I think if I work really hard and stay injury free, I can probably achieve low-level mediocrity this year.
The title says it all. Some days I feel that I am not getting any faster, but I dont feel any slower. I am sub standard pack filler. I have good days here and there, but mostly sorta blah. Not really wanting to exert myself too much. I can lay down power when I want...
“Sweeeeet”
Last Thursday I picked up my new CX rig. A Kona Major Jake. The prettiest bike I have ever owned. I will have an updated picture as soon as I can get one Specs: Frame: Kona Major Jake 56cm Fork: Kona supplied fork Headset: Chris King Crankset: FSA FSA Gossamer Compact BB30 46/36 Pedals:...
“If the pack splits, and it will, it’s a hell of lot better to be the weakest guy in the first group than the strongest guy in the second group.”
I want to be in the first group. I finally made room in the basement for my trainer. My little pain cave away from home? The set up: Kurt Kinetic Road trainer. My trusty Road bike (lets face it – my cx bike gets center stage from now on) A Continental Home trainer tire. My...
Suffering you need; literature is baloney.
I rode a lot this weekend. Or at least a lot for me. I took Friday off and did one of my first road rides again. I found it in Rubber to the Road. It is the Happy Valley route. I added a bit of a twist though and climbed up Vrandenberg Road, a category...
That’s the ethos of the sport – if you can pedal, you carry on.
The grey malaise that has covered my life for the last 8 months has finally given way to sun. And sun, no matter how wonderful, casts light on my weight gain and general ‘out of shapeness’. And in the case of the Northwest, the appearance of the sun means summer is almost over. Cross season...
What I really wanted was a Cielo Sportif…
What I really wanted was a Cielo Sportif. However the cost and the lack of rear rack eyelets steered me away. And did I mention cost? and now…. My new Salsa Casseroll is awesome. This bike is my go to bike. It is is my commuter, my randonneur, my rain bike, my “pull the Burley”...
