We’ve been making the most of the few nice days left. They’ve been short but sweet.

Now I know riding a wheelie on a fixed gear is kind of hard, but i think about half of the Empire riders can do it. As the main filming driver, I will say that riding a wheelie on a scooter is much harder. But this guy up in Maine pulled it off for a half mile.

We’ve posted quite a bit about cross lately. In case anyone isn’t clear on the connection, this should explain it.

Pic from Dave Trimble

The Mercer Cup was last weekend. I heard the mud was pretty thick and horrible. Dan and Dwain were there, but came back without much to report. I was promised better results soon so a race report would be warranted.

Pic from Dave Trimble

Until then, check out this awesome interview. It’s a two-parter – part 1 and part 2. The writer is so good he made me think that Dan is less of a jerk than he really is.

Pics are borrowed from Dave Trimble and are of the Cat and Kitten cross race, which Dan won.

Most Empire riders ride other kinds of bikes too. Dan and Dwain have been tearing it up racing cross, Crihs races on the road and is planning a cross appearance soon, I got heavy into bikes racing mountain bikes, Wilis has a diverse stable of rides, before moving to New York John used to hit the back roads and trails of Charlotte, North Carolina on road and mountain bikes, and Kai, Tom, Tony, and Ed all ride BMX too. Here’s some proof.