This stuff survived the Saturday goathead race. The front tire, with Caffelatex, got covered with GHs before the races started. No problems with the front all day! This tire tire is beyond slick, with the only signs of tread on the sides.
I had Stangoo in a tube in the rear, and it did not survive the day. That race would have been a good event for a real test, Stangoo in one and Caffelatex in the other. Oh well, maybe we'll get another chance at conditions like that soon.
When the conditions are right the bike pit is a thing of beauty. Days like the first race last year, or some of the days at nationals, when the mud and grass are clogging everything up. The bike isn't broken but it weighs 200 pounds and the wheels don't want to turn. One year in Portland it was so muddy we were changing bikes twice per lap. It was almost more work to work the pit than to race (almost) because of the frenzy of trying to get as much mud as possible off the bike as quickly as possible when the good hoses were 200 yards away.
I had not ever used the pit before Sunday. I did add a little air once, but no parts or bike swapping. I owe Brad a big thanks for the two bikes he put me on, until my rear wheel was swapped out. I got into bike racing in mtb, where you only use what you have on you at the start, so this pit thing is still a little odd for me, and especially with the 3 bike swaps.
Maybe we should be required to swap clothes too, or spit.
i have more vids on youtube for the moment. when you are on the youtube homepage search akkid1010 all my videos will pop up. tell me what you think but if you dont like them than keep it to yourself.
the 5th of the high desert screamer/squash blossom classic was like all the previous years, cold at the start warm at the finish and dusty all around. but the course is still one of the best in New Mexico if not the best. it was my very first mountain bike race and it is still my favorite. when i came in after the end of the first years race i told my dad, "i want to race all 12 races next year". and so that is how it started. since i was the only under 24 rider there i got first by default and that was the best booster to get into any sport to win the first time you really tried it. the course that year and every year is smooth fast and seems to be a lot shorter than they say it is. the beginner loop is one of the most fun trails Ive ever ridden (besides south boundary). it has lots of fast sections with great corners that are hard to loose control on. there are lots of fun jumps too if you are one looking for air. everytime i ride it it gets that much more fun. the second mesa loop is a blast for those that have done dawn til dusk (my self included) you will know most of that part of the course since it takes the same trail for quite a ways. the scenery when you get to the top is always a pleasure. over looking New Mexico country side with a little peak of modern society. but the whole point to this very boring paragraph is that if you want to start racing all togther or have been racing other disciplines this is the best race in New Mexico to start on for sure.
It's actually not Mad Cow disease, although my roots are in GB. I'm suffering from "tubeless stress". It's very similar to "upgrade stress". Which is also similar to "sandbagg stress". These three afflictions are common among us hillbilly crossers (I had the banjo surgically removed from my knee years ago, so don't even ask to see it). We try to be techy, we worry about failing. We try to get a license that makes us look fast, we fail. And we sometimes try to fail, and can't even do that successfully.
So, I try to hide my afflictions by throwing out the Big Q and Ponytail Man as often as possible.
The only thing better than Quinlan going topless, is LeBlanc going "Au Natural"...
Is it just me or does the cow have a preoccupation with pony tails and Quinlan????
I think he has mad cow and should be quaranteened until his disposition improves. Maybe its the lack of sunlight in his office, and too much time on his hands, I peek in on him and see him aimlessly gandering at his bike with a trickle of drool running down his face... classic mad cow symptoms.. If I see him wondering around aimlessly and looking wobbly, I am going to call out the FDA....
Well, to coin a Highlander term: "there can only be one"
But I vote that the new poster child of cross be Delios, calf inplants, ponytail, goat-tee, and those "tailored" short shorts he wears make hima a prime candidate. Followed closely by PEASE in absentia.. we should have cut the pony tail when we had the opportunity!!!!
Those are implants. They were removed from the legs of Ponytail Man, injected with silicone, and then inserted in the legs of The Delios. He's going for the size prize, in the leg show.
10:00 sharp in New Mexico means we all show up at 10, right?
Will there be a moment of Silence for Jamie Ryan-White's elbow? That will be the 2 year anniversary...
This might be a little late for warming up for states. Unless you mean warming up for states NEXT YEAR!
Follow the link if this doesn't work. Hilarious.
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5684963
You could use a normal pair of argyle dress socks to reach your knees....
I think I might just do that...
This stuff survived the Saturday goathead race. The front tire, with Caffelatex, got covered with GHs before the races started. No problems with the front all day! This tire tire is beyond slick, with the only signs of tread on the sides.
I had Stangoo in a tube in the rear, and it did not survive the day. That race would have been a good event for a real test, Stangoo in one and Caffelatex in the other. Oh well, maybe we'll get another chance at conditions like that soon.
Yes take a look at the the high-tech aquadynamic racing suits they wear in the Olympics.
http://www.speedousa.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3106216&cp=3124322....
should do the trick
Truly the only thing missing was Sting in a Speedo. Does Speedo make a skinsuit?
When the conditions are right the bike pit is a thing of beauty. Days like the first race last year, or some of the days at nationals, when the mud and grass are clogging everything up. The bike isn't broken but it weighs 200 pounds and the wheels don't want to turn. One year in Portland it was so muddy we were changing bikes twice per lap. It was almost more work to work the pit than to race (almost) because of the frenzy of trying to get as much mud as possible off the bike as quickly as possible when the good hoses were 200 yards away.
I had not ever used the pit before Sunday. I did add a little air once, but no parts or bike swapping. I owe Brad a big thanks for the two bikes he put me on, until my rear wheel was swapped out. I got into bike racing in mtb, where you only use what you have on you at the start, so this pit thing is still a little odd for me, and especially with the 3 bike swaps.
Maybe we should be required to swap clothes too, or spit.
Three bike swaps is nothing. I think Patrick swapped bikes approximately 348 times in one race at Nationals.
i have more vids on youtube for the moment. when you are on the youtube homepage search akkid1010 all my videos will pop up. tell me what you think but if you dont like them than keep it to yourself.
the 5th of the high desert screamer/squash blossom classic was like all the previous years, cold at the start warm at the finish and dusty all around. but the course is still one of the best in New Mexico if not the best. it was my very first mountain bike race and it is still my favorite. when i came in after the end of the first years race i told my dad, "i want to race all 12 races next year". and so that is how it started. since i was the only under 24 rider there i got first by default and that was the best booster to get into any sport to win the first time you really tried it. the course that year and every year is smooth fast and seems to be a lot shorter than they say it is. the beginner loop is one of the most fun trails Ive ever ridden (besides south boundary). it has lots of fast sections with great corners that are hard to loose control on. there are lots of fun jumps too if you are one looking for air. everytime i ride it it gets that much more fun. the second mesa loop is a blast for those that have done dawn til dusk (my self included) you will know most of that part of the course since it takes the same trail for quite a ways. the scenery when you get to the top is always a pleasure. over looking New Mexico country side with a little peak of modern society. but the whole point to this very boring paragraph is that if you want to start racing all togther or have been racing other disciplines this is the best race in New Mexico to start on for sure.
for those of you who were wondering who made this video t'was i sonofthecow. hope you like/liked it!
It's actually not Mad Cow disease, although my roots are in GB. I'm suffering from "tubeless stress". It's very similar to "upgrade stress". Which is also similar to "sandbagg stress". These three afflictions are common among us hillbilly crossers (I had the banjo surgically removed from my knee years ago, so don't even ask to see it). We try to be techy, we worry about failing. We try to get a license that makes us look fast, we fail. And we sometimes try to fail, and can't even do that successfully.
So, I try to hide my afflictions by throwing out the Big Q and Ponytail Man as often as possible.
The only thing better than Quinlan going topless, is LeBlanc going "Au Natural"...
Is it just me or does the cow have a preoccupation with pony tails and Quinlan????
I think he has mad cow and should be quaranteened until his disposition improves. Maybe its the lack of sunlight in his office, and too much time on his hands, I peek in on him and see him aimlessly gandering at his bike with a trickle of drool running down his face... classic mad cow symptoms.. If I see him wondering around aimlessly and looking wobbly, I am going to call out the FDA....
Well, to coin a Highlander term: "there can only be one"
But I vote that the new poster child of cross be Delios, calf inplants, ponytail, goat-tee, and those "tailored" short shorts he wears make hima a prime candidate. Followed closely by PEASE in absentia.. we should have cut the pony tail when we had the opportunity!!!!
Those are implants. They were removed from the legs of Ponytail Man, injected with silicone, and then inserted in the legs of The Delios. He's going for the size prize, in the leg show.
Moo
Are Dellios calfs' implants????
We're getting a new Quinlan. Any volunteers?
Where are the pictures of Quinlan that make the rest of us look normal?