B2 Adventure Ride

The B2 Adventure Ride took place Sunday, April 29th and here's what went down.

Rules:

• Teams of 3, picked by the store staff, no whining.
• Each team gets the same cue sheet, 3 gps coordinates, and grainy photos of said location.
• Teams leave at 3 minute intervals, all are tracked by Glympse, teams have to stay together.
• There are random discarded bike parts hung at each location, each team takes one and goes on to the next.
• Timing is performed by the shop staff using computers, smartphones and possibly an abacus.

3 weeks and 3 chances to inflict pain

I'm a bike racing whore. There. I admit it. If someone asks me to race - despite never having done an event - or a whole discipline - I'll likely say yes. Just don't try and get me into triathalon gear... yet. Such was the case a few weeks ago when a friend from the Velo de Mer group asked if I'd do a Team Time Trial. I had toyed with the idea last year, but never could get it on the schedule. This year I could - and did. I thought "hey, bolt on some clip-ons and don an aero helmet - and presto! I'm good to go. Well, our in house TT and Track pro, Mr. Jamie Ryan White would have none of it - and threw his tricked out factory KHS TT bike at me, and a spare set of wheels - as if the deep section front wheel and disk rear wheel with tubulars weren't enough...