Living the dream!
The blood of life.
I witnessed the strangest thing yesterday.
These two punk kids were in the Blossoming Lotus getting lunch and glare appropriately as I walk in. One of them has put Murder City Devils all over his messenger bag and I note that his friend is wearing a Murder City Devils t-shirt as well. I order up my [...]
Short track series #2
I feel really, really bad!
I loathe lapping riders.
I do not feel good about sticking it to lapped riders in the corners.
So here is a big public apology to everyone I passed today.
I tried to be polite and get around but, I’m pretty sure I was a little aggressive.
I got 2nd place, behind Shannon and in [...]
wow.
A la Jens Voigt, sometimes it pays off.
“sweet.”
It took me a second to find the full results so, here you go.
Our friend Erik in 15th place.
Dammit.
Someone stole a saddle from the Veloshop today.
A fancy $200.00 Selle San Marco carbon-kevlar model with ti/carbon rails and very thin kevlar padding.
Our money is on the guy who got pissed because we would not fix his flat for free.
Now we get to harass anyone we see at the next bike race who has a [...]
Photo links:
Take a look at these photos of the AVC by a customer-friend of mine: Phil Varner.
Suffer-fest.
Alpenrose Velodrome challenge!
Ouch!
Spent last night recovering at Markwelder’s house watching a successfull frenchy breakaway in Le Tour de France, nursing tight hips and a very large burrito. He and I raced the 100 lap points race at the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge on Sunday. It went pretty well though, we both felt like we had nothing during the [...]
Shimano. Tabor.
Got dragged around the Mt. Tabor race Wednesday night behind Jesse Sampson, Doug Ollerenshaw and Russell Stevenson. Russell was making the break work hard. When he had enough towing us around he bridged up to Jesse and Doug. I was left wheezing and sprinted for 4th place in our group. Was kinda boxed for the [...]
Dope!
That is slang for awesome!
So, what… are we looking at an all USA podium? Landis, Levi and Hincapie? Zabriskie?
Now Vino is back to square one, riding without a team to back him up. Which is what he was doing the last few years anyways and it was working pretty well for him.
Stastically, who has the [...]
Thursday track racing.
Wow!
Tony Kic, Markwelder, James Adamson and I tore it up at the velodrome on Thursday. For the last 3 years I’ve been on my own at the track racing against big teams and stronger riders. It is a rough way to race, chasing everything down on your own, marking all the attacks by yourself.
Thursday night [...]
Mid week update:
Things are going well at the Veloshop. The new mechanic has started, that is a little load off my chest. The bike shop could still use some more help. Maybe another part time mechanic during the week would be perfect.
Been racing the last couple days. Not quite in it to win it yet. Finished the [...]
