Archive for October, 2008

It is Halloween.

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Brian
on October 31, 2008
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Photo courtesy of pdxcross.com

Wishing you fast legs and awesome costumes on this holiday!
Our local series just hosted a double-up weekend where all the fastest racers were in full costume and the few “serious” guys were appropriately shamed and then beamed with projectiles during their races. The best part is that special feeling of camaraderie that only a couple pals in full body lycra can feel. It’s better than a trust-fall exercise.

The Attack

Published
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Brian
on October 30, 2008
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Executed here perfectly by Sven Nys. Via BKW.

Smack that

Published
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Brian
on October 24, 2008
in Cyclocross and Gossip
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Let me take a moment to direct ya’ll to this classic piece of PDX vs Seattle smack happening on the cross crusade forum. Does the Seattle Lapierre rider illegally run outside the barriers to get ahead, or was he forcibly pushed out Portland’s elite?




(photos by David A)

Looks to me like he was practically outside the barriers from the first step, so he was already skating on thin ice. A stiff wind could have blown him out of bounds. Was anyone at fault? Does anyone care? Where’s my lunch?

Seen on the streets of Portland: Vertical Canyon

Published
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Brian
on October 23, 2008
in Cyclocross
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Portland, Oregon is world renown as a testing ground for cross equipment, and a hotbed of cyclocross innovation. Not to be outdone by the myriad of local custom builders, Vertical has unleashed it’s first cyclocross offering to the mean streets of PDX: the Canyon. It’s a well thought out product, with several notable features:

  • “Quick Pit” kickstand. Stand your Vertical up in the pit with the kickstand, and make quick clean exchanges. No pit bitch needed.
  • Hillsboro inspired TT style aero fork. Get the aero edge on courses that have long flat asphalt sections.
  • Rainier inspired tripple chairing with granny gear. Climb that hill.
  • Krugers inspired derailleur protector pie-plate. Deflects corn husks with ease.
  • Downtube gusset for steep drops and ditch riding. No more folded top tubes!
  • Canti Brakes for supreme mud clearance. A cyclocross essential.
  • Slick tires for exceptional mud clearance. Also useful for those flatter races with asphalt sections.
  • Ergonomic stem mounted shifters, so you don’t lose the sprint like Bart Wellens.

Look for Vertical to demo the Canyon at the next Portland based bicycle show.