101, uncorked

yeah, I needed that.  

put together a good ride.

laid some doubts to rest,

good for the head.

just under 8:20, which in

today's stacked field got me

a 23rd place, 6th singlesped.

Fun racing action w/ Topher,

Billy, Huber....damn you and your big ring!!!

seeing the ladies' race sort out, 

hanging out around camp. 

new El Mariachi is a sweeeet rig, 

coasting is fun!

good stuff.

pay day! get pumped!

yeah, so it's Friday.
you just got paid.
got some change burning
a hole in your pocket.

well, instead of ponying up
for yet another tallboy of PBR,
how 'bout throwing some love
Larry's way? He's working on
a pump track project down in
Chambersburg. Trying to raise
funds to match what the boro
has granted.

Help grow happy kids! And
probably put some smiles on
the faces of us grownups also.

Links:
http://chambersburgpumptrack.blogspot.com/

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?EventID=6811

snake!

another snake pic,

1,2,3,4? rattles

circle of life.

today's race was, meh.

elected bottles over camelback,

relearned that lesson.  Climb up

out of the hole that Methodist Hill 

puts you into cracked me.  Dug Hill

was miserable w/ cramps tapping.  

Then the feet started cramping on the 

way down Gutter Trail.  Was holding good

position into cp2, but rationalized the

battle ahead and pulled the plug sooner

rather than later.  Enjoyed some beers 

hanging at the checkpoints, soaked in the

cold creek up along Birch Run, then ate,

drank and was merry until the heat 

started getting to me again.  Congrats to

everybody that got around that loop,

ya'll were tougher than me today.

Here are some pics from a much

more enjoyable ride, little Saturday

shakedown spin.

Berries!

Snake w/ breakfast.

Glad he was occupied.

ahhhhhh.

see ya'll at the 101.

race trim

coasting was a lot of fun at le Tour.

I need(ed) a break from the 9:00 battle.

Getting under my skin, head in a wierd place.

So, no new frame, delivery time was

optimistic anyway.  Into the workshop,

thought about rebuilding the Dos, roll

the dice for one last fling.  Swapped some 

parts around instead.  Had already

mounted up the lighter Ti railed saddle,

thought about the Reba, but didn't see many

inspiring opinions regarding the Jabber/100mm

Reba combo.  

Qwik bar & stem swap, now riding carbon on 

the Jabber, hope that bit of 'give' will bring some 

comfort on Sunday.  And went coasty, swapping 

rear wheels.  ENO eccentric on the Jabber, makes 

for easier flat changes, and with an EBB El Mar on 

the way, the wheel can stay, will just need to flip it.  

Centered ENO can go on the Salsa.

Now I just wonder about the motor, nice town spin

and LeTort soak last night, finish strategerizing details

for tomorrow, which means a qwik shakedown spin,

think I'll go hit Vista/Canyon, have some thoughts on 

how to tie it all together.  Also decide on a water

strategy, it's gonna be kinda gnarly out there,

should be fun.

Waggs & me.

a local climb, that I don't subject myself to too often.  

Only once last year on the BSRR.  2.5mile @ 8%

according to the truck on an incline sign.

Not pitchy, not ramped too much.  Just a solid

unrelenting constant pitch.  Tough to step out the 

door, and stick to the plan.  Are the Tour efforts 

far enough past? Really willing to step thru the 

door into that quiet place?  

Apparantly so, huffing and puffing the 40:15.

Staaaaaand for a long time to rev the motor.

Then steady tempo, 9.2mph sitting in at 180bpm.

Stand and wind her up to 10.3 until the body feels

empty, 184bpm.  Tick tock goes the clock, the pitch 

just is.  Stand and recover, stand and recover, 10.3,9.2,

10.5, 9.1, 184, 181,185,180,10.2,8.5, 8.7, 185, 8.9, 186, 186

9.0,9.22, 9.2...188.

13:58.

Turn and spin it home, short n sweet 1:15 ride, step back into

it again, just test the water, begin to open it up for Sunday.  

Looks like I'm racing, so here's to hoping UPS does their job 

and I'm building a fresh bike at this time tomorrow, or

the Jabber will be set up to coast.....

back n forth....

well, a couple emails,

a couple phone calls.

New El Mariachi is on the way!

suwheet, thanks Salsa, you guys are all right.

now, I wonder how Travisimo is making out.....