Ride Updates – April 16, 2009
Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by carlos in RgR News
- All main sponsorship is finished! Time to focus on training and planning events!
- We still need a few lunch sponsors and hosts, think you can help?
- Joe has moved to Big Bear California, leaving Hawaii for a while. (For good?)
- Carlos is preparing for a 100-mile ride on May 2nd. He will be doing it with all of his equipment (fully loaded.)
- A huge thank you to Dave Barrientos from Tsunami Cycles for helping to prepare the geeks.
- ThinkGeek.com is providing custom t-shirts for our ride! Available soon!
- WatchMyRace.com is letting us borrow a SPOT messenger for real-time stalking tracking.
- Garmin is lending us an Edge 705 GPS unit for the ride. Special thanks to Where.com for making that introduction!
Highlights from past few weeks:
Meeting Trevor Wright
After hearing Trevor’s story, it’s only human to be jealous…and inspired. Trevor entered Tsunami Cycles to put together his recently purchased touring bike – naturally, the topic of our bike tours came up.
Trevor has been saving up for the past 2 years to tour South America by himself. He speaks fluent spanish and has frequented these countries on business trips. Now, he will be camping and couchsurfing for the next 10+ months, which he says may turn into years. We have been hanging out and training together, though he has a huge jump on me with his physical stature.
Trevor will be documenting the entire way on his site (not up yet) MeBobandSurly.com. Check him out on his brand new twitter account, @mebobandsurly.
Last Place in Alleycross Race
Jim from Tsunami Cycles somehow convinced me to race in an alleycross race with him. An alleycross race involves hike and bike trails, urban areas, and unforgiving terrain. Though coming in dead last place (of those who actually finished), I can say I finished my first race! After the race, the bike was full of dirt and I was told I was the first person to do the race with a rear bag. I don’t enjoy competition, so the spirit of the racers after the race was a bit distancing. The night time race with a dozen entrants even got an article from the Austin Chronicle.
Matt Haughey
16. Apr, 2009
“I don’t enjoy competition, so the spirit of the racers after the race was a bit distancing.”
What do you mean by that? Were they like aggressively high-fiving one another and mocking the people coming in near the back?
I’m used to Portland racing which tends towards really inclusive and supportive, even for the slowest riders in the beginner classes.
carlos
16. Apr, 2009
Maybe I do love competition, but growing up it always brought out the worst in people. They were very supportive when we were racing, I have to hand it to them. After the race, however, it felt like high school football again.
Could easily of had been an illusion. I’ll give it another shot!
carlos
16. Apr, 2009
I didn’t really answer what you said…
There was grouping. After the race the top few people kept together…maybe I read too much into it.
Cahlen Humphreys
17. Apr, 2009
Excited to see you guys start rolling!
Rick Endicott II
18. May, 2009
Trevor!! What the hell are you doing now?!!!!
Alice Philipson
26. May, 2009
Great news and riding! Hope you are Going Strong with no flats. The family is logging on daily, but don’t know if you have gotten any of my comments! love you