Ahh to be able to afford to get in line

For this...

That is one wicked damn freaking cool cross bike...

but like all the cool stuff:
"available for purchase via application"

and i suppose even more of a challenge, it isn't just for those with coin in their pocket... ya gotta have cash AND apply...

I think i'd prefer the primer gray although punchy red would be in keeping with my red cross frame sequence... but then ya know... color doesn't matter... that bike is pretty amazing.

I've read somewhere (maybe bike portland) or cycling news that Vanilla has a 3 year wait list. And ya know. From seeing the bikes up close. I can understand. They are COOOL.

Heck i even flipped out five singles to Harlan Price, his pitch was seemingly genuine and with one of the GSW team buying two tickets i had to get at least one. The $5 spent dreaming about a custom IF cross bike that i can win should be worth it... 'course i have to wait an eternity...

Maybe i should polish up a resume, write a bitching cover letter and pound the pavement looking for someone to give this cyclocross racer a ride! Ride meaning complete bike specifically, with entry fee allowances. In return for me being a vocal supporter both at the races and online... But then i sometimes (often) feel i need to pay the dues and show the folks and myself that i can do this and steadily get better. Cause i can't even rub the coins together to pay for a discounted frame... oh well... c'est la vie... i do have a cross bike to ride and to race on. I do have a nice set of other bikes, old, but functional. I have a lot to be grateful for. Lamenting about not being able to go out and buy from ebay or the builder or the bike shop a killer new frame when i feel like it won't do any good and doing any of those won't make me a better bike racer... So i gotta ride.

Ride the bike. Ride the bike fast and hard. Race race race race... Get out and make the power...

respect!
G