Our first Crazy Bastard/Stupid Bastard Urban assault ride was a complete success. A success in the fact that nobody got picked off by a car, a bus, a gun or any of the other things that you can get picked-off by in Grand Rapids. We had Tall Steve, Aaron I'll Hunt You Down Huntington, Laura Cupcake Melendez, Craig Flying Bats Rawling, and myself along for a ride which roamed everywhere from downtown to EGR, to the Hills above the West Side and beyond. It was such a success that you can see it's already spreading to other cities. Fortunately we weren't all kitted up like it was UCI sanctioned road race ... it was easier to fit in with the people at Founders, later on - but just a note - no jeans allowed! Uck!
The video below has nothing to do with urban riding but everything to do with one of the best women cyclocrossers in the world. Daphne Vanderbrand, who always raced in pigtails, just retired. None of this is in English, so you can't understand a thing but it's still fascinating to watch ...
Sorry I missed it. Hope you do it again (if the mud hangs around). I'll be there next week. I've had enough work BS. Glad there were no casualties!
ReplyDeleteOk so just watched the video. I think they copied the Bastards, but dumbed it down a bit. I look forward to night riding all summer long, and dude i miss it when this work stuff gets in the way. Can you wear kilts to founders? by the way i hate that damm anti robot password thing! ugh
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