Cyclocross season is short. When the leaves start to change colors (here in Houston they go from green to insta-dead brown) many bicycle racers put on their 3/4 length knickers and race their knobby shodden road bikes through muddy, mucky slop and get insanely dirty, much to the amusement of spectators. There’s beer too. Did [...]
Today two members of HighFlange are preparing for the DirrrtySXSW ride. Essentially an unsupported ride, we will be taking off from the city of Houston on our bicycles and heading for Austin. This is an unsupported Randonneur ride, and to be the testing grounds for future rides. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to see [...]
And then you do this: I can’t say I don’t want one now. In fact it’s now on my to-do list right after full suspension 29er but before touring through Mexico on a tandem.
The cyclocross season in TX is coming to a sad close. No more 30 minute dry heaving running jumping sliding and getting lapped by the actually fast guys. A broken chain during the warmup lap knocked me out of the cross race in the Woodlands last week, but the 26 inch rig is back with [...]