How to bunny hop

This is a really good video tutorial of how to bunnyhop. Even if you dont aspire to get over regulation barriers, its a good skill to jump a curb or a small log in the middle of the course.


Link.

note: above picture unrelated to the video tutorial. I just thought it was a funny picture of a bunny.

Portlanders: lets get muddy!

Cross Crusade dates:

October 1 Crusade Series Race 1 Alpenrose Dairy
October 15 Crusade Series Race 2 Hillsboro Stadium
October 22 Crusade Series Race 3 Horning's Hideout
October 29 Crusade Series Race 4 Flying M Ranch
November 5 Crusade Series Race 5 Barton Park
November 12 Crusade Series Race 6 Estacada Timber Park

Link


photo taken from www.crosscrusade.com

Stolen Gunnar Crosshairs

Look out for this guys stolen Gunnar in Portland:

Another goodie that was forcefully taken from my home today: '05 Gunnar Crosshairs, 'monarch orange' I think it is called, mostly 105 components, black WTB Rocket V saddle (silver and black) with Ritchey WCS post, FSA cranks (175), Time Atac pedals, Shimano wheels with Ritchey Excavader tites, Ritchey bars with blue bar tape, Frog blinkie light, gray Pearlizumi saddle bag.

Please call 503 701 6485 if you see any of this or preferably the whole bike.

A reward of dinner for two anywhere in Portland if I can get this bike or my Pegoretti Duende or my Kelly Knobby X single speed back.

Link

Branford bike burned to the ground, closed

Unfortunately, a long time bike shop and resource, Branford Bike (www.branfordbike.com) burned up in a Montana wildfire recently.

From their website:

A Massive Wild Fire engulfed our community in Emigrant, Montana on Sunday, July 30th. Our shop was completely destroyed.

We tried to save our inventory by placing it in an on site bomb shelter. The intense inferno melted glass and aluminum and turned concrete to powder. Our retail store, warehouse, our home and the homes of several neighbors were little more than piles of white ash and twisted metal on a black and barren landscape. Fortunately no lives were lost. On Monday morning we visited our home with an official escort and saw how severe the fire was. We came back on Wednesday and opened the smoldering bomb shelter. A small fire was still burning inside. All that was left of our inventory was hot pile of white ash and scorched metal.

We decided not to try and rebuild; Branford Bike is closed forever. We will leave the web site up for a few months but cannot accept orders. All orders placed but not filled will be cancelled. You may still return items to us and we will credit your card. Our phones no longer work so please contact us by e-mail with questions or comments.

Thank-you for your support for the past 30 years. Your support allowed our business to grow and move to the beautiful state of Montana. We love living here and will eventually build a new home in the mountains.
Tim and the crew at Branford Bike

Verge MAC 2006 series info

VERGE MAC CYCLOCROSS ANNOUNCES 2006 CAMPAIGN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

August 9, 2006; Conshohocken, PA, USA: The 2006 Verge Mid Atlantic Cyclocross Series has announced its 2006 campaign. Verge MAC, the East’s largest cyclocross series, will once again span some of the world’s largest media markets, including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.

An exciting new venue is n the arts and tourism Mecca of New Hope, Pennsylvania, where races will be held on two consecutive days on a private estate. The series also returns to the “Amphitheater of Pain” in Bridgeton, NJ -- where last year the sports pages of the Press of Atlantic City gave the race top billing over NASCAR and Michelle Kwan’s attempt at another National Figure Skating Championship at the nearby Atlantic City Conventions Center.

One of the biggest topics of conversation leading up to the new season is MAC’s introduction of the “Elite Masters” class, one of 14 amateur and professional individual championships (and one team championship) on the line for this year’s campaign. According to Verge MAC Series Director Mike Hebe, “With the inception of the new Elite Masters class, Verge MAC is recognizing the depth of talent that toes the line for our races. At any race last year, there were nine different riders in the Masters field who had won at least one event in the greater Mid-Atlantic region in the previous year. With that high level of talent , we as a series, want to recognize and highlight what is a very deep and fast field and hopefully the addition of a deeper prize list for the fastest 35+ racers will meet that end. The other positive off-shoot of this category is that we are also running a B Masters race. This category should allow a better racing experience for beginner riders, or those who race for fun and may not be up to the speed of an Elite Masters class that is laden with top five & top ten National level finishes. We are trying to meet the needs of two groups of riders that have very different goals and fitness levels.”

With Verge MAC’s Elite, International orientation, it’s only fitting that the series starts with an international classic -- the UCI C1 “Cyclocross @ Granouge” on October 21. All told, six of this year’s Verge MAC races are on the UCI’s International Calendar. Every Verge MAC races will start at 10:00am with the combined race for C-Men, B-Women, -Masters 35+, Masters 55+ and U19 Juniors. 11:00 am will see the “Killer B’s” take center stage followed by the exciting new “Elite Triple-Header” -- Elite Masters at 12:15, Elite Women at 1:30 and Elite Men at 2:30

For more information, see Verge MAC’s new website, www.midatlanticcross.com, or e-mail Ken Getchell, MAC Media Director, at kenmacpr@yahoo.com.

2006 VERGE MID ATLANTIC CYCLOCROSS SERIES
:

10/21/06 Wilmington, DE (Philadelphia Media Market): “Cyclocross on Granouge Estate” UCI C1

10/22/06 Ludwig’s Corner, PA (Philadelphia Media Market): “Wissahickon ‘Cross” UCI C2

10/28/06 Bridgeton, NJ (Philadelphia and Atlantic City Media Markets): “Beacon ‘Cross” UCI C2

11/11/06 Camp Hill, PA (Harrisburg Media Market): “Lower Allen Classic” UCI C2

11/12/06 Highland Park, NJ (New York and Central New Jersey Media Markets): “Highland Park Cyclocross” UCI C2

11/18/06 New Hope, PA (Philadelphia and Trenton Media Markets): “Guy’s Bicycles Cyclocross” USAC

11/19/06 New Hope, PA (Philadelphia and Trenton Media Markets): “EVO Cross” (Verge MAC Series) USAC

12/3/06 Reston, VA (Washington, DC Media Market): “Capital Cross Classic” UCI C2

Rumor mill: Carbon Specialized bikes for 07

So, the word on the street is that Specialized is releasing a carbon Sworks Tricross for 2007. No word on price or weight yet, but should be more and less, respectively. Pretty sweet that it copies +1lap color scheme.


Also, below is the pic of the Comp versions, notice the carbon rear triangle.

Georgia Cyclocross

More races for the folks in the South. The Georgia series has a lot of races this year, a total of seven. Link.

Bay Area racers...

...here's some races for all those in Northern California.

Central Coast Cx
Bay Area Super Presitge
Peak Season Cx

The calendar is starting to fill up with those races, what a great thing!

Custom Cross bike #7: Jim's Strong

Another sweet orange custom cyclocross bike for the Custom Gallery. This is the first Strong frame though. Check it out.

Frame: Custom Steel, S3 front triangle with a Focco rear.

Headset: CK

Fork: Alpha Q

Stem: Bontrager

Bars: Ritchey

Seatpost: Easton EC 90

Saddle: SLR

Brakes: Pauls neo front, Touring rear

Wheels: Ksyrium SSC

Tires: Vittoria Open Pave EVO CX

Cranks: FSA SLK

Pedals: Frogs

Drivetrain: Ultegra shifters and front derailleur, DA rear derailleur, cassette and chain, 9 speed.

Jim says, "My Strong is mostly my commuter/fun bike. But she does get knobbies and gets to play. It comes in at a hair over 18 lbs"

Pretty nice bike for a commuter bike Jim. Thanks for the rig!

If you have a handbuilt/custom cross bike, send it in to me (there's no weight restrictions) at plusonelap@gmail.com

I need a job in Portland Oregon

Heya readers. Im moving to Portland in two weeks and am looking for employment. Hoping one of my faithful readers might be someone or know someone that can get me a job.

If you like the site, and think I might be a good match with your corporation email me or give me a call and we'll chat. Any offers welcomed, truly. From working in a bike shop to an Engineering office in Tigard or wherever. Email me at plusonelap@gmail.com Click "more..." to see my resume posted below.




Jeremy Nicholas Burlingame
email: plusonelap@gmail.com phone: 916 201 8939

New challenges are embraced in all aspects of my life and are viewed as opportunities for both new success and growth. With the opportunity, I am a valuable addition to any team through my reliability, intelligence and goal driven personality. I am moving to Portland to get a degree in Engineering at Portland State University.

Employment Experience

April 2003- January 2006 InAlliance, Sacramento, Ca
Supervising Case Manager
Supervising a team of approximately 10-15 direct care staff whom work with developmentally disabled adults that are living in their own homes. Involved with all aspects of supervision including: hiring and interviewing, training and supervision, billing as well as termination. Also work with clients at meeting and establishing their
ISP and IPP goals and as a liaison to ALTA regional center.

October 2000-June 2001 ACES Counseling, Eugene OR
Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Facilitated groups of 20-30 DUI offenders aimed at changing problematic addictions or behaviors through the use of education as well as group support. Also performed a minimum of three assessments weekly of new clients based upon DSM-IV criteria to determine levels of addiction or substance abuse.

April 1998-October 2000 Central Valley Autism Project, Clarksburg, CA
Lovaas Trained Behavioral Autism Tutor
Tutored a four year old autistic boy using behavioral intervention methods developed by Dr. Lovaas of UCLA. This was a direct care service position which included bimonthly trainings on behavioral modification skills and drills to use as well as attendance of the
Autism Conference.

June 1997-September 1997 CA Department of Rehabilitation, Sacramento CA
Behavioral analyst JTPA program
Internship through the Department of Rehabilitation in the summer of 1997, working with therapists in an enclave setting with adults with developmental disabilities to determine their eligibility to work on their own and ability to maintain a paid job.

Education

1996–2000 University of California at Davis
B.A., Psychology, minor in Sport Psychology
Dean's Honor List

Other Certifications and skills
P.A.R.T. Trained
C.P.I. trained
First Aid /CPR certified

Aluminum makes a bad axle

To all those dropping weight I wouldnt recommend using an axle made of aluminum. As seen in this Weight Weenie post.



Stick to titanium as a good lightweight axle material for your bottom bracket.

Ebay Cyclocross

Update: Thanks folks, all the stuff is sold. I got $710 for my frame and fork, which I think is a decent price for both myself and the buyer.

If youre looking for some good prices on some cross stuff, check out these Ebay bargains.

The first is my Tricross frame and Alpha Q fork, my move to Portland and lack of finances is forcing the sell. Link.

The second is my buddy, Josh's, Rocklobster, as in the #4 bike on the Plus One Lap Gallery, Rocklobster. He gets a new bike every year, so pick this one up. note: If you buy this and build it up into a lightweight cross bike, you can still send it in the +1lap to be added to the lightweight gallery. Link.


Third, is my set of Triple ti Eggbeater pedals. Link.

Last, is my set of Stronglight Pulsions. 175mm, ISIS, 130 bcd. Link.

Sucker Brook Cross in NH

Another race added to the Plus One Lap Race List. This is the Sucker Brooks cross in New Hampshire.

Plus One Lap is the source for your 2006 cyclocross calendar.

Lightweight Cross Bike #16: Pete's Ridley

Another really cool lightweight Cross machine is Pete’s Ridley Supercross. A good choice of lightweight parts that are still durable. Check it out!







Here's the specs on my Ridley. I don't have individual weights, onlythe cumulative weight.
Frame: Ridley Supercross, 54cm
Fork: 4ZA Python Carbon
Bars: FSA RD2000Stem: FSA 115, 120mm
Headset: FSA Integrated
Brake Levers: Campy Record
Brakes: Spooky Carbon
Seat Post: FSA SL K Zero Setback
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR
Crank Set: FSA Carbon Pro Compact
Chain Rings: Salsa 110 mm X 40T
Bottom Bracket: FSA Pro Ti
Pedals: Crank Brothers Ti, 1st Generation
Chain: Record
Rear Derailleur: Campy Chorus
Cassette: Campy Chorus
Hubs Frt & Rr: DT 240s 28 hole
Rims Frt & Rr: DT RR 1.1Spokes: DT Revolutions
Tires: Michelin MudsTubes: Michelin
Rim Strips: Velox
Bar Tape: Cinelli
Cables: Campy

The total weight on my Fish Scale is: 16.62 lbs. Since the photos, I've added a chain guard. The next big item is a new wheelset. Most likely DT hubs with Zipp 285 Pave Rims and Gommitalia tires.

A light Rocklobster in production...

Greg's having Paul Sadoff of Rocklobster build him a GX2 Scandium cross frame. Greg sent me some photos of the frame pre-paint. I expect that this will be another dual gallery bike like Josh's Rock lobster. As Greg says, " I'll send you more pictures as it is painted and built but the build kit will be FSA carbon cranks, FSA 488 carbon tubular wheels, dura ace and other chi-chi. Lust."

The plan is to paint this rig black, with some white highlights in the saddle and bar tape. When the frame comes back from the painters, I'll be posting some pictures of it.