The beautiful people of Hastings

1. Ok..I gotta ask..did Connor Kamm lose a bet
2. Overheard…Were your teeth always that straight?
3. And White..holy cow gravel racers have the most perfect teeth.
4. Ben Whited still needs to be pushed off his bike. Just saying 
5. The trend of  puffy coats just got elevated to a whole nother level
6. Nah, bro it’s just the equivalent to the Starter jacket craze of the 90$
7. Yeah..but did you see that one dudes battle vest..decked out in bicycle patches?
8. The potty game was definitely on point thank you promoters.
9. Holy shit doesn’t anyone own a garden hose? Did u Fckn see the like to wash your bike off.
10. Come on man make that over priced bike rack look like it earned its keep by displaying that well dirty rig.
11. Believe it or not..the rim brake bike was in an abundance this year…very comforting
12. Overhead..36 is the new 62…eeeerrr 65
13. Good thing ICE was busy in Ann Arbor, there were other skin colors than white in Hastings 
14. The Hastings Rotory club are the nicest people 
15. Overhead..17 dollars for smash burger..!
16. Riders riding in support for other riders…I dunno I kinda feel like the grave community it’s tread in the creepy waters of the road scene..
17. Speaking of Puffy team Jackets…100 bucks says the team Turbo sends it over the top real soon.
18. Ian Boswell makes the Michiganscene hard men look like rookies in the 100 killer thriller thing
19. I’m the only one that just likes normal beer and not something that takes a pumpernickel rye.
20. Over heard.Hey bro watch it you just spilled 3 ounces of Black Rocks on my Hokos 
21. Many Stalwarts were completely no shows.
22. Tim Bober was in charge of babysitting Oliver
23. Rumor has it an E-bike catagory may be on tap for 2027
24. Dear screwball riding a single speed bike in jeans in a flannel shirt doing wheels riding like a complete obsessed maniac, please give me the number of your drug dealer as I want in on some of the sweet jak 
25. Despite being sloppy goopy, soft and tangy..the Phart still didn’t look like they were living life.
26. Everyone looks so fresh for the first 35 minutes.
27. Overhead, I should have done the 18 mile.
28. That pizza looked good.
29. We’ve said this a thousand times, hanging out waiting for the podium in your race sunglasses looks ridiculous, have the proper style to have the casual pair handy.
30. To the dude that was wondering around the after party with a Black Rocks in both hands in street clothing, but wearing your mud encrusted helmet and face still covered in half of Barry county…you looked like you needed a friend.
31. Hill Killer is the absolute commander of the Barry SS
32. How many times has Colin Snider podiumed Barry?
33. SJD looked cold
34. More fire pits please..
35. Rumor has it the promoter added a 5 dollar increase to every entry to cover the possible carnage of the Barry warmup around the side streets 
36. I didn’t even see Butt Crack Jenny.
37. Rumor has it…John Meyers skipped the podium because he was having a temper tantrum 
38. Like there was no Adams medicine team present?
39. No Caffeine Soul either
40. And no Sweet Bikes either…sad face
41. Diego Flores…yep he wasn’t there either 
42. Someone was mumbling about how everyone rides bikes averaging 3/4K 
43. Poor people don’t do Barry
44. Overhead, I haven’t ridden in 3 weeks 
45. Man bro..there’s an awful lotta bread in those threads
46. I felt completely misplaced…I own nothing Rapha yet
47. Most Gravel riders are always willing to help 
48. Overhead. Tandem…it only seems kinky the first time 
49. I forgot my shoes 
50. My hero number two was the young girl on the Trek 820 from 1993 with the biggest smile 
51. I tried to steal a Barry banner…
52. No two people wear the same socks
53. Or Sunglasses 
54. Give yourself two extra cool points if you arrived with a waxed chain
55. Add 15 more if arrived with a waxed body part
56. Dear rider number 1013 who sat in on your group for the entire race never taking a pull or sticking your nose out in the wind only to jump the entire group with 200 meters to go to win the field sprint for 172 place, your Turd award will be mailed to you.
57. To the Three Emo corner marshals, it would have been nice if you would have put down your vape and knew your left from your right.
58. Overhead…at least it’s not dusty 
59. That dude on the yellow 70s Schwinn varsity…mad respect 
60. Dan Yankus didn’t have the day he was hoping for 
61. Never touch someone in the middle of fixing a mechanical without asking 
62. Poop glasses..enuf said
63. People doing wheelies 
64. People performing unnecessary bunny hops
65. Bobbie Munro the most unassuming fast guy
66. Cosdi group boycotted the whole day
67. Overheard...i always do better when it’s wet.
68. To whoever that was blasting Nickleback in the ACE hardware parking lot…you got balls
69. Can we get some updated awards please
70. Shaw and Sager are far less intimidating when it’s muddy 
71. The elitist gravel attitudes are slowly getting taken over the fun seekers
72. More kids than ever before 
73. Surprisingly less dogs though..
74. The once close to be Gravel King, Nick Stanko..had a yucky day
75. Base Media…are they still a thing 
76. Kroske stayed in bed
77. So did the Pony
78. Yep Docsavage too
79. No BA.
80. No Jimmy Mac
81. So did about 100 other racers
82. Stop riding with ear buds…it’s dumb 
83. No two people do that thing with there fingers that people that like metal music do
84. No one makes people smile more than Rob
85. I had van envy all day
86. I thought I smelled Corey Stanges helmet! but it was just the overwhelming odor coming from the porta potty
87. That first gravel sector on the roll out…wow why was everyone braking 
88. Overhead…checked that one off the list.
89. The hand cycle guys…mad props
90. So many people so little time 
91. Riding two a breast …silly gravel people 
92. Death everywhere 
93. I’m now hooked on Scratch gummies
94. Despite the grip going to a great cause, not getting That preferred parking wasn’t a major issue 
95. There were kids out there with bikes worth more than the car I drove up in.
96. Lotsa Rapha…I thought that company was long gone
97. Where old jerseys get another chance.
98. TMS gave away over a hundred stickers
99. As always packet pick up was easy peasy 
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