The end of the year is always a time to reflect on what has come to pass and what the future may hold.The past - a great year of racing old school, keeping it rigid, single and simple. Not always the best results but regardless there is one thing that I always had....fun. The high point - Conquering the Klien Karoo of South Africa and putting IF in the record books as the first single speed to finish the Cape Epic, and that was only in March! The rest of the season was icing on the cake and I was able to approach each race with the aim of having a good time and, if the planets aligned, perhaps getting a good result as well. The low point - taking my first ever DNF at the Dark Horse 40, which is my home course and training ground - simply worn out.
The future - Break out the Centrum Silver, in just a scant 6 weeks I hit the big 5-0 and get to step up to the Masters Class. Sadly I will be saying goodbye to the single speed for the NUE Series, adding 26 extra gears and 3 inches per wheel and leveling the playing field with the other Masters. Once the series over it will be back to basics, single speed, and off to Mexico for my reward.....the Baja Epic where I will be racing for fun, not results, followed by 4 days on the beach and a lot of beer and mezcal.
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