Adventures of the Hullabaloo Crew

Dan Spencer was a friend of mine from Danville, PA who was tragically killed while riding his bike after being hit by an automobile in 1988. This bike race has been held in his memory ever since. The small town of Bloomsburg, PA is set in rural, PA and is home to Bloomsburg University and the town neighbors my home town of Danville, PA. I first participated in the Dan Spencer Memorial Bike Race 2 years ago as a category 5 rider and this year, Terry and I entered this PA State Masters Championship race in the 30+ category on Saturday and we rode the category 3/4 criterium race on Sunday. The scenery and weather were both perfect to make this a great weekend for bike racing. To top it off, we stayed with my parents in Danville, who were the best hosts one could imagine. Jackson, the youngest member of the team LOL, went with us. We took him to Knoebles Grove (a local amusement park) and he won the kids race on Sunday. Saturday was a 56 mile road race with HILLS. As we drove to the c...

The message below was sent from Curtis (co-owner of Haymarket Bicycles) To all:We will have our very own Haymarket Racing teams New York event live tomorrow (that's today now - Sunday 6/15) televised in the shop starting at 4:00pm. Please come and cheer our local BAMF's against the likes of some stiff competition (you may have heard of a guy named Tyler Hamilton) on a national stage. Beverages provided. Bring anything else you may desire. We will remain at the shop until the race ends. ...later in the day.... At 4pm, I went down to the shop and joined Curtis, Steevo, ?Dot?, Scott, and a few other lucky customers who ventured in and we watched Jared and Hayes on TV competing against the nations finest at the Harlem Criterium. We would watch the peloton shoot around the corners, catching glimpses of Jared and "Rat" Hayes on many occasions. At one point, we were excited to see Jared on the front. Tomorrow, Decanio, Steevo and Parks are headed for the Tour of OH,...

This crazy sport of cycling has a cool way of bringing people together. Friends are made on the road. One such friend, who helped re-introduce me to the bike is Rey Roy. I tell you this because he has an interesting story that he is in the process of writing. You can follow it here. http://reysrideacrossamerica.blogspot.com/ Over the next several months, Rey will be riding his bike across the United States. If only for lack of planning on my part, I haven't selected a portion of the ride to ride with him. I still intend to do so, but we'll see what works out. It's pretty cool that he's sponsoring 2 charities and has already raised over $10,000.