What do I get if I ride the PSSWC?
Are you serious? What do you "get" out of riding your singlespeed on the Poto on an autumn day? Isn't that enough? If it isn't, of course there is the free Bell's beer afterwards. Not enough? What about the chance to win free schwag from sponsor Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors? Is this worth the price of your entry fee (which is zero)? Feel like doing a bike event isn't worth your time unless you have to pay money? Buy a PSSWC iron-on patch at the event for a few bucks. Feel like this is too small time for you? You only do events that cost at least $35 and give you a chance at taking home an "award" or "series points"? Tell you what we'll do. If you want to pay an extra $35 at the event, Chief Poto will run on down to Target and purchase a wood frame for you and will print out a personalized piece of printer paper on his ink-jet indicating your event finish and stating how special you are. If you want to pay a couple hundie and do two or three laps, we'll go ahead and call it an "ultra endurance event", give you a pint glass at the end and prevent someone from giving you hand-ups while you are riding. We aim to please. Only attend events where you can park your sponsor trailer and pop-up tent? No problem. There will be plenty of empty space in the Silver Lake parking lot on the last weekend in October for you to impress everyone with your "colors". Only show up at events where the big name riders show up? Well, a guy who rides with the Gary Fisher 29er crew who rode with Lance in Austin last week may be showing up. Need more of a brush with famous mountain biking illuminati? If enough Clydesdales show up to ride, I hear MTB World Championship bronze medalist Willow Koerber might show. She may shoot down hot guys like Al McWilliams just because they aren't Pro riders, but it looks like she might be a fatty chaser.
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