Wow...got some serious catching up to do. Since I've had a lot of people ask me about my new steel 650b, I think I should talk about the bike first. Her name is Penelope, and she is just... simply awesome.  I can honestly say that after a couple training rides and a 6 hour race, I am totally blown away with how smooth she is out on the trails.  From the very beginning, we were a perfect fit.  No problems whatsoever adjusting. And the best way to describe the way I feel on the bike, it would be floating.  Yep, I feel like I'm floating through the trails rather than riding. I don't have a power meter to tell me for sure, but I do feel faster.  I'm just so thankful to Moccasin Bend Bicycle Company and Deep South Bicycles for such an amazing frame. And I look forward to the upcoming races to see what Penelope and I can really do.

I have one more thing to add to the bike, and it's a new saddle by KONTACT . This seat is said to improve your performance, so I'm really excited to try it out.

  Onto my new team.  I'm extremely proud to be part of Drew Edsall's The Dirt Devo Team.  Drew is such an awesome coach, and all of my teammates train hard and are super motivated.  A huge thank you to the sponsors: Kenda Tires, ProGold, Skratch Labs, Xpedo, Jakroo Custom Apparel, Bar Fly, Aj's bikes and boards, and LeRoy's Bikeworks.  

You will also find me on practice days wearing my METAL kit.  I am a forever T6'er, and will be staying on that team until they kick me off.

And finally the 6 hours of El Lagarto.  This race was so much fun.  I teamed up with Cody Burnett and Connor Murray, and we switched off after every lap.  We decided to do the hard course because it was way more fun and ended up placing 1st. (Wasn't expecting that because there was no co-ed class, we were up against all men.) Anyway, we weren't the only ones to do well, the entire team raced hard resulting in many podium finishes.

 Well...that's about it, but before I go, I must thank Miss Christie again for her amazing pictures.  She is basically my blog illustrator, and for that, I am super grateful.

***  See you at the 12 hours of Santos.