By pamster on
7/27/2008 4:12 PM
So that’s what my bike has been saying to me lately. Before I go any further I have to share some lingo I hear all the time at work. With some 20-something co-workers. Instead of “know what I mean?” It’s “smell what I’m steppin' in?” Instead of “goodbye” it’s “holler atchya face”. That info will be important later on.
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By jlwallen on
7/25/2008 12:26 PM
so the wife got into a discussion the other day about equal riders riding SS vs. Geared bikes and which would be faster.
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By jlwallen on
7/19/2008 7:44 AM
It's built and has been ridden. the verdict????
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By WebGuy on
7/18/2008 10:26 AM
First off - this was a great venue for a crit. We arrived early and stayed all day and had something to do or watch or eat or whatever the entire time. The whole main street alfresco cafe style start/finish area and the fans throwing parties and picnics on the backside of the course gave the place a pretty cool feeling.
Many of the other racers I talked to thought this race was pretty cool too. Even the Race Director for Toyota United told me his guys thought this was one of the cooler courses and formats they have been to this season.
For those that didn't make it to the race, the course was a short course (3/4 of a mile) with 6 turns. 3 of the turns on the backside were in short succession and each turn rolled onto an increasingly narrower road. Turn 5 was the most technical turn. It was a left hander with a curbed island on the right and a greater than 90 degree exit (the exiting road curved back in on itself a little) At best you could go through 2 ...
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By jlwallen on
7/16/2008 3:04 PM
single speeding is about simplicity. so when something is out of whack it HURTS!
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By pamster on
7/13/2008 6:45 PM
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I’m NOT a morning person. I always wanted to be but have never been. My parents can tell you nightmarish stories of trying to get me out of bed in the mornings to get to school on time. Just not going to happen. So when I do arrive early for an activity for work or pleasure – it’s forced behavior. Especially those 6am spin classes.
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By jlwallen on
7/6/2008 12:07 PM
Just ordered Stephanie's Surly 1 X 1 in orange. HAPPY BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY to her (fortunately they are on the same day.)
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By scopes monkey on
7/3/2008 11:10 AM
Well, a little over three weeks had passed since my last ride (which I described in my last post). The shoulder was finally feeling better – thumb not quite 100% - and the weather was great. I could not pass on getting the bike down and getting back on the trails.
So, I left work headed home, changed and went to pull the bike off the hook in the basement.&a ...
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By pamster on
7/1/2008 12:30 PM
Mosquito bites - check, bruises - check, worked on my tan - check, great time - CHECK
OK - so my triathlon weekend of hiking, mt. biking and canoeing looked more like sleeping, eating and rocking - in a huge rocking chair on the deck overlooking the lake with a honkin' mug of coffee in the mornings. I wish I had some brilliant report of actual activities but I don't. It was pretty uneventful but that's good. It was refreshing to do the hiking, biking and canoeing without looking at my watch tor thinking I had to finish in a specified amount of time. Watch?? I didn't even wear a watch! And no rain - that was sweet.
I do have to admit I'm a tad on the competitive side so once my partner and I were in the canoe, another canoe containing a couple pimply-faced prepubescent boys wanted to challenge the "old folks" to a little race. ...
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