Updates...

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, we'll do a B pace for now. How about a Ipswich night ride? Who's in?

Practice Crits...

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!

Cyclist killed

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.

Do I still have a Blog?

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 custom paint jobs. This is the "Team" paint scheme. It can be had with different color combinations. The cable housings, rim decals, bar tape, seat trim, stem, seat mast, can all be made to match. As I obviously have done! You can bet I'll be taking lots of pictures when this bad boy comes in. Don't be hate'n suckas!

Plastered!

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, knobs, etc... Lets get to work!

Had a good ride today from Allaboutbikes. Maybe 30 people. Eventually, we split into a faster group of 10 guys. About mile 35, 3 split off to go home. Ended up with 57 miles and a 21.7 mph avg. Very fun ride. Finally getting some time on the bike, starting to get back into shape.

Rated ZZ

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 day. I really have not been riding, so I wasn't ready for 100 miles, but we got it done. Do not like the route this year, and the rest stops could have been better. It rained some, but no torrential downpours. The last 20 miles were tuff. Thanks to the Tripower guys and girls that waited for me at the top of that last bridge. It was nice to draft back in, I was hurting!

Happy Mothers Day!

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 inconvenient. It will be worth it in the end. Thanks to Greg, Charles and Tina, Bikebeat, and Gold's Gym for letting me bum a shower last week. Still got a ways to go on these bathrooms...