Turns out being a middle man sucks.
Without further adu I would like to indroduce Bacardi Marty to Big Pun. Seems a while back I was up at Martys place dropping some things off at his house when he issued a challenge to Big Pun. Some things were said and I likened it to [...]

First up, support your local bike shop such as this one in Fremont that offers bike repair lessons as well as prime parade-front realestate should you be one of those recluse parade fiends. 

here is my view after sucking down a coupla pbr 24’s. damage mcgehee’s impossibly ugly feet on the hotel bed the night before he tries to do 643.738 laps in less than 3:47:26 That would be an average of 24.36 mph. Which incidentally would be a new world record. [...]

Less than 24 hours away from hum day. That means it’s time for a little linkdump. 
A Brian Vernor documentary on touring Africa… “Where Are You Go”:
 

Which brings me to the question I often ponder: Is there any place in Africa that doesn’t resemble hell? 

from: Mr. Sparkle
Hey up, big man. Que pasa, as we say in England. I [...]

Flakeman’s request – no matter how it happened – came at the last moment and as it happened, it was exactly what the doctor ordered. By noon Friday the Hippy and I were en route to L.A. for a wedding along with a much needed excursion from this form of normalcy. And more importantly, it [...]

It’s 6:10 in the PM the day after. My hangover weighs a ton and by the end of it all, EK donned the Thong.

Ultimately, nobody cared about the course marker issue after the fact. At least not here. It was what it was, which was stupid… all the way around. Personally, it was a very [...]

from: jon g.
subject: Prohibition
Tomorrow is April 7th. This is the day in 1933 that beer was legalized after the 13 year prohibition. So, grab yourself a beer and raise your glass to FDR for allowing this glorious thing to happen.
“At 12:01 a.m. on April 7, 1933, sirens, fire alarms and train whistles shrieked. In Chicago, [...]

Oh man. Motherfucking DC Representative Reichel & Kate rolled into town last night. They broke me in real good. We chilled at FBC, drank beer & reminisced about our origins into bikes. Talked about King, Palmer, Lopes and all those hoods that made it when the money flowed like swill, and long rides and other [...]

It being, you know, that time of year when folks tend to make their resolutions, I am going to try and do something like that now. It’s early, sure, but why the fuck not?
First, try to take myself less serious. Seriously, my job is stressful at times, and I think I take it too serious. [...]