Get Out & VOTE! [drink beer @ OOOBS tonight]

Tonight, (Friday 10/30) OOBS is having a little mixer to get out the vote for Mike Wendorf. Who is Mike Wendorf you ask? He is running for Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. The election for the board is this Tuesday Nov. 3rd. Mike is a cyclist among his many talents. Please come by the OOOBS between 6pm and 9pm TONITE for information about our park board and to meet Mike. Special malted beverage will be on hand. That's good beer. The Park Watch blogger did a good interview with Mike. Get the word out to other cyclist's and don't forget to vote!

The "New & Improved!" CRC tshirt has arrived.

Schneider from Stroker Ace Screenprinting showed up last night with the new CRC shirt, hot off the presses. Available now, $20 + $5 shipping. S-XL. Hurry up.

We immediately absconded to the Warehouse District's only Bicycle Studio where it joined some good company. (Note the 'Heathen Haw' shirt. A veritable likeness of you, or someone you know.)

Then we commenced with some arduous product testing of Stevil Kinevil's latest beer can sweaters...


the blurriness of this photo is/was rather accurate...

Crunk Cross Crazy Stallion vs. Wirth Its Weight In Gold....

Check out this vintage Gary Fisher, and do note the brake lever placement + u-brake. Very crunk. Saturday night saw the inaugural running of Kelly Bollox' CRUNK CROSS. Sort of a pseudo urban cross race/alley cat, CCX started us up a bombed out railroad corridor, with sand, mud, tracks, broken glass and concrete. Once to the Camden boat launch, it was a Northside assault on such fine establishments as the T-Shoppe, Tootie's, Halek's, with on stop at Kelly's crib before running back to One On One and the finish line.

I "won" the event by being first across the line, but Bobby here won the "drunk" class, and was rewarded a bottle of Crazy Stallion for his efforts.

Sunday we moved on to the Wirth CX Cup for some real racing action. Bare-Ass Beach stair run up was brutal. So was the bonfire crowd, waving flags, handing out one dollar bill$, and general tomfoolery.



CRC West, Inc. photos are HERE

Cross That Off The List...

Saturday I went to the Hudson CX Race w/Mac, & The Hendersons. Good times were had by all, and there are pictures to prove it...

The course was a mix of some tech dirt, sandy power sections, sandy running sections, and a water crossing.

The Goodrich Team looked good; Scott E. Rob had some tubular issues.

EZ E. Taylor took commanding lines thru all the slop and looked strong like ox!



The peanut gallery tried to offer me a beer just past the h2o crossing, but having just been passed lapped by eventual race winner, Paul McKinney, I tried to hang on his wheel for a lap. Didn't happen... I had a good time, though, and am stoked for more racing this weekend. CCMPLS will prove to be an interesting affair, while Sunday, the Wirth Classic Cup bring cx back to the city limits.

The drive home saw some interesting rides:

Heck Yeah!

[Photo of Kelly Mac's front wheel by Kelly Mac] The HECK DU NORD" has come and gone, and if you like the thought of riding 104 miles of mostly gravel roads in the Duluth area, then I suggest you make plans for next year. A big thanks to Jeremy Kershaw & his crüe for an excellent event.

A few weeks back I flew to PDX to take part in the Rapha Gentlemens' Race. This was 6-person team event, featuring 23 teams racing from the coastal burgh of Otis, OR, all the way back to the Rontom Bar 138 miles away in Portland. Team CRC, (shown here in front of the Git-R-Dun Racing truck, which was discovered near a yard sale right outside of BEAVER, OR, -we "got lei'd in Beaver.") was once again victorious in the K.O.F. category (Kings Of Fun). No other team that we know of stopped at a winery in the beautiful wine-region town of Carlton.

This weekend, why don't you get on up to the Ghandi Dancer Family Bicycle Ride For Peace, Sunday, 4 October. Utilizing the Gandy Dancer Trail & surrounding roads, there will be 10, 28, 45, or 100 mile options. Do it.

We're Having Much More Fun...

Ladies & Gents,
Howdo. Just back from the Rapha Gentlemen's Race (RGR) this past weekend in Oregon. 138 miles, riding from Otis on the coast, to Portland. Photos soon. Meanwhile, there is so much crap going on this month it's hard to wrap the head around. Here are a few upcoming events for you to check out if you're in Mpls:

The 8th Annual All British Cycling Event welcomes all nutters of the realm this weekend, with the ever popular Gravity Race & Pastry Joust, and other festivities, centered in and around Barley John's Brewpub. Remember: this is a lycra-free event...

BABES IN BIKELAND returns for another Alleycat for the Ladies. Afterparty at the usual afterparty spot....


Stalwart Almanzo 100 race promoter Chris Skogen offers his take on a gentlemenly Gentlemen's Ride, this Saturday, 19 September. Wish I could be there, but alas, I cannot.

The "racing" season is still in full swing, and we wish the best of luck to all riders in this weekend's 666th running of the bulls in Chequamegon.

Sunday, 20 September is another go-round of the Minneapolis Bike Tour. Check out that sweet Adam Turman artwork!

The HECK OF THE NORTH on 26 September, will be my last long distance race/ride of the year. This one will be a bit more remote than Ragnarok/Almanzo, and I'm looking forward to it.

Pictured here is the tshirt art for the returning New Belgium-sponsored URBAN ASSAULT RIDE returns to Mpls on Sunday, 27 September. Get thee to the start line and defeat defending champions Wheels + Zitox.

Get Crunk. Poster sez it all, and that\'s all I know, Homie. Soon, it will be Halloween...

And Now A Word From HANDSOME CYCLES Ben

Braaaap!
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> On tweeting/blogging/screaming from the rooftops that we are having
> our 2010 product launch at OOOBS this saturday.
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Just In Case You Don't Know...

On 6 September I'll be thrashin' and bashin' in Spearfish Canyon. If you are not, and you're in Minneapplepuss, then you should go to the following, dammit:

And don't forget that Anitra is one of the major forces behind this years GNOMEFEST (6)

New Bikes + Used Bikes

Charge Bikes, out of the U.K. are bringing to market some stylish, fast, functional urban hot-rods. This is the Plug Freestyler. Only one in stock right now, (53.5cm). Stock with flip/flop rear hub, includes fixed cog and freewheel. $SOLD

Sugino Messenger crank + chainring. Nice details.

Voodoo Wanga. This bike is an amazing handling single speed, but since the frame has the proper braze-ons, will accept a geared drivetrain with no problem. This bike is a steal of a deal at $SOLD

Note the disc-ready, sliding dropouts. Single or geared, you decide.

Ooga-Booga! Ooga-Booga!

18.5" Wheeler 5500 mountain bike. Tange steel frame (lugged!) with a nice Suntour kit. $275

Includes the venerable Suntour XC-Expert thumbshifters.

7 and 8-speed compatible. Note the sweet Dia-Compe SS-4 brake levers, as well.

17.5" Nishiki Century single speed conversion. New 27" Continental Ultra-Sport tires, make this a solid urban commuter. $75. Better hurry...

The Hits Keep Coming!

So much action still to be had this summer. Read on, dear, readers:

Croozer Ride, over the bridges and under the bridges. No word whether or not there'll be an appearance by Beau Bridges...

And in more important nooze, the NEW CRC SHOE is going to be a reality, thanks to Brian Osborne and Duffs. Samples shown below:

Minnecycle Minnesota Framebuilder Show

This porteur bag from Capricorn was my favorite thing at the show.

Mark liked it, too...

Action Jackson

Pay attention: This Thursday is your last chance to breathe hard and reminisce with all the O.G. (original geezer) S.S.'ers at Buck Hill. Most importantly, it's MC Timmy B's send-off, as he's moving to British Columbia. [no mention if he'll be working for the 'green' party...]

This weekend, don't forget to get thee to Minnecycle a showcase of local framebuilding wizards, hosted by PEACOCK GROOVE

And for those of you ready to race on the dirt, don't forget the Border Battle, 16 August, in River Falls, Wi.

Keepin' It "Real?"

Go, Starbucks, go!

MINNECYCLE Minnesota Framebuilder Show

Here we go, yo! Next weekend is your opportunity to check out the boss handiwork of some of the finest bicycle framebuilders around, and they just happen to be from in and around the Twin Towns. So get on down to the Vine Arts Center next Friday-Sunday. Vine Arts is located here:
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