Archive for June, 2008

Weapon of Choice

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

I decided to race the Lumberjack 100 this weekend on a single speed. Why? I rebut with why not? I have no real ambitions for this race, so I’m going to challenge myself with an equipment change and see what it’s like for Namrita. Maybe I’ll have some better training ideas [...]

Namrita’s Mom Can Haul

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

…and drops Nam on a climb!

Conyer’s Report

Friday, June 6th, 2008

You’ll have to go here for it…..

A Feel for the Mayhem

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Here’s the final sprint from Saturday night’s Faster Mustache Gold Sprints:

The guy on the right, Kurt, was the one to knock both Namrita and I out…..I think it was a setup

Daddy Needs a New Pair Shoes

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

And here they are:

Outfitted with some footbeds for improved pedaling efficiency:

…and of course the cleats are set with laser precision:

These are a much needed upgrade. We have new road shoes too!

Fool’s Gold Announcement

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Here is what I have been working on for the last week….or two actually:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Eddie O’Dea
Event Director
Fool’s Gold Mountain Bike Races and Festival
404-432-5841
eddie@55ninePerformance.com
www.55ninePerformance.com
55nine Performance, Ergon, and Vassago Cycles Join Forces to Support IMBA-SORBA and Historic Trail
System
Dahlonega, Georgia – The 2008 Fool’s Gold Mountain Bike Races & Festival put on by 55nine Performance is teaming [...]

I suck at Gold Sprints

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Fast twitch? None. Period. Zip. Zilch. Zip-ity do da. None. The Faster Mustache crew threw a great party last night to celebrate their 3rd anniversary of being. Much adult beverages were consumed while contestants (most with much more fixed gear riding experience and certainly much more leg speed then [...]