Weekend Spandex Schedule

I am OFF to South Dakota for reals this time people. Last time was a false alarm, not by choice, but United decided to be awesome in March, but this time I am flying Delta (not much of a better choice, but still...) and I WILL MAKE IT THERE. Do you sense the anger? So, there will be no bike riding for me; it didn't really seem appropriate or necessary to ship my bike to South Dakota for an entire 48 hour trip, considering the entire 48 hours will invovle holding babies, seeing Cole's new tricks (he's 5 and awesome) and seeing what new words Kiki/Jack says (fyi, we never refer to the kids in our family by their actual names; for some reason my sister refers to her middle child as "Kiki," so I do too because it is very cute).

The clipping in and out for Caitlin took a giant step forward yesterday -- only one "almost" fall and NO puncture wounds. Whoo!! And, if any of our fans happen to be in Santa Monica on Sunday, near Helen's Bike Shop at 6/7am, you may spot the following (awesome) pro kit: In case you don't recognize her, this is Caitlin. This is Caitlin sporting a SERIOUSLY pro kit. And, this is actually a "kit" whereas normally what we wear is semi-fashionable and not logo-d out spandex apparel. To answer the question on everyone's mind: no, we have not picked up a sponsor for our pro cycling activities. We're still looking (seriously, we take sponors -- one donation of $3,000 gets you advertising on a jersey that we, and all of Team Cray Cray, will sport during one day of the ride. That's advertising to a lot of fabulous gay men). In the meantime, Caitlin is practicing her logo-wearing skills by sporting this lovely number.

So, if you happen to be in/near Santa Monica this weekend and see about 300 bikers coming at you, you have had the fortune of coming across Day on the Ride for AIDS/Lifecycle. This fantastic event helps all of us first time riders see what our life on the route will be like. I have to miss it, but hopefully Caitlin can partake and tell me all about it.

And if you happen to see this pro kit wearing cyclist, don't honk, that's scary, just wave and give her a thumbs up! Because, at the end of the day, despite all of the ridiculous fun that we have making fun of ourselves and the outfits that we could potentially wear, we thrive off of the support of our fans. If I was winning a Grammy tonight, I would thank you. In fact, go ahead and consider this blog my Grammy platform and consider yourself thanked in front of millions.

~~Autumn