Giro Product Designer Interview

This is a really cool look at how Giro sunglasses are designed.

Extreme Parkour!!

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2009

So the 2009 "season" has been over for about a month now and I have finally collected my thoughts about it. I know at least 1.5 of our readers have been waiting for my year in review thoughts, so here they our.

Downers for the year
-only one ride @ Platte / if this current trend continues there will be non for me this season
-only one ride @ Lewis & Clark
-crashing less than 15 seconds into the 24 hours of 7 Oaks
-being called out @ the riders meeting for the 24 Hours of 7 Oaks (supposedly I asked too many questions)
-J.A. too hurt to ride in the 24 Hours of 7 Oaks
-the apparent retirement from mtn. biking by J-mac
-riding the trails Joe's rut & Ruts and Ladders @ Fruita
-riding "The Ribbon" backwards
-that more Goatheads couldn't make the annual CO trip
-running out of water our last ride in Fruita
-missing the Stop-to-Stop ride
-having the temp. drop 30 minutes into my first shift @ the 12 hours of Branched Oak / I did not get warm until I got in my car 12 hours later

Highs for the year
-year two @ HighGear (Now Trek Store Omaha)
-taking advantage of working @ a bike store - LOVE my Fuel ex8
-less rides @ Tranquility / more rides @ Jewell and Swanson
-riding my first Century in 20 years / even if I did wear spandex for the day
-having lots of road miles under my belt by the time the trails dried from winter
-crashing less than 15 seconds into the 24 Hours of 7 Oaks
a)calmed me down
b)gave everybody (especially my teamates) something to laugh at
-finishing 3rd @ the 12 Hours of Branched Oak
-finishing 3rd @ the 24 Hours of 7 Oaks
-riding The Ribbon backwards
-Lumpy and I hitting our first free-ride park
-A.B.'s great quotes in Fruita EX. "nice call on the GU pack"
-riding my first Marathon event in the Psycowpath series / on one of the hottest days this summer
-Forget the ruts, any bike trip with the Goatheads is great

Remember when there wasn't snow on the ground?

This video from Yeti reminds me of what life was like before snow.

THIS SUCKS!

Nancy wants a bike for Christmas

Merry Christmas, Goathead Nation

I put together a little video for Christmas...

I guess this looks like fun.....

Actually, I really do.

Christmas

In case anybody is wondering what to get me for Christmas:

mmm

...or a Madone, your choice.

MTB GH Christmas 2009

We even had Christmas carolers!

I guess this looks like fun.....

New Content

The following post contains new content.

Stay tuned for more new content that's even more exciting than this new content...... You people need to make sure you bring a camera to the Goathead Christmas Party. Mines in the shop. J.C. promised me his wife would do something blog worthy at the party. Based on her past, things could get a little spicy.



The 10 Most Expensive Bikes On Earth

I have an idea....

I think Manawa would be the perfect spot for one of these......

Training

I put together a quick training video for our next Stop-to-Stop ride:


Who's in for Cranksgiving this Saturday?

Tranquility Goodness

Wow. 70 in November? Awesome...

It's been a while

Helpful...

On a more related note, I would like to thank some of the folks that I've encountered out on the trail recently. Alex saved my ride the other day. I was at Tranquility Sunday afternoon and was adding air to my slowly leaking tube (Fruita trip, 6 patches, for those that remember), using my small hand pump. Apparently, in all my maniacal fury, I managed to rip the valve stem out of the tube. I have to confess, I have not been to a bike shop to pick up tubes since the trip, so still no spare. I ran around the parking lot, asking everyone if they had a spare. Not looking good. Then Alex pulled up. He had an old 26" tube. It worked! YAY! Then someone said my name, and I looked around for a second, to find Skinny D. He was kind enough to lend me his floor pump. Thanks guys!

Tons of cool people have been out, the couple of times I've made it to the trail. Hopefully I'll get out a couple more times before the weather turns.

See you out there!

PS - Did I hear rumors of a Goathead Christmas Extravaganza??

This looks painful.

Remember when Platte had something like this?



She was probably distracted by the guy dressed like a garden gnome on the left side of the bridge. That seems like a serious safety violation.

Crappy Bike Lanes

Omaha is definitely not the most bike friendly town, but I think it's slowly getting better. I've been commuting to work for two and a half years now and I've noticed small improvements in people's attitude toward cyclists and of course we have new bike lanes being developed (slowly).

I guess it could always be worse........

Chuck likes Lumpy vs Lumpy

Winter Training