update: Dave just emailed and told me his bike is covered under his home insurance. Now he's looking at a Salsa Dos Niner (replacing a Jamis Dakar 29'er).
side question: does anyone know how long a lap is in the CHIN picnic crit course? I guess I can just check in gmaps-pedometer. (edit: looks like it's around 1km)
Last edited by somnambulant; 06-18-07 at 01:02 PM.