maybe i shoulda raced the townie...

riding my moms townie on tuesday night




racing on wednesday.



although the picture looks like i was fast, i wasn't.
I crashed everywhere, once really hard when i caught my bar end on a tree. When i got up from that crash my wheel was in the bush off my bike, my bars were turned and my brakes twisted. I always liked racing in the rain, but i forgot about the fact that my prescription non-biking classes fog up instantly and i can't see shit, but if i take them off i can't either... oh well. i sucked, i finished tenth. the dog fest was great considering it was raining and cold. I drove home im a soaked samurai, which was surprisingly pleasant in comparison.


oh btw 620 bars+bar ends+30 psi? what in the fuck was i thinking. never again.

beeeeeeeeeoom

I can't ride trials.
Liam can.


I can take pictures of it.

knife to a gun fight.

Riding home from the BHP KOM race. Led the under 7's the wrong way through the wierdest marked started/lapping/finishing shoot.
bejeeezes

I hate giving up.

I tried my hand at the back40 today, and well, failed.

From the get go i snapped my chain, as i stopped to fix it, Sir Robin took a hard spill in front of my eyes, breaking/hurting/dislocating his shoulder. What a start. i struggled for a while to get my chain on, did my best to make sure robin got out okay, then began hammering to catch up. Five minutes or so later i stopped to help casey fix his chain, putting more time between me and everyone else. i was just so fired up to ride i couldn't help but ride as hard as i could. After about a lap and a bit i caught Tristan and settled in riding with him. My idea of "making up time" clearly was not smart. after only two laps i was wrecked. I dragged my sorry ass out for a third, we were slow, but we did it. After some convincing and pride prodding i left for what should have been my fourth lap. I needed to get it done in under an hour, which seemed fairly impossible, but i vowed to try. About two minutes in i snapped my chain again. that was it. there was no way i was doing that lap in time for the cut off. i could have ridden it anyway, but i was hurtin.

that was my day.
this has not been my year.



I gotta give props to the tinker/morden/boys who put on the race, fkn wicked fun course, well organized, good food, good times. thanks doods. i'll be there next year, with spare chains.

my w.o.p

my CX check with 1.8 mtn tires has been the bike of choice as of late.... still kinda fast on the pavement, perfect for the gravel paths, and good enough for some trails along the way to work. The extra 'cush has been nice for not rattling my head around to much too. Gotta love monster cross.

ripjackedface

sunrise



sunset

I got my first stitches on Monday night (er, tues morning) hit a tree on the right side, bounced to the left off the off camber train track trail at Whittier park, down the hill, a rock broke my fall. right above my left eye, 12 stitches, 3 inside holding my muscle back together, 9 outside. my eye was swollen shut this morning. I'm gonna look like harry potter. As far as material damage goes i broke my glasses real good, lost a lens, dented/ scratched the top tube of my salsa, bent a brake lever, bent my ring, and cracked my helmet. Doc said i had a mild concussion, but it was the least of my worries. Took over 2 hours to clean it, and another 2 to stitch it up.

Looks like will be MIA for the Brandon hills race...

lO AM, assprak duck pond.
me and the ratt are riding.
most likely hart, bring your WOP.