The Crew at TMS put together a neat little ranking system..
eat dick and dont comment about the grammar T was too fuckin lazy to hit spell check...
EPS dental guys
size of team and power weight:
pretty solid group of young kids, with the exception of the Highlander...last year id put them as the team with the most horsepower, and numbers..
Strongest of the Bunch is obviously big B, if it comes to a sprint in the state right now 99% of time its Big B dustin em off...Shamburger can ride a break pretty decent but is on again off again at times..Highlanders swing is getting softer as the years pass as they should its a young guys world right now..
5 stars
strength or depth of team:
mostly 1/2 crew with a few 3s scattered and there and a couple of old guys..
4 stars
appearance:
last year kits looked great...stood out easy to spot...this year the white aint working...but it if fits the sponsorship as it looks like a pack of dental floss..there on Felts now...wonder what happened to S hook-up
2 stars
personalty:
good guys for the most nice, they know how to ride a bike and dont pull cheese dick moves..Highlander gets old man at times but fuck it right.... he's old..
5 stars
frequency:
There out there..at most stuff..cept cross and MTB..
3 Stars
TOTAL 19
Leadout:
size of team and power weight
good size group, definitely on the larger human being size if that counts for anything..
4 stars
strength or depth of team:
a group of guys composed mainly of masters, BJ proves he can sprint pretty solid for an old guy..Shrek when he is fit can pull a break back like a mofo....
4 stars
appearance:
I love the kit, the black works well with the light blue..most all are on matching treks and that counts
4 stars
personalty:
all good dudes that can ride a bike, trust worthy when shit gets low on oxygen..
5 stars
frequency:
depends on the distance of the events..they cross over nice from road/grave;/to mountain shit..
3 stars
TOTAL 20
3TKOM
size of team and power weight:
wow..hard to Gage...and say for the size there there solid, Scotty, Danny, Mikey that Sick Guy..
3 stars
strength or depth of team:
Scotty Danny Mikey Sean and that one chick...
5stars
appearance:
as much as i wanna hate on that kit..i like it..
it grows on me and looks like nothing else out there im just jealous cuz,,,, if i was running a team a i couldn't afford to out fit my crew with that jacked up shit...Al has done a pretty good job at promoting..makes ya wonder though with Super Dave going to Specialized if the hook-ups will continue..
5 stars
personalty:
they seem ok..friendly.. gravel is there world so id say if you cant even really ride your bike no one notices that too much cuz almost the entire field out of the top ten rides sketchy..but these guys can all ride and the handle there bikes
5 stars
frequency:
They cross over OK Scotty can hold his own even in a shopping cart..so id say he's saving the team on this category...
5 stars
TOTAL 23
BASEmedia:
size of team and power weight:
every year there is this type of team filled up with everyone that can produce decent numbers and have the time and funds to travel...
5 stars
strength or depth of team:
These kids are good...you can see the difference between the youth of these guys, and the age of most everyone else out there..they can attack over and over...id say there more of rollers, than field sprinters, but that long hared guy and short stocky aero dude can sprint fairly well, toss in a few track racers and id say they are solid..not sure about some of the other older dudes seems like they got tossed in for good measure though..
5 stars...
appearance:
I like the kit it works well, simple clean but they need a bike sponsor...go hit up some naive shop for the bro-deal...
3 stars..
personalty:
Initially not sure how to take them..but ill give them all the nod..they don't seem to be too over ego-ed with the hopes of being the next Lexy...
5 Stars
frequency:
right now its mostly track and road race shit...stick with what works, and its all workin good for em...
5 Stars
Total 23
Bissell
size of team and power weight:
wow..scratching my head...kinda strange things going on over at the Bissell camp lately...each year it seems as though they get more outta state than ever once was one of the biggest teams with the most powerful dudes is not kinda like two gun slingers show up and battle the town..
5 stars
strength or depth of team:
well id see if you look at the core team..its strong as fuck..and they all can ride a bike
5 stars..
appearance:
One of the most well presented groups in the field, matching kits, bikes helmets and eye wear..you can tell some shop aint trying to out fit em...they look killer...
5 stars
personalty:
Hmmm Nate, and Jordan (is he still racing??) are good dudes, quiet not the most outgoing but thats ok..
5 Stars
frequency:
on again off again...Nate crosses over nice
but the wrest if there is any...
3 stars...
TOTAL 23
Lathrup/Adams/Sweet Bikes/Felt
size of team and power weight:
wow..Like a high school jock reunion team...if you were fast back 10 or 15 years ago you probably on this team cuz this is the legends team, with a few other dudes tossed in to thicken the stew....now a masters group..racing to there strengths...
5 stars
strength or depth of team:
If its a masters race they may not always win but they will get one of these dudes on podium..strange in numbers is a strange thing in the Masters racing right now it doesn't always guarantee wins..but there aint one on the team that cant handle his bike...and thats a plus
5 Stars
appearance:
Kits look stellar, matching helmets for the most part, make up for for bikes that dont always match but funny i dont notice that shit cuz the kits look soo good...
5 stars
personalty:
good dudes hands down
5 stars...
frequency:
they are old dudes so out hittin up every race every weekend isnt the most practical thing to do it...Wednesday worlds and a weekend race a month is the extent of it...and works for normal humans with lives out side of bike racing
5 Stars
TOTAL 25
Wolverines
size of team and power weight:
n/a
strength or depth of team:
n/a
appearance:
n/a
personalty:
n/a
frequency:
n/a
O2
size of team and power weight:
wow like a bomb went off inside the once bulging and controversial team of 02
2 Stars
strength or depth of team:
yea not much left of these guys, Basic media and the Village bike shop guys ate em to them..
2 stars
appearance:
I personally like the kits, and they presented well when it was a team..
5 stars
personalty:
there again not much to go off of...
4 Stars
frequency:
whats left of them....
1 Stars...
TOTAL 14
Village Bike guys
size of team and power weight:
6 or 8 guys with 3 producing decent numbers...
4 stars
strength or depth of team:
yea solid Wednesday night crew...but i dont see em hittin up the hard shit and getting on podiums, not the best heads in the field either...bone head pack moves and sarcasm doesn't jive well with other weekend warriors
4 stars
appearance:
man...going out on a limb i like the kits..there i said it...but there being brought down by the mismatching bikes, and Johnny Us blue helmet...who ever has the in at the shop.. these mercenaries are ridin for better blow some more smoke of Dales ass and get him to homie hook up the boys with bro-deal better than the average guys discount on bikes...
4 Stars
personalty:
there again...bone head pack moves and sarcasm doesn't jive well with weekend warriors...im not sure who is mentoring these guys, but a intervention would be a pretty good idea
3 Stars
frequency:
Wednesday worlds , and Alex T is upholding the gravel image for them...but i cant give the 5 star pass just for those two..
4 Stars
TOTAL 19
Onam Now
size of team and power weight:
wow..they have been around awhile not as strong as years past
3 Stars
strength or depth of team:
Yankus, Snyder..Burke, Vanias?? Stange...maybe and some young kids and chicks..
3 Stars
appearance:
I like the kit it looks like nothing else and yes they even make that nasty smith helmet look nice...
4 stars
personalty:
Yankus is goofy and we all know that..must be all the gaming..but he is a decent non dog kicking human, Burke fast but never really had a fun loving personalty..
but man you can trust those guys to ride a bike with brains, as all of them seem pretty stable..Stange no longer looks back all the time so thats saves him from a turd tossed at him..
5 stars..
frequency:
Yankus, Burke, Snyder..are pretty good at riding just about anything with wheels..
6 stars..
TOTAL 21
Pappa Tower
size of team and power weight:
Papp T aint small
4 stars
strength or depth of team:
depends on who or when they cross the border
4 Stars
appearance:
Kit and Bike look kick ass!
5 Stars
personalty:
Tower aint for everyone..but PappaT is a pretty safe dude to be behind...
5 stars
frequency:
mainly the metro area and Canadian crew ..no cross a little gravel..
4 Stars
TOTAL 22
Kinetic Training Systems
size of team and power weight:
dam.. Hess, Foshag, DC the Powerdroid, and former Barry winner Steve B..No one under 37 years old..old guys with big numbers, and lots of race knowledge..
5 Stars
strength or depth of team:
like the over the hill gang..Hess the second best sprinter in the State Foshag can can do just about any passably decent..DC when his head is on straight can turn a hot lap faster than the best of them..
5 stars
appearance:
the kinetic kit looks nice the blue and yellow is nice change to all the black n red..The Logo is nice and looks pro as shit...but the group loses points, no skin-suits and Hess wears solid black shorts that do not match..and no one has matching helmets
3 Stars
personalty:
Hess has probably single handily help someone you know or you along the way..DC is DC if your in his circle your lucky...Foshag is always happy to spread the metal love..and there isnt one dude on that team that cant race a bike all know how to corner and dont pull cheese dick moves
5 stars
frequency:
On again off again these dudes are old soo swingng it every weekend probably aint gonna happen DC still crosses and MTB Foshag will hit up a random gravel race and TT once a year along with most crits
5 stars
TOTAL 23
AAVC
size of team and power weight:
n/a
strength or depth of team:
n/a
appearance:
n/a
personalty:
n/a
frequency:
n/a
solo's
size of team and power weight:
n/a
strength or depth of team:
n/a
appearance:
n/a
personalty:
n/a
frequency:
n/a
2 comments:
I actually really like the CODSI kits, I think that blue looks damn good on them.
that's damn fine work. not an untrue word in there either.
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