{"id":6637,"date":"2013-10-07T13:29:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T19:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=6637"},"modified":"2013-10-07T13:42:42","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T19:42:42","slug":"random-sscx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=6637","title":{"rendered":"Random SSCX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning, the trails were wet and the weather was nice, so I felt the need to complete a “long run” in preparation for the next weekend’s adventure race<\/a>. I figured I’d stick to the 6 mile Tour de Wolf trail near my house since it’s got a good bit of root\/roll to it. Since I started on this run buildup, I’ve made it a point to always run with some sort of impetus rather than just plodding along. It seems to have worked, because, though I doubled my past mileage in yesterday’s run, I kept with a solid sub-9min\/mile pace. Kinda slow, but, not knowing how I’d feel the second half of the run, I started slow and ramped up until the last mile was at a sub-8 pace. (Side effect- Strava poaching!<\/a>) I was comfortable the entire time (although, this morning, my body seems kinda pissed at the jump from 3 to 6 miles), so I’m feeling good about however much I’m going to need to run next weekend.<\/p>\n

After my run, Matt and I went out for a short stint of trailwork on the Wolf River Trail. We didn’t get into hours of digging and hole-fixing like last time. Instead, we cleared vines and branches from tall cyclist\/horseback rider headspace. We also saw a bunch of people going to ride the trails, which we’d both avoided riding since they were too wet. “Too wet” is a bit of a subjective definition, of course. However, now that I’ve put hours into moving dirt to fill spots that are eroded because of people riding them when they’re wet, I can tell you that riding on days like yesterday- when 75% of the trail is dry, but the other 25% is water\/mudholes- is what causes the holes that Matt and I (and others in the community) are trying to fix.<\/p>\n

I digress.<\/p>\n

This morning, I was trying to decide what I’d do today, when someone on Facebook posted a link to the Keep Calm and Race Cross flyer<\/a>. I immediately noticed the placement of the Singlespeed CX race a nice bit after the Women’s Elite race. I ran through the houshold spare parts list in my head, and came up with this idea:<\/p>\n

\"out\"<\/p>\n

\"in\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s something oddly satisfying about putting a handful of high-end components on a nice, budget-oriented steel frame. I’m going to go ride it now and make sure that the rear wheel doesn’t slip. It may end up needing a tensioner, but for now, I’ve got the dura-ace skewer as tight as I’m able to make it.<\/p>\n

Parts rundown:
\nSurly Crosscheck frame\/fork
\nDura-ace C24 Tubeless wheels
\nHutchinson Bulldog Tubeless tires
\nSRAM Red Crank w\/FSA 39t chainring
\nKMC 10spd Chain
\nXTR Pedals
\nTektro Mini-v brakes
\nTektro Levers
\nSalsa Cowbell bar
\nThomson X2 Stem
\nFSA SLK Carbon Post
\nFizik Saddle & Bar tape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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