SyCip Racing Team

Carlos on his new single speed

2008-06-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

Henry with his new team kit

2008-06-27T21:31:00.000-07:00

Sycip in the PI

2008-05-02T23:37:00.000-07:00

Sycip Rider getting on a Jeepney in the Philippines

2007-11-25T22:33:00.000-08:00

Finally made it out to a cross race this year. It was good to see everyone out there racing. Here are some pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/16953287@N08/sets/72157603295080690/

SSCX 07

2007-11-16T22:34:00.000-08:00

Matthias in action at the worlds single speed championships in Portland.

SSCX 07

2007-11-16T22:23:00.000-08:00

Matthias and Jay at the single speed cross race in Portland. Looks pretty sunny up there.

Xterra Tahoe & Maui

2007-11-01T15:41:00.001-07:00

Quick blog with some nice photos. Xterra Nationals, Tahoe. 1st in 50-54. Had a bad swim, a decent bike and just suffered on the run. Expect to be beat by Ian from South Carolina, Scott from Florida, Kevin from Colorado, etc. But I persevered! 2nd win at Nationals since 03. Yes! Nice shot of me swimming (brr): And running (ugh): Xterra Worlds Maui, 1st 50-54. There were guys from Japan, Germany

2007-10-22T15:37:00.000-07:00

Bay Area Super Prestige #2, Candlestick Point, 10/21/07 6th place, Elite Men Probably my best start to a cross race ever. Got though the first corner in fourth position with Justin, O'Dell, and Jesse in front of me. That lasted until the first single barrier section where Jesse goes down in the 180 right before the next little ride up. I brake hard to avoid rolling over his head and lose all

avoidance...

2007-10-15T10:57:00.000-07:00

lauren avoids the bummer life. brian avoids the ft. ord poison oak.

Race Report: Bay Area Super Prestige #1

2007-10-11T19:04:00.000-07:00

Bay Area Super Prestige #1, Sierra Point, 10/7/07 7th place, Elite Men Had a pretty mellow week training-wise, so I was hoping for some fresh legs on Sunday. There were forty or more guys at the line when I rolled up to the start. Tom Simpson blessed me with a callup to the front. When we were all set, Funke lit a firecracker and we were off. Lining up on the left turned out to be a mistake,

Race Report: Central Coast CX #2

2007-10-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

CCCX #2, Toro Park, 9/30/07 5th place, Elite Men Ready set go. A tougher course than last week. It started with a steep paved climb (20-25 seconds) then dumped onto a fast singletrack descent that took you all the way to the bottom of the course. Then gently uphill as you wound your way through a bunch of loose/sandy chicanes and a few barriers until you arrived back at the start. It was

Interbike 2007

2007-09-30T22:09:00.000-07:00

Just got back from Interbike. Pretty hectic but now I can get back to building bikes. Our friend Brian came out to help us. Here are some pics that he took. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianbrooks/sets/72157602174347774/

SyCip Love at Interbike

2007-09-28T17:20:00.000-07:00

SyCip Love at Interbike (Belgium Knee Warmers blog)

Race Report: Central Coast CX #1

2007-09-24T14:17:00.000-07:00

CCCX #1, Manzanita Park, 9/23/07 5th place, Elite Men I had a very good first race. Lined up second row, and was about tenth wheel about 60 seconds after start. As the gaps formed on the first two laps, I'd leapfrog up to the next rider(s). By lap 3, I'd moved up to Hooptie's wheel (Rob Evans) and was working pretty well with him. We were running 5th and 6th at that point. At about 30

Riding Trip to Bend Oregon

2007-09-11T09:42:00.000-07:00

I'm new to the blog thing & could only get the one photo up (you need to squint to see my new red SyCip). Anyway, Maria and I spent a week up in Bend, riding every day road or mtb (geez, it was like a training camp). Bend is a bike town. There are bikes everywhere - fixies, SS, big hit, road, tri, townies, cross. Did a couple of rides on the many legal single track trails that head out of town

Riding in Bass Lake

2007-08-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

I did some riding around Bass Lake last weekend. Here is a view of the lake. Jeremy

Which came first...

2007-08-02T15:04:00.000-07:00

... the SyCip: or the Surly? A new trend? You saw it here first..!

(r)idaho

2007-07-29T23:55:00.000-07:00

After getting kicked out of Boulder, I headed up to Ketchum, Idaho. Had been told the riding was stellar. And wasn't dissapointed. This picture doesn't really do the place justice, but I didn't really stop all that much while I was out there. I was too busy riding singletrack with a stupid grin on my face. 3 days, 3 long sweet rides.

trippin'

2007-07-24T10:14:00.001-07:00

After the Downieville weekend, I headed east and have been hanging out in Boulder for about a week now. Here are some pics from yesterday's road ride. a 70 mile loop from Boulder, north to Lyons, up the South Saint Vrain highway to Raymond. Then south along the peak-to-peak highway, to Nederland, cresting a bit over 9000 feet elevation in spots. Then turning east and heading back down into

Central Coast MTB Race Report

2007-06-25T11:42:00.001-07:00

CCCX #8, Fort Ord June 23, 2007 Another go down at Fort Ord. Sunny skies and a cool ocean breeze were on the menu. As well as six laps around the sandy course. The usual suspects were in attendance and I marked Brock and Keith closely as they shot off the line at the start. Within two minutes, we had caught the tail end of the under 35/ singlespeed field. Brock slipped ahead through the

Lake Sonoma race report

2007-06-25T11:16:00.000-07:00

How did I let myself get talked into this? I've been doing well to ride twice a week. Busy at work, busy working on the house, and now I'm fat and out of shape. But my buddy Thomas told me about a mountain bike race at Lake Sonoma, which had a cyclocross category. How could I refuse. I shot the promoter an email during the week, asking what to expect. His thoughts were that riding the

road bike pics

2007-06-19T14:09:00.000-07:00

So I finally got around to taking a few pics of my new road bike. Had it built up for about 3-4 weeks now. Front triangle is Easton Ultralite and the stays are carbon. Weight with pedals and computer: 15.6 pounds. Sweet ride. clicky on the images for higher res version.

SyCip on Moab Porcupine Rim Trail

2007-06-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

A May ride along on the Porcupine Rim Trail in Moab on my SyCip hardtail. Hit a perfect week of weather with no rain, cool, and not that crowded.

nevada city race report

2007-06-18T15:18:00.000-07:00

This is one criterium that I've always wanted to do, and finally made it happen this year. Treated me pretty well too. It's basically a long hill followed by a long downhill with a wicked cornering section at the bottom. It was a very warm day, but not unbearable. The cat3 race got started around four in afternoon, but before we could get really going, there had to be a bit of chaos. While

santa rosa dirt crits

2007-06-15T11:07:00.000-07:00

The Howarth Park Dirt crit series is rolling again in Santa Rosa. 4 separate races on Wednesday evenings though August. Juniors, C's, B's and A's. http://norcalmtnbikeracing.blogspot.com/2007/06/2007-howarth-dirt-crits.html Jeff and I rolled up early and got a bit of a ride in at Annadel before our race. It was hot hot hot and we stuck to the shady trails as much as possible. Still went