Save The Date: State Cross: 15 November

The moment Rosenberg has been waiting for....

Thursday Night Action

"I Drink To Get Fucked Up..."

Technically Not a Race...

but Rosenfisk will probably be there....

Lutefisk or Kneewarmers?

It is very important for Norsk Crøss riders to keep their ears warm, but their knee joints are packed with the brine of lutefisk....

I don't know anything about this flyer, other than what is on said flyer. Cross at your own risk.

Rosenberg, it's a good thing you stayed home today...

Hell, I crashed not once, but twice today. Burns was there to capture this Kodak moment. Thanks, Burns...

Peanut butter was the consistency of the day. Chunky.

Reconnecting with the LRT trail in Chaska (Go Bears!) we had a 1/4 mile of soft-serve snow which made riding next to impossible. I managed to find a line close to the fence of pea gravel mixed with ice. Sascha made a more sensible decision and crossed it.

Slogging onward, towards burritos and beer...

Hop on the B.u.S.S., Gus...

The Forester was demanding delivery of his new bike, so I rode the XtraCycle home last night in order to haul it in to the shop. Well sumuvabitch, it snowed two inches over night. XtraCycles are rad, but they do not handle the snow real well...

Made it to the Cykel Garage, relatively unscathed. Rolling down 34th Street I tried going from the snow to the dry lane and went dowwwn. Shit! No casualties other than a minor scrape on the goldilocks handlebar. Sorry, Ray...

God damn if that isn't one sexy bike. Ray hasn't even picked it up yet and I already have seller's remorse. Oh well, you can't ride them all, and I'm about to order a new Soulcraft, so what the hell.

Two Big Dummy's Walk Into a Bar...

John Fleck stopped by the heavily fortified Bloodclot Compound today with his new Surly Big Dummy. Sweet ride, to be sure. Not 30 minutes earlier, Boxhead and his old man tore up the place in a no-holds barred Romper Room style. There's only one balaclava in that family...

Team Bloodclot Factory Ride is being readied for delivery to the fastest forester this side of Richfield...

Like Kafka, the Cross-Check has undergone yet another metamorphosis in preparation for the Ragnarok 105. WTB Interwolf 38's, Kona P2 Cross fork, stainless steel drivetrain. Better just get on with it....

Frostbündt 2008

actual footage from Frostbündt 16-February-2008. The rumoured Texas Twins Race never materialized, but the combination of not one, but two, steering wheel-equipped rides provides hours of derby enjoyment for the awestruck bystanders. This is rock-n-roll bicycle action when adults on bicycles can revel in the combination of cycling and few hundred cocktails with good friends. It somehow makes the spirit just feel a little more sanguine about the human condition. Here's the thing: Bikes are fucking cool.

Bloodclot Team Profiles

All The Way Ray, City Forester, Time Trial Specialist, Chesterfield Liason, Balaclava Hater...

Bloodline is Being Negative

"Man-gear" is not the same as fixed-gear. But the point is moot if you're riding on equipment made of Meister Bräu cans. Doesn't matter; the Almanzo 100 will be serving B-negative cocktails all day long, come May 17. Add a plus-four to your "French 6-speed cogged freewheel," and maybe you can have your bike featured here.

Meanwhile, the Ragnarök is just around the bend. Feel the burn, rooster cogburn, feel the burn...

ALMANZO 100 Deuce- 17 May, 2008

Registration is now open for the mighty ALMANZO 100. A good-time gravel grinder if there ever was one.

This Is A Public Service Announcement

We'd like it to be known that Bloodclot Bicycle Racing is in no way affiliated with THIS GUY. While we would never post comments to another blog, using a false identity, it seems that ol' Randoneé Rosenberg is trying to stir the pot on the local scene.

Don't be fooled. This lad seems intent on infiltrating every aspect of the local bike culture. Or is it infecting?

Bloodclot Racing 2008 Schzedule...

THIS will be Bloodclot Bicycle Racing's first event of 2008. Patterned after the fine, Almanzo 100, the Ragnarök 105 promises to be a suffer fest, and coming early in the year, will be a barometer for how our "fitness" is progressing. Of course, in preparation for the R105, we do have the 40K 40oz ride on January 19, and the venerable Slick 50 Spring Classsick Mud Ride, on March 15, which, coincidently is also the finish line for the 2008 Beard-Off Exhibition.With a beard, you don't need a balaclava...

Son, You Gotta Walk Like a Man...

So this morning, the Don of Minneapplepuss Bike Bloggers made an appearance at the Bloodclot HQ. [see above photo.] A "global" minion soon followed, leaving a trail of empty macaroni & cheese boxes and Camel straights in his wake. The sad thing is, both of these "cyclists" (sic) drove automobiles to the heavily fortified compound. There was much banter about infiltrating other heavily fortified bastions of local bicycle cesspools, but I fear that the obdurate chef was forced to retreat to his suburban Mother-inlaw's home to dream about track racing.

In other nooze, we're still working on our team kit. Be prepared to be underwhelmed...