Bike gone, no more bikes she said...

Sold my Cross bike today, and the new owner is getting a bargain! Ruth says i need to cut down on the amount of bikes and bike parts i own , so i flogged it, and gonna build up a hack bike to commute using the bits i have lying around, so two birds , and all that....... i say hack, i dont really own "hack" stuff, as such, so using the Paul Milnes SL cross frame set my bro in-law gave me, a set of White Ind cranks in 170mm w/38t ring on it, some pauls neo-retro canti's, cane creek levers, and an old wheel set i have lying around until my ENO hub turns up, and i say old, hope ti hubs on touring rims.... , carbon bars and post, and surly cassette cog and surly spacer kit and tensioner, not what people would call a hack bike!

So the cellar is one down, but not for long! 'cos of the worlds being on, my interest in track has been re-kindled, so im now gonna build up a track bike, with the intention of racing the manchester track league on friday nights (until i get promoted to tuesdays...) so im now trawling ebay for shamals or atlanta rims, campy cranks, etc.......... gonna take my time though, bit by bit,wont be that noticable, and ill probably get away with it.........

Gears are gay, or maybe not.............

My pal Marko LaLonde , has just been signed to race for the same team as Number 1 US cyclo-cross racer Jonny Page, for the 2008/09 'cross season. Those who know marko ,will know that not only is he a really nice guy, he is VERY quick on a bike, no less, a bike with one gear........

The team will race ridley carbon cross bikes, and as they dont make SS models, they have forced him to ride with gears ( im sure thats not true but i like the idea...) im pretty sure he will tear it up over there, after all 19 more gears than he normally uses, surely he will be faster.......

Doing it justice

Gonna make sure it is RockStarRacing all this year instead of RockStarRacing twice a year...... for the last 2 years the only racing ive done are SSUK and SSWC 06/07. i intend to race as much as possible this year, NPS, SXC, Dragons, Midlands, Early Dawes and even some enduro's, MM, SITS, Enduro 6, and the brighton round of the G2 Revolver series, cant wait! and of course SSUK08 and, hopefully, fingers crossed, at SSWC08 in the good' ol US of A......

New Bike.

The new bike will, fingers crossed, be here for the midlands XC race at hanchurch that i intend to do on the 30th of this month, if not it will have to be done on the 96er. There are still a few little things that im thinking of changing on the build, deciding whether to fit the maverick SC32 that i got off nightfire last year, or run the fox f100 that i ordered? or use the avid juicy ultimates (they match the XO twisties really well!) or go for hope mini pro"s, all this will involve spending when i could just be happy with what i have...........( i think ruth would be happier if i was....)

turns out that vikki got her voodoo bokor in the end, for her 650b build. After asking my valued opinion (?) i advised her to go for the voodoo, and that Tim at everyones favourite shop, Sideways cycles , was doin one in her size for a steal.......... so she bought it, and ive ordered a set of the new stans 355 ZTR 650b rims for her and some pacenti neo-moto's, along with the planned purchase of some pace RC31's, this will be one cool bike........ as will mine hopefully!

on a plus note, my head has healed fine, my whiplash has lightened up, the beers went down really well at the weekend, back at work, gonna do another turbo sesh i think tomoz, while watching 24solo, and the Road to Athens, quality mtb race DVD's that defo gets me enthusiastic and inspired, makes me realise that the decision to give up smoking 289 days ago was a good one!

hello mr postman........

...off to the post office to collect a package, i think i know what it is..........

i know its not my frame, still waiting for that, as is my customer waiting for his (sorry nick) seems to be taking ages, was ordered during chinese new year, so they were all getting pissed when they should have been bending Ti..................

new forks have been ordered, fox F80RLC's, might change a few things on the build list though, first race was 'sposed to be in 2 weeks, midlands XC at hanchurch, still sore from my accident though, will see....

and im doing my first 24 hour race at mountain mayhem, i have been asked to join a team, 3 eazy ups, full mechanic set up, barbecue, beer, my mate will be there with his treatment tent, no excuses then....... only decision is, geared or single speed...........

going for my first pint for 3.5 weeks today in town, gonna get shittered..........;0)

laters

Jump on the (650)B-train.....................

not many people are convinced by the new niche, but im going to do my very best to "help" it along................... 29er's took a bit to catch on, as are 96/69er's, and fingers crossed 36er's never will!

I myself will be building up a 650b "race" bike, Titanium Carver frame with paragon sliding dropouts , fox f80RLC, the new stans 650b rims on american classics laced with CX rays, not sure on brakes, avid ultimates or hope pro's... Sram XO , truvativ carbon cranks. and for SS moment like at SSUK08 and SSWC08 (fingers crossed me and ruth can afford it....) will be de-geared and spaced out using a chris king cog and my "made for travis" carbon chain guard given to me by the man himself..........

and through lots of email contact with the instigator of the B-train (?!) i have a set of the new XC 650b tires the quasi-moto being shipped! this bike is gonna rock!

BUT i am trying to secure, using kirk (pacenti tires) and hopefully stans no-tubes rims, if they want to help, a couple of sets of 650b wheels to give to a few "lucky" people with compatible bikes , like kona units/explosifs, voodoo wanga's and bokors, or anyother bikes you may think are compatible,to try/race to make up there own minds.......................

hopefully this will come off, if your interested in this little project of mine, mail me (rockstarracing@hotmail.co.uk) to see if you can "blag" yourself some wheels to "borrow"....................

pics of the bike as soon as it gets here/gets built, and when i remember how to post pics...........

laters

A new Dawn.....

Finally I have set up something for the internet! there is no shopping cart or web shop yet, im still learning.......

I will post here any news on new products or offers or just general rants, info, etc