Crossin It Up

I found myself in South Boulder after riding on Sunday morning so I made it over to Fairview high for the second Redline Cup cross race. Melis's race had just started when I got there. I stuck around to take photos, handup water, and shout obscenities. It was a great time.

Congrats on the 2nd place finish Chad!

Big days, cold nights

Another western slope trip on the books.

Not cycling but....

since there hasn't been much traffic I thought I would post something entertaining. Maybe this will get our cross racing brethren fired up for the weekend. By the way, this kid is like 20 years old.

Daily Distractions

If you haven't been to pezcyclingnews.com, now is the time. Here is a supple sample from their "Daily Distractions" section.

Discuss.....

Rocky Mountain Flyer

Here's a new ad Oskar Blues will have in the upcoming Rocky Mountain Flyer magazine. Yep, that's the first edition Redstone wooly & a picture from our own Debaser.
Cheers!

Doudy Draw, Coyotes in the city

Finally got to see the recently opened Doudy Draw Trail from the handlebars, and it adds a great section of trail to my local loop. 2 1/2 hours of riding from my door leads to this great view!

And coyotes in the city! Looks like he's hanging out at the buffet line there.

Boulder Res CX #1

Redstone & I Made our way to the Boulder Res for the the 3rd stop on the Boulder Racing Cyclocross series. The weather was amazing, to good for cyclocross & that amount of sand. A little moisture is always welcome on this course. This baby doesn't fit my strengths & is basically a glorified road crit. Again, I didn't get called up & had to fight my way through the 3's field. The size of the field was smaller than the last round but still took a lot out of me to fight through. I was able to work my way up to the 3 leaders. I saw the leader make his move with a guy between us. Homeboy didn't respond & by the time i figured out he wasn't going to I had let the leader get away. I was unable to close the gap but cruised in 2nd for the first podium of the new season. Hopefully this race will up the high end with the BIG weekend coming.

What's up Red Stoners?

So that's what the blog has boiled down to in my absence - Melis ripping up the cross course, rad Moab trips, and Tuesday night long-light burns in the darkness. You sallies used to rally. I don't even know who you guys are anymore.



OK, really, I miss it this time of year, and I'm glad to see you guys in action, Jackson.

Race season winding down here in VA. I took 4th out of 32 in our local 6 hour race - The Paranormal. It rallied.

Miss your mugs.

-AJ

Hall'n at Dusk

It's getting to be that time of year. After the bike shop shut down, about all I had daylight left to do was Hall Ranch. Not that I get tired of it or anything. Here's a Hall view you don't see too often. This is from the loop looking back towards town and Indian Lookout Mountain.
And here's the view you always get. Looking west on the trail towards Mt. Meeker and Long's Peak. I don't get tired of this view either.

I was feeling pretty good tonight so I climbed the front side. Middle ring and no dabs, woohoo. After more climbing up to the loop, it looked like I had daylight on my side. The Nelson Loop was in excellent condition. It's braiding in a couple of spots, but otherwise, as single as I've ever seen it. It must be getting and staying cold on top, too. There were a couple of sections on the loop where the soil was still damp and deliciously tacky. One lap clockwise, then one lap counterclockwise and it was time to head back. By the time I made my way back down the frontside, I had the entire park by myself. That's good timing. I revelled in it.

Oh, can't forget the Tuesday ride. Meet at the shop at 6pm. Bright lights with good burn times mandatory. Right now, I'm thinking about going up to Pole Hill Rd. It's all jeep roads (as in no singletrack) but it's fun stuff nonetheless. I could be swayed, too so we'll see what happens when everyone shows. Dress warm, it's bound to be chilly up there.

What a difference a couple of days can make. Saturday was cold and grey.

It was a sleepy Saturday afternoon downtown. And today, the sun is shining and the weather is awesome. Good luck today crossers. Hope the rest of y'all get out to play, too.

moab

posting from an iPhone so will keep it short.

We are having a blast, weather is perfect.

cant post photos but will later.

Cheers

Tops

Top 20 Turner dealer worldwide.
Top 30 Intense.

Who'd a thunk all that from the world's smallest bike shop?

One down & lots of fitness to go

I made it to interlocken for the 2nd race of the Boulder Cyclocross series. To be honest my first dismount of the year came earlier that day so I was unsure what to expect. One thing was obvious, cyclocross is taking off on the front range. As I tried to jump into the cat 4 race for a pre-ride of the course it was nearly impossible, over 100 racers covered the course end to end. The 3's was a bit smaller & only had 70 finishers, not sure how many starters. They called up every individual, first by points & then by order of registration. Ouch, yep I registered only less than an hour before the race. The course was in great shape, tons of thick, well cut grass & one mud hole into a slippery mud run climb. I rode a pretty consistent race since I wasn't sure what to expect. I can't be sure, but it felt as if i passed 50+ people through the first few laps. The race started to come to me as the laps ticked off & with 2 laps to go I had only a 6 second deficit to the lead group of 4. Not sure why i couldn't close it down but it remained the same the last few laps I rode in for a solo 5th place, pretty happy considering the tough start & lack of preparation. I'm looking forward to the next month of racing. Here are the dates i plan to race, get your cow bells out & catch the fever. I needed that first race to remind me how fun CX is. see you out there.
Thanks for getting the bike dialed Dave, O yeah I may as well buy some more brake pads.10/28/2007 CX Boulder CX Series (BOULDER RES)
11/3/2007 CX Redline Cup (UCI/ACA) DBC
11/4/2007 CX Boulder Cup (UCI/ACA) DBC
11/10/2007 CX Mountaineer Cross (UCI/ACA) Gunnison
11/11/2007 Fort Leiws College SquawkerCross, Durango, CO
11/17/2007 CX Red Rocks Velo Cross Series – Golden
11/24/2007 CX Boulder CX Series – Boulder
11/25/2007 CX Gcross GMSV Littleton
12/2/2007 CX Red Rocks Velo Cross Series RRV Golden
12/9/2007 CX Boulder CX Series Colorado CX Championships BR

Tuesday Ride 10/23

Just like last week. We're going to play it by ear due to snowfall, etc. Meet up at the shop at 6pm and we'll decide where we want to go. Lights mandatory. see you there!

Oh - Tree has dibs on the loaner light so it's off the table this week.

Plan D or E?

This weekend we blew through so many plans, I'm still a bit confused about how it all came together. No matter, because after a painful ride on slickrock, a great hike, and a crappy drive over iced over highways, we're all safe at home. I wouldn't have it any other way.

L H O H V F U N

Intense Slopestyle and Turner latest inventory

The Intense 6.6 Slopestyle is now! Backorders are starting to happen, so get in line if you're interested. Like the 6.6? Think slacker head angle, more standover and a coil shock and you've got the Slopestyle 6.6. This one shown is the special British Nigel Page edition.


Next up is Turner inventory. I know it's been challenging for a bit, but things are starting to improve. Thanks everyone for their patience. Here's the latest:

Nitrous - large only
Flux - XL, both colors
Sultan - M, L, XL all in stock, blue. M avail in Bronze, too.
Spot are still out of stock (I have a red large)
RFX - small both colors, med bronze, xl both colors
Highline - all sizes and colors are available.

This list changes every day so give a shout if you find something appealing. :)

bike shop hours this weekend

My schedule got a little mixed up for this weekend so I'll have wierd hours.

Friday 10/19... closed
Saturday 10/20... 12:00-5:00
Sunday 10/21... 12:00-4:00

wieners and starships

I followed a wiener into Lyons the other day.
A wienermobile to be more precise. I wonder if it was on its way to attend a sausage fest somewhere?
And Mark brought in this super duper sweet Boulder Starship. I did not realize until recently that Boulder Bikes was based out of Lyons.
Shock mounts have changed a little since this bike was cutting edge.
I always liked the clean look of the integrated rear shock. Not exactly the best scenario for folks that like to drop their saddle, though!

Tuesday ride is on!

Tuesday 10/16, meet at the shop at 6pm. Lights mandatory and location tbd. We'll have to get the snow report from tomorrow.

Unfortunately, the loaner light is not available tonight. My light is not back from 24hrs of Moab yet so I will be rocking the loaner.