The Founding Fathers of Back of the Pack Racing struggle with the questions of membership. Should we recruit dudes & dudettes? Open up membership to B.P.R.? Could we recruit dudes & dudettes? Open up membership to B.P.R.? Will we recruit dudes & dudettes? Open up membership to B.P.R.? Wow. Those are questions that we routinely debate. And… Read More Back of the Pack Membership – The Reality
What is the B.P.R. DCCD? It’s LUDACRACY in it’s simplest form. The DCCD is so stupid, so boring, so insane that I won’t spend much time summarizing the events. BUT don’t worry. Life at the Back of the Pack is about to change. Exciting times are ahead, I think. So, the summary of The Summary.… Read More Double Centurion Criterium Delirium (DCCD)
Small bladders? Damn. Prob-eee either a) has the smallest bladder known to man, b) is mentally incapable of dealing with a little bit of discomfort, c) has figured out how to ‘punch’ The Judd’s buttons. Unbelievable! A group of us went on an easy, but long, ride out and around Cabezon Peak. The ride was… Read More The Cabezon Loop = Prob-eee and the WIZzzzzard
24 Hours in the Old Pueblo can be summed up with one Picture As Rodney the Rodent experienced 1) 1st you get plowed over, 2) when you’re trying to pick yourself up you get steamrolled, 3) when you want to die a graceful death in privacy, some jackass is taking a picture of you and… Read More 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo: 2011 Race Review
It’s On. The killer pit is set. The bikes are ready. The Back of the Pack ‘racers’ are ready. And the weather forecast is improving. Not that ‘the weather’ is much of an issue for us dudes @ the back of the pack. Some notable items. 1) Black Rhino Porter is the official Back of… Read More 24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo: The Day Before
The training is over. The Taper is Tapered. Nothing left to do but pack and drive. I think it’s safe to say that I am completely prepared for this monster of a 24 Hour race, the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. Yeah, it’s a race for some – it’s just 24 hour bike ride… Read More 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo: It’s Time to Race!
Well, 29,470 crank revolutions equals 100 miles on the fixed gear (fixie) while running a 44 x 18 setup. Yep. 42 on Saturday and 58 on Super Bowl Sunday. No joke, jokester. This weekend I tried to dial it up a notch in preparation for The 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. The… Read More 29,470 Crank Revolutions Equals… What?
Well, most of my friends and B.P.R. fans know of The Ultimate Adventure that took place in New Zealand during the Singlespeed World Championship (SSWC10) week. The week was nuts. The race was nuts. It was all nuts. But that’s history. It’s 2011. Anyway, when I returned to The United States of America and my… Read More You Gotta Check This Out! The Black Sheep Fastback Coupler
What can I say? I’m right on track. My goal for 2011 was 4800+ miles – I logged 400 for January. It took a late night snow ride to break 400. But I did it. Check the data, dude. Breaking through 400 Miles in the Snow, January 31st The rides last weekend were interesting.… Read More Just Miles in January
Last spring I talked to my friends at Black Sheep Bikes about a top secret mission. I asked James and Todd if they could build me the ultimate Black Sheep styled and painted like my father’s 1939 Schwinn. Of course I wanted a ultra high tech titanium beast. But I wanted the machine painted in… Read More The Ultimate Black Sheep – The Retro Highlight
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