shoes, man, don't forget the shoes.
The set of every porn video from the 80s, minus the bike shit.
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And we're back!! Busy weekend with a Brevet on Saturday and the boy racing Sunday.
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I was joined by my boss Tom for this one as we prep for CTC in a couple weeks. Things were going damn good. We ripped the field apart before the first Control point and were riding way out front by the Second. I quickly refilled my bottles at that second control which would be the demise of me. Cytomax. Blah. Shit is disgusting. I tried not to drink much between 2 and 3 but it was almost 90 degrees. I chugged that shit and it immediately turned my stomach. At the 90 mile mark I just laid on the ground like a lump pretty sure I would DNF. 2 guys from behind caught up and I had Tom leave with them so I could work out my stomach issues. Sucks because we were on pace to run well under 7 hours. I threw up several times and replaced my bottles with plain water. Continued on stopping every few miles to heave. Eventually the water flushed me out and all was right with the world. Was able to finish under 8 hours even with being off the bike for about 45 minutes or so throughout the day, most in the last 35 miles. Tom was able to hold on and beat my old record by 5 minutes. They just missed the sub-7 mark.
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The boy got his first taste of the big leagues today at Ringwood. He enjoyed the course and looked fresh when he came by me. The other kids in his class were much faster but he couldn't tell where he was in the field so never chased. He didn't have any issues with the terrain or duration so he's probably where he needs to be and just needs to acclimate a bit. We'll see how things pan out at Mooch. Maybe I'll even swing a leg over my bike and see what these short races are all about these days...
I was looking forward to the results and thought there was a group gunning for you given the records last year. Can't believe you were able to finish. So was the Cytomax was in the coolers? First brevet at the end of the month so, just looking to finish.
The embargo lifted today so I can show what I was doing out in Cali last month. We were one of a dozen shops in the US to be invited out for the pre-launch. I rode every model in both short and standard travels in each wheel size. These look a lot the same, but each is a different bike. There's almost no badging on them, which is awesome.
The first pic is the bike I was hoping the Blur3 would be, a short travel race bike with Plus tire compatibility. So much sickness.
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Specialized Stumpjumper. There's 4 models above.Brand? Model??
The embargo lifted today so I can show what I was doing out in Cali last month. We were one of a dozen shops in the US to be invited out for the pre-launch. I rode every model in both short and standard travels in each wheel size. These look a lot the same, but each is a different bike. There's almost no badging on them, which is awesome.
The first pic is the bike I was hoping the Blur3 would be, a short travel race bike with Plus tire compatibility. So much sickness.
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Is it OK if we say: "You suck" ?
Just kidding.
I definitely earn it!! This is my standard weekly workload. It's about what most mechanics will turn around in a month, if they're lucky.
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Hehe, that’s my kids bike. At 4 years old It’s s tad too big but he is already riding it and having fun. They were nice enough to saw an inch off of the post to get the seat as low as it could possibly go. He thinks the gears are the coolest part of the bike.saw the bike in the madison shop -
lots of clearance at the chainring,
the cranks felt "more forward" of the seat, but i'm not sure this is a bad thing.
shock mount is "interesting" - really low standover.
storage in the downtube behind the water bottle.
also this kid's plus bike....just because.
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