…to start riding cross bikes, which is exactly what I did with the Freewheel crew & friends yesterday morning. I’m in the black kit on the far right in case you were wondering, which you probably weren’t.

Freewheel & friends summer CX ride (pic via dfl brad)

The ride, besides “getting the band back together,” also shook the cobwebs off the race bikes (mine had been hibernating since mid-December) and reminded everyone of the various things, both physical and mechanical, that could use a little work leading up to the season. Three hours, three flats, one exploding chainring and a high-speed endo later it seemed like there was more than enough to get sorted out before those first races this fall. That goes for the rest of you, too - do that tune-up you’ve been putting off and finish all those intervals or face the consequences! 

Big thanks to Jason & co. at De La Paz Coffee for letting us meet up at their HQ and providing the pre-ride caffeine.

On a sadder note, the Livermore CX series is dead until further notice.

- Nick in SF