Living the dream!
Off the hook.
This guy=pure genius. Watched his latest film “We just work here.” a few weeks ago at the Bicycle film festival. I started this post weeks ago Brian has been in and out of town getting everything ready for his showing. I’ve been getting everything ready for the start of cyclocross season. Raced a “dirt crit” [...]
Cascade bicycle studio!
Spending time in Seattle after racing the Labor day cyclocross championships. Shannon surprised everyone by showing up and demonstrating amazing finesse over the barriers. We did some attacking and blocking. Shannon and I took it 1-2 style. I felt miserable! Very good to get the first race out of the way in a low key [...]
Back to racing.
Did some racing after work last night at the HealthNet criterium. The course was located in downtown Portland a mere two blocks from my shop! HealthNet sent 4 riders (including local Doug Ollerenshaw) and we had a decent field of local PRO talent including: Chad Hartley, Even Elken, Ryan Trebon and some fast Seattle riders, [...]
Spent last Friday evening watching Spaceballs.
With an ice bag on my wrist. Took a decent spill while out training on the dirt last week. Nothing serious, lots of gravel in the body still. Nice gash on the wrist too. Spent the weekend training and hanging out with Pete. Everyone is going ga-ga for the cyclocross. And now it is raining [...]
Muggles. Squibs.
I have mixed feelings about putting a paypal button on my website. The Discovery channel team news certainly makes me feel a little less dumb asking for help from my broad cycling community. I figure if those hosers can’t even con anyone into giving them a bunch of money to ride bikes around. Then begging [...]
make pesto in the summer.
I’ve been trying to get my resting HR data to send up to my coach. As I lay down I read: 48, 42, then zero. Weird. So, I make some calls and it turns out that a lot of HR monitors do not register anything below 40! The guy at the company even said: “I [...]
The killing curse.
I finished the last Harry Potter novel. Wow. I also finished building my new bed frame from Ikea. Super wow. I’ve been buried. Training harder and smarter than I ever have before. Working longer and harder hours than ever before. A little head cold? Allergies? Picking Pete up from the airport tonight!
All I've learned from the Tour de France…
…is to start worrying if you have an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours. (3 hours is ok though.) Oh yeah! Blood transfers will add a minute to your time in a TT!
The whirlwind life.
Pete is off to RAGBRAI for a couple weeks. I am getting down to some serious training. ouch. Matt Hall calls me first thing this morning with the news: “David Millar was the first rider to react to the news: “Jesus Christ – there you go, that’s my quote,” he blurted out. “What timing, huh? [...]
FMB tyres:
There has been tons of interest in Francois’ tyres so the short answer is yes! I am bringing in some FMB tyres to stock in the Veloshop. I have a couple pairs in stock and more on the way. They are truly a handmade tyre and the fabrication + shipping process may take up to [...]
