Archives: Cyclocross

One of the most challenging courses I’ve raced yet (keep in mind I’ve only raced 4 times).  Brookside was a tough one with a lot of tight corners, run ups and loose everything… I loved it!  My body on the other hand, it gave out around lap 3.  I planned on riding consistent and thought I was doing so, but in lap 3 my legs lost all power.  I kept hearing Scotty’s voice in my head, we need more power captain! But it never came back. With that said, I had a blast! Below are a few snaps of CAT 1-3 “A and B”

Jerry Dufour x Omar Fraser leading CAT A out the gate.

Daniel Porter smashing CAT B

Jerry Dufour. Low and fast!

Davis Yarbrough The Master Crasher.

And the well deserved reward.

If you’re in the BAMA area you should definitely attend a BAMAcross race. I promise you’ll have a good time.

Keep your eyes peeled on the BAMAcross site for the Brookside results.  What I do know is Chris Edmonds (winner of FOLLYCROSS) took first yesterday with a sprint finish against Jerry Dufour in CAT A.  Those guys were killing it.

This!

The entire feel of this is just plain great! Go to Richard Sachs and check out everything you want to know about this build and the team.

FOLLYCROSS LOVE!!

I can’t thank everyone enough for coming out and racing Sunday! This is the first Cyclocross event we have hosted and I gotta say… you guys made it so much cooler than originally imagined.  This was a great kick off to the cross season!!  

I learned some good lessons for next year (which will most definitely go down). Like, women are way better at tracking time/laps. Men are way better at drinking beer and pointing out the same loose gravel lap after lap.

So much sponsor love!!  BIG thank you to Blevins Bicycle Co., Southern Carnage, UPNESS, Chrome Industries, and Lone Wolf Cycling! Everyone was amped on the podium prizes… thank you thank you thank you!!  

Here are the Men’s x Women’s Winners

 

Loose Nuts Cycles just built up this bad ass Salsa Warbird with a custom camo finish!

Go to Loose Nuts Cycles and check out the build specs and other rad snaps!

I’ll be heading to ATL Sep 7th-8th to visit the fellas at Loose Nuts. I’m pretty pumped to catch the last pro race at the local Velodrome as well!  If you’re in the area I’d love to cruise and grab a beer.

Happy Friday you goons! I hope you have a good one.

It’s official!  September 15th we are throwing a pre-season opener to the cyclocross season!  This will be held in the beautiful Wheeler Wildlife Refuge of North Alabama.

Last year I raced in a handful of the BAMAcross series.  So much fun!  They throw one hell of a good series.  With that said, we (North Alabama folk) have to travel further south to attend these races.  It really isn’t a big deal, but It was a quandary as to why we didn’t have any races further up in the state.  There is so much love here for said cross racing… So, It was time.

Why Wheeler? Why FOLLYCROSS?     

Last Fall I was riding a lot in Wheeler with Davis Yarbrough and friends. I fell in love with the area.  Davis got amped on our Folly Kit pre-order and sprouted the idea to throw a cyclocross race in our own backyard.  He would spearhead the event, we (FOLLY) would be prime sponsors and grab as much sponsor love as we could, local and afar… Well, Davis ended up having other obligations to dominate like the responsible fella that he is, and here we are today… FOLLYCROSS was born!

Sponsor Love!

Yup… we would love to put your fancy logo right up on the flyer above!  Why? because you’re cool, we like you and we would love to further promote the radery you’ve been working hard to build!

Who Are Your Current Sponsors?

Right now we have a few sponsors lined up.  Blevins Bicycle Co., Southern Carnage Mobile Bike Repair, UPNESS, and Straight To Ale! (Editor’s Note: Their logos will be added shortly)

There you have it folks!  I hope you will come out and support, race, drank good drink and mingle with us hooligans.  Go to our Event Facebook Page for more information and updates.  I promise a good time and a great kick off to the Cyclocross Season!  Cheers!

RIDE x CREATE

WHAT!!  Surly DISC cross ride!!  WOWZA!

“The first thing you’ll probably notice is that it’s got disc brakes.  Good, now that we got that out of the way let me point out a couple mroe things.” – Bob Pavlica

Go to Surly’s blog and find out more about the Straggler as well as 2 other new rides they’ve cooked up!

RIDE x CREATE

You know who’s cool… Kat Daley is! Cancer ass kicking stories like hers are a love hate type of read.  I hate that she had to go through what she has, but love that she is dominating the way she is! 

“I’m not sure anyone is ever prepared for this kind of news, but 8 months ago, I stood alone in my apartment and the voice of the other line said, ‘You have cancer.’ – Kat

“About a year before I found out I had cancer, I got a giant tattoo that said, ‘You got this.’ Throughout all of this, it’s been a great reminder, and something that I’ve drawn strength from. It reflects an outlook on life that I really believe in, and I go to sleep every night thinking that the next day will be great or even better than today. I hope you do too.” – Kat

I’m sure you guys have seen me tag good ol’ Kat in a couple Vine’s or IG’s or TW’s. It’s because she’s always having a BLAST, and that encourages me to have said blast as well!  PMA all day!   

Her story is a sad, then brave, then happy one. I hope you will head over to Kat Daley’s blog and read it for yourself.  I promise you will be encouraged.

Thank you Kat for sharing your story!  Cheers!