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I have seen awesome, and it is PIXIE BIKE RACING.
My best friend from college and her husband invited me to the pixie bike races while I was visiting Colorado Springs last week. A friend of theirs lives -- and builds bike frames -- on a couple of steep acres on the west side. Every Tuesday, a crowd of BMX riders, track racers from the Olympic Training Center and various cycling enthusiasts race assorted children's bikes. On a dirt track. Downhill. With a big ramp at the end. While a band plays and spectators drink beer.
As my friend, Adrian, said "What else are you doing on a Tuesday night?"
I'll admit right here, the huge ramp kept me from trying the downhill course. Seriously, it was about four feet tall and there was a concrete slab nearby. Even Adrian, who tends toward the hardcore on biking events, said she hadn't tried the downhill since they added the ramp. (Her husband, Josh, is a stunt biker who's broken about every bone in his body -- so his...
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