- Chris and KC
The first race of the series is this weekend in St. George, UT. As always we are pretty excited for this race. Besides the being the first race, it is on a favorite course and being in Southern UT it tends to be much warmer–which is good for this time of year.
We have one trail that has thawed and/or dried out for the most part. We have been riding it, weather permitting, for the last couple of weeks. So really we cannot complain too much. It is far better than riding the trainer or rollers.




This weekend, I hitched a ride with Rusty and Rosanne, who brought me out to a trail in Brookhaven, Mississippi. We were greated by friendly locals and pleased with the well maintained trail system out there. Given, the snow and icy conditions in the previous weeks, the trail was in good shape with only a couple of wet spots. There were rocks and roots, sturdy bridges over low spots, tight and twisty single track, and a couple of short, steep climbs. Also, there were some wooden ramps and jumps that interested some freeriders who joined us in the trail. It was great to try some new trail with such a variety of terrain.


November and late fall bring new challenges, new searches and fresh trips to keep everything exciting. After a long spring and summer of not only racing but squeezing in big ride after big ride, big event after big event and two grand tours an escape from town up to the mountain tops was a welcomed break. This was to be my first tour and I almost backed out of my commitment to the group and bailed on the tour. With a little friendly encouragement from friends and the promise of a quick and cheap tour I signed on again last minute. In the end, our bike tour turned into a BIKE tour. During which we spent very little time touring and bundles of time biking. Four and a half days turned out to be a little short to make it from Harrisonburg to Asheville via the Blue Ridge Parkway with full loaded bikes. Despite the 2-3 hours of riding in the dark each night the tour was a smashing success.



