I haven’t raced all season, but I’m planning to start off with a bang. This weekend, my singlespeed and I will head up to Leadville, CO for the Silver Rush MTB, a 50-mile mountain bike race complete with 7,000+ ft of elevation gain.
I could have chosen to dabble in some shorter races or I could have ridden by geared bike, but what’d be the fun in that? Basically, if I can get to the finish line before the race banners are taken down, I’ll be a happy man. Whatever the case, the race has encouraged me to explore some new rides and test myself on some old standbys.
This is going to be interesting.