Here I am at only my second race of the year. Showed up and reg'ed for Open Single Speed (now Cat. 2 SS), saw Bike 29 owner George W. in his awesome Tang Cheerleader outfit - Yikes! http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=1092319&id=1586951622 Changed my front tire 10 minutes before the start tire and got to the line. As my friend Jeff Whittingham suggested, I charged off at the start, not too crazy, just a good hard pace. I led for the 1st half lap until hitting my LT and then a couple of hills took their toll. Lots of traffic which was good...
The EFTA NECS #3 Big Ring Rumpus on Sunday June 6, 2010 was my first mountain bike race in four years and first ever on a single speed, it was a great experience. Big thanks go out to IF rider Jeff Whittingham who I called on my way to solicit race advice. I met up with the Noble family in the pits, the rain had cleared off for now; Ellen, Sandy and Tom Noble are all winning expert racers and fellow riding partners with me in Southern Maine. Ellen finished 1st in junior expert and Sandy 1st in expert master class, kudos to them and a speedy rec...
