Team Pedicab, Rounds 6-7 and Awards!!!

Good Day pedicabbers!

Well, it has been a long, almost grueling season. I won't lie, I am sort of glad the SMC is over. I am glad it is over because I was tired of trying to bounce back.

The last two races were the Pennsylvania Gulch Grind and the Breck Brawl. Both were technical courses, and the bike I rode was the Santa Cruz Superlight. Components were a bit heavy, but I liked the bike.

Brook ran away with the Beginner Women's field, and at this point, my feeling is that she has all but abandoned your blogger and the greatness of the pedicab for a (GASP!) relationship...

I finished at a strong #5 of 19, right above the 12 year old kid that ran away with a couple of Sport Races. So, I didn't get a nifty picture, but I will say I did get an awesome training beanie from a raffle.

I am at a point of new training and new take on biking season. I still have to decide what kind of frame to buy, and my two beefsteak bikes in the basement will be taken to the world of fixed gear and singlespeed-dom. I think they were great bikes as it went, but I need something that is newer and can take my abuse...especially if I am crashing the damn thing. My goal is to become more comfortable on the bike and next season, take the sport men category, by at least the top 3. I also intend to be doing some triathlon training and some randonee racing. I plan on buying some skate skis and have plans to be in better shape, have a more calm mind, and do some good racing in the next year. Any coaching tips would be helpful.

Project Rwanda has taken off. Stay tuned for some real action on it in the coming months. I am planning a bike ride, to encompass some real great terrain, and hopefully bring along a pedicab for greater exposure. I have people from Denver, California, and numerous folks trying to help me with some funding. I am utilizing the Rotary Clubs in Denver, and they are dead on for this project. Keep in touch with it, and really, if you want a sweet jersey, buy one. It goes to the Rwanda national cycling team!

Broncos season has started, which will give me ample time to get my muscles in shape for winter-tri season. I have learned some things about myself, my sales ability, and my determination in a small town, ready to kill my small business. At very least, mind your Pints and Quarts. It pays off in the end. Secondly, unless someone is really driven, don't let them ride your bike. It will be a drain on you and a drain on your resources to let them do so. The pedicab job isn't about a bike nor about making money...I take that back...But it is about uniqueness, resilience, and thoughtfulness in finding ways to do something not everyone can do. I hesitate to say that bike messengers have their little go-to social group. Pedicabbers are equally strong and more personable. Besides, would you say that hauling weight on a 34-15 is much better than hauling yourself on a 52-12? We may not have it completely right, but our 34-15 is making money...at the end of every little ride.

Thanks for your support.

beefsteak.