for me has started. last long week of training for the year, unless something happens and somebody springs for me to go to moab or something. hint, hint, sponsors...
not much exciting happening these days, just updating the race resume 'n such. vegas will not be the place to really hand them out, i'm just going there to meet the people whom helped me out this year. i'll mention them in another post, tonight i am kind of beat down.
cross season is just around the corner for me - and brett davis, TRANSIOWA finisher is putting a race on near cleveland the same weekend as the iron cross race out in PA. debating supporting the local event or driving out and chasing chris eatough in a 4 hour plus cross race. it's going to be a last minute call either way, i will have to see how i feel.
been riding my moots cross a lot lately - was riding it the other day and was spotted by a fellow cleveland cross racer. i think he was all frazzled that i was riding my cross bike already.
oh, and ordered up a couple moots frames yesterday. got a standard non-customized 53.5 compact road because i love that geometry and the look of the compact frame. and then i got another 53.5 cross frame because i am freak and need to have a spare bike in the pits. i think this mentality is coming from the world of 24 hour racing and the fact that I MUST be riding the same exact everything or else something could go wrong. yep, i got issues. anyhoo, this frame is somewhat customized. the rear spacing on the frame will be 135mm, which is diffent then the normal road 130mm spacing it normally runs. this will allow me to run either mountain bike or road bike hubs and allow for a little more clearance in the back. ALSO, one final thing. no water bottle mounts. yep, those little holes on our frames that hold the precious water bottle cages that in turn hold the water that we drink - will not be installed. why? because traditional cross frame normally don't have them because the bikes are strictly used for race of short duration (about 1 hour) so water is most times NOT really needed. also, in this type of racing you will be jumping on/off your bike numerous times and could be grabbing your bike frame in that same exact position where the water bolts would be. ya, ya.... i know it all sounds crazy.
speaking of crazy, it is crazy late. got to get some z's.
sologoat out.
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