tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297017392024-03-12T23:42:15.142-07:00The Return of Food PornImagine thatan update.One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-57054253249614762572013-08-05T11:24:00.001-07:002013-08-05T11:24:30.718-07:00The return of Food porn. Traveling mouse may not be attendance.It's been a long long time. Things have changed but I still love bikes, beer and food.<br />
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My motorcyle trip reaffirmed there are good people in the world. Despite the doubts of some.<br />
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So if any out there still has this blog on they're list. I'm back.<br />
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Up first we have a St Louis breakfast known as a "Slider" I had the veggie version with bacon.<br />
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Black bean chili under all that. Me? Not a veggie anymore.<br />
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Next we have my first flight of the trip. Schafly Brewing<br />
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Next we went to anew Belgian restaurant. Appetizer. Frites, but of course.</div>
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I had waterzooie. Jim had the sausage platter. John had monkfish and the other John had venison.</div>
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This is my friend "The Bear".</div>
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He rode up from Texas.</div>
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Next day was the Handlebar. A cool bike friendly place for pretzels sausage and beers. All the entrees were Russian. Can't remember the names.</div>
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Well that should hold you awhile. Part two to come soon.<br />
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As before Eat good food, drink good beer, ride your bike and love the one you're with. <br />
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As Neil Young's song goes. <br />
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"Old man take a look at my life, I'm a lot like you. I need someone to love me the whole day through. Ahh, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true.<br />
One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-25354249116603485262012-07-11T08:22:00.000-07:002012-07-11T08:22:12.219-07:00So the internet is wonderful place full of interesting sites and people. So through this medium. I made a friend in Australia. He was coming to the USA so I invited him to come visit. Of course to the horror of everyone he was immediately a "serial killer". Thousg as I say I could be too. Luring in the prey with free lodging. Maybe we were both "cloaking ourselves in respectability?<br />
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A friend and I did a motorcycle trip a few years back and we stayed with strangers the whole way.<br />
There's sites like couchsurfing, warm showers, car groups motorcycle groups etc. There are good people in the world.<br />
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Didn't matter when he arrived he looked just like he did on Skype and so did I. So it began a two week whirlwind tour of NYS.<br />
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We started him off with the Vintage National Fla track event nearby. Ahh the smell of castor oil.<br />
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Metro racing built this up for Scotty Parker and he can still toss it around,fast.<br />
Next was a big gay party. He was worried. But soon fell into the rhythm of it all.<br />
That was followed with a trip to Mythaca to see falls. Not enough time for Niagara.<br />
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Of course there was food and beer along the way.....<br />
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Save your money on Rogue/Voodoo Donuts Bacon Maple Ale.<br />
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We had lunch at the Ale House there. Good beers and good food.<br />
That was followed with the American tradition of a baseball game. We scored free tickets in line because I had my Pirates hat on. Pretty funny. So we had expensive cheap beer and a not a bad burger.<br />
The game sucked. Lackadasical playing by the Bmets.<br />
Next he got to see me race. No my focus isn't on racing right now. So I was a "farm animal" and was just "in the field"<br />
Mills took over the next day and rolled out the LGC for a tour of Pa. Me I headed for a nap and regroup. The drinking was catching up with me.<br />
Then it was off to the Big Apple for Ground Zero, Water Taxi tour, Chinatown, Times Square, South St Seaport and the Discovery Center to see the Terra Cotta soldiers.<br />
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A new motorcycle museum was up first.<br />
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Here's omone that you just shared two very full weeks with and now you will only see them on the internet.</div>
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It was like being in a movie and this was the ending.</div>
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<br />One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-40873588549829676492012-06-04T16:29:00.000-07:002012-06-04T16:29:54.574-07:00Big gay prom and more.So I'll try to give an update.<br />
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I went to the "Big Gay Prom" actually it was a fundraiser for a charter school.<br />
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Red carpet, twelve piece orchestra.<br />
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Many said, "That can't be you?". It was me in a tux.<br />
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We hit the Ale House for an over the top burger. It had a crab cake on it. YUM.</div>
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<br /></div>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-56605952452826800522012-05-01T10:43:00.000-07:002012-05-01T10:43:20.617-07:00Addiction and free willI'm reading How to stop time,heroin from A to Z. It's about the journey into addiction. But the parallels to bike racing are dramatic.<br />
My addiction to two wheels was chosen as most are. For some you realize it's out there. You need to try it. Flirt with the "edge" or danger. You've been told it's dangerous it could change your life.<br />
No junkies will tell that the first time they got high they threw up. As a bike racer you get your ass kicked early unless you are a genetic freak. So would you order an entree over and over if made you sick?<br />
Bike racing is like that. If you are competitive, you keep coming back. Just like "d".<br />
You start with self doubt. Will I ever be any good? You train harder. Ride with better riders. Then over train and crush your soul and spirit.<br />
Then if you're lucky one day it all clicks. You are The man, El Cid a winner. Then a new addiction starts. I like how winning feels. Confidence comes. Maybe you win again or are close. It gnaws at you to be a winner again. Again you train more or harder or even a whole new way. Maybe it works maybe it doesn't.<br />
Bike racing is cruel. " You are what you are". Can you take it? Or do you walk away? Hating the sport because you failed to a winner again. Where did the beauty of riding your bike go? Can you regain it?<br />
I'm here to tell you Poppa don't ride the horse no more. I was once a winner. now I struggle. But it is my own fault. I don't want to train at that level till Kross time. I want to rediscover adventure rides. Build a giant base. Go hard when I want. Do new rides. get back to the "I can do that and not be destroyed" rides.<br />
So here's to our new series of Gentleman's Rides.<br />
Until Kross season starts then the needle slide back in the arm. The euphoria seeps in,the world narrows and it all becomes crystal clear.<br />
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So go ride your bike. See the eagle in the tree. The sunset. Forget the numbers. Be like Indian Larry. Even though it's a motorcycle and he died doing what he loves. OGQ<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There we all had Green eggs and ham. Fun. Followed by some good times in the evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Titles. That's the theme of this post. They can come out of now where.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Usually a line from a song. Like these two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">"Tonight the bottle let me down, and let in the memory of you."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">He hit me and it felt like a kiss, I knew he loved me when he hit me."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Or a book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Why be happy when you can be normal?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Or a line from a book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The devil led us to the wrong crib.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As for bikes. I did a recon ride for an adventure ride yesterday and realized that the only form of racing I really enjoy is Kross.So am moving away from it all to adventure rides. Dirt roads exploration of trails on the road bike getting lost in the moment and beauty of just riding.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Yesterday I was "Blessed" climbing a new hill in the 25, sun shining on my face , no cars.Smiling I knew this was it. Screw all that racing. Just ride for joy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The sloth is doing well and smiles everyday. What a great pet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'll take this string of good weather and run with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Enjoy life, eat good food, drink good beer. OGQ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I went to my first AA Round Up as the interloper, or that's how I viewed myself. Since it is AA. No names will be used. I went in support of my date. I've been to AA before with a friend. But one meeting here I went after sampling at Dogfish Head Brewing. It felt like a "Fear and LOathing in Las Veags" moment. But Hunter is a favorite and in I went. When in Rome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it turns out after many introductions at the various AA meeting. My reviews came in. "Oh he's much better looking than his pictures" ,"We're now dating." and best of all he seems a bit "country mouse". So I guess Country Mouse can survive. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also now have a pet sloth. He's the best. Sloth stay here. Ok. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came home one day to a big box on my front porch. Not a particulary good day of work. What the hell? I didn't order anything from Amazon. So I take it in the house and open it and find the sloth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I nearly pissed myslef laughing. Mat Bitch gave him up. Thank god he was still breathing. So it may now be tales of the sloth. Poor taste in beer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm betting they'll be offered in camo and team colors soon. So come on America. Let's show the world our true colors. Order now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On a brighter note. Jeremy Powers won Kross Natz. Jebber bronzed and won the D2 Collegiate Champs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tim made the podium ,Lauri gets a bronze on the SS. Great work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">MLK day turns into Mex Monday this time as the dinner group descends on the White Trash B&B. But before that it's Pizza and Beers night. Have some nice aged beers that need tasting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I got a message from Kona. He's doing well and Loki is well, Loki. It was best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For the new year lets follow Steve Earle. "The Revolution Starts Now!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Go here. My new favorite site. Revel in the beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Be good, be kind, be honest. OGQ</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-35846501884394979852011-12-12T12:02:00.000-08:002011-12-12T12:04:01.252-08:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am the King. But I am not an imitator.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you know I love Kross. It is the purest form of racing. No real tactics,just the purity of pain. May the best man win.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the "Godfather" of Kross here in NYS. I am looked to for may reasons. How do I get started? How can I improve my starts, dismounts etc? How do I train. When you've been on top and drank from the chalice, there's nowhere to go but down. Or you can fight to be on top. Some people may never win,but their spirit is as great as the winners. They lay it all on the line week after week. But when your on top, they're all gunning for you. If you lose. "Why didn't you win? or "You didn't win". You are now a failure in their eyes. Other cyclists get it. You're only as good as your last race.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Crossresults.com had me picked to win a number of races. Some I did. Some I didn't. Their algorithm isn't 100% as they say. For one race they had someone picked that's never beaten me. Even he said that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Either way the bulls eye is on your back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was picked to win the Pa. State Championships by a slim margin points wise. I knew alot of the guys I'd be going up against. Two weeks of sickness after the DPM left me pretty ragged. The with five days of training in my legs I headed to PA. The course was pretty much a horsepower course. Where it was technical I had to kill it even at redline to use any advantage. I started on the front row, took the holeshot and lead into the mud three slid by these were my "three". The motor wasn't quite up to it yet. On the uphill drag a few more came by. I passed them right back at the top. Now the goal was race forward and catch Dennis to get back in the top three. We made our way into the 45+ pretty quickly. I dragged a few around on my tail. Then with two to go. I thought I passed Dennis on the climb. Now to get away and a secure a podium. Then with one to go I see him heading at me on a switch back/ What the? I know him and must have passed someone I thought was him. Goal now was bury myself and try to catch him. I had a pesky Moots rider on my tail for a couple laps. He attacked on the run up. I had a quicker remount and passed him right back. The he tries to pass and crashes. Nearly taking me out too. That's racing he's up quick and we sprint to the line. I held him off. Overall a good race. A podium would have been nice. My feeling for the start it's the last one of the season. Leave it all out there. As I told Mills as I rolled out to the start. Time to win a championship. I did and had the Kross hack after. Thanks guys, good race. See you next year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I'd call my season a success. Four wins, four seconds and fourth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It could have been five wins, but crashes are part of it. All my wins came in a row. I'd set goals and made some. Can I win the Ommegang Kross. I believe I can.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My big goal of the year was worlds in Louisville. But changes and money played a part in this. So I'll now say I won't be at the big show. would it have been cool? Sure it would. But in the end it's a bike race.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I'd like to say thanks to all who toed the line this year and made for a great year of racing. Thanks to all the sponsors that have stood by me and the new ones who came through in the 11th hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as Steve Earle says. " The revolution starts now". I'll be back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So eat good food, drink good beer and ride your bike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New on the Ipod. Blaming Sally and Nashville Pussy</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-59070726895639297582011-11-02T11:42:00.000-07:002011-11-02T11:42:41.005-07:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Kross season has been going well. I carded my first win at West Point and rolled that into victory at Syracross.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Syracross was our first taste of Kross weather. Cold and snow the night before. At first I wasn't loving the course then it sunk in. Legs were cold at the start and it was a scrum. It took two laps for the legs to fire. Bryan had passed me and the gaol was to beat him today. He's been riding well. I passed him back and he stuck to me. I could hear him on the climbs. Going into the last lap the plan was to hit him on the climbs. Turns out that was his too,then attack me again the "House of Mirrors". It didn't come, he was there on the climb,but he said"It was a pleasure to follow me through the House of Mirrors. He said "You were so smooth." I hit at the end there. I didn't want a sprint and the downhill was another opportunity for us both. We drilled it and I pinched it all the way yo the line. The picture tells the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm burning the candle at both ens to get ready to race and promote the next two races.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Kona says " Go fast Dad, Go fast!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eat good food, drink good beer and ride your bike. OGQ</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-522444772762197622011-10-11T16:22:00.000-07:002011-10-11T16:24:23.718-07:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Times change so does brand loyalty. First it was Diadoras made in Czechoslovakia. Fit me like a glove.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then they made them in Romania,not so good. These are muddy warm up shoes now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then came Nike's. I had an ORANGE pair. Great shoe a little heavy. Nike thought they'd take over the market. Not quite, picked up the red ones on EBay cheap and they last.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So these needed mods. Maybe the new style cleats would be better so far so good. They are the new "back ups".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">( Once again blogger won't let me up load pics) maybe you can see the boas another day. Or at the top of the page.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Off to to do the double in Troy this weekend. A new venue for me and the first double in awhile.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then it's off to West Point for another new race the following weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So you are what you are. 1st or 40 th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eat good food, drink good beer, Ride Kross like there is no tomorrow.</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-56812686942701432162011-08-28T08:10:00.000-07:002011-08-28T08:11:22.715-07:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like anyone after a break up,I'm having good days and bad. My friends brighten my days. But when I'm not busy things creep into my head. I need to look forward focus and move on.Kross is in sight and the legs are coming.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will be part two of the Kali vacation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Riding the Santa Barbara area was incredible form the mountains to the club rides. My first club ride was at 7am. All rides seemed to start that early. There were 4 groups of 20 to 40 cyclist. I picked what I thought would be my group. As with any group "your legs" decide. So out we rolled. Bang 26/27 mph no talking. Hmmm. I'll sit in the middle. Then the first hill hit and it explode. I wasn't ready for this. But we regrouped at the top. I was beat. Travel time,time change ? Who knows. I decide to go back with the group that was turning around. Bang again the attacks came one after another. In the end we did 54 miles at 24.4 mph faster than my races at home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That evening walking around town an electric utility bike caught my eye. As we were looking at the owner introduced himself (Dave Letierri) and we talked bikes. I told him about the ride. He smiled. He then invited me to ride with his group Tuesday morning. cool, I'll be there. Then spinning the next day. I met a guy and said who he was. He was, "Dude that guy is badass." What? Turns out </span><br />
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</span></div>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-75168877274103012912011-08-19T07:23:00.000-07:002011-08-24T12:04:16.557-07:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">R.I.P. 8/12/11 No more tales of City Mouse and Country Mouse. That story has closed. I won't go into details. But it was a sad ending for Country Mouse. Turn the page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The vacation in Kali was great. Santa Barbara. What a place. If I was a trustafarian I'd retire there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started the wine journey with a bottle from a friends vineyard. Rogers and Roberts.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those in the know will get it. So I get up for the Saturday club ride at 7AM. UGH, I'm on east coast time. So around 60 guys show up for this. Here's the M.O. for the rides. Everyone is on high end bikes and Zipps with tubulars are de riguer. Not a aluminum wheel in sight. Dura Ace DI 2 in abundance. If you've seen it in a magazine and it costs too much it was there. Kind of like riding in catalog. Good for them and the bike industry. This ride was like a race. Who know's what kind of HP was there but it was fast,all the time. We finally regrouped at the top of a long climb. I was whipped and they were going to go 75 miles. I headed back for with a group for 54. Even the return was a flurry of attacks. 24.6 avg speed. More than most races at home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first trip took us to Solvang. The idea follow the movie Sideways. Vino Mouse was a star. So we took in the countryside and sipped. Blackjack being a favorite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A field of orange. Splendid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SaKVBg_VK3KHzIbNjbua-LjatfAQn2zhr14A4Nbtk33d-RNWMd4N1G4BLQohyphenhyphenBDW5dXQrV7946qg93ecIkxhNRd4wFDwu-xtHjT7BcjmynY0dM0hTKDX3P064L0RlHNiVYo7/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SaKVBg_VK3KHzIbNjbua-LjatfAQn2zhr14A4Nbtk33d-RNWMd4N1G4BLQohyphenhyphenBDW5dXQrV7946qg93ecIkxhNRd4wFDwu-xtHjT7BcjmynY0dM0hTKDX3P064L0RlHNiVYo7/s320/033.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcloKZv36ocng-Aw4buYH-MjZB7yDr9ZGHb8ROShEgE-JN27IvKUc9hPQxDUFMMjVVgugKDivKQXmSiSghZip-Ltdn_yEF4HTZid644wFYLt1juUxTV3OwdCf0U-EOpU1vQIP/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcloKZv36ocng-Aw4buYH-MjZB7yDr9ZGHb8ROShEgE-JN27IvKUc9hPQxDUFMMjVVgugKDivKQXmSiSghZip-Ltdn_yEF4HTZid644wFYLt1juUxTV3OwdCf0U-EOpU1vQIP/s320/019.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Memory lapse on days here. I should keep a journal or have done it daily in Kali.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd discovered the Brewhouse on the net. It said "Best happy hour in SB". Well, we had fun there and Beth our waitress was the best. I was going to make a video of her and send it to the Ale House to show them how to treat customers. She told us "You can try others, but you'll be back." She was right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We tried Santa Barbara Brewing OK, but out of beers and no outside seating. The Union Ale House,the worst. Couldn't even get three beers right. We ran for the Brewhouse after that one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFosOhDlvsJtMrgS1pp21-uAd1GwmyLEPonT4aFg6nu4k_57dQqU6YoYYBcfwVIu6O8LznwO1pzjVpwa4sm_SRKtN2AgFS2Q_Y_kBENqZDQ_S0Djuo3n8S9Wx4_gE9SmvUza3/s1600/332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFosOhDlvsJtMrgS1pp21-uAd1GwmyLEPonT4aFg6nu4k_57dQqU6YoYYBcfwVIu6O8LznwO1pzjVpwa4sm_SRKtN2AgFS2Q_Y_kBENqZDQ_S0Djuo3n8S9Wx4_gE9SmvUza3/s320/332.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollister Brewing. Like going to TGI Fridays with a brewery in it. So the Brewhouse became our home. Beth recommended "the team" as she called us,come for brunch. It was great too. They made a Habernero beer. Did it by 2oz shots. Tasty, but was enough. Cold,then the heat came. They also made a jalapeno popper with fresh jalapenos,goat cheese and bacon. These were super. But the heat varied from a 1 to a 7. I also had the "Cruel Prawn" That was hot. Thats' Pete the brew master. He came out to meet the team. Of course I'm representing Omme. On our last trip there I gave Beth the shirt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfYaI66KI-n-cg-JAr5Wdj88gOpMXtYyzv1xpjwhpU8uFgB5wXuJXb303sF6M91gE9SiYW23cmffUSa6B3Im5KA8xPsmfHtB3dIminv18J8MEiVKOBhyphenhyphen_uI3_TU9igDZPtymv/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfYaI66KI-n-cg-JAr5Wdj88gOpMXtYyzv1xpjwhpU8uFgB5wXuJXb303sF6M91gE9SiYW23cmffUSa6B3Im5KA8xPsmfHtB3dIminv18J8MEiVKOBhyphenhyphen_uI3_TU9igDZPtymv/s320/113.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latino girls are hot. It was Fiesta days in SB. They had this cultural tradition of taking eggs that had been filled with confetti and you smash it on someones head. No could explain it. Confetti filled the streets. The girls said OH you have to put it on Face book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83B8-ri25OQKCJdTDqoL9F5pvEf1-7K60Fx-_OZn5P9JjylkWQ8sZoCs1w4p-0t8-xDxdTCSSkd21wiUgDotZId9VMtp7nxNeYPADnK_cpotzKbHhbZT0QmlmRaVD4MYbUBs-/s1600/269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83B8-ri25OQKCJdTDqoL9F5pvEf1-7K60Fx-_OZn5P9JjylkWQ8sZoCs1w4p-0t8-xDxdTCSSkd21wiUgDotZId9VMtp7nxNeYPADnK_cpotzKbHhbZT0QmlmRaVD4MYbUBs-/s320/269.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So let's go to the farmers market. I'd be there everyday. What produce. Things I'd never seen. I got squash blossoms to make. Pretty tasty. This homeless lady was classic. Check the sign. The joy of giving. If I just sit here. You'll give. Sure I will. We saw her around town with various signs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhymkxg_uTPpphWrHyX4ghF1gIfaAz1yl1w2X-0faiNOUY8niNLJb8_ihnsDZXENGv0phB5qVmf2aw0x-btvxsXy-XtYqm0y7yANZ5xvK8NpsGZ8yO9bSk-jbNLJVePlRuUEo5/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhymkxg_uTPpphWrHyX4ghF1gIfaAz1yl1w2X-0faiNOUY8niNLJb8_ihnsDZXENGv0phB5qVmf2aw0x-btvxsXy-XtYqm0y7yANZ5xvK8NpsGZ8yO9bSk-jbNLJVePlRuUEo5/s320/073.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now for produce pics.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJeYbGdnmu5zLoK9E1Hvf-EIsGz9fSXl0Mxbns7-xt-kqbRNdiXeri_mDIuPlJD7s2qZr1cuOeFIjZGQZUcgjmT3Dk-nmaFLsoFXBDfwZeOZvRixSersrr0NsoTj1tU6d6j-V/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJeYbGdnmu5zLoK9E1Hvf-EIsGz9fSXl0Mxbns7-xt-kqbRNdiXeri_mDIuPlJD7s2qZr1cuOeFIjZGQZUcgjmT3Dk-nmaFLsoFXBDfwZeOZvRixSersrr0NsoTj1tU6d6j-V/s320/056.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqufxe0EKaxZSd71DFqZyDJ510exFxN1_GrOXdXPD6381wqRbS7fsAVYLX5n9B21swRfmpXM13bnATL_F6tEshVoLBOjYDakPs0clhmpIfkEZNXyCTkj8ceyj09QR9EzldUW0/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqufxe0EKaxZSd71DFqZyDJ510exFxN1_GrOXdXPD6381wqRbS7fsAVYLX5n9B21swRfmpXM13bnATL_F6tEshVoLBOjYDakPs0clhmpIfkEZNXyCTkj8ceyj09QR9EzldUW0/s320/061.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J3ptmhA6iDAl2BwLAACEOjuBhi2MyluqvnvfUSFdzr42-xk1uXIxab57Ky-cdemR8jpWSKB2N2ZoJb1-vx01p7J8d5NUNm9NZpslwEzWBgEpShoCc3tpFlxTBB-rwM3leMln/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J3ptmhA6iDAl2BwLAACEOjuBhi2MyluqvnvfUSFdzr42-xk1uXIxab57Ky-cdemR8jpWSKB2N2ZoJb1-vx01p7J8d5NUNm9NZpslwEzWBgEpShoCc3tpFlxTBB-rwM3leMln/s320/065.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp__KoLEJwxgMs2FPXOAJVUOVg8ECP0wMsfCGO3imozLUKyCFyf5XXgyNgrmthRqFPrMgPg5Mw54-ayjzmHfHLegDq6cfmMiHzDEFvKD2bMflul7wAozQCBEP3puONp-tC-_z/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp__KoLEJwxgMs2FPXOAJVUOVg8ECP0wMsfCGO3imozLUKyCFyf5XXgyNgrmthRqFPrMgPg5Mw54-ayjzmHfHLegDq6cfmMiHzDEFvKD2bMflul7wAozQCBEP3puONp-tC-_z/s320/071.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And a sweet old ride.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjjtr1KSNGmnyLvW5RpbAHxCWAh-oRpnUB06zpb1E4sQ5s1g5cX8-NMm-oGj_zJcdcMIgsyzK2VIXQHRIoFBDgZjRob_QpIjg7AwcqM3YkW2PEXmuWQ_S4tISfyI7Xt9Srlq_/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjjtr1KSNGmnyLvW5RpbAHxCWAh-oRpnUB06zpb1E4sQ5s1g5cX8-NMm-oGj_zJcdcMIgsyzK2VIXQHRIoFBDgZjRob_QpIjg7AwcqM3YkW2PEXmuWQ_S4tISfyI7Xt9Srlq_/s320/068.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OK kids Country mouse has had enough computer for the day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So ride your bike,eat good food,drink good beer and love the one your with. OGQ</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll get to riding part soon. That was incredible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-21483714093255880832011-07-12T12:49:00.000-07:002011-07-12T12:49:29.219-07:00<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's start with work is over. I took a beating and made my peace. Then got smacked down and got back up again. "We're going with our strengths" they said. I feel the love. Enough said.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So the Vintage Flat Track Nationals rolled into town. This would be my second time there. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Again. It made me want to race motorcycles. Even in a circle. Too bad they don't have a 150 class. I might have done it.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bubba Shobert was the guest and even cut a few laps on his factory Honda.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We were probably the only guys in the stands drinking craft beer from cans.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dales Pale Ale and Scotch Ales. We might have been the only fans with a full set of teeth too. But all had fun and that's what matters.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Some of the "old guys" can still tear it up.</span></strong><br />
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</ul><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took a flyer hoping to stay out there. No chance of me winning a sprint. As AJ says "If you're going to attack. The fucking attack." This could be the only strategy that works at this race. So next week will see me trying. A crit king I'm not. But if you can disrupt the rhythm, go for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So on the ride I find some Butterfly bushes and decide we need to go dig them up. Vince got a little freaked by me standing a in a field digging up plants while people went by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sent out an email to do an "Adventure Ride" not a hammer fest. Ride north then hit some dirt roads on the road bikes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had two takers. Ed came equipped with the Ridley with nice new fat 27's. Cory had the usual. I had the Merlin. Ed says I keep getting sidewall cuts this year before we roll out.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the out set of the ride Cory pointed out that it could be a good day for people to "Put the couch on the lawn and get the kiddy pool out to soak your feet in and get the 30 pack to watch NASCAR"</span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Cory hearing dogs in the brush and yelling dogs just in time to save Ed and I. The luckier part was the one rottweiler bit the other rather then me. This time on North St.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">3. We're telling Ed about the "Parthenon". As we're commenting on it. The owner is in the yard and yells "Hey you guys need to use the bathroom?"</span></div><br />
<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">We weren't sure if it was sarcasm or creepy. It's on North St if you need to see it.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Rt 41 Provides us with our first two couches. One complete with duct tape.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">5. The seasonal road Stone Quarry Hill lives up to it's name.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">6. At the top while Ed is fixing a flat. A pick up pulls up and says " The other guy is coming". Oh OK. After a bit here comes a guy pushing his bike up the hill in other direction. We all look alike, even in jeans and riding a Roadmaster.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">7. After another dog attack we see the moose. Too bad the pic isn't that good to see it. He'll be there on Robbins road. He's to the right of Ed's head.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">8. Office furniture began to overtake couches as the new lawn furniture.</span></div><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Overall two flats in 70 miles. No disasters and plenty of seasonal roads to go back and explore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgo7adwcQHlIcjJThpOyr2vXOrD3bUbdjZHZqlYvqCkKyr71gxbc01G6Wa-RrQYiipyOouP7tAYwWnMaA4epKzRWC5UdOBhamfxelbLiir8gB6e3k-wxb8ONSRP8c_vmsurxH/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgo7adwcQHlIcjJThpOyr2vXOrD3bUbdjZHZqlYvqCkKyr71gxbc01G6Wa-RrQYiipyOouP7tAYwWnMaA4epKzRWC5UdOBhamfxelbLiir8gB6e3k-wxb8ONSRP8c_vmsurxH/s320/035.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-55540167338684938112011-06-09T15:52:00.000-07:002011-06-09T15:52:44.436-07:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was invited to go do the "Tour of the Amish Country". Now this sounded like my kind of ride. Hills and distance. The kind of rides I need and love to do. The cast was set, all strongmen. The weather overcast.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No call for rain. This would be the Parlee's debut or baptism under fire.We started out with a nice uphill and kept going up. AJ does his intervals on one hill, so it was a flurry of attacks as he did his thing. I was trying my best to raise my tempo. I knew what he was up to.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was good to ride with this crew. As the say, "If you want to get better,ride with better riders". My TT motor seems to working well. So on one section I did a few hard pulls and rode the TT wave. On the super long downhill attacks and counters came. I wanted to try a lead out. So I cranked it all the way up till the rev limiter hit. This proved my undoing a counter was launched on a small rise and OTB I went. Not quite recovered I couldn't quite jump on. So the TT game was on. "Oh there you are" as I finally bridged. Whew,that was tough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chuck was racing the next day and was in for the flatter route. We all opted to stay away from 17c. So we rolled out for a few more hills and some TTT work after them. It did rain on our parade. But the camaraderie and route made it all worthwhile.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back at the meeting point AJ said, "If all rides like this. I could quit racing." he nailed it. Then Kross crept into my head and I knew I'd be back. Maybe after worlds are over. I can become a gentlemen rider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So since I didn't do a Parlee build blog. Here's the rundown. Parlee Z4 frame and fork. SRAM Force, NOS Flite saddle (thanks Ed.) FSA Stem and bars and HED Baston wheels rolling on polished.White Industries hubs with polished spokes. Blue bar tape eschews the PRO look. Old school Profile cages grab the bottle no matter what. Cap it all off with Speedplay pedals to keep my old knees in order.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So the Parlee replaces the Merlin, 15,16,17 years later. Will the Merlin still be ridden? Of course.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sure the Scattante was in there,but I never really bonded with it. It was a tool to do the job and try carbon fiber on the cheap.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So now there are two dream bikes in the stable. The Parlee and the Ti Pride.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What else could there be? Why the unobtainable. What else. A Storck TT bike. A Holland Exo grid kross and road rig. Do I pine for them? No. I appreciate them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a side note. AJ, Jake , Mills and I made the run to check out the new Ommegang cafe. Very nice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bought more beer. Again. The staff even gave us the team discount on our meal. Very cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucinda continues to grace the Ipod</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-78115409166689542382011-05-18T11:10:00.000-07:002011-05-18T11:10:02.524-07:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Titles are always tough. But as the shirts say "Old Guys Rule".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My team mate Jason kept saying that The Ramble around Prattsburgh was the most fun race he'd done. I'd seen it advertised and skipped it before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This year it was different. It did sound fun. So Cory and I piled into zee French car and headed west. It was drizzling then turned to pouring rain. Grumble. It eased up a bit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">As per my usual we arrived early. Got a parking spot, had little to eat and started getting prepped,the temp had dropped about ten degrees. It was the "What to wear blues". But then the drizzle backed off. We headed out for a bit of recon. The first climb to the dirt road wasn't bad. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">My goal was to stay on Cory's wheel as long as possible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We lined up for the promenade through town by the moto. It like being in a cat 4 race again,ebb and flow. Then we hit the base of the hill and the attacks started. I went and going well. Only maybe seven got in the first dirt descent ahead of me. Almost endoed in a soft spot. Then started chasing. When the big motors hit the road the gap opened. Now my training hasn't been all that structured. But the TT motor is coming. I passed a few and thought I could get to Cory's group. Then the first dirt road climb started. Up and Up it went. Finally crested, Jason had shown up,but over the top the TT motor on KX rig out did the 29'ers. And so it went for the rest of the race. Not quite getting onto the front. Get passed by a couple on the climbs,get them back and drop them on the flats. Very fun, feeling good ,eating and drinking when I should. The starting up something Hollow road, thee twinges of cramps came. A young kid joined me and said "The hardest climb is coming". He was right, a 38/25 was not enough for this one. I walked maybe a hundred yards. I heard Jason yelling "Way to go King" or something like that. That effort put a dent in the legs. Then came the headwinds. Onward we plowed. On a right turn here's Cory with a flat. You Ok?, Yup. Turns out he got three flats in the last few miles. Jason is pumped because the one says they took out the single track. Turns out he was wrong. Now tis little piece of hell almost ruined the whole race for me. Barely ridable,deep peanut butter then a quagmire field. But the garmin was reading 29.4. So I thought the end was near. A sprint at the finish would turn me into a cramping ball of knots. Wrong, we had almost three miles to go.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Rolling through the finish cold and wet I was glad it was done. Changing in the rain and cold made things worse. But then we headed to the Pub and warmed up a bit. Results were up fast.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'd won the 50 plus. Cory would have been top ten. I was 16th out of 170.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I get the call up for the podium and second place isn't to congenial about being beat. ( Seems he's a local legend or something) He says " Do you race a lot?". I say yes. He says "I've never heard of you." Then asks if I knew last years first and second place I did. He grunts "Oh". After we decided I should have told him I was a runner and just borrowed the bike. I won a helmet in the raffle and off we went.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'll be back next year. Lower gears? I doubt it. Better trained? For sure. I'll make it goal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">It was way more fun than Battenkill, crappy single track and all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was so tired I even declined a Southern Tier Imperial Pale Ale. Thanks bro.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We loaded up the Vi-bee and rolled home. Seven speed traps in 200 miles. That's a good use of our tax dollars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Up next the dream bike needs to get built. Boxes are in my living room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lucinda is still rocking the Ipod.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Eat good food,drink good beer and love the one you're with. OGQ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You talk about the junk you do like you talk about climbing trees</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You live the life of a little kid with bruises on your knees</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will never cop to the damage that's been done</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But you will never stop 'cause it's too much fun</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you want somebody to be your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good luck finding your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You already sucked me dry, can't do it anymore honey</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You roughed me up and made me cry, now you wanna borrow money</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You say you feel like a failure and you wish you could take it all back</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But honey I gotta tell ya, it's a little too late for that</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now you want somebody to be your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good luck finding your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One reason after the other you're always feeling sad</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe you couldn't talk to your mother or stand up to your dad</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You want my forgiveness and that I will give to you</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But you got yourself into this mess and there's nothing I can do</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now you want somebody to be your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good luck finding your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first time I saw you, you made me melt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last time I saw you, you hit below the belt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You might have a beautiful mouth, you might have beautiful eyes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But sooner or later it all goes south when you tell too many lies</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now you want somebody to be your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good luck finding your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good luck finding your buttercup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good luck finding your buttercup </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank god for the bike. The weather is slowing coming around. Had a few rides not all bundled up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Needed to update. I've still been cooking up a storm and enjoying the fine craft brews of out region. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brooklyn Lager is the current favorite. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Filled my card at Dino's. So we'll see if I win the trip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So first it was various pizzas. The came Bobby Flays Buffalo Chicken Wing Mac and Cheese. The only thing that could make this better would be to get out the ice cream scoop and deep fry it, for on the fly deliciousness. Sorry no pic of that. Then there's meatloaf. City mouse chose the Southwest with Chilpote glaze. It was OK. We both agreed. Even made brownies for the "Fresh homemade vanilla" ice cream.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the new one is I've finally nailed the omelet, or is that the "Omme"lette. This weekends was green onions, roasted red peppers, mushrooms,crumbled bacon, a little cheese and Thai basil with fresh biscuits. YUM.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whipped up a green curry with Kale. Kale, the new super food. Have to try Kale chips someday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's not forget Burgers at Dino's.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waiting to try these </span><a href="http://www.buckburger.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.buckburger.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> maybe when I can ride over there?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fatten me up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On another note I sent Wear Cognition ( Sponsor of the DPM) my old wool jersey and the made it into a winter cycling hat for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Orange and sweet. Thanks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mowing? Time to shave those legs. Maybe the beard will get altered. Trucker stache' ala Steve Cozza. The ever popular goatee aka "prison pussy" doubt it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winter is pushing me over the edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as always. Eat good food, Drink great beer, love the one you're with and now listen to good music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Current choices. The Old 97's, Hayes Carl and Band of Heathens. Power up Pandora!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later OGQ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I guess I had a distorted vision of Cali as all car crazy and the land of choppers. Must have been confused by all the So-Cal scene. I saw one low rider and few old beetles. Lots of new Beetles with men actually driving them. Not a chopper to be seen. Prius galore. Myth number one down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now all the pics you see of SF are of the painted ladies. The old multi colored Victorian houses. Row after row. Didn't make it to that district. Saw a couple in need of paint. Basically big wide streets with low square buildings. Myth number two down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">We stayed in Oakland. It's known as a gritty industrial town and Hells Angels enclave. Not an Angel to be seen. Industrial yes. So a 50/50 split on this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">First we went to Fisherman's Wharf. The tulips in bloom were the highlight. You could see Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge. Good luck getting off Alcatraz. Didn't make to the bridge and Mt Tam. But was good to see it. I think a cloud shaped like Gary Fischer drifted by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The houses were very cool on the hillside. One for sale even had a sign with "Great Views" Hmm it faced the ocean. Glad they pointed this out for me. I think it's Telegraph Hill they use in the Tour of California. That sucker was steep. We did see our share of "pixie fixies" with hipsters aboard. But like Portland, many are running freewheels and brakes, or a front brake with the brake lever in some stupid place, to show how clever they are and they don't really need it. Posers as they'd say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Up next the Zoo. I kind of have the love hate thing with zoos. I love seeing the animals.especially the big cats. But then it's kind of sad for them too. I think the Toronto Zoo is one of the best. All natural environments and most of the animals seem pretty happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">They did have polar bears here and tigers. The Lemurs were plentiful and fun. This rhino must have had a huge horn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks for the trip. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">As for the flights as my friend Tillman says. "Time to spare, go by air". Need less to say we had delays etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our highlight of the airport was the morning of departure. Here we are at the SF airport with a line of two hundred people to get through security. V checks his huge bag outside and we walk back into a guard saying. "I'm opening another gate,follow me". No problem, we were third through the gate.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Clean living.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Another snow day in Gloom county. I got the call very early, fed the katz and was back in bed. When I got up and look out someone had cleared my drive again. More clean living.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ride your bike, eat good food and drink good beer.</span><br />
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</span></div>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-1275478137933736642011-01-09T13:31:00.000-08:002011-01-11T16:19:37.079-08:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pic above is the ugly dolls. I think they're very cool.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So City mouse and Country mouse made the trek to see the "free range" children and the rest of the clan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Driving was uneventful. Country mouse is not a car person, as you may have gathered.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were set to stay in a B&B with Joey and Ginny. No name dropping here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we headed over to the B&B,that was lackadaisically run at best. They'd told Joey the key was under the oil can. In we went. Walked all through the rooms. Then heard the TV and found the moldy remains of a an earlier happy hour or something.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now we can "leak the news about Joey's and Ginny's engagment. They're so sweet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is when I said it felt like a Saw movie and all the doors and windows would close up. And we'd hear </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" You have all been brought here for a reason". That got a few laughs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to "toys R us" we went. Not quite as over the top this year as last. Until Christmas morn and the melee began. I'm all for the joy of kids and presents. Gus went nuts when he got an Ipad, now he's nine. So now nine year olds have cell phones and Ipads. Call me a Luddite. Joey who's 32 got a gift certificate for one. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The booze flowed and so did the food. Good times were had by all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before leaving the Big Apple we swung the little red car by Zabars for duck con fit and I picked up a nice bread. Then it was over to "Whole paycheck" to hit the beer store. Just what I needed more beer. I got some Xingu and a couple black Ipa's to have. Back in Black was one. Yummy,poured from the can.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So I cooked up one of the duck con fit last night. Saved the duck fat for a recipe for french onion soup and made that today along with a spicy vegan chilli. There's a little duck fat left so I'm going to fry up some sweet potatoes and have some chili. I think a Raging Bitch IPA will pair well with this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belated Happy New Year. OGQ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So the above drawing is my example of the new lesson for my students. I called it "transitions".They had to pick two animals and "blend" them into themselves. The animals had to reflect their personality.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I used a Kestrel and a tiger. Both are predators. Both are patient hunters. Tigers are orange,my favorite color.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also did a bumblebees and butterflies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So where is this going? My life is in transition right now. I went to a dark place for a short time. Serious introspection and came out of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Changed? Perhaps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Decisions will be made. Changes will take place and life will go on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Christmas is a favorite time of the year for me. People seem more genuine and I love it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope it's a good holiday season.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy your holidays.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">OGQ</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-31184329184423871222010-11-18T13:33:00.000-08:002010-11-18T13:33:03.465-08:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kross could be a disease for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I once read that "Goals not written down are just dreams".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">1. Was to win a NYCross race in my age group.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Won the season opener at Kirkland. I came in there on fire.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The "Shake and Bake" training was perfect.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">2.Win at Ommegang. I've wanted to win there in each edition.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">4th. I know why.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">3. Podium at Syracuse. This race is always where I do the double, a turning point in the season. ( I did the double at Omme the week before) 1st Place. I'd left it all on the course.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">A half hour later I was lined up again. Fooling myself I could do it this week. Two laps in I pulled out. No point in digging a big hole.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">4. Be the NYS Champion in the 55+.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Result 2nd. If we would have raced Friday. I'd have crushed it. I was so intent on a fourth State Championship. I burned a lot of energy. It's all in the last blog posting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">5. Podium at Greene and the DPM. Now this could be tough. Promoting both races and racing is a huge endeavor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Result: 3rd at Greene and a win in the 55+ plus after a race long battle with the Ithaca Mafia don, Glenn Swan. We traded punches all day. I knew it would come down to a sprint, an uphill sprint. I pulled it out after all that. I had to do it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">6. Lose 8-10 lbs for States.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Result: I did it. Less beers,more salads. Now for a few beers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">7. Upgrade to cat 2. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Result: Done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I was glad it was all over. I worked really hard at running two races. I want people to come to my races and have fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They did at the DPM. Probably the only race around where almost everybody wins.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Already thinking about Louisville.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Eat good food, drink good beer and love the one you're with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">OGQ</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-7110457280331944382010-11-06T03:32:00.000-07:002010-11-08T11:33:24.820-08:00<span style="font-family: inherit;">The State Championships were last weekend. A big goal for the year. I was on course excited. Over excited big time. I was "there" on Friday. I mean packed,dialed the bikes had the "coon tune" I was ready to rock.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pacing like a caged animal. Maybe it was my turn to release the Kracken!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So Jaunty and I made the drive to RaChaCha to stay with Duffy. See old friends and do this. After an awful nights sleep. It dawned a Kross morning cold,windy and the possibility of rain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kitted up, tried not to be a dick. Focused,let's do this. Pre rode the course. Nerves. Too much pressure here on myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally it's time. They do call ups for the Series. Then the scrum. I slot in next to Tim O'Shea. Might as well put the diesel behind the Top Fuel dragster for the start. Let him make the hole. Rule one followed. make the cut. The legs aren't firing. Trouble with lines in the gravel,but holding my own. Brian comes by me on the road. I cling to him. No need to pass right now. Get the legs moving. Gravel, Rule three violated, minimize mistakes. They come in droves. He gets a gap because I'm trying too hard. Third lap the legs open up. But the gravel is my downfall. Then I finally tell my self go faster where you can slower in the gravel. Now I'm riding like me. Brian has a great ride and takes the gold I take the silver. Probably was a bit of jerk at the end. People are congratulating me. I nod and grumble, second wasn't good enough. But I'm good about the defeat to Brian and congratulate him. Someone says "Karl, How'd you do?" I mumble I was "riding in the Land of I suck" today. I think they were a bit taken back by that. Our class has been fun this season with no clear cut winners.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rick, Sharon, Anne ,Jim and Duffy are all stoked for me. Jaunty knows I'm pissed at myself. But that's racing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It could have been a big fat zero,nada,zip. Many would be happy to podium.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Drop it. Overall the Gangstas killed it today. Lots of podiums for the team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So we enjoyed a beer from Rohrbachs. Cheered the big dogs. Headed to the South Wedge for beers and food. First to Beale Street then to the Tap and Mallet. Good to be with old friends. Thanks for coming out and cheering and making me laugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now this weekend is the oldest race in NYS. Race promotion has me burning the candle at both ends.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just need to race and have fun tomorrow. The really be ready for the DPM. One point is all I need for another seasons gaol of my upgrade to Cat 2. The DPM has been good to me. I will ride with the strength of two men. Thanks Dave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So here I am not sleeping in. Fretting issues for the race. It will come off. Plan to work and work the plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to all for the support in the Dirty Little Klub.</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-65752690190068611002010-10-25T16:50:00.000-07:002010-10-26T15:23:19.761-07:00<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Snake Farm, that's what the tire choice has turned into. But only one snake rises to the surface.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Michelin Muds. The chosen ones stayed on the Pride.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Country Mouse and jaunty mouse made the trek to Syracuse. Now this course is either fast and dry or muddy. Today it was muddy again. Early rains and morning dew made it a bit sloppy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Following Coach Mayhew's advice. I went for a good start but not the holeshot. Out of nowhere mark Shenstone zooms by. Can't have this. Then in an uphill right hander I hit the gas to cut inside and wheelie turn this corner almost lose it. But kept the gas on and blasted by two people. We hit the road and Mark Williams comes by. I jump on his wheel,but he is flying. So settle in and get the rhythm.Then crank it back up. Damn that was hard. But I card the win in the 55 plus. I am wasted,nothing in the tank. Roll around with the empty eyes and shoot a gel at the car. i have twenty minutes of recovery. Feel a bit better. Line up and the legs aren't there. I do two laps and pull the plug. Why dig a big hole? Usually the double is my turning point. But I guess Omme was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Red Cross and the Cross Fire challenge were on the plate for this weekend. City mouse was in town and Jaunty is a big supporter. Nice having a race so close.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Last year Red Cross was a rain soaked epic quagmire of a race.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This year it was cool and dry and warming up. It had rained the day before so the early races were a bit slippy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">AJ pulled a big holeshot in the masters I slotted in around fifth in the first turn. I knew Bill would be tough. So tried to pull the advantage where I thought I had it. I had the gap. Mark and Bill were chasing hard. I'd gone up on tire pressure to avoid flats there. The front wasn't quite as solid as I liked in the turns but it wasn't bottoming out. Then I slid out and got tangled in the tape. Damn. This closed the gap for Bill. People were cheering us both. Then he attacked on the run ,but I got him. Was holding him at bay with one to go. he made a smart move as a lapper impeded me in the barriers. I jumped right back on him. Tried for the pass going in the tunnel,then we bumped I had to get both feet out. Time lost. Stay close. Figuring the place to pass was in the long off camber if I could stay close. But he nipped me. A good race. But.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunday brought the second annual Cross Fire Challenge. A low key fun event. Teeter totters on the barriers. Not your average Kross. as Tim O'shea said "Any race is hard". </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The plan today was give it my all. Haven't doubled back to back days in awhile. Last year Glenn said at the start "Our job is to catch all the open men". I told Paul this.( I caught all but four) Then the goal was get the holeshot and turn the screws, I did it. The first time up the hill I wasn't so sure about my legs. But what the hell. Then they loosened up and I hit the gas wherever I could. The gap grew,now I wanted out of sight out of mind.Come on little legs. They did it. The mice were cheering. AJ was telling me. You've done rule one and two concentrate on rule three. Only one bobble on the last lap as I pushed a line. job done, punch the sky. Felt great in the end.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">City mouse made a veggie chili for the apres ride activities. Corn muffins too. Lots of good food, a curry, a pumpkin chili. Nice breads and desserts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks Pat and Marsha for hosting the Dirty Little Klub. All the cool kids were there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was glad City mouse got to see me win.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This weekend States looms. Weather looks to be cool and clear. A bit of fine tuning and the point will be sharpened. Then it's onto race promotion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Eat good food, drink good beer, ride your bike. Love the one you're with. OGQ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Snake Farm by Ray Wylie Hubbard</span><br />
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Well a woman I love is named Ramona<br />
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She kinda looks like Tempest Storm<br />
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And she can dance like little Egypt<br />
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She works down at the snake farm<br />
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Snake Farm – it just sounds nasty<br />
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Snake Farm – well it pretty much is<br />
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Snake Farm – it's a reptile house<br />
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Snake Farm – Uuuggghhhhh......<br />
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Well Ramona's got a keen sense of humor<br />
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She got a tattoo down her arm<br />
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It's of a python eatin' a little mouse<br />
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Wearin' a sailor hat that says snake farm<br />
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I asked Ramona how come she works there<br />
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She says it's got it's charms<br />
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Nothing to do in the winter<br />
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Now and then some kid gets bit at the snake farm<br />
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Well Ramona likes her malt liquor<br />
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And a band from Wales thats called The Alarm<br />
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She said she cried when they broke up<br />
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She still plays their records at the snake farm<br />
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Sometimes Ramona calls me up<br />
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She runs everybody off<br />
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ChorusOne Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-14296891006436072912010-10-11T04:52:00.000-07:002010-10-11T04:52:25.272-07:00<span style="font-size: large;">The King headed to the Ommegang Brewery with city mouse in tow to help the Gangstas set up the course for our event. We had plenty of help and I appreciated others asking for my wisdom on course layout. All added their own touch and we made a great course. Staking it out around the waffle and puppets event. Maybe even creating a few converts to come watch the next day. Six hours later we were done.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Headed to Oneonta for dinner at the Autumn Cafe. Good food and good beer. So after a nice meal we headed back to the humble Amber Inn. Minimal was it's feature. But it was clean warm and dry.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Up early prepped the race breakfast and headed to the Brewery. City mouse was supposed to work the reg table? I'd help a bit with course prep. Then suit up.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kitted up and hit the course. The Michelins were working and pressures felt good. Legs were not feeling the Mad Alchemy Chocolatee love. The were feeling the being on my feet all day. But you have to make the best of what you have. Plan to work, work the plan. There was a Vermonter there in my age group that looked strong. I got a call up because of the Kirkland race. But I was on the right and should have moved left. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Off goes the gun and I get pinched at the first corner. Kick it in and move up. The Vermonter goes,get on his wheel. He punches the hill can't quite answer that but make it up in the technical/ But I'm already bumping the rev limiter hard. So have to ease up a bit and settle in get the diesel working. Start figuring out the course. OK ended up fourth. A bit of fade when I usually turn it up. Had decided to do back to back races.So I run in .change numbers,shoot a gel and some water. Toe the line mid pack. Oops forgot my timing chip. Back I go and now at the back of the pack. The first two laps are easy. It's a big living organism back here. Catch my breath as we lumber around. Punch the hill pass people. Move to anew organism,pass when I can. See an opening and go for it. Settle in and train. Then a Chris Cookie guy and I go at it for two laps in the end it comes down to a sprint he gets it after sitting on for two laps. but that's cool. The extra race will pay off. It's a rest week in the training cycle. Pics here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday is too nice to pass up after three days of monsoons. It will just be a ride. High winds but no need to push it. Legs were so so. But that's cool too. Rest as hard as you train. The Swandrome awaited.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So the Texter emailed me and we had a plan for dinner. Text, text, text. We hit Los Tapitios then The Ale house for Firkin Friday and have a Dogfish 75 minute IPA and Oktoberfest of various breweries. About midnight the rumblings start. This is going to be bad. Backwash over and over. I give up and drive the bus thinking the evil will leave me. No it continues till 4:30 am along with a fever and aching. Needless to say I'm wiped out from lack of sleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Get up and meet Bobber for breakfast. I have an appetite but not much hope the coffee will remove any evil that is left in me. It helped.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then had to get ready for house guests. Thought the exhausted haze I'm thinking Thai. Nothing like a green curry hot to rid the body of all things bad. It helped. I hit the bed early and had a decent nights sleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We were up and headed to the Swandrome. What a day. Bright blue fall sky. Low key,but hard event. I'd decided to give the Clements another try. More pressure in the rear. The front was fine.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Toed the line with everyone open men etc. Ad got the holeshot then some Syracuse guy took over. Slotted in the mix and tried not to hit the rev limiter. Then it happened a big hole opened and I moved into second. Pace yourself. We had the split and the idea is to hang in there. It was a mix of old and young. Then on lap three. Bang a flat off the back I go. Way off. Ride to the pit get a wheel change. Didn't bring the spare bike. Chase. Caught a few. Keep working the course. A few more. People are telling me my progress. One to go and one to go to be back where I was. I end up ninth overall fourth in the 55 as best I can tell. Bill Erickson is killing it. A target. I could have been fifth or sixth had a I hung in there. But I had fun and rode well.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When I was walking my wheels back a man I didn't know that had been cheering me said " It's a joy to watch you race". That took me back. I thanked him. Was the gunfighter back? I hope so.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What a day. Nature at it's best. Now for week one of the second phase.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Eat good food,drink good beer and love the one you're with. The King</span>One Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29701739.post-6967651564596494682010-09-27T16:13:00.000-07:002010-09-27T16:13:06.825-07:00Here's part two of choices. I made the right one. Michelin muds. Carded my first win of the year and in quite awhile. Good choice.<br />
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Now I've gone and added another arrow to the quiver. Clemeet PDX. These have a high volume and a pretty open tread. So I headed out to warm up with Glenn. The rear was a bit squishy. So I added air.bled air,rode deemed it okay to race.<br />
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Jeremy's Krew had beer,brats,bagels,apples and coffee for all. Bench raced and saw some faces from the past. Dan Timmerman and Scott Hannon. Two Ithaca regulars. Jeffina was there too. First time I've seen them all season. It was fun making Katina laugh. She won and gave us her gift certificate for Bandwagon Brewing. We headed there after the race. They weren't open till five. But gave us a beer for coming in. Nice.<br />
Over to Viva Taqueria for Mex.Good food with good people. I wonder if Jake will remember what his Dad said ten years from now?<br />
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So it's the big Omme weekend this weekend. The plan is working. Drive up to Omme,heckle, drink some beer.<br />
Enjoy life,Drink good beer,eat good food and ride Kross. OGQOne Gear Queerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669729525078843461noreply@blogger.com0