The CXOff: Hyattsville CX – You Always Remember Your First Time
‘Dat Lead-Up Week Tho! The week leading up to Hyattsville CX 2015 was a nerve shredder. Although, little or none of it was due to me being nervous about actually racing. It was getting everything ready that technically should’ve been ready weeks beforehand, but no. Preparation is going to be a continuing theme here. Due to […]
2015 Super 8 CX Series: #1 – Hyattsville CX
Things You Think You Did, but You Most Definitely Ain’t Did There’s that moment where you’re planning something out and you think to yourself that you’ve done this thing, or something similar to this thing before. When, in truth, you have not. That thing is race at 8AM then proceed to cover the rest of […]
The CXOff: One Week Out
Honestly, I wasn’t planning on this project to be one long continuous act of catharsis. It was supposed to be nothing but tech talk, training, and racing. However, what’s happened is so much more. This period of my life has introduced a range of emotions I never expected but are integral to the story. Got […]
Interbike Microdose: Velocity Quill Rim
Velocity gives the lowdown on their new rim, the Quill ($126.99USD). Their newest road rim is lighter, stiffer, and wider than its predecessor, the A23. Thinking of building a set of CX wheels for the SuperX and this is looking better than what I originally was thinking. “The Quill rim comes in at 415 grams, the […]
Interboredom 2015: Cross Vegas
Let’s just say Cross Vegas was a crazy, awesome, heartbreaking, shitshow of a night. Which, technically, is every Cross Vegas, but this one was on another level. I go in each year with certain expectations only to throw them out pretty much upon arrival. I got a lot of shots, but nearly none of riders […]