powderhorn 24

wow its been a while since a posting. this summers been rough between wraping up my project and work i was putting in 60-70hrs a week and not finding time to get on the bike. but now that im done with school and unenjoyably unemployeed im finding plenty of time to ride.

my xc season has been less than desirelbe, and last week at the freehweel time trial at murpy i severly damaged my confidence, saddle, brake rotor, and my front wheel. what a wreck. thankfully frank is helping me get up and running again. looks like my american classic hub is getting the stans arch treatment.

RIP san marco ponza

look at that crease!

coming out of this wreck of a race. david and i took part in the powderhorn 24. the powderhorn is a 24hr urban endurance race, with aspects of an alley cat thrown in. this was hands down the most fun ive ever had on my bike. between the two of us we rode well over 300miles in 24rs. i rode 176 of those miles. for not having the season ive been wanting. this was a huge morale booster. we rode through the heat, the rain, and the cold. my longest stint in the saddle at a given time was 4.5hrs rode about 65miles that time.

coming up this weekend. i have a foot race for the anual wayzata xc alumni race, then its off to mpls for the all city alley cat, then on sunday assuming my wheel is fixed in time off to the border battle in river falls for the single track shinigans. and for shits and giggles heres a photo or two

checkpoint one. trying out daves la cruz

dave, hotlapping it in the final hours