Budd has developed into a bit of a watt weapon on the velodrome. We’ve known each other for years. It makes sense we’d end up working together on the latest version of the fixed crit frame, the HSP MK4 . Upon Budd’s urging we made a last minute decision to bring an additional rider, Max, into the fold.  While there werent enough hours left to fabricate a frame for Max we were able to get him into the iconic Deathspray livery.

Max’s front tire made things slightly complicated for us with 5 to go. To win criteriums one needs teammates to rely on to be present when the final selections are made before the sprint on the bell lap.  

Max made the unplanned/forced decision to exit the race due to a lap issue with officials after a slow leak in his front tire forced a visit to the pit.

Both Max and Budd had confidence from the start and were present at the front, neither looked to be at their limit.  Both were preserving watts during the early-stage of the race as decided.  We were all excited to see what was in the bank for the final sprint. It was fun to watch them dance around in the top ten under the beautiful sun on a Summer day in Harlem. 

Our tactic was to basically have fun at one of the older races in NYC. It was really nice to be out there and watch everyone do what they love the most surrounded by friends old and new. While both Budd and Max were hyper motivated to produce a result for Stanridge and the sponsors it was Budd singularly that delivered. Budd produced a top 10 with a result of 8th. An amazing result on a new rig in a traditionally dangerous race nicknamed the “skinscraper” by locals. 

We’re looking ahead to the future and keeping the livery alive. See you out there.