scottish CX

scottish CX is up and running. the latest movie is on there to show how to make training barriers - i'm off out to our 'not so local' building suppliers!

http://scottishcx.blogspot.com/

davie teaches

our mate davie the snake from mull has a cracking youtube video out teaching dag otto lauritzen some rad mounting and dismounting - watch how he avoids the canines with a nifty mount!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541kmoQ2xYA

running jumping and riding

all three have been achieved to date and i now have hurty legs. the running is going well and it is interesting as to how one is so much more aware of different muscle groups. i have been practicing my running dismounts and the jumping back on - much to the amusement of wee boys who play football in the 'park' not really as such because here on the outer edge - being islay there is a football field surrounded by sheep. must make a mental note to practice during school hours!

i have been in touch with davie graham who has pointed out the new scx blog site - just click on the scx website logo and it will take you there.(still nae twitter from him though!). have fun and keep the mud churning!

if you have not.....

...looked at this ...you MUST!

http://www.cyclotube.com/

met up and rode with the endura boys at the weekend chris from vc moulin was riding - he is REALLY involved with the scottish cyclocross..see you there!

geoff waugh

on a trip to the worlds in holland last feb Geoff made this....cool

http://vimeo.com/5509103

riding and testing

so i have been riding the burls as a regular thing now. leading a lightweight wilderness living trip awheel it was superb. had to use fixed as the white industries freewheel had not arrived. even so i was the empitome of a happy cyclist - flies in his teeth. see this amazing images by esther - who was on the course...

www.esthertacke.f2s.com/IslayArty/

then it was off to the mainland and as well as doing my Sky Led ride Award - am now a Sky/BC ride leader - i was also talked into doing a 25TT - crazy I know - but the burls was furnished with a pair of tri bars from my pal Matt Ball of West Lothian Clarion and off we went. 63inch fixed was never going to produce a hugely competitive time but i did a 35 to the turn and .09 to finish with a handicap included i was under the hour by 2 minutes!

thinking about...

...new season - having finished L2P  www.londres-paris.com 

on fixed...... the cross season choice will be a single speed  burls titanium 

http://www.burls.co.uk/index.php

 it seems to be the canine ghoadies

-  i hope i will be able to do it justice and give it full gas..... sometimes!