A Rare Moment of Downtime

I missed a quick-snap to the RAW finish, but Brenden and Chuck were able to get up there to capture video of the guy on the fixed gear who just finished the Race Across the West. He lost his two bikes he was planning to ride for the race on the 405 and they were both totaled by the car behind him.

For those of you who haven't seen the route from Oceanside up to Durango, it's hilly. Doing it on a fixed gear is almost inhuman. This dude is tougher than boiled owl!

Anyhow, I took a moment to go back and look through a few photos I've taken along the way that aren't necessarily related to RAAM and haven't seen the light of day on the RAAM media site. Nonetheless, kinda nice.

My favorite sharp turn in the West, on the way to Borrego Springs


Borrego Springs from the top of the Glass Staircase.