Weather conditions for this Sunday should be pretty good for a race. The long range forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with highs in the 80’s by the weekend.

Course conditions should be fairly good but, as always, be prepared for sandy conditions in some spots of the course. Rooster and I will be out marking the race route this Friday night so you'll be able to preride the route Saturday if you want.

This will only require you to take 2 bolts and 1 screw off. First, however, take off your rear wheel. Next, you take the bolts out that hold your rear derailleur pulleys in and the screw that holds the cage of your front derailleur together. Finally, all that’s left to do is pull your chain over the top of your crank arms and you’re all done. If you have a second chain, you can put the new chain on and give the dirty one a Simple Green Jacuzzi (or solvent of your choice).

What's that you say? What to do about where the chain goes through the frame between the seat stays? How do you remove it from there after you have taken both the derailleurs apart?!?

It’s real easy but you gotta do it really quick. You first distract the frame by yelling something like:  "Hey! Look over there! A shiny new Merlin Titanium Newsboy!" While the frame is looking around for that sexy Newsboy, you just whip the intact chain off. If you do it really fast you'll fool the frame into thinking that you've actually broken the chain at a link. It won't know the difference!! As an added bonus, if you do it extra fast, your frame will be so bewildered that it'll think it's an elevated chainstay frame and you'll never have any chainsuck or mud clearance problems again!!!!

• Bicycle Polo Exhibition/Tournament
• Weekend trip to Coeur d’ Alene, ID for an epic offroad ride.
• Put together a MTB team and compete at the White Pass XC Challenge on August 24
• Trail work day with the Greatful Tread MTB Club from Yakima
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