Greg didn't think the picture in the last post showed off the wheels or fork. Here is a pic he took.
Our bikes at Creeds on this beautiful day. The closest bike is the Fuji time trial Greg won from the TourDeCure. Click on the pics to enlarge.Sunday, May 25, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Good riders dont make good bloggers...
and good bloggers don't make good riders!
What is this? no post for weeks, then 2 in one night? The combo of lazy and busy makes little time for updating a blog. Riding 4-5 times a week barely leaves enough time to cut the grass. Believe me, this is not complaining! I never thought I could ride 100+ miles a week. Now if I could just figure a way to not need a job... the whole "work for a living" thing gets in the way of more mileage.
May the 10th held lots of riding options. Planned on the Knots Island Century, but the weather was iffy. The Capital To Capital ride was the same day, same weather. So lets go do the Camp Hilbert mountain bike race! With lots of road riding, but no MTB racing under my belt this year, I thought I was ready to go. My lower back had other plans, and slowed me to a 14th place. PPHT! (sound made as tongue flaps between lips with a forced exhale) I passed lots of people the first lap, maintained the second, just to be passed back by those same people on the third. Rain had been falling the days before, and the trail showed it. Lots of mud, slick roots. Even being cautious I still went down once. Got to work out these back issues. Feels fine on the road bike, only a problem with sitting and riding over roots. So stand when riding roots! Okay! When is the next MTB race? One more Camp Hilbert this year, maybe it will be dry.
What is this? no post for weeks, then 2 in one night? The combo of lazy and busy makes little time for updating a blog. Riding 4-5 times a week barely leaves enough time to cut the grass. Believe me, this is not complaining! I never thought I could ride 100+ miles a week. Now if I could just figure a way to not need a job... the whole "work for a living" thing gets in the way of more mileage.
May the 10th held lots of riding options. Planned on the Knots Island Century, but the weather was iffy. The Capital To Capital ride was the same day, same weather. So lets go do the Camp Hilbert mountain bike race! With lots of road riding, but no MTB racing under my belt this year, I thought I was ready to go. My lower back had other plans, and slowed me to a 14th place. PPHT! (sound made as tongue flaps between lips with a forced exhale) I passed lots of people the first lap, maintained the second, just to be passed back by those same people on the third. Rain had been falling the days before, and the trail showed it. Lots of mud, slick roots. Even being cautious I still went down once. Got to work out these back issues. Feels fine on the road bike, only a problem with sitting and riding over roots. So stand when riding roots! Okay! When is the next MTB race? One more Camp Hilbert this year, maybe it will be dry.
Tour part 3
After the lunch stop, we headed out on the highway. Being a 4 lane road with a turn lane in the middle gave motorist plenty of room to go around us. This stretch was somewhat boring. Greg pulled us at a good clip over the bridge onto the island. Making a turn into the neighborhoods was a welcome relief to the highway, sheltered from the wind, and better scenery. More well run rest stops to regroup. At this point we were about 20 miles from the finish. Some in our group were starting to have trouble keeping up. The decision was made to split into 2 groups.
Part of the route took us on a walkway, and more residential streets. With 10 miles to go we jumped onto the "Beach Road". The head wind was the strongest it had been all day, blowing us down to 16-18 mph. After much talk of the Manteo bridge, we were finally here! After 90 miles, and just pulling through the headwind, it was a struggle to make it up. Of coarse Greg and Rob pass me again! At the bottom of the bridge we regroup the whole team and ride the final 3 miles to the finish!
Thanks to Greg for organizing the team. Thanks to the team members. Thanks to my wife Sheri for giving Carlos, Greg, and I a ride back! A good days ride. Looking forward to next year!
Part of the route took us on a walkway, and more residential streets. With 10 miles to go we jumped onto the "Beach Road". The head wind was the strongest it had been all day, blowing us down to 16-18 mph. After much talk of the Manteo bridge, we were finally here! After 90 miles, and just pulling through the headwind, it was a struggle to make it up. Of coarse Greg and Rob pass me again! At the bottom of the bridge we regroup the whole team and ride the final 3 miles to the finish!
Thanks to Greg for organizing the team. Thanks to the team members. Thanks to my wife Sheri for giving Carlos, Greg, and I a ride back! A good days ride. Looking forward to next year!
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