Rain Cross Ride

Punch What ?

I have gone to the Devils Punchbowl road race twice in my life. I have no words that would accurately describe either of those two days. I did not leave any valuables there and I will not be returning any time soon.

On Sunday I salvaged the weekend by riding the highway 138 section of the upcoming Amgen Palmdale to Big Bear stage. Always fun to ride by yourself in the San Bernardino mountains. Good luck to all the Radio Shack boys.

What would JT do ?

Last night as we contemplated our faith at crit practice I heard those four words you always dread hearing. " What would Lance do ?"

The Tuesday night world championship in the rain are one thing Crit practice is a whole new world of fun. I will cut to the chase, nobody was harmed , no animals were injured and nobody performed a colonoscopy of a Yellow freight truck.

I took a mental picture of the 20 or so riders as I slipped off the back to the warm safety of my car. Zack and Pony Boy get a rain drop sticker , the rest of the group was made up of the really well insured or too young to care crowd.

That is my last official ride in the rain this year. The next sticker I will be adding to my bike will be a cactus , hello punchbowl.

Where's the saddle ?

Is it time to change that 10 year old saddle ?

Have you ever spent the big bucks to get your bike fitted ? I went down to the OC last week to get my bike fit tweaked. My bike seat issues ranged from Pudendum syndrome to Mersa. I was hanging on to the old seat for reasons that escape me.

If you want to jump start your cycling or just clear up a nasty case of saddle Mersa , I highly encourage a change. Your you know what will thank you !

Its called Tuesday in Portland

The Tuesday night world championships are held rain or shine. Last night it rained. I counted two crashes, a water spout and a small twister. If you made two laps last night see me to get a rain drop sticker for your bike frame.

Patriots Day

The 3rd Monday in April on your calendar probably does not mean anything to most readers of this blog. Extra credit towards getting that all so important balance in your life if you knew the significance.

Today was the 114Th running of the Boston Marathon. In the men's race a course record was set with a 2:o5 and change. It seemed like just yesterday I was chasing Lance Armstrong down Boylston street to the finish line.

On a related note , some of Team Redlands finest were out competing in the Run through Redlands Half marathon on Sunday. El presedente's wife took home a podium spot in the half.

I miss running , but running does not miss me.

PS: We may be holding a Volcano Europe relief fund 5k for Scott !

Crime in the 909

The other day I left me phone at Stells , it was about 6 minutes before I realized my kit was not as heavy as usual. I laid down the rubber hitting speeds of 15 mph to get back to the coffee shop, the horror's that were going through my head.

As luck would have it my phone was not used in coordinating any sales of arms or the restocking of supplies for the neighborhood Mentone Meth lab. No instead the crew at Stells took glam shots of each other, most in the bathroom. I don't know the name of this guy ( latte larry ?) but his head shot is now on my camera.

Thanks to the good Samaritans at Stells , now if the Scum bags who stole Zack's stuff from under my car at crit would just come forward all would be right in the 909.