is working out nicely.
i think it might work out well with my new work schedule/commute as well
school starts aug. 17th. Get your bike worked on by a legitmajit certamafied mechanic on august 31st.
CREATURE OF THE WHEEL... LORD OF INFERNAL ENGINES...
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
war of attrition
Today i had a good session of suffering. Only 2 hours, but it was a gnarly two. Plus i charted some new territory. Did the wabash climb where they held the classic tt this year. What a bastard that was. I recently added the greenspot loop to my arsenal of rides that i should be doing but hadn't done yet. Im ready to go out and barf again tomorrow with the group. Hopefuly it will turn out like last week. That ride was awesome.
I listen to a lot of metal. I realize that this is a funny thing for a grown man to own up to. Especially the stuff i listen to. I concede that its totally over the top and juvenile, but its what i like. There are certain songs that for me make the suffering not so bad. Flight of icarus is amazing for climbing on hot days like today. Totally sweet.
I listen to a lot of metal. I realize that this is a funny thing for a grown man to own up to. Especially the stuff i listen to. I concede that its totally over the top and juvenile, but its what i like. There are certain songs that for me make the suffering not so bad. Flight of icarus is amazing for climbing on hot days like today. Totally sweet.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
cyclocross....ever heard of it?
Let me just say, those who showed up to cross practice this week know it was intense...
nobody showed up to cross practice this week. Its cool, the word hasn't really gotten out yet. Also, i flatted in about 10 minutes. 10 minutes of dusty, mouth-breathing, agonizing hell. i decimated the field of frisbee-golf frat dudes and estranged, scared children by a full 10 minutes.
I had flatted earlier this week, so i was fresh out of tubes, and i have yet to outfit my rig with a seat bag. All of these problems will NOT be a part of next weeks practice, so be there, cuz after deliberation with short-haired christy and trevor, the course is every bit as sweet as i conjectured. Also, things to look forward to next week are as follows:
- little orange flags that im gonna set up the course with.
- more cheaply made barriers.
- more people...?
- Watching yours truly eat complete and total crap trying to execute a flying re-mount.
Walking home from ford park was a little embarrassing, so when i hit cajon i coasted down on the grass. I figured that would be pretty trauma free on both me and the rim of my wheel. My ego was not as easily spared.
Whats funnier than a dude in full lycra walking his bike down a sidewalk? A fully tattooed guy in full lycra walking his bike down a sidewalk.
Whats funnier than a fully tattooed guy in full lycra walking his bike down a sidewalk? Nothing.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
glutton for punishment
Feeling very inspired by the video posted on matt freeman's blog of jens voigt proclaiming that bike riding is not rocket science and that if you want to improve you gotta go out there and hurt, today i did just that.
accompanied by the redlands 4 horsemen, JT, Norm, Craig and Zack, we rode through dirt and bums and fat dudes on the way to our eventual destination. Where-the-hell-are-we-ville. I tell you what, not knowing where you are is great motivation to stay on somebody's wheel. I would be totally effed if i got dropped. So stay on i did. it was probably a good 75 miles in today, long and flat like a conversation with a lady at the dmv. Hard. Punishing. Grueling. Exactly what i needed after watching a video like the one matt posted. I knew it was going to be good when we normally turn to go up to yucaipa, not a word was spoken as JT and Craig Took the front and rode in the opposite direction. It was awesome.
accompanied by the redlands 4 horsemen, JT, Norm, Craig and Zack, we rode through dirt and bums and fat dudes on the way to our eventual destination. Where-the-hell-are-we-ville. I tell you what, not knowing where you are is great motivation to stay on somebody's wheel. I would be totally effed if i got dropped. So stay on i did. it was probably a good 75 miles in today, long and flat like a conversation with a lady at the dmv. Hard. Punishing. Grueling. Exactly what i needed after watching a video like the one matt posted. I knew it was going to be good when we normally turn to go up to yucaipa, not a word was spoken as JT and Craig Took the front and rode in the opposite direction. It was awesome.
Friday, June 27, 2008
the kids
no need for alarm. I dont have any actual kids you have to worry about beating you up and taking your wallet. Not yet anyways.
I do have 2 cats though. I haven't really documented their existence on this here thing yet, and ive been wanting to write about things other than bike riding. A few of the items i will be going over in the next blog entry or 3 will be: the kettlebell, jiu jitsu, old-timey strongmen, and various bad metal bands that i love (as per the usual).
on to the cats:
Name: Bufard
Alias: Bu-Bu, bufard the long, goat
specialties: lurking, advanced math, espionage, Muay Thai
Bufard is our first cat. When we bought bufard he was TINY, and we wanted him to be fat. We fed him like crazy. Bufard is the longest cat in human existence. You know when you see a dude sitting down who is like 6'10", you'd be like "damn, that dude is tall" but when he stands up, you'd probably be like "DAY-UM that dude is TALL". thats bufard. You see him chilling in his usual turkey-position and when he stands up, he takes like 4 steps with his front legs before his back legs even have to engage. He's huge. But not fat. At first it was frustrating, but i let it go. Freakishly tall isnt as funny as fat, but its a good 2nd.
Name: Mildoo
Alias: mil-mil, doo-doo, bunny, waffles
specialties: volume, persistence, athletic ability, jiu jitsu
My wife's first language is french. So when she hears words for the fist time in english, sometimes she'll judge it on the esthetics of the word. She thought the word mildew was cute until i explained to her what it was. We tell the vet the cats name is waffles so they dont think we beat it and stuff. Cat is straight up nuts. And loud. She will act out when she is bored or frustrated or whatever. Sometimes her fur will twitch and she will run around the room or knock stuff over or go mess with bufard. Bufard hates this and yells at her and beats her ass. It takes her about 30 seconds to forget about what happened and do it all again. Nuts.
next blog post will probably be about george hackenschmidt or kettlebells. If its about kettlebells there may be video content (!). You're stoked.
I do have 2 cats though. I haven't really documented their existence on this here thing yet, and ive been wanting to write about things other than bike riding. A few of the items i will be going over in the next blog entry or 3 will be: the kettlebell, jiu jitsu, old-timey strongmen, and various bad metal bands that i love (as per the usual).
on to the cats:
Name: Bufard
Alias: Bu-Bu, bufard the long, goat
specialties: lurking, advanced math, espionage, Muay Thai
Bufard is our first cat. When we bought bufard he was TINY, and we wanted him to be fat. We fed him like crazy. Bufard is the longest cat in human existence. You know when you see a dude sitting down who is like 6'10", you'd be like "damn, that dude is tall" but when he stands up, you'd probably be like "DAY-UM that dude is TALL". thats bufard. You see him chilling in his usual turkey-position and when he stands up, he takes like 4 steps with his front legs before his back legs even have to engage. He's huge. But not fat. At first it was frustrating, but i let it go. Freakishly tall isnt as funny as fat, but its a good 2nd.
Name: Mildoo
Alias: mil-mil, doo-doo, bunny, waffles
specialties: volume, persistence, athletic ability, jiu jitsu
My wife's first language is french. So when she hears words for the fist time in english, sometimes she'll judge it on the esthetics of the word. She thought the word mildew was cute until i explained to her what it was. We tell the vet the cats name is waffles so they dont think we beat it and stuff. Cat is straight up nuts. And loud. She will act out when she is bored or frustrated or whatever. Sometimes her fur will twitch and she will run around the room or knock stuff over or go mess with bufard. Bufard hates this and yells at her and beats her ass. It takes her about 30 seconds to forget about what happened and do it all again. Nuts.
next blog post will probably be about george hackenschmidt or kettlebells. If its about kettlebells there may be video content (!). You're stoked.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
cyclocross practice is a go...
.... kind of.
I am exhausted. i only did an hour of riding, but this was sort of a pre-ride with intensity. If i decide to do a practice at ford park, it'll involve MUCH lappage. It seriously has everything you need. Grass. Pavement. Dirt. Climb. Descent. Places where you HAVE to dismount. A run-up/stairs. Its just really compact. Really. It took me under 10 minutes to do a lap. I dunno exactly how much under, but under. I have a few options.
im makin flyers, it was a blast!
I am exhausted. i only did an hour of riding, but this was sort of a pre-ride with intensity. If i decide to do a practice at ford park, it'll involve MUCH lappage. It seriously has everything you need. Grass. Pavement. Dirt. Climb. Descent. Places where you HAVE to dismount. A run-up/stairs. Its just really compact. Really. It took me under 10 minutes to do a lap. I dunno exactly how much under, but under. I have a few options.
- add a little length somewhere. Maybe a lap around the la fitness parking lot...?
- just do much laps
- maybe move it to where the trains run, by hulda crook, but that might have some problems...
- implore anybody else who has a better idea for a place to ride to speak up, thus having a different place to ride/thickening my cross posse by a factor of 2.
im makin flyers, it was a blast!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
hot enough for ya?
The summer heat began this year yesterday. Africa hot. Went out with local fasion/weather guru mark foist. He was kind enough to not ride me off his wheel.
mark: Dude, that like a real stream
me: *gasp*
Mark: Like, there could be fish in there
me: *gasp*
Mark: not big fish but still, fish
me: ye*gasp*
luckily my gasp that time sounded kinda like affirmation that mark wanted, and sometimes needs. That shut him up. Thank GOD.
go celtics.
mark: Dude, that like a real stream
me: *gasp*
Mark: Like, there could be fish in there
me: *gasp*
Mark: not big fish but still, fish
me: ye*gasp*
luckily my gasp that time sounded kinda like affirmation that mark wanted, and sometimes needs. That shut him up. Thank GOD.
go celtics.
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