Monday, January 25, 2010

Bigger Wheels Here I Come!


I'm getting stoked about the 2010 season already. I've been putting in the hours and hopefully laying the foundation for a good year. The Groovy frame should be taking shape soon and I will officially be riding for Groovy Cycleworks this year.

Again, many thanks to GT for a great 2009. I appreciate everything they did for me and hope that they got some good exposure from my efforts on and off the bike. I had a lot of fun racing on the Zaskar because that bike is a rocket.

Rody has me fitted for the new Groovy frame and it should be in the works soon since he is taking it to NAHBS. Rody is the kind of builder that seems to know that the little details make a big difference. I haven't had a custom steel frame built for me since the Paisley in 1986.(A frame that I still have!) It will have 650B's on it which I can see eventually taking over the 26" for many applications. Yes, you heard me correctly...and I haven't been drinking.

My biggest reservation about bigger wheels is the handling in the tight stuff. I live for tight, twisty turns and have to have a quick steering bike. Rody assured me that this would not be a problem and is setting the angles accordingly. Now if I could only figure out what colors use. His paint jobs are so fantastic I feel the need to exploit those talents.

As an added bonus I will be off on weekends this whole summer so race dates won't require vacation time like they did last year. Afternoon shift isn't my favorite but it does lend itself to good training hours. As always I will be coaching myself and I feel pretty good about that. Over the years I have developed the ability to sense the subtle changes in my body that let me know what I need. Plus I can't afford coaching so it's a perfect fit!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Too good to be true










It's so much fun, it might be illegal.

At last, it's cold enough that there was no slush on the roads today.

Saturday, January 09, 2010

A Real TREET!

I've decided to try out the Jan Ullrich diet this winter. When you just can't afford Spam, reach for the Treet.































Throw that trainer in the trash and get out there and enjoy nature!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Good Stuff!




The New Year was started off right with the traditional Medina ride. It was bitter cold, windy, and the roads were wet and salty. Perfect. The riding was good, but the real treat was seeing Al Marconson there. He is as fit as ever and I was wearing 2 wool jersies that he had made back in the late 80's under the Good Stuff clothing label.
We were both riding mtb's and quickly found ourselves off the front with a Summit guy on a road bike. Sharing pulls with Al was a delight as I rode down memory lane. I let him know that his Woodsfield stage race is still the most brutal race I have ever done. AL doesn't say much but he seemed amused upon hearing this.














The devil may have went down to Georgia, but he once lived here. I can feel my legs burning now. The Woodsfeild stage race featured four stages over 2 days. A team time trial, 2 brutal road races with some gravel roads, and a 30 mph average criterium with time bonuses on every lap.

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