Oredigger Classic/ DU Criterium

There is this common dread towards Hill Climb Time Trials. I think it stems from the fact that you’re ripping your insides apart and you’re still only doing 2 mph (slightly exaggerated). I started out strong but my legs began to quickly cramp up for the first quarter and I struggled getting my heart rate past 160. This was probably due to lack of hydration and/or electrolytes. After I worked the legs out I was able to slowly bring my effort up and ended up finishing 8th with a time of 21:21:60.

The DU Crit started out fast and we were in charge. We lead at first with attack after attack. After a while though it felt as though I had nothing left. I held on covering what attacks I could, to protect Ryan Dorsey who was off the front, then finished in the field sprint to get 8th while Ryan took 1st and Griffin Easter took 3rd.

First Ride Orbea Alma S50 29er

Ridden:
Moab Area: Slick Rock, Amasa Back, Poison Spider.
Price: $3200
Pros: Handling, Light, Components, Price!!!
Cons: Clear coat is hard to bond to carbon fiber and Orbea hasn’t really gotten it down for this one.

This is a great way to get a carbon fiber bike underneath you. My Medium frame ended up around 23 lbs and the pricing of only $3200 for carbon fiber is tough to beat. It climbs like a goat and you can throw the bike around so easily that you can conquer technical ascents with ease. The geometry is set up with a slight more compact frame size that allows you to pop the front end around a lot. If this is a problem for you with control then I could see how that would be a con but otherwise this is a killer bike for a killer price. For those afraid of the whole carbon fiber factor, I’m pretty hard on my equipment and I slammed the seatstay on a rock and the only mark was in the clear coat.

CU and WU Crits

So we are racing road again. CU and WU Crits went really well. CU crit was kinda rough because we just couldn't hold on to any moves we made but made up for it at the WU Crit where we held back the pack allowing Fort Lewis to take 1,2,3 with Ryan Dorsey, Josh Mcnaughton, Robbie Jones(in the sprint). Men's B's are working well together and I look forward to this next weekend.

Bare with me.

So it's going to take me a while to get used to this whole blogging thing. Especially since I'm just talking about myself for now and who likes doing that? Oh wait I guess I can think of a few people in the cycling world. haha. In the future I'll be reviewing products and posting any cool stuff I find. :)

We do how we do! 24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo.

After spending so much time surrounding by pro riders who are all about the what’s new and the most expensive, It was great to get back to the roots. We hit the trail hard and fast on our Pugsleys. Our intentions of the weekend weren’t to win, although we wouldn’t reject it if we came. We were riding fat tired sleelies. It was about having fun. The Pugsleys were actually really sweet on the trail. The wheels carried so much momentum that as long you kept you’re speed up you could rip hard and fast. So you may think that we were crazy for riding the Pugz but what it comes down to is having fun and what’s more fun than challenging just yourself.