CX clinic+bike swap+polo

Tomorrow (Saturday 9/13), IIT and Cycle Smithy are hosting a bike swap and a cyclocross tutorial. Both activities start at 9am. The tutorial for beginners goes from 9 through 12, whereas advanced CX riders can polish their skills from 1 through 4. Coach Ben Turner, manager of TIAA-CREF, will lead the sessions.

With no racing in a 200-mile radius around Chicago, I can't imagine a better way to spend a Saturday morning.

They'll also host some three-on-three bike polo, on grass.

Registration closing tonight at nine. Admission to the swap costs five bucks. The CX session costs $45 if you purchase it in advance ($55 at the door). Registration includes lunch and Hammer samples.