Wheels o plenty

Looking around the world of wheels, gotta love the Chris Kings, DT Swiss and Mavic. Ed is trying to sell on the Keith wheels. XXX style. For the new roadie to be. I am this close to buying a roadie, well it was purchased and regretted and then picked up again. I had do something because of my car and losing the keys. 250 and a lost day, which was even more. But the snow team is coming through with some $$$ and looks like I am gonna chase fast kids around for part of the summer, that might mean some $$$ and I can ride my bike which is always a bonus.

Chasing Hawkes, Colin, Femmer and the riders at www.ridesmba.com along with the upstanding brigade at www.mtbchick.com along with watching them damn devo kids hide the fear of pain makes me giddy with joy.

Blown Up

Dang. Changed PP presentations, wrote a new intro and typed it up. Now I got haul ass to the post office and cleaners and do laundry and clean house and water plants and dust and get a new tube and clean my shoes and tidy up the bath. Then collapse in a heap.

Who moved my cheese

So boring, read it once before, now having to read it again for work. So who did move the cheese? Not me. Did Pico? Or was it Brian who has that funky Ecu cheese. Or the maybe it was the kid snowboarders, whose boots smell like cheese fromunda. Ah well time for bed.

Marv is alive

And well in LA LA land. Celebrating her b-day, nothing like a buzzy call late at night.

Wish her well and a nice 30 something year (not gonna out her year of birth).

Where is Brian?

If you read this WRITE HOME MAN! We gotta know if your alright with all of the political turmoil in the Ec'u. Damn man give us a sign.

Where is my sister?

Who knows, if you read this call home.

Balanced Rock! Now this is something so off the charts that I am speechless (hard to believe right). 

Me at Arches 

Okay Ed has no ego

Well no more than any other man, so I sorta take it back it was more for fun and to make him laugh, and as that it worked well.

One nice pic for me. See it above.

Gotta do the prep work for a presentation, it is mostly written but I need a back up Power Point to be on the safe side.

4's better watch out

Ed is coming for you guys. I will be not to far behind. The BlackOrean connection rolls again.

Found my digi cam

Ohhh sweet! It was in my cycling shoe! I now remember putting it in there after the Arches ride. Cause I did not want to smash it, what with 3 bikes 3 wheels, bags and Edward's massive ROADIE EGO.

Nice little ride

Rode away from the storm area, then into area, then into a head wind, then crosswind. Being bad tonight with a touch of pizza, I complained about the last one (cold) and so I got a coupon for a free PIE!

So there we go.

Chuck B

Cipollini retires

The Lion King will roar no longer........

Colin Wins Again

Colin smoked the field in the Hill Climb, Hawkes did okay as did Femmer. Ockey did well also for not having a ton of power, Shannon his wifey got some good shots of him and when he sends me some I will post them bad boys here.

Taking the day off the bike, legs need the rest and I am mentally drained to boot.

I may try to sneak in a spin in the early AM, but that may be asking to much right about now.

Road Arches

Dateline: Saturday.

Rode a part of Arches National Park wow is that place so off the charts amazing. The Eco system is mind blowing, the people incredible, the riding is super sketch through there, to many tourons with rentals driving through.

My problem with it is that THERE ARE SIGNS POSTED THAT SAY DO NOT WALK OFF TRAIL. And what do people do??? WALK OFF TRAIL, that eco system is so fragile, and people fuck it up like it is no worry. NO RESPECT, I got a couple of sweet shots on the cell phone, but I lost my camera somewhere, it had a ton of images from a previous event and those are now gone, since I am a broke assed fool no digi cam is in my future, one of my creative outlets is gone because I was stupid. And I have no clue. Also misplaced my wallet again but found that and lost my GU packs along with my keys. I am a space case, moron, idiot, poop head. I am soo confused. As I told the Gagers as the stood near the DEATH SAND PITS, I picked the wrong year to give up meth and sniffing glue (JOKE).

Thanks to one and all

LR, PP, OG, SO, and Hawkes. You guys are the best.

Also again big ups to Colin and the Gagers for showing up and racing.

All the SMBA kids, you guys killed it.

We drove home in a blizzard. Lost my house keys and car keys, tossed them in the trash at gas station, my car is now sitting all lonely and wanting to come home. Damn, I had to break into my place. Lost my Camera to boot. Rough weekend, I also pissed off some one who I wish I did not piss off. Sometimes my mouth and thoughts can be hurtful. I realize that. Open mouth insert foot, choke yourself out, for such a smart person (so I am told) how the fuck can I be soo lippy and one sided. As they say - you (me) got issues.

It's all about the love

ya know what I mean.

Colin Wins

Double C won today with a time that would have got him 5th in the pro's.

Okcey did well today and I am stoked for him! He's got a hillclimb in the AM he betta be going good or that is gonna HURT.

I got shelled as I thought I would, rough going what with all the travel and other BS I had to deal with all week. Nothing like a tremendous amount of crap from people, we want soap, blah blah blah.

Jessie, Matt and Tyler did okay as did Hawkes, Alison won with our number one www.mtbchick.com Tanya getting a fifth. Troy (Tanya's hubby) stayed home and they don't have a wrench so that is interesting for them.

All was well and now I can sleep in a nice bed and watch Law and Order.

Later.

God, I was home for a day

Back on the road. Damn man, I think I sprouted even more grey hair, nice eh? That shit sucks. My vanity knows no bounds. Shameful.

Oh well wish me luck gotta do a time trial in the morning. Minimal miles and my legs are HEAVY. God I am gonna get killed.

Oh well.

Jeff Newton

Cool guy, met him and he is an artist go check out his work at www.jeffnewton.com or something close to that. He has a cool idea for a music vid and he gets to shoot his idea. Just doing what he loves and lemme tell you the kid has style! He comes up aces!

Reading is Fundamental

Ah, the joys of being here and there.

Thanks, to 9 news I am on top of the news in town. Since I can't be at two places at once or three. Heck you could be on the south side and then there is a tire fire on the northside and if you don't read about it you would never know. How does that happen? Well reading is fundamental. Funny how that works, eh? Oh well. Stopped for coffee and they have a fast internet connection for free, now that is cool. Buy a cup and get internet as an added bonus besides the java jolt.

Time to do the FOS thing. Feet on the street.

Hail???

Wow what the heck was that? When did this decide to blow into town? I have no clue. Nice quarter sized rocks falling from the sky, how nice is that? No major damage, but as you know traffice was snarled and that is always a chore. Damn, damn damn.

The coming daylight will reveal any and all damage.

Oh well.

The Shield

Have I said how much I love that show? And Nip Tuck. You guys love your reality shows, but give me some fantasy drama any day. Vic is buck wild and Shane the red is off the chain, who writes this stuff? If I could be so smart with dialougue and plot lines I could rich bitches RICH.

Not that I could stand living in LA. Nor would I like having so much $$$, I would be bored and you know what boredom does to old Chucky. There would be tabloid reports about me and Paris Hilton and some hooker from Barstow. Not the life that I want or need. So I'll stick to being the sales rep at representative at com who rides bicycles and plays in the snow. Good decision eh?

Now back to the Shield, they are about to run up on Church. No not a church, a CHuuch, like old school style with the preacher with a mini fro and the people under the steeple. And now a double double cross with the guy Shane is working for - what the frack were these writers thinking, and more importantly HOW DO THEY THINK, that is the real issue, learning how to think way outside of the "box" using abstract thought where blue and green make something other than the expected mix. That is what I need to do.

Oh wow

Okay, woke straight up at 4:14 am. NOT GOOD. Some damn wood pecker was working on a tree or something. Nack nack nack nack. Frick that sucked. So here it is wide awake, but drained at 11 something. Why oh why did I not take the blue pill (or red I cannot for the life of me remember that damn line from the movie so I guess the joke is moot).

Big Tex is DONE

LA is gonna retire, big whoop, nah besides Bobke and Lemond and the Hampster there has never been a US cyclist that charged as hard and made the world sit up and take notice like LA.

You will be missed and appreciated more in 10 years.

Bobby J , Levi L and Big George the time is now, go and get some.

Damn Sam Mills is dead

The guy was a undersized linebacker, but a GIANT HUMAN BEING. Please take your hats off and say a prayer for him and his wife Melanie (from memory). Man what a day.

Talked with D and his little man told me he loved me and I damn near cried, okay I did) made me so good, and depressed at the same time. I want kids, but the bad thing is I gotta have a wife to do it. Oh sure I could go hog wild and knock someone up, but, then I would end up with a baby momma and bitter ex and we all know how bad that sucks ass.

Better sit tight and wait for the stars moon and sun align and then do something. Guess you'll just have to keep reading to see how that feeling plays out.

Hamilton is OUT

Wow, poor little dude was sacked by the UCI WADA and USADA. 2 years kids 2 years. Now that is a shame, I met the guy and I never questioned his honesty and always found him to be cool and rather nice, now he is a DOPER and DOPERS SUCK, even if they are nice guys, I am very disappointed, very.

Stone Hot

Damn what a nice day already, sitting at the ranch and watching and listening to conference calls in not too shabby if you can do it from your DECK.

Gotta wash the bike and work on a new roadie, as you readers may be well aware of I have been hunting and searching for a roadie to take some of the pressure off of training full time on the MTB, which, if your a rider, you know is tough on you and the bike (more so the human) everything is set up pretty well and I am happy with the bike, now my car is another matter altogether as it is starting to act up a little, making strange strange sounds that are causing me some concern. If it blows it blows, but I cannot even fathom having to deal with a busted car anytime soon. That would indeed be rough right now.

Oh well have fun in the sun today kids.

JHK hurt

JHK broke himself over the weekend. Busted his sacrum, that's right above your backside.

Gotta call Sam to see how his coach is doing and wondering if flying or driving will be hard for JHK.

Dang.

Poor guys have some wrecked cars, there was stuff all over the highway, backpacks a shoe and various items. Gnarly 

Looking south on 25 Traffic Sucked on a Sunday 

Backed up traffic for MILES 

Flipped car on 25 Today 

Bent Wheels

The CK is out of true and so I went back to the DT Swiss 240. God that thing makes a racket, but it's a cool racket, now that DT has changed the star nut thing and made the hubs "silent" it is cooler to have the original the clack clack like a CK hub is pleasing and remindes me of a simpler time. When riding a bike was fun and not work. Sorta like now. All ride and no work, not yet anyway, LSM, long slow miles is the key right now, my training for races has taken a few hits with being sick and traveling. I know the deal, ride ride ride and if you can't ride run or jump rope or some such. So now I have to do that, being an old Toro, it is tough to get started and keep the engine fueled and humming but time is indeed on my side. And I am coming for the sports for a few races then for the EX's so I can do short track events, PURE PAIN cleanses the soul.

TruVativ Crank report

Okay the new Stylos are in and being ridden.

Price: Not Sure
Weight: on Par with XT
Fit and Finish: Excellent with the nessecary adjustments after a week or so, just make sure everything is tight and your set.
Shifting: The ramps are nice and the chain flows nicely works with XTR Front and Rear nicely no complaints.
Hollow Bottom Bracket: SWEET, I love the look and feel, the Superlight is pretty flexy as it is that BB stiffens it up nicely and that is a bonus. If you have a light bike, with a single pivot that needs to be stiffened up get this BB. I am so happy with it, that I am even running the sticker on the swing arm since they dealt us a fine deal. THANKS!

Epic Ride

Well not Epic in the sense that Brian and I got lost but a fun ride never the less, Hawkes is a great ride companion and he's on a single speed, so you gotta work to stay close and he works to keep up. We rode around and talked, simple stuff, non complicated and shot the shizz.

Looks like the Boulder Boys from Cref and HNPM, are riding well at either the Sea Otter and in prep for the Tour Day Georgia. Towle wis working both and that guy is super fun to be around, he knows everyone and everyone likes him since he knows when to talk and when to listen.

I was hoping that Hawkes would get the TDG gig wrenching for Cref, but it seems like it is too late to pull the trigger on that so he'll be home to ride with in the next few days.

Ah to be riding a bicycle again and not have to worry about snow, wind and wax temps. Just point it and pedal. Where do we go??? Uhh up there, across here, down there, around that bend and viola you made it, now let's go down that hill really fast. FUN.

Peter Michelle

Is sick, make sure you send prayers his way.

I am wasted tired, way way tired. One more day with a cool assed boss and cool work. So I am happy now.

I sell to Spagnulo

This guy is being suspened over his FREE SPEECH comments, while using a city cell phone. That he has permission for FUCKING STUPID. Glenn has always been good to me and I support him.

Unbelieveable.

Well off to bed

Enough is enough it's 10 and I am done, how do they say: put the fork in me. The thermo has popped.

Not a drinker

Man, those guys can party, I am not a teetotaller at all, but am have been on a non booze diet to control my weight, hanging with other sales people is not in the plan any more. DANGEROUS.

Plus I like my sleep to be unfettered, the boozy sleep I have found is not restful nor do you wake up in a good mood. So still on the wagon and it feels great, plus i need that money for GAS.

Laughing

Thinking about past travels and that thought came up, you can't get theeeeeera from heeera.

Funny stuff when you can look back at it, but when you travelling it is frustrating and not funny.

Lesson learned.

Update from SA-Ecu

Here we go:

Hey,

yes it has been about a month since our last corresponcence. except for you Jeremy, its been about seven for you. what have i been doing, mmhh, well, i wrote a grant for my people that is in some kind of beaurocratic fist fuck right now. I am going to Quito to get it all straightened up in a week or so.

there is a bit of civil unrest right now and the people have planned a general strike for this week, meaning that not a god damn thing is going to get done. not buses, not stores not shit. iam not sure what the problerm is, people all have a different answer, something to do with corruption. i was in Cuenca, the big town near me for another strike on mistake, when i found out i left the morning on the strike, but before it got rolling. i was the only person walking the streets except for cops in riot gear on every corner. it was a little unsettling. later in the day the the cops beat some people and used tear gas on the crowd.

the white girl is not pregnant. she was late, way late last month, 30 some days. after that she decided to go on the pill. so i got that going for me. its fun when she come to visit and stays with me. on my room the doors stop about three inches from the floor, leaving a nice little gap for sounds and little kid eyes to to get in. it makes for some nervious sex. ecuador is a pude, god loving country, so i am sure that there is some gossip going around in my town and hers. but a dudes got to work out you know.

I am going to go climb a 21,000 foot tall mountian in a few months. it the farthest point from the earth´s core due to the bulge of the earth. they call it chimborozo. old school explorers though that it was the tallest mountian in the world untill about the 1820´s. its a seven hour climb to the top. should be a good time.

I am also have tickets to come home for a visit from the 26th of sept through 8 of oct. I am going to take the GRE´s and go to the beerfest and ride my little legs off. my legs are getting smaller. i hike and run a shit load, but there is nothing like cycling to build those muscles up.

thats about all i have going on right now. How many national champs did you coach this year, Chuck? is moes still in business, and if so is Lisa giving XXXXXXX with every bike purchase, or is little matt? ooh I am bad. Jeremy, how is the little one, your job and life in general?

well you guys take care and prepare for my coming,
Brian

P.S. you guys want some crazy indigious people stuff, like spears and blowguns? I am going to a remote village in the jungle in a little bit. the people called the Shuar are know for their head shrinking abilities and they sell spears and blowguns and jewerly stuff. let me know.

Today is the day for Nike Dry Fit

Nice and warm. Got the mood candle burning and watching the blizzard. Finally got an email from Brian I am editing it as I type this so it can be read by the general public, I'll forward the private contents to Pico and Jeremy now.

Bye for now.

Regards.

Mort about to get it rolling 

GW getting it going 

Dylan Steele 

G. Wat retro suit and a winning run. 

Steve Mac's last race 

Jen G from the Irish Team 

Copper Crew. 

If you dont know it's called a blizzard

Yikes, snow season is over and now it blizzards, not just some snow but a full on wind, snow and no PLOWS out blizzard, airport closed, highways closed, malls closed, no busses, update no flights until maybe 5 pm. Power outages all over the place.

I went to grocey store less than a mile away and it took an hour plus since I ditched my car, well guttered it really, took 20 minutes to dig it out, at least I have a a rope and stuff in the car. Lucky me.

Oh no, it had to come to this

Didn't it???

http://www.hoslap.net/

Been wanting to try it once or twice and now anyone can.

Thanks for finding this Jonny Grande.

Later

Wind Storm

What the heck is this?? Gotta watch the news to figure out what this wind is all about. I hope that I can stay awake long enough.

Long days in the saddle. Gotta try to bank some miles and work the bike. I hate feeling chubby even though I am really not. Body issues I guess.

Met the Irish Guy and Gal

We know Jen, but I never met Alan he is the other Irish National Team rider, love the accent and he is a helluva nice guy!

I hope he rides well and has a great summer and comes out fighting next year and makes the Olympics.

Cool!

Steveo Mac

Crashed bad at Copper I heard, he is at St Anthony's Central with a closed head injury, tried calling his family, but I talked with his coach on the phone and he said Steve is okay. But to send your prayers for and to "the money".

Tim Duggan Wins

Timmy won down in the PR, whopped up on the time trial!

Congrats to him. Great Ride MAN!

My boy is coach of the year

The ABA has deemed Joe Harge as the coach of the year!

His Rimrockers won the championship don't you know.

Wow man, it just keeps getting better and better for my man!

Just awesome.

Jeremy

Call me about the stand, your gonna build up a new bike eh?

Pico? Me, Ockey? I hope it's me it's me.

Bikin

In two weeks a race - oh my god.

I am soo gonna get killed.

Oh well.

Long Days

Nuff said on that one.

We are all broken.

Punk Rock

I miss the old days. Punk rock all the way.

Been listening to Mike Muir from Suicidial Tendencies a lot lately. Sort of rejecting the Rap thing. And getting back to me. Punk, no patience, ready to roll as you drop your gloves and mine are aleady off....

And Ray Charles, man I thank my dad and grampsa for this. Makes me sad and happy at the same time, for knowing what I know and what I till do not know. I am a relative babe in the woods, I miis my Grandad and I am very sad, pain sad, Iam am such a fuck, I coulda shoulda woulda went and visited, but I want the dollars gotta measure up, I am driven for something we'll with dad's that are large will never get, their respect, adn knowing that me even more sad.

I have days worth of blogs for what I have done for that and never got it from the sourch, am I empty, coulde be, right now I think so, but tomorrow you never know.

Let the fiasco and blame begin

Ohh wow, worse than Angel Fire??? Could it be true?

On First the answer is YES.

Bed Time.

Changed the Sub-Title

Nice eh???

Redlands

Looks like Pico and the Posse went on down to the redlands, waiting to hear from the boys to see what's up.

Someone holla back and throw down the info.

Silly Day

Okay, left the mountain and headed home, only one problem: some climber fell and they Life Flighted his ass out of there. Backed up traffic for hours, so I swung around and took the long way home, back through Ned and then, through Rollinsville to Central City to Golden to Denver to home. Came in and crashed soooo hard. Just woke up. Groggy, hungry and ready for more sleep.

gotta go

Damn. At least I am in front. with my shit so I can get off quick and beat feet ass home.

Time to Charlie Mike(Continue Mission home) then we''ll PC (pull chocks) I'll be Sierra Hotel (shit hot) and FHTB (fricking home to bed).

Later.

Waiting to get off before the next flight, too home 

First Plane 

Nuclear Power 

Town Square 

On the plane

Ohh weather sucks, about to get in on plane. Nice bounce in bounce out. Be home in HOURS!!!!!

I ownder if the any club will be open.

Nice.

Nice -

Good setup hard workers, clean company, some nice direction. Cool people. And suprise surprise a partner - not a boss (even though it is truly a boss) it's in the way that it is portrayed and viewed that is most important. Make me a deal.

What happened to Jessie Ventura

Jeez, I miss that crazy guy. Seal to wrestler to marginal movie star to the Gov of Minnesota, he did pave a road for someone else to be a gov.... Any takers for an answer? Hummm?

Since his show was cancelled on MsNBC the world has been lacking a viable rabblerouser, besides Falwell and those serious nuts, see I thought Jessie was harmless for the most part and when he would rant you could almost see him in tight pants and a feather boa with those whacked out sunglasses and sort of dismiss him. But when you see Falwell and the those kook's they have real power and they wield it without out regard to who they hurt, whereas Jessie just spouted and then went away, those kooks STAY and do more damage.

And I can I just say that I love wrestling, yeah I know it is stupid and fake and all that but so what?? You have your fun mindless times where you veg out right? SO why bag on my steez. Huh??? Think about it. It is my problem or yours? Evil Grin and a cackling laugh