The Faster Mustache Mountain Bike Team needs you!
Do you like to ride hard from a cold start?
Do you like to wash your tacquitos down with water from your moldy camelbak tube?
Do you like to put her up wet?
If you answered yes to all those questions, you should consider racing this season on the FM Mountain Bike Team! We will be racing in the Georgia State Championship circuit (www.goneriding.com) and a handful of other races like 24 hours of conyers, etc. We currently have three brave men on the roster but we would love to have 2 or 3 more men/women on the team. Please email me if you are interested: christopher AT fastermustache DOT org.
See you on the trails!
Do you have room for people
Do you have room for people who enjoy finishing DFL, but then like to knock back a half dozen cold ones in a celebratory gesture?
for sure
Seth, you would not necessarily finish DFL. It depends on the class you race in and you might qualify for the clydesdale class at some races (200lbs or more).
The GSC #1 race yesterday had riders of all skill levels, includinig some pro/semi pro riders. I raced the sport catetory and finished middle of the pack.
Race Schedule
Here is our race calendar for 2008. This is, of course, subject to change.
April 12/13 - GSC #2 (Flatrock) in Columbus
April 27 - GSC #3 - Ft. Yargo in Winder, GA
May 03/04 - Dirt Sweat and Gears in Fayetteville, TN
May 04 - SERC #4 at Tanasi trails, Ducktown, TN
May 17/18 - Granny Gear 24 Hours of Conyers, in Conyers, GA
May 25 - GSC #4 - Heritage Park in Farmington, GA
June 8 - GSC #5 - Carter's Lake in Ellijay, GA
June 15 - SERC #6 - Issaqueena trails in Clemson, SC
June 21/22 - GSC #6 - Rock Hawk in Eatonton, GA
July 20 - GSC #7 - Fort Mountain in Chatsworth, GA
August 3 - GSC #8 - Pig Trail in Macon, GA
August 16 - Fools Gold 50/100 mile - Dahlonega, GA
Offroad Assault on Mount Mitchell - TBA
How many of these you ride is up to you. Hopefully as a team member you will want to race all of them but its more realistic to try and race between 8-10.
how many and how old?
I USUALLY LOOK ON YOUR SITE FOR RIDE INFO, BUT I AM AN OLD GUY OF 35, SO I DONT USUALYY MAKE A COMMENT, SO HOW OLD AND HOW MANY WOULD BE OK?
WOULD LIKE TO RUN AS MANY AS I COULD, BUT DONT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE COOL, OLD. I USUALLY RUN THE BULL ON THE WEEKENDS WITH FRIENDS. SO PROBABLY WOULDNT BE DFL, BUT, MAYBE CLOSE. :)!
30-39
They split up the categories by age and skill. You would ride in the 30-39 group. 35 years is not old. Not only is 30-39 sometimes the most competitive category, it is usually the largest category, too.
DO YOU GUYS EVER GO LIKE TO
DO YOU GUYS EVER GO LIKE TO SOPE CREEK OR DO AN URBAN THING THROUGH THE WEEK? BEEN TO LOTS OF RACES, BUT WASNT SURE OF YOUR GUYS AGE GROUP? EITHER WAY IF THERE IS A DAY THAT YOU ARE GONNA GO RIDE, ID LOVE TO. DONT GET OFF WORK UNTIL 6 BUT AFTER...... AND THE WEEKENDS ARE CLEAR MOSTLY.
please dont type in all
please dont type in all caps. thx!
sorry
sorry
Sope Creek
Sounds like we have similar schedules. I work near Sope Creek. Do you want to do a nite/evening ride after work sometime?
Cool
Love to, let me know a day or two early, if you can and I could meet you at a reasonable time.
i want to do it
things are weird in life right now though. i can't do races 2, 3, or 4 anyways though...
when do you need to know by?
you NEED to do it
craig, what is your email addy? We can discuss your particular life weirdness offline and see what will work for you.
Anyway, we would like to get some peeps on board as soon as possible so you can start competing with us but there is no deadline.
Is there anything we can do to make 2,3,4 work for you? Are you going to be out of town?
can't be part...
I can't be part of the team, but I just want to big up the FM squad for supporting the off road scene. Maximum respect.
little or lesser known fact
Faster Mustache started as a Mountain Biking group (no girls allowed, haha!)
X-topher... would you mind
X-topher... would you mind if I forwarded your phone number to a friend of mine that might be interested?
yeah, go for it. He/She can
yeah, go for it. He/She can also email me or post here!
X you forgot the most important qualification!!!
All applicants MUST either be able to:
a) Shred gnar
OR
b) Have a thirst for gnar shredding knowledge
Ride tomorrow morning
Anyone interested in possibly riding on the team is welcome to accompany Kurt and I to Conyers tomorrow morning.
team events
can i maybe have dibs on the team events (24 Hours of Conyers) with you guys? i'll have a jersey by then i hope.
what about the rest of the time?
.
Austin is riding the
Austin is riding the GSC/SERC events with the APB team.
rosters
i think teams typically put together that year's roster before the season actually starts :) APB's recruitment drive was back in December.
i still want to earn my FM - Mountain patch!!
*funny - APB didn't even register as a team for the series because none of us wanted to fork over the $50 (total). cheap bastards.
yeah man
I think we are gonna need you for the endurance events~
hell yeah
the enduro squad! We need one more rider...
If my cross bike is legal
sign me up!
I think it would be legal
but I wouldn't recommend a cross bike for most of the trails we ride. They can beat the shit out of you even riding a full suspension.
any thoughts on an FM track
any thoughts on an FM track team?
it's on. i think greg is
it's on. i think greg is gonna do it. get you a jersey, commit to 10 races, and FM pays your entry fees.
i'll be at the track reppin FM once the arm grows back.
there are a few people
there are a few people committed to it: me, kurt, austin, ckdake are all i can think of right now.
phil when he heals up
=/
new xrays. you can see
new xrays.
you can see through the holes or a different angle. and the washer that they forgot to take out....
bad urls please fix kthx.
bad urls please fix kthx.
http://picasaweb.google.com/p
http://picasaweb.google.com/pjones13/2008_05_02Xrays
wow crazy.
wow crazy.
oh that's perfect
they're just lightening you up... taking out unnecessary material so when you get on your bike, that leg'll be faster.
?
is the washer a problem?
At least it's not a set of
At least it's not a set of forceps.
yeah, it could always be
yeah, it could always be worse...
forgetting the washer is mostly just embarrassing for the doc. it shouldn't cause any problems (got a 2nd opinion to make sure), but time will tell.
all in all, pain level is much lower than before, and range of motion is much greater.
DIY
I have anecdotal evidence of bits of glass and bone fragments working their way to the surface from past impact wounds... who knows, one day you may be able to excise the washer yourself.