Vegas Baby, Vegas...

Long time no blog. The Yazoo Crew has been having all kinds of fun lately and my liver hurts. Having this much fun is not easy, it takes a toll on you. People ask me so what's been going on so I guess I need to put the word out.

For one Bike Polo has changed the way I look at Tuesday nights. The crew has been at it for over a month or so and the game has proved once again that I can never stop finding new ways to have fun on two wheels. Yea, a couple of people have made trips to the emergency room and bike parts have been sacrificed but we keep coming back for more the the games are just getting better as our skills improve. Give us a call if you want in on the action and we might give out our top secret polo court location. Oh and newbies have to fight the manondale in a cage match to see if you have what it takes to play polo with the big boys. Props to the Seattle Bike Polo Crew we hooked up with in Vegas (thanks for the street hockey ball, it rocks) and hope to see you see you at a Polo Tournament on the left coast.

The Firewater 50 was three weeks ago. Don't let anyone tell you that North Georgia is anything but bad ass. The crew had a great showing and the trails were great. We did what was basically a long group ride with about 10 Yazoo Jerseys making the 50 mile birthday ride on single speeds (with one fixie, you are sick Hodge). A throw down the night before the ride made us all dig deep during the 7500 ft of elevation gain but the ride was worth it and we were treated to a great post ride cookout and party.

North GA was so good to me that I had to go back for more two weeks ago. Ivory and I packed up Friday night and drove to Chattanooga to hook up with Jamie. Saturday morning we headed back to the scene of the crime from the week before and explored a few trails that we didn't hit the week before (Thad, I think Pinhoitti 1 was better than Pinhoitti 2). In Yazoo fashion we had a few beers in the lot post ride then it was off to Atlanta, GA for some rock n roll with Queens of the Stones Age and cocktails. Partied till the sun came up and limped back home to TN.

48 hours later the Yazoo crew is on the move again with Dan H., Sharp, Jamie, and Jut on a plane to Lost Vegas for Interbike. While the details of this outing are a little hazy it is needless to say that the Yazoo Crew made the most of Vegas. Sharpie sold a ton of socks, Jamie pushed the pimped out Lynskeys, Dan did what Dan does, and Jut spread the word on events to come and tried to get to find a place to crash during the SSWC next year in Nor Cal. We kicked it with some badass people while we were there and had a ton of fun. Two bike races, 6 bottles of whiskey, a free Nashville Pussy Concert, a ton of cool bikes and gear to look at. Special thanks to Stobin, Jace the Ace, Ben T, MOAB Mark, Doug at http://www.scalleycat.com/, Soulcraft Sean, Yuri, and everyone else who made a soulless place like Vegas fun for a few days.

Lots more in the works for the fall. Look for the crew at Bald Eagle Challenge, Nashville Cyclocross series www.nashvillecyclocross.com and the Swank 65. See you on the trail or at the pub...

Cheers,

Jut