Cesar's Blog

Well this was my third time riding the Kaslo Suffer Fest 100k MTB, but my first time riding the course backwards > yeah, we started at Kaslo and rode to New Denver this time.. Huge elevation gain/lost (4,765 mts !) ouch. Thanks to Andy I didn't have to drive on my own to Kaslo last Saturday, I met him at 9:00 am and drove together for 8 hours ! in the rain... He found a B&B in Kaslo (about 15min south). Lisa (Terrascape and her friend Rob managed to signed up last minute). who does that??? ::--)) it is like ok I will ride 100 k tomorrow, let's pack our bikes !! very cool though.. It was raining till 3am on Sunday, but the race started at 7:00am and the rain had stopped by then ! It was of course wet, but the conditions of the course were really good. Five min into the race I had the first crash !@#$ it always happens, right after a hanging bridge there was a bit of loose gravel and down I went !, got on the bike quickly and kept riding. I was riding in 6th...

Oh boy !! when you don't have enough time to ride your bike and enjoy your motorcycle you have to find a way to do both at the same time (well, sort of). So, I managed to set up a bicycle rack on my motorcycle !!! It is an idea I copied from the internet, so I have not credits for this invention... I went online I found one for $400 !! not a chance.... so I made one from scratch, put it together and tested it !! The bike feels sturdy and not even the wind moves it. I took Hwy 1 all the way to Bragg Creek and it was perfect. I was planning to head out to Kaslo for the Suffer Fest, but since Andy is coming we might as well drive together and enjoy the company.