I wear too many hats

When I was younger I always thought that the hard decision would get easier as I grew. Turns out they only get harder and come more often. I don't get any pleasure from this kind of stuff. Nothing to do but shrug it off and Gorilla Biscuits.

2009

I am really excited about the 2009 race season. The way things are shaping up there will be 10-12 race days out at Southside Speedway with 8 of them being exclusively track races. From mid-March to mid-May there will be a weekly Tuesday night race.

I am expanding to A, B, and C races to make things a bit more fair for beginner riders and adding gear restrictions to the C race as well.

It even looks like we will have a few rental bikes for people to use who want to try track racing for the first time.

The first race is still 4 months away but I cant help getting amped up already. Sweet!

Starr

BWM + cross tires + drop bars = ???

Most fun fixed bike ever.

So I have been kicking around the idea of doing some grass track races here in Richmond this winter. In the summer I built up a completely over the top custom Brooklyn Gangsta Track for the pure irony of it. Today I switched out the dorky risers, bmx stem, and road tires for some 700x30 Michelin Jet cross tires, some ergo drops, and an extra road stem I had lying around. Also geared it at 49x20. Riding to work this morning was the best commute in a while. Super smooth ride and chill gear is the best idea ever and the cross tires make it look kindof like a monster truck. I think I have a few friends considering getting steamrollers to do the same thing to. Fat tires are where it's at.

That's it...

Recently

Screaming Trees are one of those bands I missed back when I was rocking out to Nirvana and Mudhoney. This is probably my favorite song from them but to be honest there is not a single song of theirs I don't enjoy.



I completely missed the boat on Seaweed. Better late than never.



Quicksand usually end up getting some time on the speakers around the same time Seaweed and Screaming Trees do.

No expanation needed...

More Trashmore CX photos...

taken by BJ Samuel. They are HERE.