With a small crew aboard sphcx went on. Some may have felt like they were dragging anchors others just felt like the serpentine of death was the plank that had to be walked in to the deep blue. With the sphcx booty in the trunk sph had to compromise. Dragging some some barriers from the weeds and Natty-ice coming up clutch with his version of a barrier, we made due. Final results:
Jake
Matt
Larry
Looks like this week will see the return of more of the crew.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
SPHCX #4
Back to TBMS... and a return of the PINWHEEL OF DEATH...
It was a larger than normal crew out for the late afternoon Sunday 'cross battle. The Saturday rains didn't really soften the concrete like course so it was another fast, hard battle.
Job had one of his patented sprints from the gun and got the "hole shot" with Matt in hot pursuit. He quickly passed Job and he never looked back. There was a solid battle for second-fourth place though as Elliott and Isaac were in touch for most of the race and Job was just a bit behind them. Larry was doing his thing in 5th with Bill and Ray rounding out the field.
Results
1- Matt
2 - Elliott
3 - Isaac
4 - Job
5 - Larry
6 - Bill
7 - Ray (Roy)
It was a larger than normal crew out for the late afternoon Sunday 'cross battle. The Saturday rains didn't really soften the concrete like course so it was another fast, hard battle.
Job had one of his patented sprints from the gun and got the "hole shot" with Matt in hot pursuit. He quickly passed Job and he never looked back. There was a solid battle for second-fourth place though as Elliott and Isaac were in touch for most of the race and Job was just a bit behind them. Larry was doing his thing in 5th with Bill and Ray rounding out the field.
Results
1- Matt
2 - Elliott
3 - Isaac
4 - Job
5 - Larry
6 - Bill
7 - Ray (Roy)
Thursday, October 11, 2012
He was 10 feet tall.... with beautiful hair...
Night riding... or in this case... early morning riding.... no other time while mountain biking is as peaceful. The silence (other than my heavy breathing and assorted bike noises - I thought SS was supposed to be quiet!) allows contemplation about what is important in the world... or maybe just time to completely veg out and try to think of a song other than that goofy Gotye one...
Then the mind starts to get a bit too busy. Not thinking about anything in particular other than "you are being watched". Maybe I'm alone in this, but when I am riding in the dark solo I inevitably get to the point where I KNOW that there is some man or beast about 10 feet off the trail just watching. Sometimes it's just a deer in my head (and this is probably actually something that DOES happen). Bats and other small varmints darting around just adds to the heightened sense of impending attack by random animal that isn't native to the Red Wing area.
Added into the mix this time was the fact that earlier in the week a couple of escapees from the Correctional Facility probably traversed the bluff on their run for freedom.
Would someone convicted of burglary or assault think twice about knocking me off my bike with a big stick and then taking the Waltworks to Mexico? Granted the gearing is not set-up for a trans-continental trip, so he/she would not be able to make too hasty of a get-away... but still. STICK TO THE HEAD! Yep... my brain is awesome.
THEN.... right when I was finally thinking... "ok, you... there is nothing in the woods"... I round a corner in the ski trail (bypassing the log drop at this witching hour)... WHAT WAS THAT!!!! ???? !!!! Some sort of huge shape seems to quickly move off of the trail just before my lights can really catch what it was/if anything was there... I'm not saying I saw a bigfoot... but I saw something (or nothing... just fun to say that I saw something). The rest of the ride I swore I could hear tree knocks and other bigfooty things.
So... what have I learned?
1) Lots of leaves down on the trail so watch for that.
2) My bike needs the chain to be cleaned and for the front brake to be looked at for dragging.
3) Riding up on Memorial in the dark is sweet.
4) There may or may not be a skunkape up on Sorin's Bluff.
Then the mind starts to get a bit too busy. Not thinking about anything in particular other than "you are being watched". Maybe I'm alone in this, but when I am riding in the dark solo I inevitably get to the point where I KNOW that there is some man or beast about 10 feet off the trail just watching. Sometimes it's just a deer in my head (and this is probably actually something that DOES happen). Bats and other small varmints darting around just adds to the heightened sense of impending attack by random animal that isn't native to the Red Wing area.
Added into the mix this time was the fact that earlier in the week a couple of escapees from the Correctional Facility probably traversed the bluff on their run for freedom.
Would someone convicted of burglary or assault think twice about knocking me off my bike with a big stick and then taking the Waltworks to Mexico? Granted the gearing is not set-up for a trans-continental trip, so he/she would not be able to make too hasty of a get-away... but still. STICK TO THE HEAD! Yep... my brain is awesome.
THEN.... right when I was finally thinking... "ok, you... there is nothing in the woods"... I round a corner in the ski trail (bypassing the log drop at this witching hour)... WHAT WAS THAT!!!! ???? !!!! Some sort of huge shape seems to quickly move off of the trail just before my lights can really catch what it was/if anything was there... I'm not saying I saw a bigfoot... but I saw something (or nothing... just fun to say that I saw something). The rest of the ride I swore I could hear tree knocks and other bigfooty things.
So... what have I learned?
1) Lots of leaves down on the trail so watch for that.
2) My bike needs the chain to be cleaned and for the front brake to be looked at for dragging.
3) Riding up on Memorial in the dark is sweet.
4) There may or may not be a skunkape up on Sorin's Bluff.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Chillin...
As the weather gets cooler the thoughts stray to night rides, cross races, snow races, snow riding, skiing, gravel rides, races next summer... I do like fall! (other than the darned leafers)
SPHCX #3
Cross up at the High School was fun. Cool to have a change of pace. The course was more of a power course than it seems like the TBMS courses are. The wind also really whips up there making some sections harder, and definitely colder... Weaving through the trees was fun, little run up was fun... nice idea Jake!
The Wheelhouse lads had a Trek demo out of town and Marcus had Cross-Country so the racer numbers were down a little. Still was worth it. Results were:
1st - Jake
2nd - Isaac
3rd - Larry
That leaves the standings after 3 events (Jake has started to consolidate his lead!):
Jake - 27 points
Isaac - 17 points
Larry - 16 points
Marcus - 13 points
Job - 7 points
Natty Matty Ice - 0 points
Eric - 0 points
Elliott - 0 points
Update! Here are some photos from the big event!
The Wheelhouse lads had a Trek demo out of town and Marcus had Cross-Country so the racer numbers were down a little. Still was worth it. Results were:
1st - Jake
2nd - Isaac
3rd - Larry
That leaves the standings after 3 events (Jake has started to consolidate his lead!):
Jake - 27 points
Isaac - 17 points
Larry - 16 points
Marcus - 13 points
Job - 7 points
Natty Matty Ice - 0 points
Eric - 0 points
Elliott - 0 points
Update! Here are some photos from the big event!
Isaac weaving through the pines
Isaac's patented Super Mario Jump over the barriers
Larry dominating some barriers
Jake with the flying re-mount about to catch Lar
Friday, October 5, 2012
Standings in the SPHCX series after round 2
Jake - 17 points
Marcus - 13 points
Larry - 11 points
Isaac - 10 points
Andrew - 7 points
Marcus - 13 points
Larry - 11 points
Isaac - 10 points
Andrew - 7 points
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