Katie & Maggie officially opened their storefront today!
Already well known at the track for running the concession stand.
This mother and daughter duo make some of the most delightful sweets south of the Mason-Dixon.
Stop by and try em for yourself 233 Mitchell Street.
…directly next to Lunacy Black Market and below ABC.
More info at cakehag.com & follow them @cakehag on twitter.
Last night marked the 3rd installment the Atlanta NACCC Fundraising Goldsprints. I LOVE this shit. 100%!
Pictured below are Michael Mann of Guerrilla Minds and John Curtis ape’n it.
I have never won a tournament. Always 2nd or 3rd or worse.
Pictured below is yours truly & Seth of Snyder Cycles
Tonight was my lucky night!
My former East Point Track Club teammates Billy Santana & Brian Tester
did not compete to defend their titles.
A guy I had previously never met, Geller (pictured above right) , gave me a run for my money!
Bring the heat to the track brother!
Always a blast!
Got to see my bud John Paul & former classmate Matt Bikeski.
Thank you again Matt & Dean for putting it on! More photos from the event can be found here.
Check dirtysouthmessengers.com for more NACCC event info.
Round 2 coverage here. Round 1 coverage here.
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Below are Scotty P & Kareem of Death Pedal.
Six Wednesdays & one Pro Race Series into the season and there has already been several spills.
Each adding up to little more that trashed kits and minor track rash.
Tonight my bud Daniel took a nasty spill and as I type is still in the hospital getting checked out.
Get well Daniel and let us know soon how you are doing.
On a more positive note, my friend & teammate Stafford took 2nd overall in B’s tonite.
That makes this evening his best night yet this season!
One decisive move was playing his cards right in the Win & Out.
It’ll be 1st next week man!
I was lucky to have some very special guests visit me on the infield tonight too!
My wife, Stacey, and son, Otto, came to cheer me on.
It was Otto’s first time to the track and out so late!
He’ll be back! Bicycle Little League on the horizon!
I didn’t take many photos this week but results are here.
I’ve been trying to get a recap of Saturday’s race (I took alot of photos then!) up. That’ll post soon.
In the meantime, the nice guys over at Affinity highlighted their team’s success
on day one & day two of the Festival.
Chris Kelly also as a good write up over at ckdake.com.
My photos from the Keirin are here. …Speaking of Keirin:
Stratton just unveiled the new Keirin Culture site! Looks great! I particularly like the history page!
I first bought my UNO from Stratton way back in 2005. HIDEOUS bar wrap, I know.
Check out the site: http://keirinculture.com
See everyone this weekend at GOLDSPRINTS!
Last was the first night of the season’s initial Pro Race Series at Dick Lane Velodrome.
The Jordan/Zephyr Need for Speed Sprints attracted world class racers from across the country.
The evening began with flying 200m qualifiers. Only the top 12 racers would advance into the tournament.
I did not qualify but along with Daniel Banks, we made it back in via the 5 lap scratch repêchage.
I was amped to be back in the tournament but surprised that my first heat would be against David Espinoza
The current US Collegiate Kilo, Sprint National Champion & aiming for the US track team for 2012 London.
And, earlier that evening he and Andy Lakatosh to broke the 200m track record at Dick Lane,
which was held by Morne Blignaut of South Africa at 11.09.
Both Espinoza and Lakatosh posted a time of 11.03 for their 200’s.
I gave my best but David got me! : ) We’ll rematch on his turf at Kissena someday!
Speaking of Kissena, Brooklyn’s Affinity Cycles sent quite a competitive team contingent down this week.
Pictured above is Andrew “Cupcake” LaCorte. He won gold last last year’s Elite Master’s Nats.
He & the Affinity Team set up shop below for the evening & gave a taste of the heat they’ll be bringing today.
They’ve been preparing for their trip to Atlanta and will certainly leave with more accolades.
Team Roster for Jordan/Zephyr Need for Speed Sprints & Keirin, Presented by Ethic Inc.:
One of the match sprint highlights was between Roger Hernandez (Nitro Shot/Get Rid Of My Bike) and
John Linchitz (Affinity Cycles). This race pitted two experience sprinters against each other and it was
great to observe such tactical strategy and technique in action.
Ultimately Hernandez (pictured below) won this one but lost later to Andy Lakatosh.
Before the final was a Keirin teaser with a 20 lap motor paced scratch won by Matt Baranoski.
The final sprint was off the charts. The evening’s record breakers: David Espinoza vs. Andy Lakatosh.
It was a slow starter with lots of cat and mouse mind games.
Both the spectators and racers in the infield were eager to see it play out.
It wasn’t until turn 3 of the bell lap that they dropped the hammer.
As you see below it was pretty close.
Tonight is gonna be awesome with more impressive efforts from these guys.
More photos from the event are here and results are here.
in a only about an hour the Keirin racing events will kick off! Head to the track now! I am!
If you were at the track last night (recap being posted today),
then you know what kind of insane competition has descended upon East Point.
If you weren’t, you’re in for a treat today! This will be the soundtrack.
OK, just kidding but you need to make sure & attend The Keirin!
Racing starts at 3pm for racers, Main Event kicks off from 6pm for Spectators.
$5 Spectator Entry $10 for Families
If you don’t pay attention to Jeff’s pre-race instructions you might miss out.
I made this FAIL last week and my attempt at the Win & Out was, yep, a FAIL.
Whereas last week was about not Not Getting Last Place,
this week was about making it happen.
It started with a new bike:
Stafford’s first night out on his new Kazane was also his best yet.
He made the savvy switch from alloy to double butted 4130 cromoly and is stoked.
The very first B race, the 8 lap scratch, ended in a sprint between Jarek & Stafford.
Stafford placed 2nd in the sprint and earned 3rd overall for the evening.
Tonight was Madison night, Billy & Travis won the race.
I politely declined offers to race and continued my procrastination of getting the hang of slinging.
Instead, I spent some time talking to Heath, a photographer for Atlanta Magazine.
Atlanta Magazine has an upcoming article on Dick Lane Velodrome!
Below is Billy Santana in a post Madison sling sprint.
The highlights for me personally were the Miss & Out and the Tempo.
This is where both the missing out and making it happen mattered to me.
This week is SpeedWeek, which thinned the A category.
Many of the weekly regulars, including the record breaking trio of Joey, Oscar & Thomas of Team Mountain Khakis powered by Jittery Joes, were absent.
I aimed to make the most of this. ; )
I managed to place third in the Miss & Out after spending much of the racing keenly crouched behind Travis with Billy flanking his teammate.
The Tempo, always 25 laps of pain, ended with Daniel, Dan & me ultimately lapping the field.
Results from are here, more photos are here & last week’s recap is here.
Pictured below are Dan & Valentin in the Madison.
ETHIC, Inc. Presents the Keirin. is right around the corner! See everyone next week!
This weekend is race packed.
With the Twilight events occurring tomorrow in Athens & even more racing in Roswell Sunday,
What better time than now to cut my teeth on criterium racing?
I’ll be racing CAT 5 in Athens & Roswell and also competing in the Fixie Crit as well
Of course, I will taking lots of pictures throughout the weekend but hopefully doing well in my first races too!
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Photo courtesy: B.D. Andrews Photography
Hell yeah! Bring your fixed gear up to Roswell this weekend and race in the Fixed Gear Fever Crit!
Details are available here: www.roswellcriterium.com
This week marked the first Wheelrace at the Dick Lane Velodrome.
and my first guest post for Kazane Racing.
Check it out out at kazaneracing.com
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Above is Wayne Whitesides of Ethic, Inc.
Philipp and I had just left Trouble Coffee and cruised back downtown.
We were running out of daylight and had one more important stop for the day.
Last time I saw Dustin was NACCCs 2007 here in SF.
That was right before i dove headfirst into opening a bike shop.
Two years before that, I had bought my first Cadence shirt.
Fast forward to 2010 and Dustin is still doing what he does best and better than ever.
Its certainly a lair. A workshop. A velo-textile bat cave like no other.
This was peering behind the curtain, behind the scenes.
It was seeing where dozens of precisely practical and uniquely cycling appropriate garments and accessories originate.
We sat down and discussed upcoming projects on the Cadence horizon,
memories and accounts of how much the scene has changed since 2005,
and about the next NACCC being in Atlanta.
I had purchased some arm warmers earlier this year and had managed to rip them.
Of course I brought them with me as I knew I’d be riding alot.
What I didn’t know is that Dustin would repair em right on the spot. Thank you again!
Tucked away in Dustin’s workshop I found several special bikes:
Dustin’s trusty steed I’ve seen him on for years,
this gem in the corner,
a Burley tandem with internal cable routing,
and a R.E. Load Bilenky cargo bike.
Thanks for having us Dustin!
I look forward to seeing you here in Atlanta later this year for NACCCs!
See what is new at http://cadenceclothing.net
For more photos of Dustin’s shop, check out Anthony’s post from his recent visit on the Velo Cult blog.
