dust, heat, 30 mins of pain

Attended my first dirt crit last night. A nice warm night down by the yarra in Ivanhoe a few kms out of Melburn. It was a friendly event with a couple of girls and about 35- 40 blokes. It was 30 mins of charging around a loop with some nice tight single track and a few open sections for passing. Run by the Deluxe crew it was a lot of fun.....shame my engine was not up to it. I lasted 15mins cause I went out hard and blew big time and couldnt handle the dust. Next week I will start out at a more sedate pace.


Mal and Olde part of the Deluxe crew responsible for this fun little event during summer

The loop is designed with single speed in mind. It is rare at times to see single speed out number the its geared cousin at a race. It was nice to see a few 29ers in the mix as well. But as always a geared fella with a big engine smashed the field..... ah to be young again!!!



Many nice bikes about including this beauty (above) built locally by Gellie Custom. Nice guy who is a wealth of knowledge in regards to frame materials and his bikes are finished well (I have seen a couple out and about), check out his website for more examples of his work. Damien from Cog Cafe rides one his customs as well which I saw at Chase the Sun back in winter. I believe Dan Hale of Shifter Bikes fame also is getting one of the cross bikes. The frames are finshed in nice powder coat...mmmm I want one!


nice Salsa


Bruce D's Spot...... has a Spot 29er coming soon to add to the collection!

Anyway if you read this and want a fun event on a Tuesday night check it out....details on the Deluxe website. Great value at 5 bucks and a beer included at the end!!
Happy pedaling