a tale of two races

MvilleCX_c, originally uploaded by mahokeyj.

murrysville - last saturday

muddy as hell, but way better then the muddy as hell and rainy snow mixed in of last year.

small field and my slow enduro start ensured my last position going into the first turn. twas not what i was planning.

soon, i was making up ground. moab helped my technical and power, so my handling was helping me make up some ground.

soon, i caught a group with gerry in it and i went blowing right by them into third. this was about half way through.

3 minutes later on the backside of the course, i went down in a spectacular muddy crash that would give one of the riders i just passed a gap that he would hold. he finished 3rd.

now gerry and i were fighting it out for 4th.

a series of bobbles and good lines turned muddy bad and gerry had a gap with one to go. gerry makes a mess of one of the last turns and has to back track. i get close enough to gerry to almost nick him at the line.

mike took the win, gerry 4th and ernesto 5th. 3 speedgoat sponsored riders in the top 5.

racoon

i should of made like a racoon and hid from the daylight during this race.

stretched cables made my shifting bad (didn't figure this out until i got home) and had my chain/gears upshifting the entire time i was in the race.

gun went off, i had a decent start, but still was towards the back. as soon as i was catching up to the 2nd group, my chain dropped and i lost contact and about 20-30 seconds.

i catch back up, only to overshoot a corner and to have the howling wind blow the course tape into my bike - it then wrapped around both wheels, my crank and 3 times around my cassette.

at wits end and at least 2 minutes in last place, i pulled the plug. cross takes enough out of you as it is and i wasn't about to pull a miracle. better to save myself and my equipment for another day.

next up - double halloween cleveland cross weekend. no costume, but i hope to passing out treats of pain.

sologoat out

vicious mootivator - custom speedgoat paint

Twenty-nine inch wheels roll over bumps with greater ease and hold their speed better. A three-time World Mud Bog Champion, the Motivator has the power and stability to ride through the muck and leave you smiling. Take advantage of the low-rider and rear rack mount option for adventure touring.

* Custom drawn triple butted Reynolds 853 steel tube set.
* Disc brake mounts
* Proprietary cable routing keeps housing from kinking.
* All tubes sealed to keep out water, seat tube drain hole.
* 304 stainless steel bottle opener welded on frame.

Custom speedgoat "goat head" paint job.

Selling: Frame and fork, black king headset and black salsa lip lock seat collar.

Other parts available per request.

Bike was originally built up for speedgoat shop owner chris and then later i bought the bike and road it built up as a cross though the bike is technically more of a 29er.

Paint has some cable rubs, minor chipping.

Will also include a medium 3/4 zipper speedgoat jersey that matches the paint.

Asking $800 or best offer.

rocky mounts disc adapter

On some disc brake equipped bikes (about 25%), the disc caliper (the brake mechanism bolted to the fork leg) can hit the tray while loading and not allow the fork dropouts to reach the quick release when running a Rocky Mount tray.

To solve this problem you’ll need the Disc Brake Adapter. It allows the additional clearance your disc brake may require, quickly and cleanly bolts into place between the head and the tray.

Fits all Lariat and Noose models.

brandy new, never used/installed.

$20 for both, plus shipping

granny gear jersey

granny gear jersey
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

brand new, never worn voler medium jersey won at conyers a few years back.

3/4 length zipper.

$35 shipped in US

24 hours of adrenaline jersey

24 hours of adrenaline jersey
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

brand new medium jersey, made by louis garneau.

1/2 length zipper.

won at 24 hours of conyers a few years back for winning the solo class.

brand new, never worn (except on podium)

$35 shipped in US

titus jersey

titus jersey
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

made by aussie - medium, 1/4 length zipper.

worn roughly 15'ish times, great condition.

$30 shipped ground in US.

race face and ultegra cranks

100_2638
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

race face 175mm carbon cranks with TI ISIS bottom bracket.

ultegra 172.5 octalink cranks with FSA 39/53 rings with about 3/4's a year use on them. comes with ultegra bb.

$150 for the race face cranks and bb

$65 for the ultegra crank and bb

prices do not include shipping


08.10.09 update - RACEFACE CRANKS ARE SOLD!

ultegra road brakes

ultegra_brakes
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

ultegra front and rear road brakes taken off my moots road bike. not sure of the year, probably around 4 years old.

seen light to moderate use - don't ride the road bike too much.



$50 plus shipping.

paul single speed wheelset

100_2581
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

26 inch wheelset taken off a bianchi bass.

paul single speed hubs - front has skewer and the rear is a bolt on hub.

mavic rims, straight guage spokes - this was the stock wheelset that came on the bike.

tires/freewheel included.

$125 plus shipping

mavic crossride wheelset

100_2580
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

older set of 26er's.

sidewall is ceramic coated, hub is NOT disc compatable.

tubeless rim, low mile backup wheelset that was not used much at all.

NO SWEWERS.

$85 plus shipping

Avid V-brakes

Avid V-brakes
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

levers, cables, brakes and bolts included.

pad bolts and a few other spots have some corrosion on them, mostly due to non-use.

had them on a single speed i never rode - seen very little use. maybe a max of a dozen rides or so.

$20 plus shipping

surly 26 inch fork

surly 26inch fork
Originally uploaded by solo_goat

taken off a spare bike - seen maybe a max of 5 rides, if that.

shown without v-brake posts, will include them if needed.

$40 plus shipping