4 Hours of Good Pain

Well I dont know how I forgot to mention this earlier...damn finals at school and work getting crazy busy...but I went and did the Coronado's Challange with a bunch of the High Gear Team and had a great time!! Its always a good time on the bike when you have got the likes of Jim, Tim, and Mike around you. Sadly Mike wasnt around for long...he was caught up in a crash within the first 50ft. of the race and some how trashed his cable housing.

This trail is got a insane amount of climbing...its pretty much a steep ass hill in the middle of no where! Not single speed friendly at all...that reminds me Brad Williams, another Emporian, made the trip and put the hurt on me early on with his single speed. I thought chasing him around for the first 2 hours was going to result in my having another DNF.

Myself, Tim, and Jim would spend the next 4 hours hunting eachother. We settled in 5th, 6th, and 7th after about a two hours in. Some how I got a break away and snuck out and put a couple minutes on the Tim/Jim combo.

I would stay out front the rest of the ride with Jim getting a little to close for comfort on the last lap. I have no been in that much pain in along time!

The race would end up with me in 5th, Jim in 6th and Tim in 7th. I would finish the race and could not even walk because I had given it my all, which was my only goal for the day. I went into this race with the idea of finishing and being so trashed it would hurt all week...and thats what happened.

Untill next time!

All Smiles Over Here

Big news coming from the High Gear camp this week. The brand new High Gear and Trek/Fisher team has finally been announced.



The team will be featuring the fallowing:

-Matt Brown

-Stephani Brown

-Schad Schreiner

-Randy Smith

-Dusty Sopoci

-Chris Wiggins(The lone roadie)

-Bobby Wintle

-Mike Wise

-Dustin Burgardt

-and Myself


And even more import our 2010 Sponsors:

-Trek

-Gary Fisher

-Bontrager

-High Gear Cyclery

-Planet Sub

-NOS Energy Drinks

-Oakley

-IM Design Group

-Emporia Fitness

These companies are amazing! Frequant them as much as possible! These companies are making this team what it is.

In other great news...yes there is alot actually...to start off with just finished enrolling in what will be my last semester of college(sad and happy moment), ordered my new Gary Fisher Superfly, just ordered a bunch of Bontrager clothing and other gear(like the new Race X-Lite Carbon Fork), and the Dirty Kanza 200 just picked up Salsa as a sponsor(Jim and Joel are gods of promotion).

Well I really have got to get to work...don't plan on any updates for a few weeks...really have to nail these last few finals before Christmas break.

'Till next time, Keep riding!

Rails to Trails

Got an awesome ride in with Matt Brown this weekend. Found some tasty little bits of road never hit up before along with checking out an old missle silo. We also jumped onto one of the rails to trails sections...probably one of the better roads in Kansas, if you can call it that. Great views the whole time. Enjoy the pics.

Ya you heard right!

Some rumors had been going around about next years team maybe getting a sponsorship from Trek/Fisher....well its official.

Fresh off Matt Browns website:

High Gear Cyclery: News!
October 5, 2009
Breaking News: High Gear Team will be representing Trek and Fisher Bikes for the 2010 season. We were approached this summer by Trek/Fisher and offered a deal to ride the best bikes in the world. We are currently working on a new team jersey design and promotional material. If your company would like to be promoted by the 2010 High Gear/Trek and Fisher Regional Team please contact Matt at 620-342-4977 for more details. Check back for Team roster and sponsors to be announced at a later date.
In other news.....Everyone likes videos, so here ya go.
Just in....Dirty Kanza 200 video teaser. Talked to the promoters the other day and sounds like 2010 is going to be bigger and better then ever. Check it out.

We are currently working on securing a couple more sponsors in hope of having the best team yet for the 2010 year. Roster to soon be announced! Get excited!

Also in other news Tim and myself decided not to go to Russell for the ride and stuck around Emporia. We went out to Council Grove and ride the section between there and Alma that we didn't make it to during the 2009 Dirty Kanza 200. I had forgot just how hilly it is up there, and yes Little Egypt Rd. is still just as rough as it was last year.

Forecast: Fun with a chance of freezing your ass off

Me and Tim Moahn are heading out to Russell, KS tomorrow to give the Ride to Paradise a shot. 60 miles of gravel and good times....well other than the forecast that is calling for snow and freezing rain.

Dirty Kanza 200 Video!

Ya its finally here. The IM Design Groups Dirty Kanza 200 promotional video. I am 100% sure you will have a instant need to want to go ride gravel...or atleast your bike! Check it out!

Finally a 24 Hours of 9 Mile Recap(Pictures)

A few pictures from what had to be the most fun I have had on my bike ever. It was an experience I wouldn't trade a thing for. I am already planning on being back for next year, so much learned about what this kind of racing is all about.