state cx and a year in review

so ive been meaning to post this for a while, but like the end of my racing seaoson i was low on motivation. as we ring in the new years i decided it was time to post this write up.

The 2012 state cx championship was two solid days of racing. i had the good fortune to demo some bikes for the weekend. Saturday found me upon foundry cycles auger cross machine. this bike is absoutley stunning, and the fit was fantastic. but at the end of the day i was just not happy with it. main complaints. the bottom bracket was too low and pedal striking was a very large concern. also the tapered fork was too stiff. the bike had no give to it, so in the technical descents i found my self absorbing the very abrupt transition, instead of the bike. over the course of a 45 min race this was highly fatiguing. raise the bottom bracket and put some flex in the fork and i think they would have a very good bike.

sunday found me upon James Buddenbaums Ti seven. this was an amazing bike. the  fit was better than the foundry, the BB was nice and high. and the fork had some give to it. over the 1hr race i was very comfortable and was able to ride much harder when i didnt have to absorb all of the impacts. it was a great bike, and may make its way into the stable in the near future. sadly i have no photos of me on the seven.

so how was the weekend other wise? great took 9th and 8th respectively over two days of  racing. it was a great end to a great season. and speaking of that here is the season:

Cirrem
BALLS Ride (not competitive but rode very hard for 2 days)
Ragnorak 105
royal 162
Buckhill mtbseries 10x
Powderhorn 24
MNMTB series 8x
MN Cyclocross 21x
bandit cross 3x
alley cats 3x

for those of you counting at home that is 51 events at race pace, or 0.98 races per week for a full year. that is a whole lot of racing.

with that ill cya in 2013