I’ve been putting in some hours on the new LeMond Poprad cross bike. I’m even thinking of selling my road bike. It’s my new “go anywhere” bike. Just plain fun. The Double Tap shifters were a little weird at first but it’s all good now.
If you’ve never been to Brian Pace’s blog you should check it out, it’s inspiring stuff. Today’s post in particular. I’m looking forward to meeting him in person at 6 hours of Santos. Odd’s are we’ll roll together at some point in that 6 hours.
Last week I set a personal volume record of 15.5 hours. Seems like a lot to me but since the evolution of blogs it’s easy to see that it’s about middle of the road volume. My previous best was an even 15. I’m hoping to touch 17 before February is gone. I’ll be dog tired slow as molasses at Santos but hopefully going good at BUMP&GRIND.
The only damage from all this riding is my taint. Oh my poor taint. Petroleum jelly was a life saver. I’m also sleepy all the time… and hungry. Oh and my Jamis Dragon is ragged out from riding in all the wet. Better than snow I guess. That reminds me, I need to get some JP Weigle into my steel frames before they rust out from under me.
I wanted to hook up with the BP ride but the thought of another bike clean-up was unbearable… so I rode south… again. I actually rode through Joe’s parking lot at 9:15 thinking maybe Kent was late and I would stage a coup, but apparently Kent was on time and nobody was there.
I was watching off road to athens the other night and noticed something I hadn’t noticed before. Is he doing to his stem what I think he’s doing? Kinda hard to make out. I’ll try to make a higher quality version.
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Here’s a still. Good thing it’s not the NFL or he’d be fined. The question is, could you get away with this at a Goneriding event? Hmmmm.
Years ago I remember reading a copy of J Lo’s “Artist Rider” on The Smoking Gun. For those that don’t know, a “rider” is a list of demands an artist submits to a venue before the show. It usually consists of specific sound equipment, snacks, booze, etc. J Lo’s rider was much more specific. The part that really stuck out was that she wanted a white dressing room with everything in it white. Flowers, drapes, tables, couches, everthing. Read for yourself if you want a good laugh.
So when a thread of comments at Apebike regarding the Southside trails went awry, all I could think of was J Lo on a bike. Trail Diva. Not to say I’m never a Diva. I won’t drive and pay to ride at Hannah Park in Jacksonville, but if it were in my town I would ride it without complaint.
I tried to put a big ole butt on there but my skills are too weak.
Yeah I didn’t go. I rode the trainer like a Kerkove wanna be for 1:15. Rain and 30 something degrees turned me off. However Tallahassee was represented. I found pictures of Ice Berg and G “Money” McClure feezing their bozacks off. Like I said, I wasn’t there but based on the pics I bet I can sum it up. Wet, cold, wet, cold and muddy…. and stuck vehicles. See my collage below.
More pics here.
I did a tough 4:23 ride down in the national forest. Did I say it was tough? 55 miles. I want to do 6 hours of Santos so I need to do a couple more of these and maybe a 5 hour.
Started out with a small group but at 1:30 everyone but Jimbo and me started heading home.
This video was an accident but I’ll post it anyway… what the crap.
Man I hope this training pays off in June or I’m selling all my bikes and getting a 6 inch travel mtb, some baggies and putting myself under the label “all mountain”.
Giants beat the Packers? Ah crap. I think the Patriots are gonna slaughter the Giants.
By the way, I’m a little drizunk. One Fosters oil can does it.
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