hillary dixon rust

Thank you Jeff! The tires showed up! Nobody pinch me just yet. Jeff came through like a champ and a half with not just tires but also tubes and a pair of socks! And a bunch of other goodies to keep my mind reeling with possibilities.


Also, thank you to CSRWire.com for promoting us.


And also Indigenous Clothing for spreading the word and offering up clothing!  


Geez! Today was an awesome day and I'm super thankful. It's amazing how much support we've found. I don't know what to say besides thank you. Thank You.


Chirp,
Hillary

The new promo is up! Yeah! it didn't take that long but it seemed like forever since we shot it. With the holidays and everything else going on the memory of the actual two days of filming seem like a dream. 

In amazing and good and fantastic news I got some rough numbers back for the number of eyes seeing what we've made. 

These numbers aren't the whole story but...Zak (I always spell his name without the "c") is hosting the video on his Vimeo.cmo page and those views are represented by the #'s in bold at the top. Th other #'s at the bottom are a few other sites that have the video up and  the #'s represent views from that page. I'm not sure why so many fixie blogs are into it but I don't really care. Over 6,000 views by the 22nd and it only hit the webways on the 19th! Really exciting!

Speaking of really exciting, 3 big things in no particular order.

1. Jeff Clarkson from Schwalbe has come through as promised and sent a couple sets of tires! It may not sound like a lot but we couldn't be more thrilled. Thank you Jeff! The Ultremo DD's will be proudly rolled on.

2. More excitement! Tyler Clemens from Outlier has agreed to send us send us some clothing! Check out their site by going to our "People We Love" page or follow this link http://outlier.ccweeblylink_new_window They have some truly amazing stuff and it's obvious that they have put tons of thought into how to make their clothes not only very functional for cyclists, but also to have a timeless and classy look for any occasion.

3. And, BUM BUM BUM! Gianmarco Cilli has gone and done the impossible. He got us a bike from Wilier! It's only a frame for now but a 2008 Mortirolo is nothing to scoff at. It's like getting handed a Ferrari! And we are positive that with a little effort we can get the rest of the stuff we need to be riding in no time and make it all happen. If you're reading this and know someone with an old group set or handlebars or anything at all let them know about what we're doing! In the mean time go to http://wilier-usa.comweeblylink_new_window and thank them on our behalf for this 

While you're checking stuff out, please stop by http://withinreachmovie.comweeblylink_new_window and let them know what you think. I think they are awesome and they've been really helpful to us.


I'm still waiting for American Classic (http://amclassic.comweeblylink_new_window)
to get back to us about wheels but I think they are probably glued to the monitor watching the promo over and over. It's like "the samizdat"! from Infinite Jest (R.I.P DFW).


Okay, enough. Thank you to Emerson, Zak, Justin, Brent, Sara, Allyson, Foxen etc etc. 


Chirp,
Hillary


PS check out Justin Donais' Doc Called GlastonBury Kids at http://glastonburykids.comweeblylink_new_window It's really well made and really engaging. Yeah Justin!

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I got up early and then proceeded to think of every excuse in the book to not go out and ride. I eventually left the house about 10:30am to ride up to my buddy Dan's house since he moved up into Topanga Canyon around xmas and I haven't been up there yet. 

I decided that since I've already ridden up Topanga Canyon a few times I would do something different and take Old Topanga Canyon which is why if you look at the map of the ride it looks like a sperm.

I won't bore you too much detail and just let you look at the pretty pictures. I would like to say that there were more people out riding today than I have ever seen in my life. Maybe it's people with new new years resolutions. Maybe it's people getting ready for a new season of racing. Whatever it is, it's nice. I wave to everyone I see. Sometimes they wave back. I do want to say that coming down Old Topanga Canyon toward Mullholland I was doing 43 mph and feeling like a badass and then a guy came from behind me and passed me like I was standing still. He also passed the car that was in front of me...