Jerseys riding high on 72nd St.

Who was the crew riding on 72nd street a little before 6pm? There were about 8 of you guys, all jersey'd up. I followed you until about Blair High Road, when I headed East. I'm assuming you guys were heading up West?

Dangerboy Levers

Wow!

A.B.'s new bike

Hey BrownOne, Is this the new gear set-up on your bike?



If you would like to read the story of this bike, and see lots of other crazy pictures of old bikes, check this out

BitterSweet

Since the first week in January I have been training with J.A. for the Lincoln Marathon. Two weeks ago, I got pain in my knee that made it nearly impossible to run. Long story short, marathon training is over. That really stinks. I have never run a marathon and was looking forward to it. J.A. and I ran in some horrible conditions: freezing temps, blowing snow, rain, etc. Was all that for naught? On Wednesday I tried running and couldn't make it 1.5 miles. Does this mean no adventure race? That would be more disappointing than missing the marathon.
On the bright side, all those running miles will help with mtn. biking endurance (I hope). Also, it freed up a lot more time for riding. Yesterday was my first trail ride of the year (wow it is already March 23rd).

Art-Bike

What happens when the world of Art collides with a bike builder?



It's a hybrid - it can either be peddled or run on a small gas or electric motor.
Read more here.

On a totally different note, I have a small growth under the skin on my tricep that's been there for years. I think it's harmless, but whenever I show it to people, they say "eeewww! you should get that removed". After reading about this guy, I think I might.

TNR

J.A. and I finally made it out to a TNR. Tranquility was perfect. No mud at all.

J.A. and I rode the first lap with Dale. We started the second lap just before everyone else started, so I'm pretty sure everyone got a chance to pass me at least once. J.A. rode the climbs of the second lap in one gear to simulate a single speed. I think he could do really well with one gear. He had no problem dropping me. After he left, I stuck around and did one more lap for good measure. By the third lap, I was actually able to ride everything (slowly) taking breaks on the climbs. I switched from a 32:20 gear combo to 32:18 this week. Man, that hurts. Hopefully I can stick it out and be in better shape this year.

New Santa Cruz Superlight

I don't usually lust after full squish geared bikes, but this thing is looking hot!

Spotted on the Bike Way's blog

price $1600

Un-Tranquil Tranquility I

I think the Bike Masters group increased the incline on the Tranquility climb this year. It couldn't possibly be that I'm out of shape.


The Bike Masters guys were out working the trail today - thanks for all your hard work guys! We owe you some labor time on some upcoming trail days if you want it.

Got some vice-grips?

Well, the Urban II ride pushed me over the edge to buy this:


Hopefully I can figure out how to make minor adjustments and keep riding, so that I only have to take my bike in for more major stuff.

The post title is for Skinny D.

Urban II

Alright, so I added the lens flare to the last one. I usually think that's cheesy, but I liked it on this one.

Trails Rideable Today?

Are the local trails rideable today? Tranquility? I'm thinking about calling Bike Masters later in the day to see what their take is.

Let's make this official

I think we can safely say that the '07 Biking season has finally arrived. If the weather cooperates, I think we should be on the trails in another week or two. Until then, the pavement belongs to the Goatheads. I say we do an official '07 kick off ride and post ride BBQ this Saturday. I haven't asked the women that holds the keys to my heart and my house, but I think we can do it a mi casa. I know that the Goathead marathon team is in the midst of their prime training days, but they should have thought about that before they decided to run a marathon during riding season.

I'm thinking late afternon departure time. Let me know if that works.

Expedition pulls semi out of snow

Alright, this has nothing to do with bikes, but it does have to do with things on wheels. Some of my co-workers caught footage of a Ford Expedition pulling a stuck semi out of the snow on an on-ramp across from our office building.

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Giddy-up

This reminds me of an incident I had while riding at Swanson once.....actually it was nothing like this, but there was a horse involved.

Getting ready for 07

36er

This is a 36er standing next to a 29er. Pretty cool engineering going on here.

The wheels and tires are already in existence.

Wish I were riding instead of looking at bikes online

Since a majority of the Goatheads ride one of these overtechnologized puny-wheeled contraptions (just kidding guys, don't beat me up), here's a way to make yours stand out. (photo jacked from the FFL Blog)

And this is just a sweet picture of our mascot.

Pump Track

If we are ever going to experience The Professor's airborn greatness to its fullest extent, we are going to have to step it up a notch. I think building this would be a good start. Each member can plead his case to me as to why we should build this in his back yard. Once I select the lucky winner, I will supervise as he (along with neighborhood children) builds it to my specifications. Upon completion, said winner will fill the gaps between the doubles with cottonballs, quantity to be determined by me, and I will make the first several runs to ensure the safety of my precious fellow Goathead members. Isn't this all so generous of me? I wonder if we can make a test version out of snow...

Soft Landing

Typically, when I see insane ski videos of guys launching themselves off cliffs, they are usually attempting to land it and ride it out. I don't think these guys have any intention of landing anything.......I know snow is soft, but stopping this abruptly has to hurt just a little bit.

Fat freeride
Uploaded by mowgli26100

Caption time

"I wonder how an all rigid bike will take the landing?"