Ski err bike Cannonsburg

To begin with, the weather we're having is a total joke. It was in the mid 80's this past Monday, and not even a week later there's a fresh white blanket of snow covering the state of Michigan. I guess it's still April, so you've got to expect some weather craziness. But man, cut that weather dude off! End winter NOW!!!

Anyway, waking up at the crack of dawn this morning and seeing the conditions outside did not stir motivational thoughts at the prospect of racing bikes in the snow. The long drive to the venue was a constant internal battle of wills, of whether to turn around and go to sleep in a warm house, or suffer in the cold December-esque conditions. The latter somehow won.

The west side of the state was actually in much better conditions than the east. There was a definite front line just west of Lansing. Things looked promising, even though it was freezing cold. I just got adjusted to those 80s earlier in the week, man. The trail was surprisingly in good conditions and traction was pretty good. The one downside was that the snow and ice being kicked up was jamming up in my cassette - and this was already happening on my short "warm-up" ride to recon the start and finish. Yeah, that's not going to get better once racing begins. Not surprisingly, a good number of guys toed to the line on single speeds. Not a bad idea with the conditions.

The race went pretty well, although I sorta blew up on the first lap. It took about another lap to get back in the rhythm. The ride went clean, no incidents, pretty much all alone for a majority of the race. Well, I was the first geared bike across the line - with a little less than half those gears actually working. First four spots went to those sicko's on single speeds mashing some mad tall gear ratio and flying around that course.

See y'all at the Fort.
Pete