns. The only time I really needed the rear brake was coming off the gravel pit. Nagy and I rode most of the race together and ended up making it a Dogfish 1-2, with Mark taking the honors.

I'm looking forward to doing the short-track this weekend, I hope it'll be cross bike friendly.

P.S. McDonald's doesn't have $1 double cheeseburgers in Carbondale :( However, down there McRib is back!!!!