velomech - Sunday was GREAT! Today was eh.

09:42 pm - Sunday was GREAT! Today was eh.

maybe eh, is a bit of an understatement. maybe waking up alive not dead, having a healthy happy family is better tahn eh. Huh?

Yesterday was waaaay cool. I cant believe I had that much fun.

I rode with the usual suspects. Hall, Big willy, Sir rich, code red, newguymike, Big matt, Bling bling, Bobby trash,code red, crazy eyes, and big chris. Big chris had other ideas and halled ass from the get go.

I was on the IF fixie, I brake checked Bling bling, who caused code red to hit em, and b-trash to fall over and hurt his knee. he should have known better.

I got shoved off the trail a few times, hit, pushed, brake checked, kicked and checked for an entire lap. But I finished the lap. First I think. We hung out at the dead dog dip trying to get peple we didnt know to try it, some did, some didnt. the some that didnt consisted of one guy who had as much of a personality as the the dead dog skull that the dip is named after. None.

We would pass him then wait for friends, and when he would go by with his buddies, we would say hi, or give them a "good job" but he would never look up or acknowledge us. Not often you meet an asshole on a mountain bike. Unless you race sport or beginner, then chances are you race with about fifty of them.

anyhoo, we get back to the parkin lot, and after a cold beverage with the crew, I muster enough courage to ride the brakeless fixie.

I built a full rigid fixie with out brakes. Chapman style.

I didnt know how this was gonna work. Riding a fixie at yargo is tough enough, especially with the idiots that I ride with.
why I would try a no brakes ride is beyond me, but I felt it needed to be done.

So I did it. With all the shenanigans that went on, and all the elbows, I made it through. I did it at speed too, cause I got back to the lot first, sprinting a quickly closing code red, who is riding stronger than he ever has.


We drank another post ride cold beverage. BS'd, picked fights, and relaxed under a tree in the shade.

I got to bump into a lot of people I like, Scottish John, Kelly bear, his bud shaggy, Mofo, Wattson, Ridgeway, Kenny, J.J. whos fast as shit, but he betta not balk, cuz I'll be there.
Also, ran into Mike riding his SS Surly, he seems to be doing ok, he mentioned his life has taken some major tunrs latley. I told him I can relate, but we should be grateful to be here.


I rode a no brakes fixie at yargo.
I love saying it.
It wasnt as hard as I thought. If I do get to the SSUSA this may 3rd, I will race, or....maybe race is a strong word....participate, yeah thats better, I will participate on a fixie SS with no brakes. And I will not be last. That will be my goal.


I cant wait to tell dan and thad....


This morning was good. It's awesome waking up to your kids. not being a parent, it's hard to understand. I dont know how to convey what it feels like, except it's like waking up already smiling. It doesnt get better.

So, I got some coffee made, using the press I got from Cafe`ine. Pressed coffee, as if awesome coffee could get better?

Got to Sir rich's place at 8, got a crap load done at the job. Law dog called with not so bad news, got home in time for the kids game, The Hannah is a fantastic soccer player. They always put her in the first qtr as a wing, then after she scores and gets them on the board, she goes into goalie. Where she makes that house hers', and pretty much sends it back to 'em.

They won. I was stoked for them.

Shot home, via publix, grabbed some chicken and veggies, cooked up a storm, fed the kids, and now Im sitting here typing and drinking down a PBR, number two in fact. Number one was comsumed at dinner.

I think TomorrowI will wake up, and do it all again. Only with less pain in my legs.

Im really surprised at how fit I have been lately. I went from from riding 20 hours a week oct-jan to riding 2 hours a month, feb mar and april. 3 months of no riding really didnt have tooo much of an impact on my fitness. I can still pedal a bike for two laps at yargo, and that aint bad.aint great, but aint bad.

I think I will get to Sir richs around 8, maybe talk him into bkfast at cafe`ine, then get to work. Bail on him at 230, get to the shop for job number two, get some repairs done.

I feel like I need to say some stuff, so here goes.

Remove politics and religion from your life for one month. Just try it. If your still a good person in 30 days, maybe you should rethink your opinion of yourself.

Your probably a nice person anyway. Anyhoo, it would hurt to try and be better than the jerk behind you....

I hope we all wake up to do it again tomorrow.