Racing and Presents

Boss Cross #4 and KS State Champs is this weekend. I haven't ridden much this week except for the Monday Night Ride and just cruising to work/home/errands. I've been riding around on a Bosanova(click) this week. Its a really cool bike. CX geometry. Cool fenders. All steel. Disc brakes. If it were min I'd change the cranks to compact instead of triple, maybe put some super light stan's cres 29er wheels on it. I'm waiting on Andrew to paint the track frame Ricky and I made a few years ago. Its been a long time since we've built frames, but maybe we'll get it going again, its alot of work.

For now, we have taken the lease on the space in the back of the 18th store, formally HodgePodge. Lots of room for spinning classes, storage, and bike painting. Perhaps frame building this spring.

We will probably do spin classes at 6pm on tues/thurs, but nothing is set in stone yet. Just bring a bike and your trainer. More sociable spinning than anything. PBR is $1.


People have asked me how those chinese rims are holding up. They are. 3 days of hard racing in Iowa and they are solid. I have 100% confidence in them at this point. Jon P. just bought a set with fangos. He'll be on them this weekend. Were talking 1100 gram tubulars for less than $700.

Its crazy how hard 3 days of racing is. I think I raced harder in 1 day in Iowa than I have all year. Something about traveling, hotels, making that commitment to racing makes you want to get your moneys worth. My legs still feel trashed but it got me ready for this weekend hopefully.


Anyone want a set of Tubulars? Mavic reflex rims with 36 spokes to velocity hubs. 1500 grams. $250. Retail on just rims is $250! A wheelset like this would normally cost $600! Rims are used, spokes/hubs new.

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Please buy local this holiday! Black Friday is over. (click)



I'm building up a 29er for some winter riding. I'm hearing 22/13 is the next big thing, its the ratio, just use a normal mtn. crank without the two big chainrings, then you'd have to use a normal mtn. wheel with the 13t cog pushed all the way on the inside to get good chainline.