Valley West Wipe Out

Here are some pictures of the Valley West Wipe Out roller race. Yours truly rode his single speed, 42 x 16. Started out well but faded. I was hoping for a 6:55, but got a 7:08. Not too bad. Not the slowest Cat 5, but definitely not the fastest. My reasoning for riding the single was that 42 x 16 would be about the largest gear I could push. I also knew that if I had anything smaller, I would use it once I started hurting. And hurt I did.




I saw Steve Fuller in the crowd, sporting his CranksGiving t-shirt. He was talking about riding gravel. I did a little gravel last year, but plan on doing more this year.

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Christmas Evening. Rode the Center trails this morning. The trails were pretty good, considering they are covered in snow. Conditions would have probably been better if it were about 10 degrees colder. I am not complaining, as i rode in tights and a long sleeved t-shirt. Sweet. The trails weren't fast, but they weren't slick either. Enough people had ridden J-11 and Denmans to create a decent packed trail.

I have ridden more snow this year than in my entire life. I believe that the tails have been covered with snow every weekend for the last month. I have been riding my 29er with a 32 x 20. While the 2.3" ExiWolf tires work pretty well, I wonder if there is something better?

The Thaw Begins

The mercury finally approached 40 degrees F and some of the snow finally began to melt. I pedaled the Monocog 29er to Denmans. I rode about 300 meters of Denmans before deciding it was too sloppy and deep. Perhaps I should have been there earlier.

Second unicycle session went much better than the first. I got some rides that were probably 20 feet. I've got a lot of work to do before I can ride it at the Monkey Pit.