Sunday was my 4th race and the most technically challenging race yet. I traveled to Syracuse with Vanessa and the best cow bell ringers in the world my kids. I was on an actual cross bike for this race. I bought one of those $99 Leader frames that I saw at the Ommegang race. With lots of hustle the frame arrived last Thursday and I had it all together by Saturday afternoon. Thanks to Paul and Sloane for helping me through the hard parts like bottom bracket, fork and brakes. Yeah I hear you what exactly did you but together Bob. My old Raliegh is now a naked frame and it's parts are on the Leader. Paul and Sloane suggested that I didn't deserve to be on a bike called The Leader. I suggested the Follower, they suggested the Bleeder and the funniest one was the Bleater.
So you want more pictures of my new bike
Creative rear brake hanger
Creative front brake hanger
A front view
Ok enough already give us a race report. Course was tough. Short paved zone, single track, grass, then barriers. Oh and on the first run over the barriers I got spiked in my calf with a chainring from this this guy
Think he mumbled sorry " Told Him I'll remember you!"
OK lost a few places after being distracted. The course then had a mud hole, a sideways a cross a hill, a downhill, more mud and the dreaded sand hill. Right before the hill were two barriers forcing us noncross gods to dismount and carry.
Here is Vanessa doing the barriers before the hill
Next run or push your bike up the hill
Yup thats me and I end up passing the guy ahead of me on the climb
Maybe I am getting better at this. A quick drop in gravity returns you to the start line. Lather rinse repeat as often as possible.
I ended up in a small group at the rear. Thanks to my kids cow bell ringin at the top of the sandhill I was able to pass them. I'm still chasing the graybeards of the FlCC, three races to go in the series. Maybe I'll catch them! The results are here I was 22 out of 33. Vanessa in her first cross race was 9th out of 13.
Another pic of Vanessa. How come they took so many of her and only one of me?
After it's over
Next week is an off weekend for cross and then I we are off to Rochester for Park Ave Bike Halloween Cross Cross race and costume contest. Maybe I can win the contentest if I dress up like Floyd Landis.
