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Archive for November, 2006
29
Nov
Link Dump
Maybe this will psych you up enough.
Shawn,
23
Nov
Drop it like it’s hott!
It may shock the Bacon Strip readers who don’t know me, but I am in fact a chicken shit. One of these days my mom will find the shot of me getting way more air than i ever wanted when I was 9 on the bike path in Denver. My dad built me a ramp, but I was too chicken to hit it.
Any way, this stone wall has been bugging me since we moved into the neighborhood some 8 months ago or so. For Turkey day, For the Bacon Strip, for the hellofit: The turkey challenge, redux…
Hope your day is tryptophantastic!!!
-M
19
Nov
RenoBikeProject
Photos by the-cool ass bike geek Justin “Ubiquitous” Sullivan.(correction: on reviewing his blog, Justin is clearly a punk, possibly a punk-ass. Good photos though.)
Smella and I hit the Reno Bike Project party and alleycat Saturday. It was fun. Black Label was there with ther many monster bikes including a 5-high that was ridden superman no hands through the parking lot as a pretty fine exit. Then there was a mob-hotaugustnights-streetvibrators style ride after, that I bailed on for obvious reasons.
better than yard work that’s for sure.
I bucked the trend by shredding the Vulture. Which proved a better choice when spinning down McCarran to 4th street. (yeah, we had to ride all the way to R@T board shop in the 6000 block og MaeFREAKINGAnn!) And on wheelie dropping on the mobride.
-M
14
Nov
Turkey Day Challenge
My plan now is to ride to our thanksgiving dinner in Wellington (76 miles according to Google maps). From home. Here’s the plan:
1)leave the house @ 6:00 AM.
2)bundle up best I can cause it’ll be cold.
3)Ride my Bianchi in normal commuting mode (42:15, fixed, (17t back-up freewheel), 32mm tires)
4)stop at least once for coffee no sooner than Java Joes in Carson.
5)I should have 6 hours before my ride catches up.
I’m taking bets. Post in the comment your bet(non-monetary) and the point you think I’ll make it. Asuming it’s not raining/snowing when I wake up bets range from “you chicken out in your PJs, (1:1)” to “You ride all the way including the last two miles of dirt.(10:1)”
Happy holidays!
-M
09
Nov
Outlawcross Reno Edition
Caption: “This is better than retarded monkey butt-sex!”
The Truckee crew come down to Reno (Mayberry Park)and met a sizeable reno crew for their 6th (7th?) “race” on a Grislybikegeek signature classic course. And you can see from the above photo we rallied McD for a double showing from team Wake. He was kind enough to hand me my ass about 3/4 of the way through.
Thanks to Shawn for setting up a SUPER fun course. Good flat straightaways for the roadies and good techy bumpies for the mounties.
Thanks to Kevin and Lucy for taking photos!
-M
06
Nov
Downieville
Sunday I rode with the DHReno crew. Hit Downieville DH and the shuttle. Above you see a shot of the Stately Pleasure Bike racked with not one bike that isn’t a SC Nomad. Below you see a video of Don shredding a particularly rough section of trail. The only section I didn’t ride. I might have tried it, but the rocks were wet and I was pretty sure I’d have recieved a generous smackdown.
I rolled one of the Nomads a little, but couldn’t use the pedals so a full test wasn’t possible. Super cush, but hard to pedal. The Vulture 29er got lots of creds once they saw I could hang. If they ever make a Fox Talas 100-150 I’m getting that 1 speed coconino. Down curved TT, 1.5 headtube, ST to TT crossbrace, 69 deg @ 150mm 71deg @ 100mm, ecc BB… Should be the ultimate freeride hardtail, no need for gears if you walking the hills.
They are planning on riding Dirty Harry Saturday. I might try to tag along to get pictures for the magazine. We should rally the TBS crew. I might have talked shit on your behalf yesterday…
-M
04
Nov
A strip O bacon
This was tha race in Cool CA, 04′. Yes it is mostly blood with a little mud mixed in. ‘Sportin the full beard too!
01
Nov
Critical mass
Got invited on a trip to downieville Sunday. I’ll have to play it by ear. I might get favors called in this weekend. Need to take photos for Smella’s application for a jurried trade show. And Olaf needs me to help hang drywall. (which I learned is called screwing off). The invite came from a new friend, or at least he WOULD be a new friend if we were able to hook up to hang out. He lives down in Damonte ranch witch I think is in Clark County. Sold me my surly hub and spokes and nipples. Seems like a good guy. I like his opinions on golf, but he watches football. That’s not a deal breaker, Sphincterboy likes football too.
Nightriding tonighe AFTER class. Leaving TMCC @ 8:50 and heading to radio towers. If it isn’t raining. Meeting mark and whomever else shows. Maybe we’ll make a late night harassment stop at The Grisly’s
my schedule is jacked. when I have kids no one will ever see me again. (big loss)
oh well. I’m having fun with photoshop and illustrator… (see The Strip)
Burritos and margaritas @ kokopelis after Critical mAss Friday.
-M
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