Young Guns

Dish says "grrr" to his lil' admirer, Jack

Sunday was the Lock4 mountain bike race, put on by Bikers Choice who also did Saturday's XTERRA. Slumlordess and schemer extreme Hannah was out for her first ever mountain bike race. Not only did she surprise me and race the sport class instead of beginner, but she actually opted for the wake up early and race class vs the sleep in and race later one. Amazing! ;-)

KRS was the lone Moots rider racing. The bed felt way too comfy at 6am and 54 degrees and the pocket book liked not spending another $50 for a chance to win a tire for me to jump into the mix. But H, Slumlord Joe, Dish and I did get up, get donuts, and head out to cheer everyone on. It was another amazingly cool 76 degree and puffy clouded July day in the South. Excellent weekend for racing.

krs-1 nearing the end of lap 1 sitting just off the back of leader Adam "5 lap" D.

krs-1 chasing hard for the uphill finish

Adam "5 lap" D. leading the charge

"5 lap" diggin' hard for the victory before heading out to race expert

krs-1 finishing, a strong 2nd place finish for Ybb Moots man Keith

Meanwhile back in the woods, Hannah was racing her way onto the female podium. Stuck between chasing down 1st and 2nd and holding off 4th, who was somewhere out there behind her.

Hannah and Gracie hammering up the last bit of trail before the start of lap 2

H. with the water bottle handup

Hannah with 2 miles to go

H. and a barking Dish, cheering Hannah along the uphill finish

Joe commends krs-1 on his strong finish (either that or consoling him for being a Jets fan)

A moment with Matthew interupted by a smiling, waving, scene stealing Molly. The video interview taking place here is hilarious. I'll try to get it posted this week.

I won a tire!

Jose (who's bike looks eerily a lot like mine) won some lube!

The Han got a new chain and a bottle!

Congrats to all. Strong finish Adam and KRS. Way to go Hannah! Jose, you are getting too strong and fast. Matthew, strong riding my friend and way to keep the fun aspect a priority! Molly, great to see you back out in the mix. Congrats on your win. Kaylee, I hear you killed it too, nice work!

Thanks to all of you for having grace, humility, and manners and not being a-holes yelling "get out of the way" to spectators, moms, kids, other racers as you rudely barged through and got support by cutting course and then entering backwards on course to return.

Speaking of Pros...

Mad props to DtheP for tearing it up and taking the pro class win. DtheP is definitely a pro with class!


Seen on the web:
Death of the hardtail 26'er?! Psssh. Whatever. Mine are alive and well.

Moots Stage Race: Definitely a cool event. Wish they had a dirt road or fat tire category.