tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91524234494314885022011-10-15T22:34:26.004-04:00Where will my bike take me today?Brian Kunzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444873276011625338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152423449431488502.post-42050420995936758202011-10-15T22:31:00.001-04:002011-10-15T22:34:26.033-04:00

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Has it been more than a year since I wrote on this blog? Wow-we-wow wow. Lots of riding and racing has happened since we last spoke. Lots of other things in life also, mostly good stuff. I do try to keep this a cycling related blog for the most part. Why? Because its mine! If you want the world to know all about how the dude with the tongue piercing at Starbucks got too much frapa in your chino

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Today is Friday! The past week has been stressful at work. 2 guys short and lots of cars to get worked on means 11 or 12 hour days. It means little time for bike riding. That means a grumpy Brian. Arriving home this evening, all I wanted to do was relax. Sitting on the back patio and watching the birds was just the ticket. Feeling a tickle on my arm, I found this little guy crawling on me! A baby

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Put 95 miles on the new bike this weekend. Gary Fisher Cronus Ultimate. A longer stem and my new Bontrager Aeolus 5.0's should be in this week. Hard to fairly compare the Madone and this bike with different wheels. My initial reviews are positive. The bike seems very responsive and stiff, but still a comfy ride. The Sram Red shifts good with the new Dura Ace chain. A few more tweeks to the saddle

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Even all smashed and broken, laying there in tangled mess, your were still beautiful. I miss you already. I remember like it was 8 months ago how I picked out your every cable housing color, wheel color, and many other things to match your frame. Meticulously pouring over every option and combination of paint schemes until I was completely satisfied. Please always remember that I was truly

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I know we have lots of pressing issues in the world today. Things to be concerned about like: Obamacare, climatechange, and will K-fed keep the weight off? I would like to talk about one of the things that rank right up at the top of world affairs, the bike-wave-ignore. In my vast travels, ( all over Tidewater) I have found this ride-by-snub pervasive in every society. The young and the old, the

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Last year I really wanted to race the Jefferson Cup, but a bum alternator kept me busy instead. Every year the limit for each category gets filled quickly, and people get on a wait list to fill in for the "no shows". "Your welcome" whoever took my place.This year I decided early not to race until April. The Snowball Crits have always just been a big frustration, not to mention the nasty weather.

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So is this Daylight Saving Time, or did we just get off of it? Who cares! All I know is, I rode my bike today after work.Gregory and I only had time for 23 miles before it was dark. That's okay, I left everything on the road. Know what I mean? You cyclist do. We were not very fast, but that didn't matter, it felt good to push it. First the warm up chat, side by side through the neighborhood. Then

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It was nice to get off my lazy rump and ride new years day. 20 or so riders departed from Hot Tuna about 12:30. It was 43deg. and overcast, but with the right clothing, it was comfortable. Riding double file in the light traffic, and keeping a 19 to 21mph pace, enabled us to make conversation.Everyone knows the weather is hard to predict. Everyone (yes, including me) complains about the local

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http://http//www.xtranormal.com/watch/5744103/Click the link above to view a short movie I made!

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Line up.Not sure where I placed. It doesn't matter, I had fun!

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So, for us poor working stiffs... there comes a time every year when riding gets harder to do. I love coming home from work at 6 or 6:15 in the summer and going for ride! Those of you that work at a bike shop and don't have to be to work until 10am... I'll be nice and just say I envy you. In order to get adequate time to ride during the week, we nightride!In the past, my nightriding has been

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Rode the new bike 42 miles this morning! Feels very nimble and responsive. I am very pleased. Brought it home for the first time tonight, I dont think Sheri liked the bike in the bed too much.

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Unpacking...Like a child at Christmas!Here is a good shot of the carbon stem. Good looking, only I ordered 110mm, and they sent a 100mm. That is the only thing not correct. Trek will take it back and send me the right one. For now I put the right length aluminum stem on.Thanks for putting my bar tape on Rick!The scale... Its all together and ready for a test ride tomorrow! I'll let you know how

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Let me give you good examples of what a great wife I have. She puts up with me being stressed out and grumpy all day at work, most of you know we work together. She doesn't complain when I rush home and jump right on my bike, leaving her to fix her own dinner. She often makes dinner for the 2 of us so I can eat when I get back from riding, or offers to make something just for me. She doesn't mind

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No bike yet, AARRGGGHH! It's been 30 days since I ordered it. Didn't make the 2nd practice crit. Started this one at 6:15. Hard to make it that early. All signed up for the Shenandoah Valley Century on the 13th. Looking forward to that... would be nice to have a new bike! Dont make me drive to Wisconsin. Starting the Bikebeat Saturday shop ride back up. Some newbies want to come out and ride,

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Whizzing around the Sportsplex at 28mph with 39 other dudes is fun! I mostly sat on the back, but did move up some. Need to work on moving up in the pack, and being further up on the last lap. Did better tonight, glad I went. There will be 4 more Wednesday night crits, I want to see you there!

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Yesterday a guy riding his bike on Johnstown Rd. was killed by a drunk driver. I did not recognize his name, Charles "Jay" McCarty. Not sure if he was a avid rider or not but it sucks just the same.

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Woah! I had to try a few times before remembering my password! How long has it been? Maybe I can get some time to try this blogging thing again. Here is a crappy scan of a picture downloaded from Treks' Project One website. This is the bike I ordered 2 weeks ago. Still have 2-4 weeks waiting for it. AARRGGGG! The model is a 6.9, with the Sram Red group. Trek allows you to pick stock colors, or

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First, on this Memorial Day, thanks to everyone who has served this country. Thank you for my freedom. May God bless America. The bathrooms are plastered! What a mess! We went with a smooth finish plaster instead of just a skim coat. Hopefully that will be more durable. Tomorrow we get paint! Should get vanities and tops this week. The tile is here, along with mirrors, light fixtures, doors,

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These guys rocked! They played almost all the hits, plus a few others. Their version of "Hey Joe" by Jimmy Hendricks was cool.They seemed to have a good time the whole show.Several different guitars. We had a good time! Even though these guys are getting older they still sound good. Go see them if you get the chance. Greg talked me into doing the Knotts Island Century the next

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I hope all you moms had a good day. I took my parents and grand parents to eat at McCormick and Schmicks Seafood in the Va Bch. Town Center. Seafood has to be fresh for me to eat. The food, service, and atmosphere were excellent. I recommend it if you have a little coin to drop for a special occasion. On the homefront, glad to have a shower operational at the house! This remodeling thing sure is

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These ducks had a nest in our yard for the last several months. Didnt seem to mind the construction too much. This morning was the first time we saw the chicks. Didn't want to get too close.Also snapped some pics in the yard. This is a Dogwood flower.

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Alot has happened in the last month. Really, really looking forward my first Jefferson Cup. Spent this years race in the parking lot putting on a alternator. At least I wasn't on the side of the interstate! What do you expect for a truck with 225,000 miles? Hopefully I'll have a new whip before next year. The Casey Crit was fun. I felt good sitting in the back to middle of the pack. This race has

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The time changed last week, and we had a few warm days. Did I get to take advantage of it? No! Well today it was in the 60's, and I was determined to ride. When the normal schedule gets me home about 6-6:30, that leaves a hour until dark. A 20 mile ride outside is light years better than a hour on the trainer. As sunset gets later, the ride time will increase.This was the first ride with my Cat

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Slack on the posting as of late. The Snowball Crits sucked! Not up to speed literally. Got to get on the ball! If anything good happens, I'll let you know.Movies I watched on the trainer this winter: Kill Bill #1 (did not like #2), Dodge Ball, Starsky and Hutch, 40 Year Old Virgin, Reservoir Dogs, Planet Terror, Kill proof, and training DVDs'. Not in that order. Also watched the bloppers and gag

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Good to see Baker and Mark holding down the ride Thursday nights from All About Bikes. 17 people showed up and I had a blast! Thankfully the lights charged up and worked good. I'll be back for this ride more now that the weather should be a little milder.

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Base miles is what I need! Riding the trainer and going to the gym are great in the winter months, but there is no substitute for a good fitness base. Not ready to turn up the intensity too much too soon, Gregory and I decide to do a easy but longer ride. Turns out its hard to do a easy ride when the wind is blowing 20 mph!Leaving the house around 9:15 the temperature was already around 50. It

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55 miles of rolling hills in Williamsburg. Most of the JRVS/Casey Auto team lives on the peninsula and regularly do this ride from the Waller Mill parking lot. Looking for a change of pace, Greg and I head up Sunday morning. Rick, Steve, Dave and maybe 10 others show before 9 am. "Super-Rick" tries to find a phone booth to change into his "Super-Kit", but settles for the bathrooms. After emerging

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I hereby withdraw my challenge to Greg. The Jefferson Cup road race is the same date. This has priority over anything with running, and is a easy out for both of us. I am all about easy outs.Now I have to get ready to ride and its 27 deg.! Meeting Rick, Dave, and Steve at Carols. This is my punishment for not riding yesterday. The radar showed rain very close and coming fast, and it was 47 deg.

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Trying out my mobile blogging. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel

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The running is just for winter cross training right? Well, Greg and I went to watch the duathalon at the VB sportsplex Sunday. Looked like my kind of pain. Run 3 miles, bike 20?, run 3 more. It was cold! The sleet and rain held off until the race just finished. The race was made that much more exciting by a friendly challenge. Dave and Chris' combined times against Rick and Simmet. Greg and I ran

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Whose bright idea was this? It has been a long time since I did any running, but I wanted to do some type of cross training. Sunday, Sheri and I headed for the gym. She goes all year long, but my membership gets neglected with good riding weather. Warming up on the cross-trainer for 10 minutes, I was ready to switch to the treadmill. What speed? for how long? I started with the pace at a 10

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Leaving the house at 6:50am its 36 deg. I notice the streets are wet from the rain the day before. The drive to Bikebeat is uneventful, and we roll out at 7:30. The streets are still wet, signaling this will be a sloppy ride. Rick, Dave, and I meet up with Steve "is my back wheel still on?" Simmet in the first few miles. Greg "the squirrel mamer" was not to be found. We round the corner at

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My Christmas present to myself! I shouldn't have. I'm too good to me. This is the Mack-daddy, portable, Aluminum, work stand. Folds up pretty small into its own carry bag. I have needed one of these for a long time. Thanks, your welcome.Here is the stand in action. Holding my dads CroMo. Specialized Rockhopper. He was going to give this away! Dont give it to some stranger, give it to me! I

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Sheri and I went to the Sandler Center to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy! We have been fans of these guys since the movie "Swingers" came out in 1996. While promoting their Christmas album, they also played some old favorites. They seemed to have a good time and so did we!

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We have allot to be thankful for! Don't let today go by without thinking about that.Went to the Thanksgiving ride from Contes this morning. 32 deg. at 7:30. I would estimate 50 people showed. Did I mention it was cold? This was a nice casual ride to Creeds and back for 51 miles. Lots of fun, man was it cold!Had just enough time to rush home, shower, then head to Williamsburg by 1:00. The food was

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http://www.sportimages23.printroom.com/ghome.asp?domain_name=sportimages23&group_id=3

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Good turn out!Me going past the finish.Do I look stoned? Carlos and Anya, they always smile great for the camera. I have a cute pic of Rick and Carol, but I was forbid to post it here. Thanks Sheri for taking the pictures. Thanks Anya for taking the picture of us.

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Thanks Steve and the many volunteers for all the hard work. The trail was in great shape today despite yesterdays rain. The dirt was moist and tacky. Some of this moistness did get transferred to the roots and bridges, but it wasn't too treacherous. Thanks to the people that have pushed me to ride harder and get better, especially Rick, Greg, and Carlos. Biggest thanks to Sheri for putting up

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Back at the truck, it was still early. What a beautiful day! Carlos graciously offers to shuttle us down the parkway. There is a small picinic/camping spot that has a short trail to the downhill. Could we find it? At the point that I think for sure we missed it, we spot the spot. Its not long before this singletrack runs us into a intersection about halfway down the long down hill trail we were

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With the crew regrouped we start our descent. The first few miles are not that steep, with a few rock gardens sprinkled in. I find it hard to keep my momentum where the trail is not steep enough to overcome the rocks, something I need to work on. We eventually reach some mandatory walking sections. These were REAL steep, but the rocks were REAL big. The lower half was as fast as you dare to go.

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Somehow we managed to get 5 guys off work on a Thursday! With 2 bikes inside the Suburban, and 3 bikes outside, we left Bikebeat about 7:30am. The crew was: Jet lag Dave, Tucked in Rick, Exhibitionist Steve, Scofflaw Carlos, and me, The Driver. The air still had a biting chill as we go through our pre-ride rituals in the Sherando Lake campground parking lot. A short road ride to Coal Road warms

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Last Sunday Greg and I head to Roberts house for a group MTB ride to Wharani Park. 30 or so people show and get ready to roll. Some country roads and even some gravel roads lead us to a back way into the park. It was fun to ride with this many Mountain bikes again, but the fun didn't really start until later... Now I haven't done a lot of off road this summer, but Greg has

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Yummmm... this looked so good, I had to take a picture! It tasted as good as it looks. Chicken, tomatoes, mushrooms, sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic. Served on arugula with the sauce drizzled over it. I make variations of this often. Different herbs and vegetables keep it fresh.

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Rick, Dave, Simmet and I rode York River State Park this morning. This is so different from road riding, I had almost forgotten how much fun off road is. We did 3 laps virtually non-stop, and we had a blast! I recommend MTB'ing to everyone, just be careful, you never know what you'll see in the parking lot...Who is this man? What is he doing? What is in the container in front of him?

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Its official! Got the upgrade today. Lots of work to do this winter, looking forward to it. First on the agenda is the Tidewater Mountain Bike Challenge in October. Hopefully I can peak for this. Time to get back on the MTB.Being a Cat 4 will allow me to do the 30+ races and road races. If I travel to a event, it will be nice to do more than 1 race. Homie Greg got his upgrade last week, congrats

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Thanks again to Pat for letting me borrow the new "tent". Very nice to have some shade at the Sportsplex today. Thanks to Coastal Racing for putting on a cool event. A DJ spinning tracks, an announcer dude, food, drinks, this is how a race should be put on! Thanks to everyone that showed up to watch Greg and I suck! Greg had a summer cold but still did better than me! Felt good the first half,

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The Chesapeake Crit was last Saturday (Thanks Pat). It was a gorgeous day, good for racing. Felt good in the pack, just need to work on getting closer to the front. Still finished 16th out of 36 starters. My homie Greg got 14th. Still seeing and feeling improvements, but wanting better finishes. The last "training crit" in the summer series was Wednesday. Interesting format in that they only run

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The Chesapeake Crit is this Saturday! This is where my first taste of racing happened last year. Did I get lapped 3 times or 4? Ahh yes, seems like only yesterday. Funny how the pain and suffering fades with time.Speaking of pain and suffering, Rick "the dear whisperer" Young has been flogging me regularly on Tuesdays. To ride with him and others in a group is not too bad, recovery can be found

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The yard looks like crap, but I've been riding! Who wants to cut grass when I can turn myself inside out trying to stay with Rick into those headwinds! Who wants to pull weeds when I can take out L.D. and hurt him! (If you had a computer you would have known we were going faster than you wanted to go.) Who wants to trim the bushes when I can try to keep up with all the guys going 30mph! Who wants

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The ride was awesome! Saturday started out about 60 degrees, eventually reaching a high of 80. To start a ride with 1200 of my closest friends was surreal. Traffic was stopped, the police were directing traffic, we took the lane! Carlos and I started way in the back, making moving up through the field fun. The first 5 miles were relatively flat and the field stayed bunched up. Soon we were

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Hope everyone had a good Fathers day! My dad came out and watched me place 25th in the Langley Crit. My finish did not represent how good I felt through out the race. I can stay with the pack now, no problem. I did alot more passing and moving to the front, even going up to led a lap! Thanks for coming out, hope to see you and mom soon.This weekend is Blood Sweat and Gears! The 100 mile ride was

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"Category 5" is the entry level into bike racing. Any Joe Shmoe can walk up and enter a race with little or even no prior experience. We all have to start somewhere right? Some of these guys must not even have ridden in group rides. Going into a corner 3 or 4 wide at 30 mph just inches from each other can be exhilarating! Most people want to upgrade to "Cat 4" as quick as possible to escape the

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I was looking forward to the Tuesday night Crit at the Va. Bch. Sportsplex, but it was cancelled due to a Soccer game. Everyone else must have been looking forward to it too, because they all came out to the ride from the Great Bridge Cyclery. We must have pulled out onto Centerville Turnpike 50 deep! The ride started out very mellow, cruising 2 and 3 wide, 18-20 mph. Everyone was bunched up but

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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.

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Had to post a picture with the new wheels and fork.

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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"

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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

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This was my first year doing the Tour. It was very well supported, on the rest stops, and by motorcycles escorting us. Often the motorcycles would stop ahead of a group and point out a turn onto the next road, although the signage was good also. We passed some rest stops, depending on the will of the group. Every one seemed to be very comfortable with Greg pulling us along 18- 20 mph. I spent

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What a perfect day for a bike ride! Thanks to all who donated money and time. Thanks to Greg for putting the Bikebeat team together. We had 14 riders do the 100 miles! I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.The alarm clock, aka the devil cat, jumped on the bed right on time, Saturday morning, 6 o'clock. Everything goes smooth, and we arrive on schedule for breakfast at 7. Now, just to put on

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Okay, Sam reads my blog too. Its good to hear from California once in awhile. Keep me up with whats happening out there. Meet any mountain biking chicks yet?The Tour De Cure is next Saturday, April 19th. 100 miles to Manteo! The forecast looks good, subject to change, 70ish and partly sunny. Need to find my sunblock! 5 hours in the saddle plus or minus depending on the wind. Send me some money!!!

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Since Carlos scolded me today for not posting enough, and he is the only one who reads the stupid thing, I was inspired. Greg has made comments also, he must be checking in some. What has happened since my last post? Lots of drizzle, some rain, some time on the trainer, and some on the road. Here are some highlights.Two weeks ago Tyler and I went to the Slaughterama. It was billed to me as a

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My "Tall Bike" now has brakes and a kickstand! While the mechanical parts of the bike are done, the paint is still up in the air. Finally got to ride it some on Saturday. More on that in my next post.

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Has it been two weeks since I posted? A clear sign that the weather has been better, and the time changed. Between yard work and riding several times a week, its hard to find time to post. I'll try to do better. We don't have hills around here, but we shure have wind! Those 40 mph gust kept me from riding a few days. Some rides were in 10-20mph "breezes". Good training so they say. How does the

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The Snowball Crit #2 was today at the Va.Bch. Sports complex. It was colder and the wind was stronger than #1, 2 weeks ago. Not as big a group this time, some people opting to do the Camp Hilbert mountainbike race near Richmond. With gas prices so high, the choice was easy. The Snowball is about 10 miles from Hickory, Camp Hilbert in Goochland is at least 100. That makes the butt-kicking I got

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Always carry a camera with you! Sheri snapped this one out the window while I was driving.

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Greg was nice enough to invite me to ride with him and a friend today. Planning to do the typical Saturday shop ride, I pull into the Bikebeat parking lot just before 10:00. Dave is already there, so I introduce myself. Soon Greg arrives and we are underway. The weather conditions seem identical to the day before, high 40's, sunny, winds 10-15 mph. The first half of the ride we had a tailwind,

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So... how's that training going? Last weekends Crit. lit a fire, but the cold weather put it out. Now its smoldering with a 90% chance of flareup, but only a 35% chance of that. No better way to stoke the flames than to go to the shop ride and get my butt kicked. Usually Carlos will set me up with "I haven't been riding much lately", then proceed with the butt kicking. This time might be

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Click for short videoSo I had these two bmx bikes laying around. What a better way to recycle unused bikes into bikes that get ridden. This is my first attempt at a "Tall Bike" or "Double Decker", and I'm sure it will go through some modifications. The brakes are not hooked up, and it doesn't steer just right yet. It is ride able and alot of fun. There is a festival for freaky bikes in April

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The first race of the year! What a nice place to have a race, the Virginia Beach Sports Complex.A .7 mile asphalt, almost oval, loop around a parking lot beside the soccer stadium. The asphalt is new, smooth, and super fast! The wind was moderately blowing, the temp. around 45. This seamed chilly at first, but was good for racing.Registration went smooth, and the warm up on the trainer felt good.

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Although the closest MTB trails are a hours drive away in Williamsburg, the best country roads are right outside my door.On a typical 30 mile loop, 8-10 cars may pass me. Almost never do 2 cars meet from each direction. The roads are varied, sometimes winding, sometimes straight as a arrow for miles. Sometimes through thick woods, sometimes across wide open farm land, always peacefull. What a way

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I have been hearing of some new additions at Ipswich, and large groups riding them, so I went to check it out this morning. Officially named Indian River Park by the city Chesapeake, then left unpoliced. Basically people can do anything they want here, drink anything, smoke anything, shoot anything, or build anything. Paintballers had parked at the main entrance, no bikes. Thought I might be

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Everything was hazy this morning with the smoke from the fires in The Great Dismal Swamp. This is not a cloud! This is the smoke from the fire in Camden County N.C. On that day the wind was blowing toward the east.

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I hope everyone got to be with their significant other today... not your bike! Your wife, husband, or what have you. Its not enough for me to work with my wife all day, so we spent the evening together too. What could be more romantic than sitting in a movie theater, trying to listen to the new sci-fi movie "Jumper" over everbody talking on their cell phones? With all this technology we have

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Today was such a nice day, maybe thats why the parking lot at Freedom was full of cars with bikes. Lots of people riding the trails, wich is good to see. Everyone liked the new trail, including me. Freedom has such a good variety, smooth, fast, flowing single track, downhill, uphill, and now skinnies, jumps, and drops! Ththe newest trail starts with a real steep technical climb thats super fun.

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Has is been 2 weeks since I rode? Weather, work, and the "Flu" have conspired against me. Its not my fault now, not ever. A higher frequency of rides is on the way, I can feel it.The wife went to the outlet shops in Nags Head today with some friends, leaving my schedule open. Hmmm... lets see... clean the gutters? Pick up all those pinecones? Paint the bedroom? Its going to be 50+ degrees today!

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The EVMA was working on a new trail at Freedom Park, so LD and I loaded up the rakes and bikes and headed out early Saturday morning. Since it was my turn to drive, my rigid and hardtail bikes would come out and play. I like my Suburban, 3 bikes, 2 people, our gear, all inside. Gas mileage... whats that?The weather was a perfect for trail work mid 50's. With about 25 people we split up into

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Is this really January? Is this global warming? Don't get me started on that climate change crap! This mild weather has been good for riding, not for blogging. I'll have to cover several rides in this post. The EVMA club meeting was last Sunday in Williamsburg. The group ride was at York River that morning. Larry would be driving, only room for 2 bikes. Should I attempt the rigid SS with no

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After riding the Single Speed one time, the weak link was obvious ... me! The next thing was the fork. A heavy, entry level coil spring with no adjustments. What to do? Not ride the bike? Man-up, and ride it anyway? Buy a lighter fork? While all options for the regular guy, I never claimed to be regular. It seemed only right to stay with my low tech theme for this bike. Carlos installed a Surly

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Happy new year everyone! I am really looking forward to the ride. Where will my bike take me in 2008? While my crystal ball is a bit fuzzy, I'm shure it'll be fun! New years resolution? Don't need 'um. To ride as much as my life (or my wife) will allow, is a year long ambition. I am constantly amazed at my wifes ability to deal with me. People say I am a lucky guy... I say it's skill. Hope to see

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Most people start riding bikes because it is fun. Most people keep riding bikes because it is fun. How many reasons could you come up with to NOT ride? Its peculiar how pain and suffering is NOT on my list. Misery is on it. The misery is not caused by the pain and suffering as most non-bike riders would assume. Most avid cyclist learn to deal with a certain amount of pain, and even learn to

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My first foray into vintage bikes, something that interest me more and more. Old bikes are cool. This is a 1978 McLean. The frame was hand built to custom specifications in North Carolina. Outfitted with only the best parts for its time, the bike was sold in Norfolk. Only ridden a few times, then stored in a attic for 20 odd years. It now resides in my garage, hopefully to soon be displayed on a

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Very rarely am I sorry I went for a bike ride, but today, I should have slept in! The wind was blowing so hard, I just couldn't keep up. Its a bad feeling when people wait for you, you know they could be getting a better workout. What doesn't kill you, will make you stronger... right? Champions channel this frustration into motivation. That's what I need to do. Hopefully after the holidays, the

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The EVMA has permission from New Quarter to ride the trail on Thursday nights, as long as we are done by 8pm. I would normally not be able to get to NQ until 7 on a week night, but we were on vacation this week! 11 days off in a row! Since alot of people get off work alot earlier than I do, I let alot of people know that I wanted to do this ride. Its hard to keep LD up past 8:30 on a weekday, but

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Not many entries to this blog will be about me riding on a weekday morning. Hanging out at the Bikebeat the other day, Rick mentioned getting back on the mountain bike with a ride to Ipswich. Mentioning my vacation this week, and being available to join him and Carlos, I accepted their invitation. Sheri had no problem with me riding some on our vacation, she is cool like that.The temperature at

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Single Speed at New Quarter.Carlos has bike parts laying around like I have car parts, enough to build 3! He has been teasing me with some SS wheels, but wanted to keep the tires. Not having extra tires laying around, he generously agreed to let me use them this weekend. He failed to mention neither of the tubes hold air. I did have tubes.New-to-me wheels installed, I pack up this morning to head

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Nick and I did a night ride on the road bikes last night. We did laps around a business park in Greenbrier. Almost no traffic, wide, well lit streets, but the wind! The wind was blowing! When your going around a 1 mile circle, the wind pushes you part of the way. Somehow it seems to blow in your face 3 quarters of the way around. Makes for a good workout. We did 20 or so miles with at least 4

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Darn it! They saw me with the camera. "Okay, suck it in!" I yelled. Thats my favorite thing to say when taking a picture. Then we rolled out on this beautiful 50 degree day. My legs were still slightly sore from yesterdays ride. A high cadence warm up should get the lactic acid out. As we rolled along the farm splitting roads of southern Chesapeake picking up the pace, I started to realize just

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