This week

D-Train was out traveling and apparently peeing as this picture shows his urinary needs being fulfilled on a small plane.

Not much this week for riding.

Mike and I drove down to the buck race Thursday night only to find out it was canceled due to rain. Yeah well it was sunny when we were down there. With no race and a couple of bikes in the truck we headed to Leb Hills. No go there either. So we did what all good mountain bikers do when the trails are closed, we went to the bar. Had fun and got home about the same time I would have if the race was on.

Big weekend shaping up. What started out as a 4 day Afton Alps suffer fest has morphed into a 4 day tour of local trails. Sounds like fun but climbing training is needed.

Anywho, off to Afton to climb my arse off. Oh just in case one was wondering what the cost of our little transrockies trip is check this

Here is the run down so far
Have a room in Panorama Village (start of race) from Sunday Aug 5th check out Sunday Aug 12. Cost $612 CAD
Mech support cost. $450 USD Flight, food and tent during race $250 CAD
Room after race at the Standford inn (finish) for $300 CAD
Travel to and from the race is 1375 miles each way. Total of 2800 miles. If your truck gets 13 MPG and gas costs $3.15 a gal then it will cost and est $700 bucks for the drive to and from the race. Add another $300 for before and during the race to even it out we got $1000 dollars in gas. Totals to date are
$450 US (flight)
$1000 US (Gas)
$1073 US ($250 CAD support meals + $612 CAD room before + $300 CAD room after.)Grand total of $2523.Each $1261.Add in the $1525 entry fee we are looking at a cost TODAY of $2786 each. Not bad so far...It just going to grow!!!

A nice pat on the ass for those of you who know what these are...

-Booms