Paula and Pete compete with Team MAAR in the Planet Adventure Old School 36 hour AR, one of four teams to sweep the course.

Coming Soon

The Blogging has become way too infrequent, especially when we have results, races, and adventures to talk about.

Coming soon:  

Three days, one shirt!  A tale of our exceptional adventure at the Fat Otter RAID.

and

Paula and Pete's account of the Planet Adventure Old School 36 Hour AR.

Shout Out for the Shockspital

I found myself in a world of hurt/panic this past Sunday.  I was prepping for the upcoming Planet Adventure Old School 36 hour event.  Paddles on the bike, all the gear organized....  this race requires you to carry 100% of the discipline gear (minus the canoe and bike) for all 36 hours.  A lot of weight.  I wanted to check the air pressure in my shock.  I go to attach my pump, and the fitting breaks off of the pump.  Sunday night... can't do anything but fret and pump my neighbors for information on a speedy repair.  "Call bike shops.... and I think there might be a guy behind Alt.."  Monday, 9 AM and the local shops start opening, I make a few calls and are greeted with doubtful commits.  The Alt opens at 10, and I get the name of "the man" in town for suspensions.  I checkout the Shockspital website and place a request.  "HELP"  By the time I get Brian on the phone, he has hung up with the SRAM folks and the part is on its way.  Three day turn around, no problem.  Today, I get the bad news that my part didn't arrive... but Brian had a solution.  He pulled an old part, made sure it was fully functional, and told me to come back post race for the real deal.  Thank you much!

Paula and I will be assisting Team MAAR at this event.  Follow us and give us a shout out of your own!