Are you registered yet? Fields are starting to fill, and we’re expecting our biggest year ever. Costume, or no costume? Are you going to ride it, or run it? So many questions… Highlights this year include: Costume Contest. A “kiddie race” at 1:40 (and, don’t forget, Campton Cross features one of the best playgrounds in [...]
“Neither rain, nor snow nor sleet nor gloom of night stays these couriers…um I mean RACERS from their appointed rounds” And around they went for seven laps in the treacherous conditions. The big hill became a slip and slide and defeated a few. There were a couple more crashes, but in general the ride was safe [...]
Today I want to discus disc brakes on Bicycles. I want to stay away from simple discussions with categories of bikes where disc brakes are already generally accepted and move on to see what the future holds for this technology. This year manufacturers have made a large push to incorporate disc brakes into the cyclocross [...]
Repetition makes things get a little old. Unless, of course, you’re repeating that walk to the top step of the podium. Just ask John Craychee. By winning the 60+ at DRW today he was forced to make that long climb for the 9th time in the last calendar year. He had an incredible year last [...]
I will be starting with 4 classes in the first two weeks of October. These classes will all be for flat fixing and removing wheels. This class will be extremely basic and targeted for people with no bicycle maintenance experience. You will be required to bring your own bicycle to the class and dress in [...]
The Bicycle Heaven Crew has returned from Interbike and are ready to show off some new products. Once again when I thought there was not much left to change in bicycle technology I was wrong. It seems as if every company producing bicycle parts has out done themselves this year. Many things really stood out [...]
Saturday: Show up here, turn it up to ludicrous speed for around an hour, sprint after the bell. Sunday: Drive to Maple Park, hammer when the clock thing starts beeping, ride until you are about to barf, turn around, ride until you barf. It’s going to be a great weekend of racing. Thanks to our [...]
Do you love your bike? Do you love riding it? We do. Tonight, we ride. A lot. The Tuesday night hammerfest will be leaving from the shop at 5:15. The shop is closed for interbike, so don’t expect use of the bathrooms or to be able to stock up on GU. Tuesday night banditcross will [...]
Jackson Park kicked off the official Chicago Cyclocross season and, like any bike race in the area, we were there. John Craychee managed to pick up where he left off… on the top step of the podium in 60+. Congrats to him for taking an early lead in the series points championship. On the other [...]