Haven't heard from anyone lately about riding. Are you riding? Do you want to ride?

I know, we're all busy and hardly anyone even looks at this message board. Do I need to be on FB to hear anything?

I've been busy with vacations, work, weekly family activities, but have gotten out on some road rides some. I'm probably only going to do 1 or 2 more MTB races, due to scheduling conflcts mostly. I do plan on some CX this fall though. You know I'll still try to ride until November. How about you?

Just wanted to know where y'all at and whether I should bug you about going for a ride.

I'm here man! I'm always up for a ride! Are you racing Buck this weekend? I'm racing all of the series. I will be racing cx this year. Probably will hit the weekly training series. (whenever or where ever that is)

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I'm not training

I think I'm taking another off year from cross. You definitely have to though, Scott. That shiny red XO deserves it.

Won't make Buck as I will be out of town camping with the family. Sketchy as to whether I'll make the next MNSCS race too. My FS MTB has been sitting in my garage with a flat tire for about a month.

I will do CX because it is the most manly form of bike racing fun, and all who do not do CX are sissy boys.

Scott, a road ride tonight or tomorrow would be great, but I'm not sure I can pull it off. Sometime next week maybe.

I'm around as always, doing 95% of my riding to work and back. I've gotten out just a couple of times offroad, but not enough to justify paying race entries.

The Cx season is in my crosshairs as well, hopefully I'll be better about getting out to those races. Weekends have been filling up with a lot of work around the house - years of neglect have taken their toll, but I'm always looking for an excuse to get out to ride and when its somebody else's idea, that always seems easier.

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These are my olympics.

Did I really see @gear_daddy in a flanders jersey on Eden Prairie Road last evening around 8:45 pm?

BUSTED! Yup, that was me doing one of my regular short routes. Were you the guy that blasted past me in a Honda Accord?!

I do this a lot, i.e. go for ride and finish after dark. It's called being opportunistic. At least this time I was wearing my red blinkie light.

And why do I feel like I go faster in my Flanders pajamas?

Luckily I don't need to be that opportunistic just yet.

Maybe I'll look for a used Flanders jersey at the Swap this winter so we can go for a ride and match... although, when was the last time we actually rode together? I'm a bad friend...