Before we get on with today's report and various blatherings, I like to say how very surprised to see that Cyclocross Magazine suddenly has a "Women's Wednesday" feature on its website, today, which looks suspiciously like my Ladies Women's Cylcocross Day at The Crazy Bastard Corral that I posted only yesterday!
"Women's Wednesday" on the Cyclocross Magazine website is now featuring Katrina Nash, one of the only women cyclocross stars in the world I didn't cover yesterday in Ladies Women's Cylcocross Day at The Crazy Bastard Corral. Coincidence, or is it a coincidence? I wonder ...
NOW FOR THOSE FILTHY EUROPEANS: BEER, CIGARETTES, FRIES WITH MAYO, AND CYCLOCROSS - WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?
More Stoemper video from Europe feature the Ben Berdeen guy. Nice stuff, rocking once again. I can't decide which I like better the sweet cross racing portions of the video or the filthy old men standing around watching. Secretly I want to be one of them. Don't you?
BEHIND THE BARRIERS: WEEK 15
CHICAGO NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
Behind THE Barriers Season II Episode 15 from Behind The Barriers on Vimeo.
Far from the filthy Europeans (where I want to stay) we now jump back across the pond to week 15 of Behind the Barriers with our fun-loving host Jeremy Powers. This was really fun for me to watch, having been at the race, and raced on that same course, and climbed that same hill, and talked with Paul Curley, and spent the night drinking in the hotel's Cave Bar with that crazy-ass dude with the spray on embrocation & tan, Anthony Clark, so it was all a trip down memory lane, for me.
RIDING ON ICE: THE CHICKEN, THE PLUCKED AND THE F*CKED
While I did not choose to ride last night reports have come back to headquarters that there were a few Bastards out riding and that except for one slip and fall, and a flat, it was pretty uneventful, and probably some fun. Looks like Big Kahuna, Steve B, Redline Bastard and Tony made the rounds. While I'm planning on riding on Thursday the thought of a "Slip and Fall" is still in the back of my mind - and the fact that if I do "Slip and Fall" I won't be able to "Call Sam" and sue somebody since I am the only responsible party. I guess I could get sue myself. While I am a studded-tire denier (I'm a denier or in denial over a lot of things so this should be no surprise) I wouldn't mind rocking one of these things - the Dugast Diavolo, pictured below.
The Dugast Diavolo - the ultimate Ice Tire. I'd own a set except they're like $500 a set, or something almost as absurd.
The Diavolo is so exclusive only one man has ever ridden them, and then only on an ice rink. If he rolled them on ordinary ground he would puncture the earth's surface and all the (earth) stuffing would come out and it would collapse the planet the same way Betty or Zeus ruins and collapses stuffed animals.
The Dugast Diavolo could tear the fabric of the earth's surface and let out all the essential juices and gases that are inside the same way Zeus pulls the stuffing out of his toys. There should a warning on the sidewall to that effect.
For those of you who have forgotten how the Diavolo rolls, when ridden by a guy who could ride bare rims on ice without falling down, here's the video of how well those suckers grip.
If I can't get proper gripping tires for Thursday I may just have to resort to the last resort. Yup. I'm not just going to Call Sam! I'm going to go one better. I'm going to go for the GOLD and get the Goldstein Advantage! Slip and Fall, here I come!
You just need the basic studs. Tony's slip and fall was because he was almost stopped and looked over his shoulder to see who was sucking for air (Kahuna) and just fell over. The road was no worse than what we rode all last year and the best they have been so far this year! ya tonight.
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