Little Wheels?

Well I'm digging my Tranny alot witch has me thinking about little wheels...

I still like my 29er wheels for the long stuff... but damn this tranny is just so light and playful...

To much fun!

Working on building a travel case for it out of some rubbermaid containers...wondering on how to build a break down trailer so i could just ride to and from the airport? 30$ and should only be oversize charges on the airplane, not bike charges! and greyhound and amtrack won't think twice!

Sop this bike has me thinking about some more far flung trips.... maybe go do a AK tour maybe ride into the artic circle, go vist Jill in juno?

maybe go do the OTE melrose fat tyre fest in Australia?

Do a pacific northwest tour... vist kent, sportty, nat???

Huuummmmm......

Solo at the shop the next few days so Q can celebrate his 38th birthday...

Then I'm catching a ride early on tues to denver and then greyhound back to StG friday eve... well be good to get out of town and see my bros and Denver peeps...

You asked for it will

Here's a photo of me getting the medal from Emma Wallenfels...

Stoked X2!

OTE Hurricane Also had a corporate team out there and they pulled off 20 laps and a few of the folks on there team haven't ever raced their mtn bikes before!! Way to go Monte, Bonnie, Jack, Q, Joel, Bob!!

Way to go guys!

Stoked!

My first podium at a 25 hour race! I got fist by about 3 minutes i think....

I felt pretty good leading up to The 25 hours of frog hallow. Felt rested and no logistical stress of getting there...

Wasn't to long of a Le Mans run...

1 st lap went super fast 1:17 i think and 2nd went about 1:20 feeling good with that so i stopped and ate some food.....

basically got 5 laps in before it got dark. Was pretty excited to ride the night laps. Lynda Wallenfels let me barrow her old light n motion HID setups... so nice to ride at night with lotsa light and not have to stop due to running outa juice! Thanks LW!!!

I still can't see worth a damn at night...

I only got 3 laps in at night due to my slowness at riding at night and getting cold... took two hout long naps in the ote trailer during the night... By morning i was ahead by 2 laps but i wasn't pedaling to fast when the sun came up and Don passed me at 7:30am so i was a bit worried with him sleeping 7 hours in his heated sprinter van that he was gonna be fresh in the morning... My 9th lap my tummy went super sour! I stopped for 15 min and got some oatmeal and a coka cola down the hatch and went out for my last lap at 9:20am

I though for sure I was pedaling for 2nd place at this point...

I struggled on the last lap but got it done and rolled in to the finish with LW, and her kiddos root me on to the finish...

And Cimarron told me I was in 1st! (mucho big thanks for her putting this event on!)

I was a bit in shock... That session dark lager that Jemie and Bryce handed me tasted so good!

So 128 miles done in 25 hours! And my first 25 hour podium!! Stoked!!

My Jabberwonky preformed awesome! and the titec j-bar/ ergon combo is making my wrists happy today! Thanks to Q & Dj at over the edge for letting me ride this past weekend...

Yay for a win! I'm still not sure what 2010 is gonna bring...

Bicycle Race

So thats what came on the radio as I was getting the last of my crap together for the 25 hours of frog hollow...

I feel the most prepared i've ever felt before a 24...

not sure if that a good thing ;)

well anyhoo... think of me when your watching young'ins get cracked out on sugar.

update some time on sun-mon....

Mellow mode

So today is off and i have thursday off... however i'll be helping put up more signage and some barriers.

Then work on friday...

then time to kick some butt at 10am on saturday.... i donno this is the closest a 24 hour has been to where i'm living and its been so nice to pre ride it at night and during the day....

I'm the least stressed i've been before an event so I wonder how that well work out...

So stoked for riding this weekend it is quite cold at the moment but soposed to be 65-70 during the day this weekend...

can't wait for saturday!! Chris P got into utrasport!! The nutter!

too fun fun?

Got to play tour guide for Wade Simmons on sun... and ride with losta girlie's....

Little wheels and pink trail marking

A very windy day on the JEM...

Frog hollow course is marked and ready to pre ride... course is marked on right hand side as you pass though any intersection....

Brown Santa brought me my tranny frame today!!

21 lbs with tubes, steel fork and a heavy rear wheel that was here at the shop.... also J-bar witch isn't the lightest thing...

broke her in with about 25 miles today!

little wheels are different but there are some advantages esp slow speed climb moves on the techy stuff...