It is About Time!!

Ok, we are finally going to start updating our blog weekely again. Here we go again.

A lot has been going on in 2006 already. Ty has raced in 7 MTB and road races so far - MBAA MTB races at McDowell and Estrella; McDowell Crit; Valley of the Sun TT, Road Race and Crit; and the Sun Devil Crit. We have the Hungry Dog Crit this coming weekend. Wow! Dad even raced last weekend on his Singlespeed in the Rockcrusher category. (Talk about an oxymoron!)

Dad discovered a dent/crack in the down-tube of his Trek Fuel last week before the race. He took in into Landis Cyclery to see if Trek would cover it under warranty. No go. They said that it was due to "rider error" or "mis-use". UGH! Riding in AZ can qualify as "mis-use". How many times has a rock poped up from your front tire and hit the bottom bracket or something out here in the desert? They did offer to replace the frame for a very good discount. All in all, things worked out pretty well. Dad will end up with a new frame with a full warranty for a fraction of the cost of a new one. Gotta luv Trek!

Grandpa and Uncle Corey were out for a visit last weekend. They were in town for the race and to celebrate February's Birthdays. Tyler turned 12 on the 12th. Corey turned 35 on the 13th and Grandpa turned 59 on the 22nd. We are going to have to ride extra hard to get rid of all that B-day cake!

Tyler was the only one of us to take a podium spot by taking 5th place in the 13-14 category at Estrella. Dad came in around 11th in the Rockcrushers and Corey placed 14th in the 19-39 Expert class. Our buddy, Dan, was also in town and he was able to reach his goal by finishing in the Expert class. Check out Dan's Blog for a great story on his weekend.

Complete results can be found at http://www.mbaa.net/content/download.php?id=257406,10,1

Estrella is one brutial course! Our teeth are still chattering from the races!!!