Originally Posted by ryan_c

OK, I didn't know the people who won the main race. One guy went down in the skids pretty hard and was down for a little while, but nothing too serious. The guy in the green wool jersey who had the bullet-belt and was skidding around before the race went down on the first bridge (metal grating) that we crossed, but I didn't see it. He then either won the skid competition or got 2nd. A heavier black guy on an unknown fixie with tri-spoke rear was his main competitor for skids. This guy was ridiculous, I was trying to ask him some questions about the bike, like - is that an actual track hub on the wheel, is that 3/16 chain you are running (looked huge) - drew the response "I dunno, I just bought it like that. I asked Marcus what I should get." Well, at least he asked Marcus. Who DID show by the way, he was at checkpoint #7 (last before the finish) and then at the party. He commented on my brake hoods, it sounded vaguely like he was mocking me, but I just shrugged it off, I don't know the guy that well. Also, one guy did a one-footed skid with one leg over the bars for about 1/2 block. Nice.
The trackstand competition was two-handed for a while (1-2 mins) then one handed, then no-handed, then one foot and no hands. Only two guys made it to one foot, the guy that won had straight bars on a blue bike and used his right foot on his front tire.
Prizes given out were sweet - a bunch of nice bags, some tires to the skidders, stuff like that. "1st place posenger" division got a red and pink Timbuk2.
Damn, my knees are achey, and my achilles tendons sore. Time to take a break from riding [hard] for a little while, methinks.