Team Red Wheel

We're Famous!

So one of Cole's photos made the www.singletracks.com photo of the day...Turbo, you have now made TRW famous!!!!

CX race in Columbia

Date: Sat, Nov 19, 2011

Location: Columbia, MO

Event Description: CX Race through the A.Perry Philips Park.
Course Description: Fun and totally worth the drive.

Start Time	Category	Places	Length	Fee
10:00 am	Men Masters 40+	3 deep - $30,$20,$10	45 Min	$25
11:35 am	Juniors 12-18	Applause	25 Min	$25
12:00 pm	Women 1/2/3	3 deep - $30,$20,$10	45 Min	$25
1:00 pm	Men 4	3 deep - $30,$20,$10	45 Min	$25
2:00 pm	Men 3/4	3 deep - $30,$20,$10	45 Min	$25
3:00 pm	Men 1/2/3	5 deep - $50,$40,$30,$20.$10	60 Minutes	$30

Registration opens at 8am.
Directions From I-70, take US63 south to Broadway exit (first exit), go right. Race will be on your right, look for signs.

Notes CoMo Awesomo, what more can you want?

Bushwacked by Berryman

This past weekend TRW along with 100's of other riders creeped out of their dens to roll through one of the best races of the year...the BT Epic.  Although the temperature was hardly above freezing, the trails would be blazing with leg powered, two wheeled crotch burners.  Red Wheelers, Turbo, Corey, "The Mitch", Peat and I were anxious to get moving.  It's not everyday where we get to spend countless hours in the saddle rolling through some of the best single track in the state.

As stated in the last post, crushing Berryman was a must, but the Berryman always has a way crushing you.  Corey, Turbo, and "the Mitch", Peat, and I were busy crushing

All things seemed to rolling well until I heard the whistling sound of a deflated tire.  Hey it happens, but when one runs tubeless it's never a good sound...sidewall slashed.  As this happened I then cursed and waved to nearly every person in the BT Epic pass me by.  Oh well, it's a sweet day of single track.  Fix it and move on...but unfortunately this happened two more times within the first 24 miles (By the way I want to thank the dude who gave me a third tube).  To make matters worse, why not break my saddle in the process????  Thankfully I finally reached the Berryman Campground which was the 2nd checkpoint.  Upon arrival the great Furhmann was nursing a cracked thumb (as i said earlier, Berryman finds ways to crush you).  He lended me his saddle and I was off to leg #3 of the BT Epic.  Little did I know this was an evil ploy by Furhmann to punish my taint.  He secretly camoflaged this kind gesture with giving me the most gooch pounding saddle known to man.  Luckily as my gluteus was being tortured by this midevil Bontrager seat the rest of TRW was warding off the hillbilly squirrel hunters.
The toothless hillbillies didn't want anything to do with a bunch of dudes decked out in skin tight lycra...they knew better.

The race continued and the bonking grew closer, some of our asses grew more sore, but we continued to grind our way to the finish line.  As many curve balls as the ole' BT Epic can throw your way, there's no reason not to soak in the day, enjoy the beautiful weather, and keep driving the legs through the finish line.  Hey...there was free bbq and beer at the finish...why not bust your tail to get there????  Who can pass up that!?!?!? Let "the Mitch" eat!!!!

Thanks to Springfield Bike Co. for putting on this event.  We love attending and can't wait for next year!

Berryman is Bad A$$!!!!!

So this past Monday, Corey, "The Mitch", and I set out on a taint-a-lizing tastic Berryman voyage.  The BT Epic is so close our legs, lungs, and two wheeled steeds are perking at this awesome event!.  We wanted this pre-ride to be as epic as the race itself.  As soon as we hit the Brazil Creek Campground we blazed the singletrack for a total of .2 miles before our 1st setback occured.  As they say, adventures never happen unless something goes wrong.  What better way to start off the ride with Mitch slashing his sidewall.  Luckily, Mitch is a trusty boyscout and knew better to tackle this beastly trail without being prepared.  A boot was inserted in the tire, and then we proceeded to put a boot in Berryman's ass. 

Climbs, rocks, and roots.  If you've ridden it, you know what's in store. As beastly as the climbs were, we riding at a pretty good clip.  Once we hit the Berryman Campground, we refuled, then set out on the sweetest part of the trail.  Fast swoopy shit, roots to jump off, and awesome new re-routes.  But as stated before it's never an adventure if something goes wrong...so the Berryman ripped a hole in my sidewall.  Hey, shit happens.  It didn't slow us down.  We ran in to another friendly rider, kept crushing the trail.

the only other person on the trail that day.

Crushing was a must...but the Berryman as always must seek revenge in its own form of crushing.  Why not send Mitch over his bars tumbling down a hill.  It's ok Mitch...it will happen to many this weekend.

Be fired up for this race!!!! Be prepared to burst our quads and rip open our lungs!!!! Hope to see many Team Red Wheelers there!!!!!