Big Wheel Racing

I took off on a solo century from Montrose, CO this weekend. The Mission to Ride Century was a great event!

I had a great, scenic ride through the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park and then through Montrose to Olathe and back again. Thanks to my favorite dentist (and sponsor), Dr. James Slaman, for making sure I have a smile I can be proud of at the end of a ride.

A big thanks to our sponsor, High Desert Bicycles! I wore my Specialized Cortina sunglasses with Adaptalite lenses and my fingerless Specialized gloves on this event. Both proved to be excellent equipment for my ride, which was a warm high of 83 degrees F for the day.

The final reward of the century?? BBQ!

Four BWR team members (Rich, Lenny, Chris and Nate) completed the Santa Fe Century on thier single speed road bikes. They were joined by a couple of geared riders of which one was BWR team member Mike (not in the picture). All had great fun suffering up Heart break Hill and stuffing our faces at each rest stop.

All the pictures can be viewed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/505live/sets/72157605125502900/

Come join us at the Albuquerque version of the Psycho psynglespeed psyntury on June 7th.

Big Wheel Racing sent two members across the wilds of eastern Utah and western Colorado on an unsupported quest of the Kokopelli Trail between Moab, UT and Loma, CO. The journey was approximately 142-miles over some very difficult and demanding terrain on a mountain bike. But since the team is comprised of quite a few singlespeeders, this journey of course was completed on 29-in. wheel, single-speed bikes.

The Big Wheel Racing Team rolled in Cortez, CO for the 2nd annual 12-hours of Mesa Verde Mountain Bike Race. Representation from the team was very high with Mike “Maniac” Mangan entered in the Solo Men’s Category, and Donnie “”Cyclone” Cole, Lenny “King of Gondor” Goodell, Jeff “El Freako from Rico” Hemperley, Chris “C-Cow” Hereford, and Matt “The Fish” Turgeon all entered in the Solo Men’s Singlespeed category, and finally Doug “Da-Goat” Young entered in on a team of three. Big Wheel Racing had some great results and even received recognition from the race organizers for our high level of participation. BWR has a great relationship with the Cortez race and has been very supportive of this race that supports local charities in the community.

Afterward the team distributed a gift box of items from Specialized Bicycle Company, courtesy of our great relationship with High Desert Bicycles in Rio Rancho, NM as they sponsor the team and help prepare our racers for events. We take great pride in partnering with the shop and are very please to also have access to fine quality Specialized components.

Many of the team members were also racing for the first time with their new titanium King Cages made in Durango, CO and also a sponsor of BWR. Nuun and Honey Stinger products fueled the team, and as always we are very thankful for the support of all our sponsors and supporters.

Well I needed a new helmet and the guys at High Desert delivered. Stener and Jeff put their best efforts forward and helped Jeni pick me up a new lid. Great karma from these people and the shop is top notch in the Albuquerque area. The stuff that you need is located no further than here. Trust me.

Awesome lid amigos. Thanks for the help!