Greetings to all and thanks to the folks at Fisher for allowing me the chance to ride a great bike. To give some more input to the site, here is a review of my first race (?) on a SuperFly.

I dont run anymore, as a result of a torn ACL, but when I read about the Xterra World Champiionships in my backyard, I figured I could struggle thru the run and make up for my shortcomings on the bike and skiis. It is amusing how delusional 2 beers can make you. I bought some studded tires and had the course dialed in the day before the race. Hard pack with some ice thru-out. The morning of the race it snowed 4″ and I pushed my way to the front line. I looked to both sides and noticed that I was the only one with studded tires. I was either the smartest or the stupidest rider on the line. After 200 yards I knew the answer to that. The studs dug into the snow and made peddeling on the flats impossible in places. So the field rode away from me and I settled into a day of pain. Bike-hard, snowshoe-hard, run-miserable, and now my good part the ski. Have you ever tried to race a GS course when your legs are absolutly baked ? I had made the comment the day before about the ski course being to tame— Lets ski some moguls, Lets do some tree skiing. Well it would have been carnage to try that after all of the early events. Most racers struggled down the mountain, and back up, and back down in a state of pathetic, modified snow plow. I finished the thing and won my age division, finished the award ceremony with my head on the table, cramped up and silly with beer. And I uttered the famous last words that are spoken at the end of most butt-kickin events— ” Never Again ” ( At least until next year)

Thanks for reading and bring on the dirt !

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