{"id":5088,"date":"2013-02-07T08:13:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T14:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=5088"},"modified":"2013-02-07T08:16:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T14:16:49","slug":"rest-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=5088","title":{"rendered":"Rest Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday morning, Ryan was tired from his Friday race, and I was tired of being cold and muddy (the Power Washers were frozen\/broken on Friday<\/a>, so I spent the duration of his race scraping and chipping mud-ice off\/out of his bikes 2x every lap). So, in lieu of sticking around to watch Saturday’s Elite races, Ryan and I packed up and headed back to Memphis.<\/p>\n

Another driving factor was Sunday’s festivities- our roommate Matt’s birthday ride,\u00a0 AKA “Poolboy Matt’s Birthday Death March.<\/a>” We rode a couple of hours with a big group, drank some beer and whiskey, and a good time was had by all. Unlike 100 mile MTB races, a 40 minute CX race will leave you tired, kinda sore, but not fully destroyed. So, a rest week after a hard race is more of a mental break than a physical one.<\/p>\n

Actually, I’m still feeling pretty tapered and awesome right now, so my plan for today is to go out to Herb Parson’s Lake and ride a couple of laps on my new Industry 9 Trail 24<\/a> wheels. I’d tell you all about them myself, but it just so happens that someone else just posted a really good rundown on them<\/a> this morning. So, chances are, you’ve read it already. Unlike his, which are straight up pink, I tortured a wheelbuilder with my color scheme. I decided on a combination of purple, gold, and black spokes with a purple hub. The purple & gold are just bright enough to be flashy, and the black ties everything together to keep it classy. Win-win:<\/p>\n

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(excuse the sloppy chain tension)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Close-up of front hub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I’m very stoked to get wheels this nice. I’m even MORE stoked that, in the 18 hours that they’ve been in my possession, I’ve seen a tremendous response from local people who want to get a set. It makes me feel warm\/fuzzy\/happy inside when my sponsors get a return on their investment. If you enjoy reading my adventures in bike racing, click those links on the right and tell them you saw it here. I swear it makes a difference… the more you buy their stuff, the more I get to show their stuff off to the “world” via bike racing\/blogging. It’s a beautiful feedback cycle.<\/p>\n

This weekend, I’ll really get to put the wheels through their paces at Syllamo. The guys are going to their team camp somewhere in Middle Tennessee, so I’m going on a solo mountain bike retreat to the cabin for a few days. While I’m there, I’m going to get a little more focused on what exactly I’d like to do this summer for a race season. Amanda Carey summed up my feelings very well in her recent interview with MTBRacenews<\/a>. I’ve got a basic framework started with Whiskey Off-road, TSE, some SS National Championship racing, and Breck Epic, but now it’s time to fill in the gaps.<\/p>\n

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