Quote from a friend last week, “I am getting so fucking annoyed that everyone who races ‘cross can’t bring themselves to talk about anything besides fucking ‘cross!” Don’t worry. I cut him off. He’s off the friend list. At least until mid-December when I’ll probably have to grovel my way back into his good graces. [...]
Continue ReadingDeath to Chihuahuas: Cyclocross Animal Sacrifice Part Two
I had to kill a bird to get the ‘cross gods to bless me with a remount. Since then my front wheel is a magnet for suicidal vermin. Squirrels dodging underneath my mud tires, looking for an easy way to end the pain of losing the backyard battle to my anti-squirrel boyfriend. The bird was [...]
Continue ReadingBike Fighting: Lady is the Boss
I’ve wanted a BMX bike for three years. Every year, I ask for one for my birthday. Last year I got a Dutch cruiser instead. This year, I spent all the allotted birthday money throwing a big-assed party. I’ve got a secret crush on BMX culture. The perfect way the boys get their boxers to [...]
Continue ReadingHoly Alpenrose.
Let us speak plainly. The race did not go as planned. Buried on the start line despite my early arrival. 4o-something headed into the single track. Are you kidding me?
Continue ReadingIt’s Christmas Eve for Portland ‘Crossers and The Sugarplums Look a lot Like Beers to Me
It’s here. The Crusade is upon us. Tomorrow morning. We ventured out last night to Portland Velo’s First Friday gathering at the Lucky Lab and then over the Roots Brewing Company for the Cross Crusade Kickoff Party. The ‘crossers were out in force. Rabid. Frothing.
Continue ReadingHumility in Doses
It’s safe to say that Molly Cameron is the sole reason that Sal and I are the ‘cross fanatics that we are. She probably doesn’t know this, but it’s true. In 2006 I started reading her blog and eventually gave into the intrigue. It was the first place I’d read the word “cyclocross”. It was [...]
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