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January 2018 Blog Posts (5)

2018 Old Cazadero

"I just want this to get going so I can stop thinking about it." Straddling my Trek Boone about 1/3 of the way back in a field of some 560 riders with Dave, Paul and Danny around me, I was staring down at the tires mounted on the potpourri of bicycles around me. This was my third Caz. The first one I rode on my Pivot Les hardtail that I'd made some effort to modify for the event. Last year I felt better equipped on my Boone with 35mm Continental rolling stock. In the days prior to this cool…

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Added by Mark Ingwersen on January 30, 2018 at 12:32pm — 1 Comment

Old Caz 'Hopper 2018

Once again, the Old Cazadero Grasshopper pops up just in time to add a little spice to the early season training.  Never the right thing to be doing in my first periods of base training, this race nonetheless tempts me to go out there and see how things are going.

I have had many top ten finishes on this course, but the competition has been getting deeper every year.  Add to that the decline of fitness that seems to inevitably come with age, and it becomes more and more of a…

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Added by Jim Hewett on January 29, 2018 at 12:00am — No Comments

Old Caz 2018

  Last year I did two new races for me, the Lake Sonoma Grasshopper and SoNoMas,  both of which kicked my butt.  This year I finally got up the courage to ride the Old Caz Grasshopper after watching my son, Carson and many of my Acme Bikes teammates grind up to the Willow Creek Rd hilltop finish over the past two years.  What could be better, ride 50 miles, climb 4400 ft and get to eat chips and drink beer overlooking western Sonoma County?  

  As the majority of riders use a CX bike…

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Added by Dave Benjamin on January 28, 2018 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Green grasses and conversing with cows - The Old Caz Grasshopper 2018

Saturday, January 27, was my third year of participating in the first leg of the annual Grasshopper Adventure Series - Ye Old Caz. The course was challenging and fun and very lonely at times…

The day began with a leisurely drive to our destination in Occidental. Jim, Phil and I took to the road early so we would have plenty of time to prep before the race. The day was crisp, not too cold, and the surrounding fields along the drive were lush and green. I always feel like i’ve been…

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Added by Cathy on January 28, 2018 at 9:41am — 1 Comment

Old Caz Grashopper - 2018 Edition - 5th place

My favorite race of the year, Old Caz. I’ve been looking forward to this one for an entire year. Jim and Cathy picked me up at 7 and we loaded my bike on the car. I always enjoy talking to Jim about the nitty gritty of the course details and how we think the race will play out. I also like hearing Cathy's take on her race and giving her encouragement cause she's a badass. It makes the hour long drive go by quickly.
This year I rolled my 1x cross bike (40-32 gearing) with…
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Added by Philip Mooney on January 27, 2018 at 7:44pm — No Comments

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