George Ward Pre-ride

Tomorrow afternoon @ 5:30, meet at big pavillion by the playground

POS clarified...not a clarified POS

This contest has generated more interest than I imagined...and why shouldn't it. You do not need a fancy cross specific bike to race cross. You do, however, need a POS to win a fancy MONSTERCROSS bike. Here are the rules:

The contest will run through the entire series

- I will be watching all series long and making mental notes and taking pictures
- You must race more than one race to be eligible
- ..... I thought there was another point to make, but, that just about wraps it up


Show me what you've got. Have some swagger. A costume will speak volumes to me. Themes are encouraged.

The winner will be announced at the series finale in Cullman, Be there.

spy photo - leaders jerseys

State Championship

The State Championship will be race #2 in Prattville. Bring your "A" game if you want the hardware.

2009 BamaCross Tee's

Have a look at the 2009 series BamaCross official Tee.

For sale, right here on this site, really soon!

this and that

George Ward flyer is up...you can officially start geeking out, spazzing out, dancing, singing, running into the wall... whatever it is you do.

and this...

A bunch of us got together and made a franken-cross course out at Oak Mtn. It has steep run ups, a long run up, several barrier crossings, singletrack, chip seal, gravel, slippery stuff, and grass. The only thing we don't have is sand. We meet on Sundays at 8AM, South Trailhead parking lot.

W/W #1

POS Contest

Do you have a parts bin cross bike, frankenbike, crossified mountain bike or just a plain old POS? You want a cross bike dontcha? Not just any cross bike - a monstercross bike. You're racing the BAMACROSS Series, Right?

I'm working out details, but, basically you will enter the POS contest at the first race. Your bike will receive a POS rating from 1-5. The winner of the Fisticuff will be the rider who scores the best results on the worst bike.

I will be the judge, judging will be influenced by my general mood, your general mood, my personal feelings regarding your appearance, your personal feelings regarding the color brown...and some other items I've yet to think up.

Judging can also be influenced by cash donations (brown paper bag only).


More details to follow.

This frame/fork is in addition to the one being raffled.

~5 Weeks

I swear, it seems like the gap between seasons gets shorter every year. Please note the date change for the first race. This will most likely be at West Oxmoor Park. Bike Link is the race promoter and they are working hard to get everything right.

Avondale Park is still a mystery and may be thrown in one of the inactive weeks whenever I can get a definite start date for construction. Don't forget that cx practices are going on at Ruffner Park on Wed afternoons. I'll probably skip avondale thursdays as they are doing this on Wed.

I'd like to start doing a group cx ride on Sat mornings if anyone is interested...

Stevil is back

In case you've been walking around bumping into walls since HTATBL has been inactive...he's back and teaching us how to avoid it once again.

http://www.allhailtheblackmarket.com/2009/08/what_a_long_strange_trip_its_b_1.html

Girls...Pink

Girls/Ladies/Women,

I haven't heard from any of you regarding the race duration of the W4's race. The options are:

Continue to race with the W1/2/3 for :45 and score separate or

Race with the M4/jrs for :30

Please, ONLY the ladies comment on this.

There will be leader's jerseys this year...they will be pink mwahahahaha.

cx practice

I've been getting quite a few e-mails from peeps wondering where cx practices are. I'll start hitting avondale park on Thursday nights at 6pm starting in September. I've been doing 5-6 hr rides on Saturdays for the past month, which is so much fun on the cx bike.

You should be practicing skills on your cx bike as well. Everyone has a space close to the house for this. Schools, office parks, parks, etc...not many of these have no bike policies, therefore you don't need permission. Just start ripping any and everything you can. I love that look you get from people when you go ripping through the park,dismount and bust a run up followed with a sweet flying mount. wtf?

No park in the state should be spared the ripping of the redneck crossniacs.

If you want to let people know where you'll be ripping, just post it in the comments.

back in the day

Cup sent me this video, which is full of black and white awesomeness. This made me think, the next time someone complains about a course not being proper cyclocross... did they seriously ride down a flight of stairs?

nice preview

Find more videos like this on Cyclocross Magazine

Team Competition

I had a request a few months ago to split the team competition into gender specific categories. This seems like a good idea as not many teams are represented on both sides equally. So, 2009 will have 2 divisions for the team prize, Men's and Women's...may the battle be fierce.

Who loves BAMACROSS? VASSAGO does!

Up for raffle this season- The fisti! if you own one bike...why not own the swiss army knife of bikes? $2 raffle 'til the last race. Wouldn't it be the best gift old santa could sleigh?

Vassago Fisticuff Cyclo-Cross frame and Fork set
Think of it as a trail capable 'cross frame with a ton of options and attitude. Like the Jabberwocky, the design began as a custom frame created because we couldn't find anything out there that fit Vassago's needs as a singletrack luvin', aggressive commutin', rack capable, bunny hopable singlespeed roadie with brake and gear options....whew.
RACE IT Throw on a light 'cross wheelset, a fully geared drive train, some cantilever brakes, and you will be enjoying the comfort of steel and hop-happy geometry all cyclocross season.
HAMMER IT With the super stiff "FistyFork", some strong mountain hubs (135mm), meaty 45c tires, and disc brakes you will amaze your friends and co-workers as you carve any "mountain bike" singletrack and drop rocks with the greatest of ease on your "crossbike."
FIX IT Bolt on some 130mm road wheels with a track cog, lose the brakes and risk your moxy arse in the name of hardcore cycling culture.
COMMUTE IT The semi-relaxed road position and slack HT makes the Fisticuff perfect for long distance urban rides while offering the comfort of steel and the option of bolt-on racks.
Available as a frameset in Snickers Brown. Reynolds 520 Chromoly tubeset, Laser cut horizontal dropouts with integrated derailuer hanger, Disc brake ready, Removable V-brake posts, Hydro-style cable guides, Bolt-on rack mounts, Clearance for 45c tires, Portion of proceeds donated to IMBA to fight trail closures Vassago's Fisticuff Website Geometry

I'm starting to feel it in the air, are you?

Fall, my favorite time of year. There is something in the air...it's that feeling you get on a blue bell fall weekend day in the south. This is just one of those windows in this part of the country when the weather is perfect to enjoy being outside. The feeling of an SEC Saturday, Fishing on the lake, or setting up a cross course are all things that fill my mind this time of year on a Saturday.

Another contributing factor to this...atmosphere that surrounds cross season is the fact that it parallels holiday season. I mean who doesn't love this time of year? Halloween brings themed races, Thanksgiving brings the need to burn extra calories and the season finale takes place as everyone has switched into Christmas mode.

Maybe the perfect weather has something to do with why we love cross so much. At first glance it seemed as if the cross season was just tucked into the leftover calender dates of the cycling season. But, it is clear now that in the south cross inherited the perfect section of calender. Really, who wants to race their bike in July or August on asphalt so hot it's melting...or in the woods when it's hot even in the shade? No, for me bike racing should be reserved for spring and fall in the south...that's why I love cross season.

In case you didn't notice...I love cross...you?

revisions

Looks like we are going to scratch the Clanton deal in September and Avondale will probably see a venue change.

As the season grows close, logistics begin to reign over fluff. Therefore, to further concentrate on the points races and getting the details right, we are going to scratch the season opening Clanton deal. Those boys have their hands full this season as they are taking over the Montgomery race in addition to their fine Cooter's Pond event. Expect nothing but the best from those two events this year.

Avondale Park is getting a facelift this year, which is a good thing. The masterplan looks great and hopefully when completed will give us an even better venue than before with some modern conveniences like bathrooms and ample parking. I can't get a straight answer from anyone involved on when construction will begin and living by Murphy's Law... So, I'm searching for a good replacement in the metro area.

Stay tuned.

cultcha

Farmcross

Anyone know of a farm around central alabama where we could hold something of a dirt crit on? I'm thinking of a semi flat pasture/corn field with dirt roads around the fields.