Ouch!!
Sep. 28, 2008
This morning I went for my weekly Sunday mountain bike ride at El Morro Park in Laguna. Since the off-season’s upon us, I’m now doing this ride on Sunday’s to have a little fun and ride the single speed.
Well, today I crashed. I think I looked something like the picture above but I don’t think it was that bad. We were coming down a singletrack trail that was pretty steep in places. Coming down, I locked up my front brake and in a very nice slow motion, flew over the handlebars. My friend Joe applauded (while asking if I was okay of course) and then told me it looked pretty cool. My handlebars went into my side and I think I bruised my rib. Oh well...time to recover for Tuesday nights ride!
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Cool tool from Pedro's!
Sep. 26, 2008
I just read about a cool new tool coming out soon from Pedro’s. If you’ve ever done any wrenching, you know about the chain whip you need to remote cassette sprockets from the rear wheel. Sometimes it’s very easy, sometimes you leave some of your knuckle on that cassette.
Enter the Vise Whip. Why didn’t I think of this?? Oh that’s right...I’m not one of the founders of Pedro’s. I can’t wait to pick one of these tools up when it comes out!
E-motion Roller System
Sep. 25, 2008
Since I couldn’t make it out to Vegas for InterBike, I’m living the experience through several websites that are posting updates, photos and blogs from the show.
Today I read about a new set of rollers that looks pretty darn cool. Check the video below. The only down side is that they’re a little pricey. Very cool though cause I have rollers and they’re not my favorite to use in Winter. The company is Inside Ride, Inc. and you can buy their system for $795 plus shipping from their site.
Tour de Lance '08
Sep. 24, 2008
Rumors are running wild this morning in the cycling community. Lance is scheduled to give a speech in New York at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting at 10am EST and then field questions about his comeback at 12pm EST.
Some of the rumors circulating that seem like they could be true include the following:
Team Astana - Lance will join the team next season opening another can of worms with Alberto Contador. He’s said that if Lance joins, he’ll leave.
Tour Down Under - Officials in Australia have confirmed he’ll take part in this event as his first race of the season.
Cyclocross - Participating in cyclocross races this Fall. And, the rumor isn’t letting up at Interbike about him taking part in Thursday’s race.
There’s others as well reported here. I guess we’ll all just have to wait till 12 noon and see what’s the real deal!
Interbike Show in Las Vegas
Sep. 23, 2008
This week is the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas. It’s actually the last year the show will be held in Vegas and then will be heading back to Anaheim. I attended the first two years in Vegas and haven’t been able to make it out since. I’m looking forward to its return in Anaheim though...much closer to me!
The Cactus Cup is in Las Vegas!
Sep. 18, 2008
If you ever raced mountain bikes in the 90’s, you’ve got to remember The Cactus Cup that took place every year in Arizona. I have fond memories of going to that race and sleeping in my car because I was broke. It was a great time!
I just read on CyclingNews that the race is returning....to Las Vegas! This is great and I hope it has the same feel as the Arizona original. The article on CyclingNews brought back alot of memories of that time for me. Reading names like John Tomac, Ned Overend, Tinker, Missy Giove and Juli Furtado who were mountain biking greats while I was racing, definitely makes me miss that time.
Head over here for details about the Las Vegas event. If you’re not racing but in the area, stop by and check it out!
Lance Armstrong coming back??
Sep. 08, 2008
Wow. This is interesting. Just heard from this VeloNews article that Lance Armstrong will be coming out of retirement to race five events with the Astana team next season. This is pretty big news. Amoung the five events will be the Tour of California and Tour de France. Is Lance going for Number 8?
Project Single Speed is complete!
Aug. 15, 2008
”Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
~Albert Einstein Read More...
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Project Single Speed, Day Two
Aug. 15, 2008
”When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.”
~H.G. Wells Read More...
~H.G. Wells Read More...
Project Single Speed has begun!
Aug. 12, 2008
Do you Twitter?
Aug. 11, 2008
Has anyone heard of Twitter? It’s a social website that asks the question, “What are you doing?” The idea is to be able to track and know what your friends are doing 24/7.
I started using it a few days ago and quickly started thinking, does everyone really want to know what I’m doing all the time? I mean, do you really need to know that I’m on my way to work or sitting at my desk?
I guess there are people out there that find information like that useful but I got a little tired with answering to Twitter all the time.
So, I still use it but now you’ll find less serious updates most days with the occasional accurate update. I’m sure you’ll have no problem telling my believable entries from the little white lies.
I did find it useful over the weekend tracking the US Nationals Road Race. SoCalCycling was updating their Twitter throughout the race which was fun.
To see what I may or may not be doing, check my page.
Lazy Sunday afternoon
Aug. 10, 2008
”This is not Disneyland, or Hollywood. I'll give you an example: I've read that I flew up the hills and mountains of France. But you don't fly up a hill. You struggle slowly and painfully up a hill, and maybe, if you work very hard, you get to the top ahead of everybody else.”
~Lance Armstrong Read More...
~Lance Armstrong Read More...
Leave mountain lions alone!
Aug. 06, 2008
I can’t believe this story. This morning at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, a hiker was attacked by a mountain lion after he....get this...went to pet one of the cougar’s three cubs!
What the frak?!
I mean, seriously. You’re hiking along, see a female lion with three of her cubs and think you should try and pet one of the cubs?? How incredibly dumb is that?!
What really gets me about this story is that, because of this, the policy is to generally put the mountain lion down for coming into contact with a human. Albeit a stupid human. The only good thing about this story is that officials have contacted a San Diego wildlife sanctuary that has agreed to take the lion and her cubs if found. Run kitty, run!!
People, DO NOT try and pet cubs if you’re ever out in the wild.
Read the full story here and you to will shake your head in disbelief.
Oh, and here’s 12 Safety Tips for you all. I love #6...Do not approach a cougar!
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