She was a Man Eater

Rode up and out the canyon today. Nice long miles with nothing to do but look at the beautiful scenery. This set of rapids is called the man-eater. Three guys from Aspen try to run once. They didn’t clean it! One lived and they others were found 30miles down river. I won’t be doing that any time soon. But I rode up an out for the canyon to the Starbucks in Eagle. It’s just shy of 40 miles and made for a great rest and refuel stop.
Plus I got to try out the new Powertap! It’s sweet and great timing B/C I had my monthly fitness test today. It was so nice not having to do it on a Compu-trainer. I should have got’n one years ago. I can wait to do some Climbing with it! It so much fun see how many watt you can push. In my first fitness set I pull 811 watts for a short lag and avg. 256 for the four sets. Which I was happy with it was another 10% improvement.
Well I wonder if the Baron is still blowing snot wads? And if Goat blow a nut down in Indy?

Hay, has anybody seen the results from the “Tour of the Gila”?

Up and running!

Well I finely got my PC up and running, so I can now post pic’s again…

The Baron at work! The Corporate slave masters sucking the life from him.

I hear the Baron lusting after a BMW 330i with a manual 6 speed and leather. Don't do it! That car will only make the links on the chain to your desk stronger! Lighten the load and ride more! That will make you happy! You’ll be kissing that corporate VP's backside for the rest of your life if you do!

Once more I’m saying good-bye to the ski season atop Vail! With a few thousand of my closest friends

This is my view on life. I’m out for fun and the rest of you can Kiss My *** if you don’t like it. Work? As little as I can and play like I used to work.

I took a nice long ride up and out the canyon today. I'm just amazed every time I ride it! The never a car, rolling hills right along the Colorado rive and big mountains around. The road just ramble along.

I have to watch it every time I go up there. I lose track of time and the next thing I know, it’s a 60mile grunt to get home.

And yes there’s a Sterbucks here, so I can fuel up after every ride…I wonder what Goats doing right now?

It was to be a rest day…..

Sandy and I rode up Red mountain trail (My second training day on dirt, can you believe it?) It was to be a recovery day; at least that’s what I told Sandy. Red is a fire road 10 miles long with some single track on the Downhill. The first 6 miles are 6-10% and then flattens out at the top. It’s a fun climb to spin up and recover. But I guess she had a different idea. After the 1st mile I’m redlining @ 175bpm just pacing her. I would jump ahead, then slow the pace and she would attack me. All the way up! Dam, I should have never got her that Epic S-work. But I the plus side, she’ll never let me slack off on the dirt (which I do all the time). So today I really hurt! I’m heading out to do the Dot Zero ride and today it’s going to be long and slow………..

I hear the Baron has his own blog, but nobody seen it……or pic’s of his new ride!

Well Goat and the Baron sound like their hitting on all cylinders for the start of the new WORS season. I’m beting Goat is going to kill in the SS class and the Baron will start off mid-pack in the expert class and be in the top ten by mid-season. That guy is just tenacious. I’m going to see if those boys will ride back with me from Superweek and do the “Blast the Mass” Snowmass National NORBA race. 3200 ver per lap……..That will hurt! I don’t think they could handle it......

Plus I order a "PowerTap" today. What do I need it for? I don't know just another gadget to see how weak I'm, I guess. But my coach wants to see the data so we can change my program if needed leading up to Superweek. I’m really going to look like a dork if I don't put in a good effort there. That’s why it’s NOT going to happen. I’m banking my whole season on it……I wonder what Goats doing right Now?

See Ya Later

Mov’n day…….
Man I’m beat! Back when I was Power lifting this kind of work was no problem. But, now that I’m 30lb lighter with no muscle mass lifting boxes and furniture two days strait just hurts! We rented a 30’ truck from U-haul with a 14’ trailer, pack it full and headed to the hills. Driving that thing over two mountain passes was a little white knuckle. 25 MPH up and 125MPH down. I glad it’s over, now I just need to get everything out of the boxes and organized. You really don’t know how much stuff you have until you have to LIFT IT! Once I get this stuff put away I’m going to blow a lot of my bike crap out on EBay! I didn’t think I had all that much (I blew out a lot when I move to Colorado) but after emptying out my storage locker Saturday. I realized some of this bike crap has to go! It is nice to get out of the city.
Talked to JR and it sound like the Wisco boys had a time of it yesterday. The big Red Machine was out kick’n some major ASS! Let’n the hammer drop on the pain train. Make me a little home sick.
Back to my Back breaking work! How can Dudes work this hard for a living? That would suck! Makes me glad to be a slacker!

Farrah........

The end of one the being of another. The ski season has ended a huge blow-out on the top of Vail’s Chair 4. Beer Drinking, Naked people and the biggest Snow Ball fight in the Rockies! No body was safe, Ski patrol; Police and High Maintance Chic’s were open targets. It was a Gas to see 4000 people cut lose….

Currently watching “Chasing Farrah”, what an air head! But I guess it wouldn’t be a show if she wasn’t. Today was a rest day so I did nothing and I mean nothing. But yesterday was epic. I found a new route up the Canyon through Dot Zero to the Flat Tops. It go’s along the Colorado River. Not much climbing but rolling hills. Man it had to be one of the best solo rides to date. 50 plus miles and maybe six cars on prefect roads. I’ll have to put it on the ride list for next years Training Camp. Speaking of that, mark your calendars now! Got word that Independence Pass is open, it’s on tap for this weekend.
O-yea the SnoopDog was hang’n……

Done!

Uncle Sam can eat my Shorts! And with 33 min to spare! What I'm going to do with all the extra time?

Help Me!!!

I'd update my Blog and go riding but I'm doing my F'n Taxes!

What to Watch???

Should I watch the Amstel Gold or Tour of Georgia? Watch Lance, Floyd, Levi, Bobby and Horner.....Boning, If Lance wins the TT it will the Discovery boy stomping down the pace to cover Lance "The Gold'n Boy's" Ass. I'll be pulling for Bobby J or C Horner to lay the smack down......Or watch Hincapie and Boonen slap at each other? I would love to see Hincapie win but I've got this feeling that the only thing that will stop Boonen is a positive A & B drug test....maybe I'll just have to watch both.

Because I did so well calling the “Queen of the Classics" I'm calling
Boonen in the Amstel
Bobby J in the T of G

I wonder what Goats doing right Now? Deffinity not updating his blog!

Christmas again

I’ve Started riding at the new place, got to LOVE IT! Got a 16 mile climb right out my backdoor. It takes you up to Sunlight Ski area. Then you can ride out the Canyon to Detzeo and back for a recovery and if you want dirt there’s Red Mountain or the Boy Scout Trail.
Christmas came again; Sandy’s Epic arrived along with the Goat magic fork. I can’t wait to build it up. Well I’m really not building it up.More like swapping out parts. Got to Knox couple of pounds off this beast. The Double baggers are nice, but they are way to heavy for my taste. Should be able to get this one down to around 22.5lb without too much work. My S-work is a nice 21.65lb with my race wheels. Just right for me….
I am going to have some nice stuff up for sale on EBay soon. Once it posted I’ll link to it.Got a couple of frame set and other junk. Including some gear owned by the “O-So-Ktown-Semi-Pro” and others. It’s going to be a high dollar, for high roller only, Baby! So cash in the 401K for this one. On another note I scored on a very cool Bianchi Road bike at the "Vail Bike Service". Its pink with lots of old School campy on it. It going to be my new Fixie. It’s about as cool as you could ask for. Plus it’s PINK! None of this shinney crap.......

I would never take a movie review for the Goat again! I rented N Dino and his review. It SUCK! I would rather smash the fingers on my right hand then have to sit through that again. It is by far the worst movie ever made. That boy is twisted (Goat that is) what he found funny in that thing I'll never know and don't what to know!

F'n LA, can't come through for a friend

Well it snowed like a mother yesterday, today it 60deg. and sunny. Go figer. I did nothing yesterday but watch the Paris-Roubaix on the boob tube. Boonen was the man, the guy and his team is a monster. You have to feel for Hincapie, the guy rode like a big man and had no team support at all. LA where are you now? You would think with that big fat team contract they’d be able to field a good team. Other then Hincapie, who rode the front from Discovery? Hyder nope, anybody? Anybody? THEY SUCK…..
On another note, did anybody check out those trick Trek frameset? Pretty slick!
Well back to licking my wounds from yesterday. I was really hoping for a win from Hincapies. After all these year of coving LA butt……but I guess first loser is damn good too. If I were him I’d lay down on the “Tour”……..

More Snow and More Snow.....

Aaaaaaa The end of the ski season. But wait we are going to get 2’-0” of snow tonight. They even call off the race tomorrow. What a bunch of little girls. O-well, I’ll just have to break out the Cross bike in the morning and Ski in the afternoon. Or I just might lie on the couch and watch Tom Boonen win the Paris-Roubaix. Well I’ll just have to see in the morning. Next weekend it the Big Blow out at Vail...Snoop Dog is going to be there. They have a big party on the top of the mountain after the lifts close.
Well I have to change the drive shaft in the truck today along with the grease in the transfer case and reared. What an ordeal. Next time I’ll just wait for the Baron to help me.
But the weather was prefect for some miles this morning. I went out with some guys from Pedal Pusher. Out and back to Lookout. They’ve got a great short cut so it’s not a 100-mile grind. 48 round trip so it was the prefect. Then it was Coffee and Car work…



Call me suspicious but these dudes that live in the condo up from me are up to something. I think they are in some al-Sadr Sunni Muslim cell operating under cover here…. I just don’t want to end up with a bag over my head on videotape……it a good thing I’m moving. I wonder what Goats doing right now?

Yes! a rest day......

Well the boys hit the window perfect, because it’s raining and blowing in the Front Range and dumping snow in the Mountains……

We had three days of great cycling weather (70 deg and sunny) and made use of it! Almost 14 hours in the seat and over well over 10,000’ of climbing. Lets just say I’m glad to have a rest day…..This first day was a Hammer fest, the second a Suffer, and the third a Total Blow out! For those who haven’t cycled the Front Range of Colorado you can ride miles and miles without getting out in traffic (you might running over a homeless dude, but never a car) there are 10’ wide concrete bike trails (their more like mini roads) that cover the Front Range. You can go from Boulder to Downtown Denver to Colorado Springs and never get off one.

For the most part things went as planned. Saturday we put the bikes together and headed out for a ride. A quick lap around the Reservoir with a pace though Downtown and up to Golden. 70 miles into the ride and what do we do? Hammer up Lookout Mountain for a taste of a Colorado’s Classic. I had to laugh because Goat was like a horse in the starting gate at the Derby. With-in a city block he and the Baron had a gap. I never saw them again until the decent. They both are climbing very will and didn’t seem to be slowed by the winter season or the altitude. Even schooling one of the local boy’s……Topping a about 8000’ we turn around for a flier downhill and a couple more rollers for a opening day of 5.5 hours in the bank…..you got to love that.

Two was more for the same with a Hammer Fest on the South until we bank 2000’ feet of rollers and headed up Deer Creek Canyon to deposit another 3000’ for the day. Goat leading the way with Baron pushing him with every pedal stroke and Sandy and I are rounding it out. I learned on this ride that Sandy and Great ride for some one that trains very little and the Goat can’t go down hill. I guess Mountain Goats can only go up hill fast. We almost had Deer meat for dinner. Two White trails deicide its time cross the road. Jumping out in front of the Baron and me doing 45mph downhill, for a heart pumping experience. The funniest part of this climb is its 11 miles from the low to high point and you are still faced with a 35miles ride home. A half a bottle of water, No Problem…It’s a good thing we found a little pop stand to refuel at on the way home. 6 hours later and we are home for the day, just beating the sun.

If that was enough we had to pound out one the toughest climbing the Front Range has to server up. This thing is Steep, steep, steep. It starts out an 8%+ grade flat’n out at a 6% in the middle and spits you out with a 15% plus at the summit (nick named “The Wall”). This thing hurts! I’ve never wanted a triple before, but I would have like one! It is the toughest climbing I’ve every done on a road bike. I would tip my hat to everyone who cleans this one. The pace up was the same as before Goat, Baron, me and Sandy (right on me heals). She’s one tough climber most man wouldn’t even try this climb let alone clean it. After that we toured the town and headed home to lick my wounds. Like I said, I’m glad it’s a rest day!

I had an awesome time with the “Wisco boys” riding, laughing and hammering! Because they can lay it down! The “Pain Train” will be a live and well in WORS this year. I can’t wait until the next “Team Camp”………Ouch!

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