Last year I was a sick spectator. Chris, his progeny, and I made the short drive to Philly and Big Guy’s Used Auto Parts to watch we knew not what. Immediately thereafter, we vowed to return with bikes and a registration. It is morning one year later I’m kissing The Lovely Annalisa goodbye. She wishes me luck […]
EMMAUS, PA – Sunday, December 14, 2014 The night before… 8 AM? Wait, I thought all MAC series events started at 9 in the morning? Damn, I have to get up EARLY tomorrow! Chris and I decide to take the Suburban so that we can pre-pack it and save time in the morning. It isn’t […]
In the week leading up to this race, the Facebook page for Kutztown Cross showed a video of a course feature they were building, a series of 4 monster sized mounds of dirt. “That’s cool” I thought. “Nice to see them putting in the effort to add some interest.” Warm-Up Now Chris and I […]
I’m taking a sip of my Earl Grey when Chris says “This is downright civilized” as we drive south on I-95 with the sun already bright in the sky. I say “I know. I stopped at DunkinDonuts this morning and there were other people there!” The First State Velo Sport Fair Hill Xross is #9 […]
This is not going as planned. It is 2:23 AM and I am dialing 911 for the first time in my life. Relax, its not an emergency, the @ssh@le circus across the street (our neighbors) are setting off fireworks… Still. Halloween was done hours ago and who ever heard of setting off fireworks for Halloween anyway? My […]
This is my first time attending a UCI event. I guess that means it is a big sorta thing. However, I’m not going to be there to watch the pros race. I just can’t hang out that long this weekend. Things to do, you know? So, HPCX is the “Highland Park” Cyclocross race, but it […]
“Town Hall Cross” is in Bethlehem, PA. Its not a part of my local cyclocross series, but it isn’t far away and there is no MAC event this weekend. I need experience more than anything else so… The Lovely Annalisa wasn’t feeling up to making this trip, but I am extremely lucky to have my best bud […]
This is Part 2 of “My Introduction to Cyclocross”. Part 1: The Bike is here. I feel ready for this. I’ve practiced and tested for three days. I know what tire pressure I want to run and how I am going to approach the race. Sure, I’ve been practicing in the dry and it […]
When I joined team Stampede, I knew that they were cyclocross crazy. I didn’t know why, but I’d seen the pictures. Six months ago I picked up a cyclocross frame at the Newark Bike Swap. But that was pretty much all I had, the frame, fork, three quarters of a headset, and a seatpost collar […]
