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Posted on 09 November 2008 by john

Off the bike I am suave and debonair. When I wear brown shoes I also wear a brown belt. I buy clothes that fit. I put product in my hair. I can wear a pink tie and not feel insecure. On the bike I am a drooling idiot (see evidence from last week’s race below). This week’s humiliation session was north of here near Yellow Springs, Ohio at John Bryan State Park. It was the latest stop on the Ohio Valley Cyclocross Series. It was also a Cap City Cyclocross Series race. That meant more people, bigger fields, different faces. Funny thing though, I still ended up mid-field in the A’s. Frustrating day as I had very good legs, but didn’t figure out the course ’till about half way in. I was something like 14th of 28 guys. Oh well, as the say, there is always next Sunday.

19 Comments For This Post

Jackson Says:
November 9th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Hey John G., that’s a pretty slick suit man.
Huge Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 9:18 am
What kind of technique is that? Personally, I stick my arm under the downtube, and grab the left-hand drop with my right hand for carrying. I’ve also seen guys wrap their arm around the headtube, but I can’t imagine what you’ve got going works well. It looks like the top tube would be bouncing off your shoulder and the saddle would be slamming your helmet. eek
john Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Yes, that is very poor technique indeed. My normal shoulder carry in with my right arm under the downtube, bars hugged in tightly to my chest, saddle not hitting me in the back of the helmet. Also, I don’t shoulder my bike over the barriers. What is pictured is a last-lap beer handup. When I grabbed the beer with my left hand I did could not control the bike and the beer very well plus get over the barriers, so I did not get the bars hugged into my chest. Practice, practice…
Hot Beth Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I think you just need to work on your beer chugging technique.
Wheelsucker Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Well, I think that lower picture technique is somewhat affected by the TYPE of beer (mouthwash) in hand. I don’t eeven need to be cx’ing to have that kindof response to spudweiser!!
curtis Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
it could be that you are drinking a SHITTY BEER, that beer causes serious foam at the mouth.
Hot Beth Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
The worse the taste the faster you have to learn to take it down. This coming from a reformed Ex-Ohioan that grew up on Natural “Naty” light and PBR. You can get the girl out of Cleveland but you can’t get the Cleveland out of the girl.
Diablo de acero Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
JG, Beer Helmet!
urbanhermit Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Wow, Hot Beth gets more attractive with every word she writes…
CB in NC Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Urbanhermit – maybe you’ve never been to Cleveland??
urbanhermit Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
It can’t be any worse than xxxx, Wisconsin.

We don’t care what type of beer you drink, as long as you bring a ton of it.
Jackson Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I love a good Budweiser. But my other beer of choice is Abita, great stuff!
Anonymous Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Abita Golden & Purple Haze…Ah I miss summer already!
jb Says:
November 11th, 2008 at 6:09 am
John,
come shopping with me some time we can go to
the Tractor Supply Store for some digs and then Walmart for your Ammo
Krispy Says:
November 11th, 2008 at 8:18 am
I keep thinking this would make a great ad about the “Before & After” of ‘cross.
Tejas Nat Says:
November 11th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Looks like someone is on their way to the ‘DANGERZONE’…NEXT on VH1’s WHERE ARE THEY NOW with Kenny Loggins.
Brodirt Says:
November 13th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Who edited out my original comment???
john Says:
November 14th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Brodirt — we’ve been getting spammed a lot lately. Perhaps it was deleted when I did a search and destroy this week. Sorry ’bout that.

John G.
Brodirt Says:
November 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
All I said was that I cant get past the layers in that first sentence of HB’s. Now that I think more though, I want to congratulate that guy named “Cleveland.”