Everett's Single Speed Race Write-Up

Jansen and his rubber chicken riding on Trev's double decker.
Me and my shaggy haired brother on the podium.

I raced in the junior 14 and under category. The race is run by actual age, not the NORBA race age. The race started on a killer hill and it was hard to get going on a single speed. Anyway, it was just Jansen and I. We are at about the same level, despite the fact he’s only 11. But he’s just as tall as me. “the result of steroids and growth hormones in our meat” is what I call it. We started pretty fast, spinning away on our not-so-big gears.
The Yargo trail is really twisty, full of 90 degree turns and even more pinhair turns.
You can’t go very fast. I ran off the trail for that reason, and Jansen, who had been hugging my wheel for a while, slowed up, and then sped off. I trailed him, and caught up to him, then passed him. At this part in the course, we came to the “Three Stooges”, which are 3 short, 2 foot “woop-dee-doos” that are kind of hard to get up. Also, they had recently done a controlled burn in this area , resulting in charred, black ground on both sides on the trail. With clouds of smoke passing the trail every few feet, it was both really pretty, and really eerie at the same time. It was here, a while into the trail, that I ran off again, and Jansen zipped in front of me. Man, jumped on the bike and flew to try to catch up........ 5 minutes after that, WHAM! I endoed. I don’t remember how, but I stood up, covered in dirt, and I had a pretty bad head ache. The head ache went away soon enough, but by then, Jansen was gone. Not only that, but my handle bars were bent at an interesting angle. So I went on, at a bit more cautious pace this time, trying to steer at an unusual angle. It took some concentration. I actually came in fairly close to Jansen, and still covered in dirt too.
I took a ton of pictures and fed the racers water during the rest of the day. My family promotes this race so I stayed pretty busy all weekend, but the weather was great and the course was fun. On Saturday, before the short track race, two friends of mine had a special race. One was on a double decker bike and one was on a pink, little girl's bike. It was hilarious and put us all in a good mood. Racing is about cycling, but also about hanging out with your friends on the weekend and this one was a blast.

Everett Lindner

Goal Smashed/2007 Cohutta 100

It's 7am, cold and I find myself standing on the starting line with a few hundred other riders all wondering if they have the right food, enough drink, and if they should be wearing more clothes. Surrounded by many friends and fellow racers, to my immediate right is a road TT National Champ Andy Applegate/Landrover Cannondale, Garth Prosser/BearNaked Cannondale, Harlan Price/Independent Fabs, and maybe Dan Jansen/Niner bikes. Ok, do I really need to be in this crowd, feeling a little out of place now. On my left is some dude on what looks like a freeride bike that is sweating like we have ridden 20 miles already. Hmmm, Take a quick look behind me and see Tinker Jaurez/Cannondale, Mark Hendershot/Syndicate SantaCruz, Ernesto Marenchin/Speedgoat, Dave Hall/KHS-Kenda, BrandonDraugelis/BearNaked Cannondale, Eddie'Odea/Kona, Andy Mills/Trek and it looks like he brought Chris Eatough with him. Why is my heart rate going up while I sit here just looking around.

More soon.

Fortune and Fame.........

For Jamie! I gave him such a hard time at the party, that I kind-a feel bad....not too bad....just a little bit bad. So, I thought I'd post his picture here to give him a little fame on the web....no comments from Jamie needed, thank you! (and you're still not taking Jansen anywhere!)

Building 'em up!

Ah, it's that crazy time of year, when we are collecting parts -to replace worn out parts -to attempt to piece together bikes -for four riders/racers. But, once we get through all of this, the FUN begins!

We had a great kick-off party for the Fulton Flyers Devo team at the Gwinnett Land Rover dealership. Lamar did an excellent job of pulling this together for everyone. All the juniors looked awesome and the team has grown to 20 members! Wow!

Everett has had fun learning to ride in a group on the road and is looking forward to the GA Cup races. I will be a nervous wreck with him racing the older guys in his first year, but the boys always love a challenge and this will be no different.

Andy is doing a great job with the Cycle Youth group and I think he is looking forward to another great year with these fast young men. They really are amazing and are the goofiest guys to hang out with at a mtb race!

Shey is drooling in anticipation of his Cannondale bike. We can't wait to see what goodies come in the surprise box this year....it's like Christmas all over again!! Cannondale is too cool and this whole family is addicted to Bear Naked granola...as Alison would say...It's like CRACK!

Sorella Cycling is growing every week. We count over 100 ladies again this year and we have been extremely fortunate to have awesome sponsors for the whole club! I love racing with my buddies.

Shey and I both had Wobble Naught Fits (by Eddie O'dea and Andy Applegate) and are now relearning our balance in the new positions. Both guys really took their time with us and talked us through position and pedal stroke. It's going to take a little time to get used to this fit, since I have been riding in a different position for 4 years, but I can already tell a difference and my knees are not screaming in the morning after a long ride! Yea!

Eddie and Namrita are local and have more nutritional, bike position info in one little finger, than I have in my entire body. They are a class act and we're lucky to have them here.

Andy stayed the weekend with us and spent all of his time fitting Sorella ladies. One after another....after another....after another....He was very kind about our zoo of a house, with dogs, cats, friends stopping by at will, helping a buddy to move, sleeping in Jansen's bed, and coming to the Sorella meeting where he was the only male, surrounded by 64 females! Great guy.

So that is about it for now.....I'm still hoping Molly will send for me to meet her in Egypt, but I haven't received that call, yet!

Oh, and our very best wishes to Karen and Marv! Yipeeeee!

Kari L.

The man Hungerford

http://teamchainreaction.com/video/hungerford/

This dude has kicked my ass quit a few times. One of the reasons for my upgrade in 2007, always need fuel for the fire. Check out these mad skills and if you think this is impressive, try staying on his wheel at Bump. OUCH

New toy

My youngest son now has a road bike. Campy equiped steel steed. Most of the parts were from the garage, purchased the crank from Ebay and used my old cross wheels. It's weights 20 pounds and rides very smooth. Have fun Jansen.

Georgia Cyclocross Series Finale

Oh yea, Santa rides a Cannondale!

Hiiiiiiiiiii how are you? I was looking through an article of the Latest Dirt Rag mag, and saw an article about people doing a down hill race. It's a race that takes place on anything from Sofas to Vaccum Cleaners, and allows entrants to use weapons to slow down opponents. These include things like Marbles and Smoke Screens. The whole race takes place on a huge asphault hill.
I think this is kind of neat, and just wanted to type about it. I was thinking maybe I could do something like this back in my friend's neighborhood. He has a big hill, and maybe we could do a race like this with my friends that reside there.



Cheese is Good-
Everett

Cohutta 100 (old post)

4-22-06 Inaugural Cohutta 100 Starting at the beautiful Ocoee Whitewater Center in Ducktown Tennessee, the course is a 100 mile loop around the Cohutta Wilderness Area in Cherokee and Chattahoochee National forests. Although the course starts in Tennessee, it winds down into Georgia and then back for an epic loop consisting of an initial 20 miles of great Tanasi single track, 65 miles of forest service roads and a conclusion of another 15 miles of fast, rolling single track to the finish. Rain was present that night, so the initial single track saw many shallow puddles and slippery turns; not a problem for my Cannondale and the Continental treads. Mid-way through the race, I found myself in good company with the lead group consisting of Mark Hendershot (Syndicate/Santa Cruz), Garth Prosser (BearNaked/Cannondale MTN Bike Team), an unknown rider (Independent Fabrications), and Peter Joski (Atlanta Pro Bikes). The group of five riders was to splinter after each stop and I lost contact with Mark H, and Garth P after the 4th stop. Going into the last section of single track, the race had taken its toll on the two leaders, as I finally made contact with them. It felt great to finish with the leaders and complete an epic day in the saddle. The race was very well run and the prizes first class. There were six full stocked drop stations, roughly 15 miles apart for the racers aids. Different bike shops from around the area organized each aid station. Had a great time and highly recommend this race to anyone interested in an epic and uplifting experience next season. I will be back. According to the promoters New Leaf Adventures this race will be part of the National MTB Ultra Endurance Series for 2007. Stats: Distance 100 miles, Time 7:49:43, Ascent 10840, average speed 13.1, 2nd place. Shey LindnerBear Naked/Cannondale Mtn Bike Team.

Caesars Head Overlook

The crew at Caesars Head on our way to our thru-hike. More to come......

Pert vs. Cassette

Me and my cap at BUMP in first! Yipee!



This is a post from my Badlasses.com blog......


Okay, so I finally made it in to get my hair cut! I gave her the usual instructions....."Do whatever you want, but leave enough to pull most of it back in a ponytail, and all of it back in pig tails." (This is of utmost importance when wearing a cycling helmet or ball cap.)

I also asked her to fix the mistakes I had made when cutting my youngest son's hair a few days earlier. You see, I was talking and he was looking down and when I was through and he looked up....well, you could see a significant amount of forehead! It looked like that classic, homemade bowl cut. Over the course of the next few days, whenever he would tease me about something, I would simply say, "Laugh it up bowl boy!" But, I digress................

When she had finished with both of us, I met her at the counter to pay. It was here that she offered me a wonderful discount on these top of the line hair products. It would make my hair silkier, shinier, more volumptuous (uh, we're talking hair here, nothing else!) and of course, I was worth it. She then asked me what line of hair products I was using now. Without blinking, I replied, "Pert Plus green bottle!!" Oh, the look of astonishment and a tad bit of disgust. She then explained to me why these products would be so good for my hair. To this I simply replied, "Yes, but can you shampoo and condition in one super fast step?"

How could I explain to her that those four bottles on her counter could not equal the dream of a new cassete for this next spring?

How could I make her understand the uneasy feeling of a chain that skips or the awesome feeling of knowing that you will be able to shift smoothly and easily during the entire 24 race ahead of you?

She would never guess that my hair is something that keeps me warm in the winter, sometimes distinguishes me from the male racers, and is my ball cap keep-er on-er, when I pull the pony tail through the back loop of my favorite red cap.

All I could do was smile and say, "Oh, that sounds really great, but I had better wait until next time."

I am still saving for my cassete and maybe even that chainring that I so desperately need. Ah, but when I get them and I am on a long climb in the middle of nowhere, I will be thankful for the smooth, quiet transition of my chain moving effortlessly from one gear to the next.

But mostly.....................I will be thankful for my PERT, which helped me to get there!