superbowl recap

Well lets start with the snow flurries Friday morning. It was a nice 38 degrees with 15 mph north winds. It went from rain to snow back to sleet then rain again. Did a nice pre ride on the new bike and it started to set in that this friggin 29 thing is the shit. The tires just seem to roll faster. I could give a crap less about where the tire strikes and object because its bigger that makes it better. We did a test, same gear same cadence and the 29 just rolls away. That a true life test that the 29 will win every time. The Nye Sayers that bring up it harder to climb on a 29er must own stock in 26 tire companies. The head angle with the new 51 mm offset did make feel like I was riding the fuel. I know the Iola single track will be test this week on the real handling of the 29er. Forward to Saturday, wake up at 5am and go outside and its 20 whole degrees outside. There is a frosty on the windows so thick you can see the crystal formations in it. yep that kinda frost. No one had a scraper in the lot yet, it is still September. Got to the line at 6:20 and that put us back 38 rows from the front. The line went up at 5:20 and riders were waiting already. Forward 3 hours and the cannon goes off and the sit for a while and the train begins to roll. There is a new hitch at the start with a new intersection that really slowed us down. We get to Walmart on 77 and see Karen and her legs are about to spin right of she is fight the wind herself on the SS. I slow down and pulled he all the way to Rosie's. I am sure I got passed by 1000 riders but that is what she needed. I knew this was her first 40 and did not want her to blow up on the road working all by herself. It made for a fun time to double 00. Passing back 1000 riders is sorta fun. My game pal was to turn the screws at double 00 and I did. Started passing more riders and started really attack the the hills and passing more. We hit the 2 mile road section and caught a line that we were holding 28 mph, Dan was behind me on the SS and his was spinning on the surges. I got to give him credit to spin that fast. Then the heart breaker took over I got sick again for no reason on fire tower road. Just got sick twice in two minutes and the stomach was all upset I tried to ride it off. Stopped at the next water station and had some water and asked if anyone had some Rolaids. Not even a tums so I had some banana pieces, they told me they would settle stomach. Time to go after a couple minutes rest you feel like you didn't even ride. However the next 5 miles was horrible with the cramps and pain. I started feeling ok during the birkie trails and ended up finishing strong the last couple of miles. Overall I enjoyed the race. Now I think I need to call the doc and figure out the regurgitation for no reason issue that has happen twice in a week. See all sunday at Iola, Oh and 2006 trek fuel XL for sale all xtr fox front and rear and bontrager parts.