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Yep, you read that right. Nope, it won't be on the Ducati. Heck, it won't even have a motor!

It's Cyclocross season again. Cyclocross? What's that, you ask? It's essentially a Steeplechase with bicycles. Short courses, barriers, run-ups, mud, sand, mud, gravel, mud, pavement, mud, all on 35mm tires and no suspension! Races average 40 minutes in length...and that's 40 minutes of pure anaerobic hell! For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclo-cross  I will need some help though. I'll need a couple of folks to crew for me. Nothing super technical, mainly just an extra set of hands to help me out.

The race is on September 27th, in Fairfax, CA. http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6972

Come on out, and help support a good cause. ALL proceeds from this event will benefit White Hill Middle School in Fairfax.

And more importantly, and far more entertaining, watch me crash [bang], get my arse handed to me [puke], crash some more [bang], and wonder what drives a person to take up this sport. [laugh] [laugh]
And as all things Euro, there will most likely be an abundance of coffee [coffee], food [popcorn] [bacon], and beer [drink] [beer]!!

So come on out, bring your whistles and cowbells, and come see the bastard child of the cycling world in all it's glory. Besides, it'll make for a nice ride [moto] through Marin.[thumbsup]

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Maria can't make it out with me, so I need a person or two to run a pit for me. Nothing too complex, really just someone to hold a spare set of wheels for me during the race. And if someone could be the shutter-bug on the spot for me, that'd be great!

Let me know if you can help out, and I'll get you all the details. I'll have room in the truck too, if you want to ride up.

Glad to see you're back in action [thumbsup]

Did you say Bacon?

w00t  [thumbsup]

Sorry DW, won't be able to make the 27th - big golf match set up over a month ago!  Good luck, kick butt, hope those bruises won't be too scary!  ;D [thumbsup]

Probably waffles too! (It's a Belgian thing.)

Ride like the wind buddy

Good luck

Ride Fast Take Chances

Have a great race! (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/transport028.gif)

Are you doing the Super Prestige Series (http://www.pilarcitos.com/2008Cross.htm) too?

It's on the schedule, but first I need to see how out of shape I really am. [cheeky]

I'm doing Fairfax to gauge my recovery. If I come out of this race no more beat up than one should be from 'cross [puke], then I'll do the SP Series too.

bump.

 I need some help on Saturday... Maria can't make it. Details in the main post.

sorry, I've got plans for saturday, but I can post on my bicycle board and see if anyone will be around, if you like.

Em and I can help ya out a bit.  [thumbsup]

So, for reasons beyond my control, the race didn't happen for me. >:( I won't bore you with trivial details, but I will leave it at this: My drunken downstairs neighbor is at the root of this incident. [bang] [bang] [bang] >:( >:( >:(

This was going to be a prep race for me anyway, sp I could gauge my fitness/skills before the start of the Bay Area Super Prestige Series on October 19th. Oh, well... :P

So the series kicks off on the 19th, at McClaren Park, here in SF. I'll put up details in a week or so.

Doesn't Maria have some kind of leather get-up and gag ball you can use when you need to "put him away" for a while?

He usually puts himself away....in a bottle. :P

And therein lies the problem. [bang]

Quoting yourself?  [cheeky]

Next thing you know he'll be referring to himself in the third person... ;D

Nah, the troll downstairs does that enough for all of us. Some days I just wish he'd drink himself to death...NOW!!

DW13 isn't bitter. DW13 is just fed up with the drunken troll living in his basement.

"High Five!"

(I'm sure one of you gets the joke.)

I can hear him now...
'it puts the lotion on it's skin'  [laugh]

DW13, go away from there. Find another home/garage all tucked away in a cool place just for two. You don't need that.
You need  [bacon]