BR4 Race Video

Fatty MoMBA Tuesday

 

Back on the fat bike after yesterday's examination at Big Tim's bike shop. I beat the rain. Well it rained as I rode, but it was light. Nothing got through the trees. I tested last night's adjustments out. The bike shifted superbly under load which was a huge relief. The legs felt good too. Huge difference in riding tonight when all is good with the drive chain. 1 hour 20 mins of fun. The training has begun for the MoMBA XC race in late September. 

Venga!

 Egg

BR4 8 Hour Race

Josh & I headed to Michigan for a 8 hour race. We went to race dry trail with no expectation of doing the entire 8 hours. Sunshine with temps in the low 60's at the start. Josh was on his badass 29er. That bike is fast. To top it off, Josh was on an amazing day. We rode the first 4 laps together. We were 3rd & 4th. Wow! On lap 5 my bike started to mis-shift. Broke 2 chains the same way. I backed off a bit with Josh a minute or so in front. I debated stopping, but I did 1 more lap for 52.2 miles / 4 Hours 13 minutes at 13 mph. Pretty darn fast on a fatty and with the issues. Josh kept going and found himself in 2nd. He had to keep going. Well, in the end, he won the race doing 12 laps at 104 miles. Wow! So proud of him. Josh has worked hard over the years. Good stuff! I ended up 11th. Despite the mechanical, I got my 4 hours in. I have other goals coming up this weekend on the TT bike anyhow. Turned out the chain / shifting issue was resolved tonight with Big Tim. After 2 chains breaking, my ptsd's in high gear. Luckily my chain had no signs of wear this time. The 1x setup is just temperamental. We adjusted it a bit, so it should be smoother shifting under load. Back on the tt bike this week with MCR TT # 7 & Sunday's Senior Olympics TT's. 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty MoMBA Saturday

 Back to MoMBA again. hehe Short spin to make sure everything is good for tomorrow. Beautiful day. Off to Michigan to race. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty MoMBA Friday

Back to MoMBA. What a difference from Wednesday. The trails were in great shape. Josh & I had a blast. Summer has been brutal. So far so good on the new chainring. We'll see what happens in Sunday's race. The heat will be back but these days will be enjoyed!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty MomBA Wednesday

Back on the trails after a few weeks due to rain. Wow what a blast! No mud either, It was great riding with Buz again. Joshium was there too on his Fatty Dopamine. It was hot. 99 degrees at one point. haha 

Venga!

Egg

Monday Sunset

The heat was killer today. I waited until 7:30 to ride. 20 miler in Cow Country. I headed South through Carriage Hill Farm. It's been years since I've ridden those roads. Seems like yesterday when I did Fred's Ride there in the fall of 1988. I took Bellefontaine Rd. North to SR 235 then into New Carlisle. The bugs were getting me in the last few miles. I put in a few good efforts. Not bad for the heat. Temp was 85 when I finished at 8:45. haha Crazy!

Venga!

Egg