First of all…
well, hey, its opening day at DV…Hoo Rah…my DH bike doesn’t even have the frame faced and chased.
First of all, if you live in northern utah, you should attend the trailside bike park opening. Tomorrow, Saturday…11-5. DWC in the house 2-5. $5 donations for whiskey shots for MTF/Basin Rec.
Alright….we need to talk about the Dirtburger.
Lets start with it founder. Skippy and I used to take long hot showers together, and in between handholding sessions, we talked about the future of cycling events….as single speed worlds was becoming more and more popular…and really the only super large event left that you can really have fun at whether you are out for a family fun day with the kids or just want to see naked people in an IA cornfield at 3 in the morning is RAGBRAI.
I like RAGBRAI…
but back on track….The desire is to ALWAYS create more local and fun events. I know what your thinking for a bike dream destination…..Park City, Fruita, St. George/Hurricane, Flagstaff……Decorah IA….right? Where the fuck is Decorah? google map it HERE. Decorah has wonderful trails, great people and lots of taverns/eateries to eat. They don’t care if you camp under their underpasses, build a huge bonfire for someone to fall in super drunk, or smoke weed in their cemeteries. I don’t know about you – but that’s how I define destination cycling.
So the dirtburger exists in Decorah in June…..its been around for 3 years….thats enough time for it to grow and for the intellegencia to ride the tide higher until it becomes the Sea Otter. Anyway, Chewy send me this report.
So you show up on Friday, maybe set up camp….then go to a tavern to meet your friends/people who will become your friends.
One in every 3 attendees works for QBP, so they may bitch about working for ‘the man’. It is always at this point that I enjoy telling the young-ins that I in fact am also “the man”…and didn’t see it from “the mans” side of things until I opened up my brick and mortar shop 6 years ago. Good times – show me your ipad so I can spill beer on it.
Then you camp…..and get up the next morning and ride…
There is bucketball in the afternoon…
stock car racing in the distance…
Music…
and entertainment…
With Beery ghost stories as well as tales of conquest until the fire goes out…
I’ll be there next year for sure….you should too.
