The Radavist

Yep. It’s going to be fun. Real fun. So fun, that you’ll probably spend more time off your bike, than on, depending on your skill level…

Jeff from All-City has wanted to visit Austin since first going to NAHBS, so we conceived a crack-pot idea of throwing a race and flying Tracko out as the ringer.

Prizes are going to be good, but limited. $5 buy in. Race starts at 7pm, with registration opening at 6:30pm. 18+ ONLY. Meet at the Roy G Guerrero park gazebo in East Austin. Ride whatever you’ve got! Come race, or just hang out and heckle. It’s going to be in a public park, so alcohol isn’t technically allowed. Be creative… Afterparty TBA.

It’s going to be a dark course, like, no stadium lights, so bring a good riding lamp. There will be some technical singletrack, run ups, sand pits and a few surprises.

I know it’s kinda short notice, but if you’re able to come out, do so. We’ll be riding cross and MTBs all week.

State Bicycle Co was at Tempe’s Costume Cross 2 this year to race, party, have fun and shoot a rad little video. Check it out! That guy’s got a great costume, BTW…

It’s gotta feel great to work your ass off on a project and have it end splendidly. Or rather, begin splendidly upon completion. The guys at Signal have been in a production crunch zone for the past few weeks, preparing their new Crusade cross frames for a trip to Japan.

There’s a rad write-up on their site, as well as a few production photos and a race report from Osaka. Head over to the Signal blog and see the first and second post for yourself!

Something tells me this is only the beginning for the Signal Crusade…

This weekend is Spookycross here in Melbourne, thrown by none other than Dirty Deeds, the local ‘cross organization. Come out, bring beer, costumes, cross bikes and your heckling A game. I’ll be out shooting photos, so say hello.

Pre-registration is open, so get on that!

Here’s a video from last weekend’s Bubblecross, a cross race in New Jersey… Congrats to Dan Chabanov for winning the pro division (with a guitar solo). Also, make sure you check out Dan’s column on Peloton’s blog!

… as a cow and I love it. Even the half-painted stem. Check out more of this insane bike at the Firefly Flickr.

It’s not often that I come across bicycle photography that piques my interest. Hey, I’m critical! You kind of have to be these days, right? At any rate, when I came across Twenty Tree’s photo of what I’m assuming is his new Stoemper cross bike, I had to share it. Those macro photos are too fucking good!

See the full Flickr photoset here!

Photos by Fredrik Posse

It’s not everyday that PiNP does a Reader’s Rides post. In fact, it’s been months! When I received this email from Fredrik however, I had to share. The world of the fat tire road bike has expanded rapidly with the growing popularity of ‘gravel grinder’ rides. While I’ll say that cross bikes are the best all-rounders, some people want to tune their ride with a slightly different characteristics.

That’s what Fredrik achieved with his his new ride. Check out more below!

Here’s a rad, feel good video from Portland Design Works and Breadwinner Cycles. Featuring members of the team racing, hanging out and Tony’s cute kid. Such a great video and the Holeshot SS disc looks so good guys!

Geekhouse has really nails the brightly-colored bicycle and while I prefer my Mudville as black as they come, some people love the neon. Take NB from Blue Lug‘s new Team Mudville… Now getting dirty in Japan during this year’s season. See more photos of this bright beast at the Blue Lug Flickr!

Photo by Kevin Sparrow

… on what it he believes it means to photograph cyclocross. Head over to the Rapha blog and check it out!

I’ve really enjoyed these past few #SVENNESS videos from CX Hairs, especially this one from the first UCI World Cup of the season. That descent looks like so much fun!

Photos by Andy White

Look, I don’t deal well with foul weather. Not anymore, anyway. The years of living in NYC have dwindled away as far as my body is concerned. Now, I’ve adapted to desert life in Texas. So when spring rains come, the trees are blooming and it’s grey outside, I succumb to all kinds of allergies and moody blues.

Maybe that’s why when Andy from FYXO mentioned doing 160k today in the rainy, muddy hills of Kinglake, I opted out for a shorter, more manageable ride. Or maybe, as destiny would have it, I’d be content with 100k. For whatever reason, my “man cold” was a perfect excuse to opt out of one of Fyxo’s fabled tough rides.

We began heading out to the familiar hillside, before approaching what I’m calling “cuntbuster”, or in the native tongue “Pine Ridge Road”. The first hundred meters or so was totally rideable, but we scaled 300 meters in elevation in just under 3k (1,200′ in 1.2 miles). Basically, we hiked up the 30+ degree, rutted, nasty “road”.

At the top, we quickly descended into a glorious stretch of gravel aptly named Watson’s Rd, got lost and then saw a very rare site…

From there, the ride became an animal rescue mission. Head over to FYXO for the full scoop on how we saved a rare Wedgetail Eagle and check out numbers and such on my Strava.

Yep, this one’s long but if you’re into ‘cross, you should check this out for sure. Nice one CX Hairs!

Holeshot!