I’m committed to racing and working two more more races and then my road bike is going away for a little while.
The first race is this weekend, June 20th, the Ohio Masters road race. Cash prize is 300 bucks to the top 5 in each division. I am going to get my ass BEAT by the 40+ women. Fuck, I hate that “racing age” shit. I am still 39. For a little longer. I would probably get my ass beat by the 30+ women too though, so I guess it doesn’t matter.
The second race is the Madeira Criterium on June 25th. Did I really commit to this? Holy shiz. There are two 180′s and a crash is probably definitely going to happen since there will be a A CAT 4 WOMEN’S RACE! Very exciting.
Once these two races are over, I will be riding trails, and the CX bike. I want to ride the teeters some more. That shit was fun. Roadies can be too fuckin’ serious, you know what I mean?
This was just posted a few weeks ago. I thought it was hilarious. Happy Friday.
June 18th, 2010 at 11:44 am
hehehehehe
OK. The ending of that vid was a total surprise.
GL on those races Judi. If you can’t win, make the winner suffer for it. DC expects no less.
June 18th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Oh snaps that was a crash!
June 18th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
I am a 59 year old male that was riding before most folks were born, and I am scared shitless of gnarly technical trails. Of course riding a rigid fixed gear doesn’t make it any easier, but still-You’d think my Y chromosome would count for something.
I was actually thinking about hanging a pair of those truck bumper balls from my saddle. Or maybe a huge pair of fuzzy dice. Yes, that’s the ticket. So waddya think? Pink?
June 18th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
gnome, i thought you were going internet-less.
June 18th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
…ouch !!!…(big balls)…
…feel like i’ve been living in the dark ages all week…computer went totally south on monday & just got it back today…$$$…new hard drive, cleaned out the cobwebs, spiffed & juiced it up, good to go (until the next fucking “time”)…turns out my computer has a ‘port’ in the back that you just dump $$$ in & everythings a-ok…
…part of me enjoyed not being so focused on a little electric box but i was starved for the instant gratification of immediate info at my fingertips…big time anxiety…
…mikey, our commenting drunkcyclist pal from seattle, made it into the bay area this week…we hooked up on both monday & wednesday & got a few beautiful sunny twisty miles in, over that time…good camaraderie & we were both comfortable w/ each other on the bikes…
…i have friends i’ve known for years, who got into riding later on in life & as much as i might love ‘em, i hate fucking riding w/ ‘em because i’ve become accustomed to a certain level of competency from myself & the people around me while on the bike…
…definitely willing to ride w/ mikey again…despite those disparaging remarks about the rear wing on my car being a “towel rack”…sheesh…
June 18th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
mikey and bgw having a bromance. right on.
June 18th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
You got it backwards Judi. I’m going less-internet. Less dependent on that sys.
I have much more free time now. It includes a breath of fresh air I tell ya. After ten+ years of hacking at keyboards, this feels good. I’m slowly returning to life. In fact, I think it was a primary cause of some sever depression. No shit.
I’ll still post here when I have something I think is of value.
June 18th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
gnome, yay for you. some days i feel this computer is an addiction. i know i need to step away and i don’t. it sucks. glad you found some free time. did you like the big balls video?
June 18th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Well, they still rode like girls even with the balls:-)
June 18th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
personaly, I’m looking for the website for those things.
(not that I need them of course, purely out of interest).
June 19th, 2010 at 7:37 am
gnome, tell me, how does one “ride like a girl”?
June 19th, 2010 at 8:53 am
With a vagina.
June 19th, 2010 at 9:04 am
nice answer.
June 19th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
http://www.propsbmx.tv/videos/detail/Props-Issue-76-Dave-Thompson-Bio/95762286001.html
this is riding with ENORMOUS BALLS
June 20th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Dave Thompson is off the meter. Holy shit. I watched parts of that vid two or three times. Kid is killing it.
June 21st, 2010 at 12:08 pm
I gotta go with the embed so folks can witness the greatness.
Go to PropsBMX.tv for more videos.
June 21st, 2010 at 2:24 pm
…the man goes where most fear to (lay a) tread…
…perhaps makes more smooth transitions out of 90* hard angle stuff than any rider you’ve ever highlighted…incredible shit…
June 21st, 2010 at 3:28 pm
effortless. and he’s lost a few teeth. nice vid. thx…
June 21st, 2010 at 6:03 pm
you’re welcome.