Alleycross hints and tips from the master.

Brian sent out the following addendum to the previously posted races. It would greatly behoove you to read and apply these suggestions if you're to succeed in his races:

1) I would really recommend wearing a helmet from now on. I'm not going to demand it *yet*, because I know some of you are really concerned about keeping your hair pretty. In the near future - it will be a requirement.

2) Do *NOT *wear tight jeans. For two reasons - wet and barriers. If you, for some reason, HAVE to wear tight jeans, do NOT bitch about being wet, cold, or embarrassed because the barrier made your crotch rip out. While I'm not a big fan of cutoffs, they make more sense, functionally, than jeans do. You will thank me later.

3) Get some lights. There are reasonably priced options out there. Seriously.

4) Get some decent tires. Also out there. If you're a real bargain shopper, you can get 5 tires for $30, like I did this weekend. If not, you can get good wire bead tires for ~$20-30 a piece at a lot of shops.

5) Bring a friend. For real. If you bring me people, and continue to be stoked, I promise that I will keep doing this year-round.

6) Important for tomorrows race ONLY - you will need a little bit of storage. Jersey pocket should be sufficient, just something.

I think that's about it. Hope to see lots and lots of you tomorrow night and Sunday. This shit's about to get real, my friends!

Real real! Hope you kiddos like mud. BTW, I just dimpled my seat-stay and chain-stay bridges so that I could fit a fatter 'cross tire on my Cutter. With vice-grips. Some may call it insanity, but I prefer to look it as my bike evolving. I have a helmet and rear fender, all I need to do is scrape up a light and I'm ready to compete.