Rhinegeist goldsprints

The Cincinnati Goldsprints happened again at Rhinegeist with the usual gut churning lactate inducing sprints they had last month and an even bigger crowd. Next month March 21 is the last event if you still haven't made it yet.
I’m still fascinated by these races as not many other cities have them. And since Brooklyn is one of the few places that host them it’s apropos I guess that I would run into Maya. She called me out a while back because I said Covington/Newport should bill themselves as the Brooklyn of Cincinnati. Now I didn't mean that as a direct comparison. What I was getting at that just like Brooklyn is across the river from Manhattan, Covington/Newport is across the river from downtown. Covington and Newport have a bunch of really cool housing stock. There is no real comparison between the two beyond that.
At any rate someone had told her that the hipsters hadn't invaded Rhinegeist yet. “Oh yeah?” I said, “there are a lot of tattoos.” And tight jeans she added. She also told me about being interviewed for a story about how Cincinnati neighborhoods compare to NYC neighborhoods. An idea I had already discovered the hard way that she found ridiculous. And it didn't strike me until later that you know what? OTR will never be as hip as Brooklyn until there is an established frame builder. OTR has a good start with coffee shops, but until someone is building bespoke bikes it just doesn't measure up.
Oh and Rhinegeist, they built a new bar, so you can stand 300 people deep with your credit card at the old counter or walk right up and and get a beer with cash money at this one.









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