Going Long and Hard.

[Steve Vai]

Work on bikes all day. Come home. Work on my bikes for weekend racing and next week's staff retreat.

I may bring 3 bikes out with me. Raystown isn't that big so I'm also doing a road ride one day. Not sure who's coming out so I like to have a bail out plan.

 

[Steve Vai]

 

[Steve Vai]

Fun ride chasing the boy around. Dusted off the Fat Bike because it's also my pit bike. Maybe it'll even be my main bike? Who knows, cross is dumb. Riding sand is cool. Both of the brakes were seized from not using it in forever so had to rebuild the calipers and levers real quick.

 

[Steve Vai]

Cross came. Like one of those weird Japanese Movies.

Things to note.

I hate running. I hate the heat. I hate going hard for such a short duration. I didn't get lapped. Somehow I got a top 10. Somehow I lapped someone. I tried to kill Dan but he didn't die.

 

[jShort]

Those kits are tits.

 

[Steve Vai]

Those kits are tits.

These are the original HBCX kits. The old guard brought them back because the new fluo kit is boring and team issue only. We have skinsuits too. Here's Sir Paulsen in one.

 

[pooriggy]

Wow, Eric can really sell a skin suit...i don't even cx and I want one.

 

[Steve Vai]

This section ate many penises.

 

[Steve Vai]

Raystown Staff Trip was a blast!! Logged just under 100-miles, should be toasty for Hippo CX.

 

[huffster]

^that pic with the fish frenzy is pretty cool. Seems like you could catch one with a hammer in that spot.

 

[Steve Vai]

Even though it's illegal, we brought a pile of ebikes out with us. While I wasn't happy about that as a true mountain biker, it was fun to ride with my co-workers who are less than fast. Being on an SS I really had to work to stay out front which made this type of riding a lot more fun. Normally I'm bored out of my mind on group rides because the pace is so slow.

 

[Magic]

2018 HB employee requirements: Must be a Cat 1+ mountain biker.

Solved.

 

[Steve Vai]

2018 HB employee requirements: Must be a Cat 1+ mountain biker.

Solved.

People that work at shops generally don't get to ride.

 

[stb222]

People that work at shops generally don't get to ride.

I thought that was only at Knapps

 

[Steve Vai]

I thought that was only at Knapps

It's most places. We have 2 shops that ride and one that doesn't. I try to make up for that shop as much as possible.

 

[Steve Vai]

Cross is dumb. Continuing my better than 1/2 streak. Looks like I've secured another front row start. It was nice having my original CX mentor win today.

 

[Steve Vai]

 

[Steve Vai]

It's a major award.

 

[Mountain Bike Mike]

It's a major award.

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Many RPMs spun for that

 

[Steve Vai]

Many RPMs spun for that

About 2,565,000 to be exact.