Cackalacky Cup
Crossroads 2005
The 2005 Crossroads Festival was the first year that we concentrated on the vintage mountain bike world. It all started with Ross Shafer, of Salsa Cycles fame. We asked what it would take to get him to attend and he asked for a plane ticket and a place to hang his hat. He told Paul Sadoff, of Rock Lobster, about the festival and Paul decided to tag along. Jacquie Phelan was at the SSWC in PA the weekend prior to the Festival. Matt was attending the SSWC and drug Jacquie south on his way home. Shimano sent Paul Thomasberg out and he brought along Joe Murray. Maurice and Thanita, of Dirt Rag, were in DC and made a detour to see us before heading back to Pittsburgh. It made for a memorable weekend with seven members of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and something like 5 National Championships amongst the attendees!
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We all spent Saturday at the Community Building at Lake Norman State Park listening to stories about the birth of mountain biking. It was about 5 hours of racing stories, product development tales and banjo playing.
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We invaded the Statesville Civic Center on Sunday. The swap meet occupied the big room while the road ride left from the parking lot. After the swap meet, it was back down to the park for some riding.
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On Monday, we loaded up the cars and headed up to the Pisgah National Forest for a day of classic East Coast single track riding. What a great weekend!
2005 Crossroads
Ross, Paul, Jacquie, Paul and Joe.
"Pros regard their bikes as tools, not as objects d’ art." Fred Matheny