Maybury Xc (The Armstrong Effect)

I awoke early and headed to the trail.  I never checked the weather before I left because I feared to know the result.  I mixed my bottles and headed out the door.  I wasn’t fa...

Hines TT ()

28c tires, 80 spokes, two extra 40 teeth chainrings, and an extra 90 chainlinks always makes for an excellent time.  This past Sunday was no different.  Kristen and I signed up and finish...

Ride For A Cause (Road Bike Ride up in Cadillac, MI)

2010 Ride For A Cause Up In Cadillac MI.

Come Joing the D2-Admirroration team up in Cadillac to help support the United Way.  PDF download of flyer:2010 Ride For A Cause FlyerPDF ...

12 hrs of Ithaca (Ben VanHoose)

This past Saturday Eric and I made the trip to Ithaca to ride in the 6 and 12 hour Michigan Endurance Cup races. My preparation for this race was unlike my normal preparation for such an event. T...

6 hrs of Ithaca (Eric Patterson)

The second attempt at a Fun Promotions Endurance event landed me up in Ithaca, Michigan this Saturday. Since my completion of the Lumberjack 100, I decided to start transitioning back over to shor...

Stony Marathon XC (I need a 6th Gear!!)

Unlike traditional 4th of July weekends, Eric and I’s recent endeavours in cycling (some seem to think we are slightly crazy and unhealthy) have obviously affected those around us. I’m...

NUE Lumberjack 100 (Eric Patterson)

The Lumberjack 100 was my second attempt at a 100 mile mountain bike race. The Cohutta 100 was my first attempt, but the weather forced me to DNF. So my main objective was to cross the finish line...

Lumberjack 100 (Chris's Perspective)

The sunlight gleams down the road in front as the racers, myself included, are nestled in the shadows of the towering trees on Udell Hills road. A Mile or so pave road start would begin the al...

8 Hours Cannonsburg (Ben VanHoose)

Following the normal routine of race morning, I woke up plenty early and had all my stuff packed the previous night so I was able to relax and eat a light breakfast. I headed down to Cannonsburg wi...

Change in Course (Random Banter from Chris)

What a refreshing weekend? I finally asked myself what have I been doing lately? And am I on track with where I want to go? There’s been some internal frustration with whe...

6 Hours of Stony Creek (Chris's Perspective)

It ended up being a busy weekend and preparation was on the low side for this event. I had just completed school last Monday. My graduation ceremony was held Friday.&n...

6 hours of Stony Creek (Eric Patterson)

The 6/12 hours of Stony Creek is the opener in Michigan for the Endurance Series put on by Fun Promotions. A few months back, Ben decided this was going to his first endurance race of the season. ...

Fifth Third River Bank Run (Eric Patterson)

What a lot of people don't know about cyclist is all they have to go through in order to keep progressing. This last winter I started running. Why start running in the winter? Sure it was cold, ...

MUTS Ride (Robertson Tandem TIme)

Kristen and I finally made it to our first MUTS event.  We have been members of the Michigan United Tandem Society since last December.  However we failed to make the christmas party or a...

Potawatomi Trail Marathon (Ben VanHoose)

This past weekend, while Eric and Chris were on their way home from Cohutta, I ran the Trail Marathon at the Potawatomi trail. It started off as an early morning, waking up at 3 am. I traveled wi...

Cohutta 100 (Eric's Perspectives)

Chris and I have been planning on racing the Cohutta 100 for months now. We started training in early February for the race and had everything ready for our first attempt at such an epic event. I...

Cohutta 100 (Chris's Perspective)

Eric and I headed out of our comfort zone this week to compete in the Cohutta 100. (co-hut-ta). The fun and excitement for the weekend started on Monday when I had one...

Yankee Springs TT (Chris's Perspective)

Every sport has its season opener. Michigan mountain biking keeps the same principle intact with the Yankee Springs TT.It’s the first competitive event where rubber meets ...

Yankee Springs Time Trial (1st MI MTB Race of the Season)

Like most of our events, we meet at the nearest house the night before, take it easy and pretend to be not concerned about our race rigs as we meticulously lube the chains, adjust derailleur&rsq...

FOR SALE (08 Niner EMD, Black, Medium)

I am selling my 2008 black Niner EMD frame for anyone that is interested.  I will include the headset but I don't have a seat collar for it because I had to use it on my new frame.  If th...

Fisk Knob TT 2010 (Tandem Time)

I got a nice break from writing race reports, but that time seems to be over. At the outset, I’ll admit this one might be slightly incoherent and lack focus in an attempt to catch you up on ...

I met Dave Wiens (2010 MMBA EXPO)

I will write and make comments as time goes on, but I thought that I should atleast put my picture up with Dave Wiens.

So I had it my mind what I was going to say.  Like atleast y...

2009 Iceman Results (Sorted By Time)

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Winter Training Fun (Visiting Ben's Old Man)

Well as essentially Christmas time for bikers arrives, thus we spend way too much money on parts promising to to be 3 grams lighter and make us atleast 7% faster, it was time to actually get back o...

Eric Strength Training (GS20 Workout)

For the past 3 months I have been doing some strength training to help my cycling in the off-season. Last winter, I just used my own body weight and what I called the poor-man's bow flex, which ...

KissCross (Holland Municipal Park (Eric's Perspective))

There is much more then just talking about the cyclocross race, so I will start with T-Day. Chris and I headed home for T-Day. We spent the day with family eating food, playing cards, and catching ...

KissCross (Holland Municipal Park (Chris's perspective))

Thanksgiving break came and went. The culmination was the final cx race at the Holland Municipal Stadium on Sunday. I checked the forecast on Saturday before Eric and I headed out for a run to fi...

KissCross Cyclocross (Manhattan Park)

Adventure and excitement continue to flow from the tandem. It continues to provide an excellent return on pleasure. Sunday was no different. The day entailed numerous firsts. First, Eric and I...

The Short Track Friend (The Custom Niner Emd Review)

How about the juicy stuff first: mediumNinerE.M.D in Licorice Black, Carbon Niner rigid fork in Atomic Blue, PinkVelocityVXC rims laced to Velocity's light weight disc hub, Sram X-9 rear, Sram 990 ...

KissCross Cyclocross (Richmond Park)

I’m quite delayed on my race reports because of one event, the MPRE. So I’m trying to still get caught up. With all of the talk by Eric about Iceman I figured I should throw i...

ICEMAN COMETH (2009)

So everyone talks about theIcemanas the mountain bike race. I have been racing for around 3 years now and despite all of the Iceman talk I never went to the race, until this year. I see m...

KissCross Cyclocross (Lakeside Park)

What an amazing day. We headed out to Caledonia for the third KissCross cyclocross race. Not only did Chris come up to race his first cyclocross event, but it turned into a mini reunion once we a...

Tour De Donut (Eat Faster)

Although unusual to write the report from another perspective, we've all been very busy.  That being said, I recieved a phone call from Ben Sunday morning before the Pando XC to find out Ben d...

KissCross Cyclocross (Highland Park)

The 2nd cyclocross race of the KissCross series went off on Saturday. I had been watching the weather all week. To my dismay, it said it was going to rain. Although some people get excited about ...

Championship Race (Pando CPS Race)

This past weekend finished up my attempt to take the overall in the MMBA Championship Point Series. Jesse Gould and I were staying pretty close in the points race. The Pando Ski resort wa...

North Country Trail 50 (Off-road Ultra Marathon)

This past weekend the team made the trek to the Big M once again, although this race was a running event. I was attempting to run the 50 mile ultra marathon. They also host a marathon in which peop...

This Weeks Rides (Egypt Valley & Downtown Wed Night Ride)

Monday was going to be the last day the Cannonsburg State Game Area, commonly referred to as Egypt Valley, was going to be open to the public for riding. This trail in Grand Rapids is one of the m...

Ride For A Cause (Cadillac Ride)

Since the team has started, we have mainly talked about the competitive events that we participate in; this last weekend was our first real chance to get out and just ride our bikes. Since our Aun...

KissKross Cyclocross (Cannonsburg Opener)

Weeks of trying to decide on what I would need to compete in a cyclocross race all culminated on one day, the day of the event. I spent those few weeks, which seem short in hindsight, talking with...

Road Bike Racing (TC Crit Pics)

I have found the following the pictures from the local Traverse City Photographers so I thought I would share:

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Road Bike Racing (Cherry-Roubaix)

Since I missed the D2Labs/Admirroration race team's debut in road racing, I was pretty excited to give it a wack.  Of course, we chose to race in Traverse City last minute and it just so happe...

Mountain Bike Racing (Maybury TT)

Nothing is more exciting than pondering the upcoming grinding of gears and sandpaper noise that resonates from disc brakes when a race happens to be scheduled on a weekend it's going to r...

Road Bike Racing (East Grand Rapids Criterium)

In an attempt to broaden our cycling presence we decided to try a few road bike races. Our first race was going to be the East Grand Rapids Criterium in the heart of East GR. I had already set the...

Racing (12 Hours of Pando)

It started off as an interesting weekend.  I had a busy week and a slammed Friday.  After a business meeting, I had a work party to attend at 6 pm.  I figured I would hang out until ...

New Bike?? (FS XC Race Bike)

While taking a break from working this Saturday I decided to give a short entry about my current plans for a full suspension mountain bike to be used more for the upcoming endurance events.

Personal Recap (Mainly Cycling Related)

It has been awhile since my last post; some would think I was just neglecting the blog but it has been a busy few weeks. I won’t go into details about what kept me away but focus on all the ...

Moving (Peaches on the Lookout)

Well I'm in the process of moving right now across town.  I found out two things today.  One thing is when your taking out items to your vehicle, mostly bike parts, there is that time whe...

New Frame (Epic S-Works)

I just picked up a new frame to take off some of the pain of Enduro racing.  Although, I can't afford the fancier things in life I always wanted one of these when they came out.  I have r...

Racing (Stony Creek TT (Chris))

67,580 feet pass by as I cross the final wooden bridge and sprint up the grassy climb to the finish line. Another cyclist stuck in my draft during the final road section to save enough in his ...

Racing Stony Creek (Eric's Accounts)

While I was not planning on attending the Stony CreekTTtoday because heavy amounts of business have kept me off the bike for 5 days; once the new team jerseys arrived on Friday I knew, being the re...

The Session (Part II: Its Now Atleast Rideable)

My cheap project bike is based on two ideas.  First, I remember my cousin used to own these 6lb ankle bracelets.  She put them on to train her legs so she could run faster.  Atleast,...

Full Suspension Demo (Scott Spark 50 from Ada Bike Shop)

Last Tuesday the guys at Ada Bike Shop brought out a full suspension bike for me test on the Tuesday Night Ride.  First, I highly recommend demo'ing a bike if it is possible.  The shop to...

Racing Big M (Eric's Accounts)

The weekend started out like usual; everyone meeting up and piling into a vehicle, driving to the trail, and that is about where it got to get fun.  It was my turn to drive and from past exper...

Racing (Big M)

Another race weekend spent in the car and on the saddle, except this time I got to be a spectator. Not only that, but my brother and I’s parents showed up. We pre-rode the course Sa...

XC Race (Boyne Marathon)

It was before sun break and I could hear the coffee maker finishing up. The aroma of the fresh brewed medium roast coffee (Meijers Premium Selection) which Chris had already started filled the...

Sunday Morning Ride (Ride to 92nd St Hill)

Last Sunday morning while Chris was up in Grand Rapids, he woke me up early for an easy road ride.  We usually ride in the North East area because of the fun roads but since we were ine the So...

Enduro Racing (8 Hours of Cannonsburg)

8 Hours of Cannonsburg Race Report

Venue: 8 Hours of Cannonsburg Race Report (Fun Promotions)