“If we’re backing up it’s just to get a running start…“
not at all sure what’s happening in this photo…
Got the scoop on Sean and Matt’s road trip, so I initated the BBQ countdown and used it a motivation to pull the trigger on a new grill and finally become a man. We had Matt, Sean, Mark, Amanda, Lee, Cameron, Barrett, Dawn, Jani, Jason, Danielle and Vanessa! It was killer!
Huck Tater showed up with his 4×4 and a long piece of chain thinking that meant we were going to have a good old down home motorheadfest. Others present were Dale, Randy, Jim, Steve, Don, Wayne and Marnie.
Anyway, We cleared out the four cars in the canyon proper. The Celica was a mess. The back end was levered up in the air and the engine compartment was totally full of rocks and sand, alluvium for the geeks. It was right in the center of the “creek” and I guess over ten+ years you get a bit of flow.
Continue reading ‘Rock Pull!!’
Sorry this post is so late in comin’ to ya’lls. GBG and I met up with Stubby, Gabe, and Aaron at the BC in Truckee last Friday. From there we made sure to have all the essentials for a four and a half hour ride…coffee and a 12 pack plus of PBR.
Continue reading ‘…Trails off the Beaten Path!’
word on the street is that it’s just a matter of days until Nooner takes delivery of Tahoe/Reno’s newest Vulture single speed. to my knowledge, it’ll be the 5th Vulture dwelling in the area. I’d be happy to say 50th… but not yet. keep makin’ the fly frames, Vulture, and they’ll sell themselves! i can’t say how many times people have stopped me to ask about my bike and jesticulated about someday, sooner or later, getting something just like it. right on then - best get on that b/c sooner is better than later. think of all the trail riding you’ll miss out on!!!
anyway, since Nooner was game to take on the “herculean” task of building up his new SS frame himself (just for fun), i extended access to the garage and tools to provide a safe haven for his learnin’ and wrench turnin’ efforts. the caveats being that i get to watch-help-taunt while drinking as much beer as i want and listen to any crazy shitkicker music that surfaces in the iPod’s shuffle algorithm. didn’t phase Nooner a bit. here he is lacin’ up his new “blinglespeed” WTB hubs with some tough as shit Sun Singletrack rims and DT Swiss spokes. Good choices, Nooner. if you win races, it won’t be b/c you’ve got the lightest wheels on the block, but then again, if you walk out, it won’t be b/c your shit was wambly.
with a few sober turns of the spoke key today, i’m happy to say, these puppies are shred ready
soooo, now all we need is a frame…
adios,
Japhy rider
Saturday mornin started with egg and cheese b-burritos. I was a few items short of the killer-burritto fit for champions…made my way over to Joe’s Coffee in Truckee, they make a good power beverage. Nothing of a lesser potency would be tolerated for a day of ridin with the Griss and Japhy (the Rough) Rider. We met up at the Safeway parkin lot (on McD time of course) and conserved pollution outputs with the ol’ carpool trick. Made it to the confluence in Auburn without any piss or shit stops. Fuck yeah!
We threw on our bicyclin uniforms…Rough Rider and I with the baggy shorts and leave to Griss to think it was a fuckin race and break out the cute-ass, tight-ass, skin-tight shorts! Wind resistance, that’s why I couldn’t keep up with homie. And McD, well, he’s just a freak of nature. Much love for both those guys and all the Strizzzzipers.
So the Stipers mounted up their bicycles and broke for the trail in a fiery vengeance. We started with about a four mile climb (those guys are good at pop-a-wheelies) to the Foresthill Divide loop (roller coaster style) connector trail (about 3 miles) to the actual divide loop (about 10 or 12 miles of more roller coaster) back through the connector trail and up to the drop in for the Tunnel Trail (Mob Hill) where the Griss put shame to some downhillers and we all jibbed this log a few times!
Griss
J.R.
From there we crossed the road and pursued the confluence with some fast puckerin low angle downhill to the Ram for some Soda Pop, a dip in the watery snow, and a quick peep at some boobies on family picture day. I must say, “it was a good day, I didn’t have to use my AK!”
-Nooner
vulture’s comin through for a bike crazed fool like a crack dealer comes through for a young man gettin ready to sell his ass for some dope…ooops, did i write that out loud! wha wha?!
No more gears pullin the ol’ auto shift trick, no more knee bustin, no more pullin the ol’, “i gotta adjust my derailleur,” to catch a breath trick! i’m not the one who pulls that shit! wha?! no more junk n da trunk, no more bein the only one on a geared bike, no more hearin walker say, “pussy!” pussy back biaatch! ha ha ha!
i think ya’ll get the idea…i’m finally gonna get my bike…watch the mother fucker get lost in the mail! ain’t that a BITCH!
-n
p.s. can i open beers with it?
Smella Forwarded this to me. Perhapse we should take a lesson from RedBeard on this and come up with a uinified message and plan of attack. As I see it Interstates and bikes are not compatible and Eastlake and the road on the west side are FAR preferable for bike travel, but could use some improvements. Please comment here and then incorporate them in your message to NDOT:
March 8, 2007
Dear Interested Party:
The Nevada Department of Transportation is seeking your thoughts,
ideas and opinions regarding bicycle riding through Washoe Valley.Current practice prohibits bicycles and pedestrians on urban
interstates (i.e. Interstate 80 through Reno/Sparks, the US 395
freeway through Reno, and now the new US 395 freeway through Carson).
The Office of Traffic Safety, the Nevada Bicycle Board, and the Nevada
Department of Transportation all agree the urban interstate
prohibition of bicycles and pedestrians is a valid safety strategy for
all parties involved.Recently US 395 through Washoe Valley was signed requiring bicycles to
exit. Posted speed on US 395 is currently 70 mph for vehicular
traffic. There are alternate routes available to bicycles and
pedestrians with lower speeds and less traffic (i.e. East Lake Blvd.
along the east side of the valley and Old US 395 along the west side
of Washoe Valley.) However, the alternate routes may lack other
attributes such as shoulder widths, sight distances, etc.Please provide us with your views on the new prohibition of bicycles
through Washoe Valley? Are the new signs impacting you in a positive
or negative way? Do you bicycle through Washoe Valley and if so what
is your preferred route and reason? What conditions on the alternate
routes impact your route decision?We would appreciate your written comments and concerns on this issue
by the end of April. Please pass this on to others in your group
who may also wish to submit their comments and concerns.Please send your written comments to:
smallurban@dot.state.nv.us
or to:
Nevada Department of Transportation
Attn: Charlie Cerocke, Intermodal Planning
1263 S. Stewart Street
Carson City, NV 89712We thank you for your consideration and expect to be asking your
opinions more often in the future in order to ensure a greater public
voice in transportation decision-making.Sincerely
Charlie Cerocke
Intermodal Division Chief
775.888.7352
I got some comments on my Columbus SL T-shirt at the show. If any of you were able to remember the website, you can get them HERE.
I can honestly say that I have no idea if there were any hott babes there since Smella straight up ditched me right off the bat: all the eye candy was steel! That one above was build by a guy named Greg Townsend. He likes to work with lugs. On this one he put a fillet down on the lug to make a smoother radius at the junction. It looked sweet!
Continue reading ‘North American Handmade Bike Show (byznatches)’
i know what you’re thinking - another bike?! hell yeah!!! this one’s sweet, a purpose-built touring bike with canti posts, horizontal rear d.o.’s, curved top tube, burly rear rack mounts, and a real nice lugged crown fork. 29″ x 2.1″ tires fit fine and the chainstays are Long to accomodate rear panniers and gonzo abusive tours.
Maybe this will psych you up enough.
Shawn,
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