08.16.05 - pre-race shout out to my peeps

or should i say fans?

sologoat fan brett passed along some pics from the wilderness 101. i went with brett out this race so we both enjoyed in the fun of that day. really nice event - highly suggest attending that race next year even if you are not an enduro freak. very epic - nice trails, nice people. sort of like a full supported fun ride and race combo. hammer gel/food stuff all along the way and when you get to the finish line, pick up your free pint glass, your free burger and your free beer. it's almost like heaven.

and - thanks to sologoat fan ian for picking up my mistake on the new sram stuff. it's the XO that got updated, not the X9. and as a funny side note, yes, i do use and race on the XO, and yes, i have short term memory issues. long term too. what? i can't remember what i was talking about, except here is some links to some sram stuff that some guys use on some type of mountain bike.

SRAM® X.0™ Trigger Shifter


SRAM® X.0™ Rear Derailleur

and - another link for 29er REBA owners/29er riders/asylum owners whom are having issues with the top cap hitting the bottom of their frames and possibly causing frame damage. speedgoat came up with a fix - check it out:

RockShox Internal Gate Damper Assembly

you may want to check out their blog for the full write up on it.

and...

jennifer is coming out to pick me up in a short bit - she's kind of bummed as the pink rockymount trays i got for her are having some install issues. we'll have to order some more parts, but i'll get it to work. they look super cool.

anyhoo - we'll be off to WV in a little bit for the NORBA. looks like everybody is playing games and registering on-site because i see the rider list is rather short. i think there was only 8 riders registered the last i looked. kind of wished i could hang out a little after the race, but i need to start heading north and then finish up the NY enduro series on saturday. should be fun.

so, with jennifer driving, i hope to snap off some pics, maybe take some of the course on tomorrow in WV and maybe some more in NY -- though, i am not making promises.

gotta run - wish me huge lungs, good legs and no pain.

sologoat out