Hey everyone, the race this weekend went well. They changed the course. It was originally skull valley in Prescott, AZ. Then it became an out and back at hillside. (if you googled skull valley road bike race you could probably find the race) It was a crazy descent and then a crazy climb to get to the finish line. The last 9 miles or so it was a 1600 elevation gain. LOTS OF CLIMBING!!!!! I was wishing I had my compact crank. haha. This was my first race! I enjoyed it but I am still not sure if competing is my thing?

I want to start a new/old topic that I know has already been discussed. I am looking for a new alternative to hauling the bikes around with the X. Obviously there are two options. Roof rack or hitch mount. I do not have a hitch so if I went that way that would be an additional expense. My friend has a yakima swing daddy hitch mount. It works very well. I am not sure if I want the bike on the roof because of how high they will be. I am not worried about reach to get them up there. I like the hitch idea because they are in the slipstream of the car but are probably going to get dirtier if there is any rain. If they went on the roof I would most likely get covers for the front of the bikes. If I went for the roof mount I could get dual use out of the roof rack for when I go snowboarding in the winter.

Well, fire away and let me know what your thoughts are on the topic of how to transport your bikes with the X.