Dé hAoine 9 Bealtaine 2008
Dé Máirt 6 Bealtaine 2008
fuadach m'fhiacle.
50 miles today on the rigorilla(gf rig w/ 26x3" knobby downhill tires), including riding to and from an extensive root canal procedure. woot.
Dé Domhnaigh 4 Bealtaine 2008
mise aris...
sorry bout that. had absolutely not motivation to update this thing at all since alaska. so, i'll give a whirlwind photo tour of the last few months of my life. check my flickr account for more photos.
alaska:
the race was painful and difficult, and i was unprepared and smart to drop out when i did. i got frost nip on my ears.
the week after the race was filled with good beer, incredible scenery and new friends.
got back and really hated myself for a few weeks for not staying. my mind was pretty much made up though that i would be moving back up there, and i shall. but life went on. i commuted to and from work:
hung out with the brothers uniatowski in philly
did some trail work at mahlon dickerson:
messed around with some different wheel stups on the rig and karate monkey:
and just today, i did some hiking with my sister, nephew and brother in law on the lackawanna cutoff:
alaska:
the race was painful and difficult, and i was unprepared and smart to drop out when i did. i got frost nip on my ears.
the week after the race was filled with good beer, incredible scenery and new friends.
got back and really hated myself for a few weeks for not staying. my mind was pretty much made up though that i would be moving back up there, and i shall. but life went on. i commuted to and from work:
hung out with the brothers uniatowski in philly
did some trail work at mahlon dickerson:
messed around with some different wheel stups on the rig and karate monkey:
and just today, i did some hiking with my sister, nephew and brother in law on the lackawanna cutoff:
Dé Luain 11 Feabhra 2008
suil gloineach
whew, lot's going on since the last time we spoke. for starters, there's the kung fu gorilla, which is now poised and ready to project me to new levels of suffering while attempting to ride through the weather alaska has in store for the susitna 100. weight as shown below with 26x3" tires on 46mm wide rims: 32 lbs. add barends, pogies, bags, racks and mandatory and necessary gear and we're looking at around 50-55 lbs. it the snow get's deep, that's alot of bike to be pushing around.
it actually rides surprisingly light, all things considered.
been pedaling to work almost every day. i love it. i put $40 worth of gas into the tank several weeks ago(mid january i think), and still have better than 1/4 of a tank left.
this morning's commute was, i believe, my third coldest commute ever. i had a -4f commute back in the lat 90s while working at esco products, and last winter, i rode in at about the same temperature. this morning hit a low of about 2f. it was great! i had ice on my eyelashes. the only part i really felt underdressed during was the @40 mph downhill at the end. i'm sure that kind of speed knocked the -10ish standing windchill down to -30 to -40 or so. it certainly felt it.
here's some shots from oak ridge resevoir today:
it actually rides surprisingly light, all things considered.
been pedaling to work almost every day. i love it. i put $40 worth of gas into the tank several weeks ago(mid january i think), and still have better than 1/4 of a tank left.
this morning's commute was, i believe, my third coldest commute ever. i had a -4f commute back in the lat 90s while working at esco products, and last winter, i rode in at about the same temperature. this morning hit a low of about 2f. it was great! i had ice on my eyelashes. the only part i really felt underdressed during was the @40 mph downhill at the end. i'm sure that kind of speed knocked the -10ish standing windchill down to -30 to -40 or so. it certainly felt it.
here's some shots from oak ridge resevoir today:
Dé Luain 4 Feabhra 2008
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