Red Hook Crit This year's Red Hook Alley-Crit was another great success thrown by Dave August. Last year I raced it on my Schwinn fixed-gear conversion (complete with
kick-stand) and came in 11th, the last person neutralized/lapped just at the finish. This year I intended to race a bit more seriously on the Maietta,
but I didn't get the seat-post problem fixed in time so I raced on the McBain. I was a bit nervous about racing 35 year-old couplered steel on a cobbled
course, especially when the fork is flexy as a bendy-straw. The bike survived and I had a great race. There were 25+ competitors, but I stayed in the
lead break and we lapped/neutralized all but the 6 of us in that break. I was out sprinted by JT for 5th, and the race was won by Neil.
I made a little video from footage Kierie shot. The vid was shown at Bike Shorts also. Watch
the vid for more info. A more professional video was shot at the race which will be shown at the Bicycle Film Fest.
