Cross season is upon us.

Bamacross begins it's series this weekend at George Ward Park. I have successfully converted Wildcat into a single speed cyclocross bike and am training up to race in the c series. Should be a lot of fun. I am not in the best shape for it. Instead of doing gnarly interval training, I have been doing longer rides to train up for the Ride for Wishes. Oh well, it should be a lot of fun. In fact, Brent emailed me a couple of weeks back to try to get as many of the urban/fixed gear riders out to bring the noise. DO IT! Bring a cowbell, some brew dogs, and a rain jacket! But remember, Jesus doesn't approve of drinking before noon so pick up your devil juice on Saturday night so you can be good and liquored up by 11 for our race.

these are coming in handy.

i am almost finished with my frankencross bike, but until then i thought the best way to prepare for this stuff i should probably do as much off the bike research as possible. hopefully everything will be together by midweek so i can get some real training in.

i want a cross bike!

SCHOOL OF CROSS from Dave Christenson on Vimeo.

i love this.

this needs to happen at the top of overton.

via twofivefix.

CROSS SEASON!

cross season is just around the corner and i couldn't be more amped. i had so much fun drinking beer and yelling at the racers as they made their way through the courses. check out bamacross for more info.

wear your fucking helmet...

as some of you know my sister fell saturday night and hit her head. no one knows exactly how she fell, including her, but she had a seizure when she hit the ground and was rushed to UAB's emergency room and eventually moved to the neural intensive care unit. she suffered a gnarly concussion and had bleeding inside her skull. she had surgery this morning to relieve pressure and to get excess blood off of her brain. she is completely lucid and can move all of her limbs. the lesson here everyone is to wear your god damned helmet. had she had her helmet on, much of this would have been avoided. perhaps she would have had a minor concussion but she wouldn't be in the situation she is now. if you don't have a helmet, BUY ONE. if you can't afford one, tell your mom. she will buy you one. i know they look lame and are not comfortable, but you know what is less comfortable? having a team of surgeons cutting open your head to keep you from dying.



i am as guilty as the next person when it comes to not wearing a helmet. and i am not judging anyone here. simply sharing an experience.

this is everywhere.