I LOVE MY BIKE.
i need to name my valiant steed, because she has earned herself a title. possibly with some kind of adendum like "the great" or "the magnificent" à la memorable royalty.
i knew my little specialized was a fantastic XC race bike. a finely-honed blade of speed and finesse. slicing through the competition like a steak knife through melting plugra (that one's for you, tasha).
but it turns out she's also a workhorse. giving nary a thought to discomfort or mechanicals, she trots effortlessly and tirelessly through hours of pisgah slop and dupont grit. when my weak spirit has given out, the epic has only just warmed up.
so why did i discard her yesterday for an '82 ross? klunkerz thursday night group ride.
forthcoming: the black mountain challenge with new retro category. get out your bridgestone, it's gonna be good. 
dan? is that you?but the little epic will be back for more action at the cowbell this weekend. i hear the course is 45% grass. bring it.
post post script: if you do one road race this season, make sure it's the french broad cycling classic. please look at this course profile. it makes me smile.
40 miles, 6100 feet of climbing. mmm zesty.
That's Alan Bonds on Camera Corner on the Repack racecourse in the Fall of 1977. The picture was taken by Wende Cragg. Alan was the master of building Klunkerz. He shared a house with Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly and showed them how to do it and make them look cool. He sandblasted the old pre-war frames and repainted them like they came out of the Schwinn factory in 1937, with the 'Ramshead' and 'Points and Darts' livery. I nominated this year to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. We'll see, come September, if he gets in.
ReplyDeleteRide on,
Billy
writer/producer/director
KLUNKERZ/KLUNKERZ ON REPACK/FINLEY
"I nominated HIM this year to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame." Doh!
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