Kick off

And so begins my blog of cycling, one that will chronicle my adventures in wrenching and racing bikes.

A little about me -

I've been racing bikes for just under five years. I started when I was 17 and lied about my age to sign the waiver necessary to race (It was a spur of the moment thing for me so the parents weren't around.) Lo and behold I won the first race I entered, consider me hooked. Racing for the University of Toronto mountain bike team convinced me to try the OCup circuit and maybe a 24 hour race. Long story short, I'm coming off a HAN Solo victory and entering a second OCup season at the expert level.

Racing and training has always necessitated a basic knowledge of bikes, and how to pull off minor repairs if need be. I figured I might as well take it a step further and fix other peoples' bikes. I've been working in a shop for less than a year but I'm fairly confident in my abilities. Anytime I'm stumped though I have the senior techs to fall back on.

This upcoming season I will be racing again at the expert level, and on a team this time for the 24 hours race. I'm going to try and throw in a training trip out west if I find the time (and money)

I've never been more pumped for a bike season to start, I'm anticipating many kilometres and hopefully only a few bonks.