Last Thursday Night's ride was a beauty. We missed the rain, picked up some light mud, and had a good roll. Here Tony views one of rainbows that were all over us ...
We were so enthralled with the rainbows we were singing along for the rest of the ride. Tony said he thought it was the perfect way to prepare for the upcoming Barry Ruby in two days time.
Yes, just imagine Tony and yours truly, Surly Bastard riding along signing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" down soggy and sentimental back roads. It's not as strange as you think. I have a photo of a young Judy Garland taped to the stem of my training bike. Sure I do.
Was Scott Walburn just trying to lighten his bike by a few grams to make it easier up for the climbs? Seems like losing the pedal is a tough way to go, but then Scott's a tough guy.
So Barry Ruby is come and gone and once again I've missed it. But then some people who thought they were going to make the race apparently missed it as well. While I don't have any photos of the event since all of the photos I can see have one of these ™ of one of these ® or one of these ©, I was able to grab the above photo of Scott Walburn's bike 15 minutes before the race, as posted by Scott on a thing called Face Book. Tough luck Scott.
NO NEWS OF CRASHES IS GOOD NEWS
While some blogs have described Barry Ruby in terms of BRX = BLOOD BATH, so far I haven't heard any reports of any crashes or carnage, such as were reported last year. For those who have forgotten, here's a report from one of Cycling Dirt's favorite racers, Garth Proser. Why they wanted Garth shot at the end of every Barry Ruby interview, I have no idea. Here's Prosser from last year after having his arm chopped completely off in a Barry Ruby related accident. From what I've heard the arm has grown back. Just in time for him to be shot at the end of every Cycling Dirt Interview. (Also, late breaking news, The Michigan Scene has posted up a load of BRX videos including an interview with one of our favorite Bastardettes, Amy Stauffer, who took the Women's Barry Ruby Championship! Congrats Amy!)
I was also horrified to see this photo when it popped up on the Internets. Ryan Allen, a frequent Crazy Bastard, also hit the ER and a hospital bed this winter as a result of "mushrooming" on a dirt road ride.
HOSPITALIZED BASTARDS MAKE FULL RECOVERIES
While thankfully there were no reports of serious injuries from last weekend's race, we still have some reports of hospitalized Bastards, and friends of Bastards, over the last few days, weeks, and months. The first of these was a strange and obsequious Face Book post by Brian, the Brain Krause. You may know him from the Village Bike shop, or from his antics on tandems in local cyclocross races. To my horror, here's the last time I saw Brian on the internets ...
Where's the white hose going and what's it doing down there Brian? Everyone thinks you should be smiling with all that hi-tech suction attached to your junk. Why no happy face? Hope the grafting when well.
What I have learned so far about the above operation is that Brian had an additional set of legs grafted onto his butt so he could ride a tandem without the need of another rider - like Jeff Jacobi. I guess Brian doesn't want to share the bike with anymore since he went out an got him some extra "legs." Talk about it being all about you Brian ...
Ryan took his daughter with him to the ER. He cracked up while she threw-up, I guess.
NOT ONLY DO THEY RECOVER THEY ARE REMADE TO RIDE BETTER THAN EVER
Thankfully using Crazy Bastard science and technology, we have been able to heal both of these riders so they ride again - and better than ever.
TUESDAY RIDE: Not how the rides will continue though I must say that I still like riding some dirt for a change - but many of you may have already migrated, like ducks and geese flying north for the summer, to the pavement. In any case I won't be there for the ride this Tuesday. I'll let you know about Thursday. Maybe we will have an urban ride, or a "near downtown" road ride launch during the week.
TUESDAY RIDE: Not how the rides will continue though I must say that I still like riding some dirt for a change - but many of you may have already migrated, like ducks and geese flying north for the summer, to the pavement. In any case I won't be there for the ride this Tuesday. I'll let you know about Thursday. Maybe we will have an urban ride, or a "near downtown" road ride launch during the week.
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