BLBBRBK Photo Dump

So, this past Sunday, the BLBBRBK fatbike relay race finally happened. After 3 straight years of cancellations, I was doubtful of it's fruition, but it actually happened. The race started at 10am. I was, for reasons unknown, under the impression that races would be going on for a good portion of the day, and so I leisurely left Chicago for Campton Hills around 11am. When I arrived at the forest preserve around noon, I found that quite a few people were already heading home for the day. I was fearful that I had already missed it all, but that was not the case. In fact, I arrived just in time to see the Double-Wide Boyz tie for second place on their custom Double-Wide Designz "ButtGrease" SS fatbike with NO CHAIN! Somehow the chain popped off the cog (most likely due to the fact that it was manufactured for Wal-Mart), yet they were able to dominate regardless. #doublewidelife. I think I'm going to dedicate a separate blog post to the glory of the ButtGrease, since I took quite a few photos of it and would like to keep this post "family friendly". Anyways, the weather was relatively nice. It was sunny. The cold was bearable (compared to the current temp). It was a good day for a fatbike race. I had a nice time. Now for the pics:

xXx Relay-Cross in Jackson Park

Cyclocross season is upon us, and a couple weeks ago one of the first Chicago 'cross events of the year happened: the xXx Relay Cyclocross race in Jackson Park, Chicago. T.J. got a partner and decided he wanted to give it a go, so I tagged along to take some photos and cheer him on. The race wasn't actually part of the Chicago Cyclocross Cup, so I figured people would be taking it easy and just havin' some fun. Fun was certainly had, but nobody seemed to be taking it very easy, and there were plenty of wrecks near the barriers. I had a really good time watchin' and drinkin' and got inspired to give 'cross racing another go. Hopefully I'll do more than just one race this year. We'll see how it goes...

BLBBRBK 2013 - A Fatbike Relay

The date for this year's BLBBRBK (Blubber Bike) fatbike relay race has been announced. It will be happening at 11am on January 20th. Last year, we attempted to do this, but unfortunately there was just not enough snow. Let's hope the weather works in our favor this time.

There will be teams of 3, riding 3 mile laps for 3 hours. The team to do the most laps wins. Should be a lot of fun!

Read official info here, and RSVP here on the Facebook page.

Above is a new flyer that I threw together in a couple minutes using my illustration from last year.