Scenes from Austin

We're finally getting some photos in from the Austin New Belgium Brewing Urban Assault Ride. Man-o-man...what a blast it was!
A whole lot of styrofoam
Sol and Nathan (AKA Boris and Yefginy) - the proud owners of two New Belgium Cruisers
...From the bottle's perspective - otherwise known as beer goggles

100 custom UAR beach balls to play with
Sorry guys - you can't keep them
big wheels - yay. We see lots of big wheel photos and this fellow is quite happy that we took the brakes off the one he's on.

I totally did the headdresses. They must have Cherokee roots like me.You're actually supposed to put your whole head through the hole in the basket - but somebody didn't tell this guy. Oh well.
Just a couple of chicks in lederhosen

Kreutz Photography took these photos and they'll have photos of you up shortly.

In other news...Bruno comes out tomorrow. I seriously doubt it'll be as incredible as Borat, but I'm sure there will be plenty of akward homophobia. We'll be there at the 1st showing.

In other other news...the Big Wheel Rally is in Boulder this weekend. You could win a team entry in the UAR if you're lucky.

more news...Mr Swift is tying the knot this weekend. Here's a photo of his unofficial bachelor party bike ride.
More news...we sent out the June UAR newsletter yesterday. You didn't get it? Well, here it is.

That's all for now folks. Best of rides, Josh

P.S. It was rather pretty up in Breckenridge for the FireCracker 50...

Results are up!

For the 1300+ that took part in the biggest bike race in TX....here are the numbers.

If you missed a checkpoint - it's a 10 hour penalty. Harsh, huh?

And here's another news story.

Thanks Austin. We truly love this city.

Thank you Austin!!!!

What a day!!!!

I have to say....I think it was the best Urban Assault Ride EVER.

Check out a slideshow HERE and you will see photos like this one

Austin Mystery Checkpoint Clue

Here you go folks....(click the puzzle to make it bigger:)


That's all you get. See you this weekend for some fun in the sun!

Skidding on into Austin!

A trailer full of obstacles, water coolers, and big wheels will be hitting ATX tomorrow morning. We're getting ready for triple digit heat every day - I swear it was never that hot when I lived there!

Vytis from Ozone said to get used to the heat of Austin I should get used to the 2nd lowest setting of the toaster oven. Well...for all of you participating next weekend, don't fret. We have multiple water slides and 3 obstacles (maybe more) where you'll be getting wet!

In other news, while perusing the local craigslist, I found this post. Mr. Swift inquired for more info and got this:

Hi Jesse, Thanks for the interest and the photo. We are still looking for one cyclist to model for us. The client is real specific about wanting to have the "pro body" cyclist. Any chance you can send me a photo with your shirt off? Just in a pair of cycling shorts would be great. If you look like you'll fit the part, I'll give you all of the specifics. Thanks, Tim

Jesse's certainly got nothing to be ashamed of..but we'd never let you live it down.

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And speaking Jesse - he sent this rather entertaining clip of Rubik's Cube art. Sweet.

And speaking of other sweet things...we went to a charity dog wash at Lefthand Brewery. Nothing like getting buzzed, while you dogs get man-handled by 5 women.
Then it was time for a fixie ride.
We chose to ride the bike paths by the flooded St Vrain river. Not the best idea, but it was refreshing.

So there you have it. Off to ATX for the BIGGEST BIKE RACE IN TX!!!!!

I guess crack does a body good.

Apparently the residual effects of his crack addiction have served Chad Gerlach well. As some of you may remember, Chad Gerlach was the subject of the show 'Intervention'. A pro cyclist for the USPS team in years past, Chad decided he liked "The Rock" more than "Rock Racing".

Now Chad is again racing professionally - and winning races. So now it's time for him to train hard and be the next american cycling hero. Hamilton's out (doping and illegal anti-depressants), Landis is out (testosterone), Armstrong is getting too old...now what? What America needs is a real comeback story. Just think of how many people down on their luck, passed out in a meth house, would look to Chad's story for motivation. They'd say "Sure - one more rock please. After I come down, I can just jump on my NEXT bmx bike and train to be like Chad." I can see it now. Go Chad!

cRaZy weather

I hit the road for a short ride during a break in the rain.
AS I headed west, I could see a storm over Boulder. There was literally a wall where the rain started. When I got close to it, I could almost put one leg in the rain and keep one leg out. Then the wind picked up. Judging from the speed of the debris flying down the road, I was moving faster than the storm (I had a tailwind). But then another cloud opened up infront of me. So I was in the middle of two storms trying to stay out of the mess. I'm no meteorologist, but it seems like it's good time for hail or a tornado or something like that. Luckily, I just got wet (note to self: always bring a plastic bag for the cell phone).

And of course, when I got home, after 2 minutes, the rain stopped and the sun was out. And you know what that means...

Today, I'll ride early and try to avoid it all.