Archive for August, 2007

REAL Man-Pris…

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
REAL Man-Pris…

REAL Man-Pris… Originally uploaded by i am indisposed. When life throws you lemons you make lemonade. Or, in this case, a bold, if ill-conceived, fashion statement! I suppose this isn’t that extreme. But still. My ass got hott!!! Thank god I was wearing a cycling shirt when I forgot my lycra/polyester @ home Saturday... »

Posted in Riding, backcountry, biking-OFF | 7 Comments »

Care for some Bubbly?

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Care for some Bubbly?

Why are these people so happy? It’s because the hand crafted tradition of TBS Champagne, bottled in the basement of a genuine Craftsman Bungalow in historic down town Reno Nevada, with it’s pristine clarity, effervescent complexity and nascent cache, delivered by a fixed gear bike messenger, brings warmth to ones heart and salutes (with... »

Posted in Townie, comrades | 2 Comments »

Team Bacon Strip Wins GMRLR!!

Monday, August 13th, 2007
Team Bacon Strip Wins GMRLR!!

TBS mobs the first annual Great Mount Rose Loop Race! Riding up Calahan Ranch Road to TheRestlessApe’s house Saturday evening I saw the glow over Mt. Rose. 14 hours earlier, from the other side of the valley, I’d seen the alpenglow on the Carson Range through a smoky haze as I rode out to... »

Posted in adventure, bike races, endurance, travel | 9 Comments »

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog

Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog

  They are link-shaped and come in all sizes — short, long, thin, and chubby I definitely detect a pork product of some kind. - Garth     The Kangdigity and I were on the chairlift last winter and I was telling him about an article I’d read on potted meat. A guy on... »

Posted in Disgusting | 8 Comments »

The Great Mount Rose Loop Race 8-11-07

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
The Great Mount Rose Loop Race 8-11-07

Cranking over to Truckee last Friday, at least at first, made me think I couldn’t do it, but later, rocking a swing-bike at the park in Truckee, my legs felt great, my lungs spry, and I remembered a quote from a Ian Fleming novel I read years ago: “worry is a dividend paid to... »

Posted in adventure, backcountry, bike races, endurance | 12 Comments »