End of Year Ramblings

The off season has been in full force, with plenty of laying on the couch and tons of food at various holiday parties and dinners. There has been some riding, although the hours are much reduced. But that was the point. Take some time off, and plan for next year.

The schedule for next year is still in doubt. The DINO series released a tentative schedule a month ago on Facebook, but there has been no final confirmation. A new series last year was the Tri-State 6 Hour race series, a series of four 6 Hour races at locations in Kenuckey, Ohio, and Indiana. I’m aiming to do the Indiana race at Versailles, and possibly a race at Hueston Woods State Park in Ohio. Also, I’m hoping to catch a race with the Kentucky Point Series and the Northern Indiana Mountain Bike Association (NIMBA) Race Series.  Neither has released dates so 2014 is a blank canvas which will be detailed in a future post.

In the meantime, enjoy a photo compilation of December riding. First up is a final pic from the finale of cyclocross season:

And where I have been spending a good chunk of riding time lately.

Sufferfest videos help with the tedium.

And then a bit of single speeding at Brown County on the day after Christmas:

Some hiking required.

And a bit of detail that is often missed when riding. This is from the creek crossing on Green Valley.

And ending the month with a pavement ride around Indy, complete with a flat tire in the first five miles, followed by a second, more severe flat two miles later:

This blew the tire off the rim at 20 mph. No more CO2, but a passerby had a small pump which let allowed me to get to one of the new repair stations popping up around town for a more final repair.

Happy New Year!