Speedvagen at Interbike

Hell Yeah! Look what I found...

Check it out peeps. This page has photos of the Speedvagen in all its glory. Scroll down a bit toward the middle of the page and check it out. I can hardly contain myself!

If you are signed up for Robin's Egg Blue then this is what you are going to be getting.

Retirement Ride?

Was this last weekend the final ride for the trusty San Jose? I can only cross my fingers and pray that the Speedvagen is complete by Sunday. The latest word from my Speedvagen mole down South is that the frames were sent off for paint on Friday and should be back at the Vanilla Workshop this week. I continue to hold on to the dream that I will be racing the first Seattle Cyclocross Series race on the Speedvagen this coming Sunday.

Speedvagens Unite!

Hey,

Any of you cyclocross racers out there that are fortunate enough to be one of the original 30 - you need to get yourself on over to the unofficial Church of Speedvagen website. Check it out at the VAAGEN This is the blog for all Speedvagen racers to congregate and talk all about our exploits.

Cheers!

So Whatever Happened to...

You might be asking yourself this question: So whatever happened to that old Raleigh Grand Prix that was going to get turned into a fixie? Indeed. I finished that project long ago. I just never bothered to mention it to you!

Here is a link to photos of Baby Blue on the Mobius Cycles website. By the way, Mobius kicks ass. They are super cool and located right in the heart of downtown Seattle.

Labor Day Cyclocross Championships

The Labor Day Cyclocross Championship race was held today (hence the name). I didn't win my division, but did finish the race in 13th place. Not bad for my first Single Speed Cross race and running with gearing much more suited for commuting to and from work than for cross racing.

The weather was great, the course was great, all the kids won medals in the kids race and my whole family had a blast.

The Vanilla team came up from Portland and took the first two spots in the Elite Men's race. I know you can't buy speed, or skill, but dangit I am hoping that the Speedvagen brings me at least a little bit of the mojo that Shannon Skerritt and Molly Cameron have on a cross bike!