Posts by K-Man
  • by K-Man

    If you’re not heading to Mudslinger cuz your bike is busted and can’t find a replacement….
    Sunday April 20th.
    11:00 AM- Registration
    12 Noon- Rally begins
    12:30 PM- Roll
    710 SW Jackson, Portland
    Pre-reg at River City or Orbike.com
    Click here for the flyer.

  • by K-Man

    News
    Today is tax day!
    Only 7 spots left in the Men’s 2/3 Mt. Hood Race.
    Happy belated birthday to Ironclad! They turned 1 on April 10th.
    I forgot to mention that Lisa Turnbull, Team Group Health rode in the Cat 3 men’s race on Sunday. Great job!
    Yesterday was a fun day… I got to process about [...]

  • by K-Man

    During some of the races, a couple of interesting points were brought up.
    Shifting
    Many times, when getting to a hill people drop chains. Sometimes, they are in their biggest cog in the front (53) and in one of their larger cogs in the back (23, 25, 27). The issue occurs when changing from the [...]

  • by K-Man

    What a great weekend of racing in Oregon. Saturday started with an absolutely gorgeous day at King’s Valley. Turnout was fantastic with 403 riders- a new record. It turned out so nice, that even K-Man got a sunburn. By the end of the race temps were in the 70’s. Even [...]

  • by K-Man

    Oakridge Trail Work Weekend-April 12/13
    Meet at the Trailhead Cafe at 9am.
    It’s that time of year again, that’s right, time to get out the clippers, tune up the chainsaws, file the Terra Hoe blade and bring out the Carharts. Time to spruce up our local trails, clear some trees, do some drainage work, clean up some [...]

  • by K-Man

    Who will be the Kings and Queens?
    Original Photo by Bill Lehmanowsky
    News
    Chad Sperry mentioned that there will be 19 Pro/Elite men’s teams committed to Hood and 16 women’s teams.
    Riders that will be home include: Eklenaman, Dougie, Tree Farm, Nasty- haven’t heard from O-Dog to see if Bissell will be here but will ask him later [...]

  • by K-Man

    Things are rolling along in OBRA Central. Had a 2+ hour interview with Bo Herzog from the Oregonian- super nice guy. He may be out to King’s Valley. I’ve half way convinced him to try cyclocross- he’ll definitely be out for some short track. A little peer pressure never hurts. [...]

  • by K-Man

    News
    Check out the photos of Hornings!
    Blogs
    Team Ironclad already has a PIR report from today.
    PSU Omnium update from Ivar Vong.
    Heidi blogs about the essence of training. Could she be addicted to road biking now?
    Oooo… check out Brian Barker’s leg. (why he isn’t riding right now)
    The Gentle Lovers describe Willamette in the way only they [...]

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