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Here is a
brief recap of Cackalacky 2008
Our 8th Annual Cackalacky
Cup wrapped up last weekend and it was a blast! We generally try to have
some vintage mountain bike "celebrities" attend but it just didn't work
out this year. Capt. Dondo was heading our way with FTW in tow and a
couple of bonus buddies as well and Rody, from Groovy Cycle Works, was
making a return appearance. The bad news started Thursday afternoon when
Dondo called to tell us FTW had a paying engagement and his two traveling
buds were bailing out. Facing a 14 hour solo commute, Dondo opted out
which left Rody. Rody doubles as a fireman and the fellow who was covering
his shift had a death in the family so Rodys trip south was put on hold as
well.
That was the sad part. The good news was EL, Don and Noah were still
winging their way to NC. These guys are part of the vintage ATB
brotherhood and come down to check out the bike collection and get in some
great riding. After everyone arrived at the shop on Friday, we headed out
for some traditional NC BBQ.
Saturday morning brought the competition portion of the weekend. We use
the Itusi Trail, at Lake Norman State Park, for this part of the event. It
is a great trail network that follows the contours of Lake Norman. We used
the 4 mile Hawk Loop for the Technical Time Trial which featured a handful
of benign obstacles. Miss an obstacle, get a time penalty. After that, we
rode over to the 6 mile Monbo Loop for a full out time trial. The fastest
cumulative time won a Fox Racing Shox and Cane Creek donated a set of disc
wheels which were awarded randomly to a participant. We doubled the amount
of racers we had last year and had a great time. It was nice to see about
15 kids participate. After the time trials, we took a more leisurely ride
around the park. This was followed by pizzas and beers at the shop.
Sunday was a gorgeous day and we met at the shop at 8AM. Everyone piled in
the cars and we headed to DuPont State Forest. When we got to the trail
head, it was already full of cars. We looked at each other and wondered if
they were there to ride with us. We took 13 "locals" and were met by 15
people from the Asheville area. 28 was too big of a group so we quickly
broke into the "racer" group and "tourist" group. The racers blew by the
scenic overlooks while us tourists took in the sights. Big thanks to
David, Mike, Woody, Chuck and Ed (plus others) for showing us around.
The worst part about the weekend is that it only happens once a year!
The 2008 Itusi Time Trial results are available
HERE
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Great big thanks to Fox Racing Shox, Cane
Creek components, Dirt Rag, Tifosi Optics, Source Burn
energy drinks, and Shimano for supporting the cause!! These are some of
the finer companies in the bike industry and please keep them in mind when you
go shopping for bikes and equipment. |
