Finally made it to the end of the week, one of those weeks where days feel like weeks and the week felt like a month. This morning it was trying to rain with a false start, not fog and not quite thunder storms. Just gloomy out. Then it gave way to an incredible day. I loaded up the team on the family truckster and headed down to the beach to get some sun, air and check the surf.
Happy Friday, enjoy the weekend and play outside!
Usual run around town this morning. First longish ride on the Trek. As the initial impression is taking shape all I can say is that this bike gives a really nice ride with the 650b conversion. The handling is shockingly precise and smooth for an old beat up bike like this, with heavy frame tubes too. Big thoughts are forming...
This has been an interesting week, and for some therapy I went through te garage to help a phoenix rise from the ashes. You may have heard of the Bridgstone Urban Bike or even Jan Hine's much more refined GBUB (Grand Bois Urban Bike), I now have my very own S&SUB:
As in Sanford and Son Urban Bike, finally bringing a beater Trek 400 back to life a sa 650B conversion with a fantastic spread of parts from all corners of my garage. With the Rawland on its way out the door soon as well as a couple of others it was time to press some of the lonely frames back into action.
Initial impressions are pretty good too, this is going to be a fun bike in the stable.
Potential September 08 2011, 0 Comments
Today is going to be an interesting day, lots of potential, and I am warming up to throw everything I have at it.
It is amazing what 4 or 5 hours of solid sleep can do for one's disposition.
All or Nothing September 07 2011, 0 Comments
The summer sun and heat made their appearance this morning.
Lots of nice stuff at the swap meet, but too rich for my blood today.
Another ride to the farmer's market. I think that almost 30% of my recent riding has been in pursuit of produce. Weather is gloomy again on the coast, but a wonderful 60 deg temp for riding.
By the time I made it 10 miles or so from home the fog was starting to thin out. The bags were filled with fantastic fresh stuff.
Now it is time to make some sauce out of all these veggies, hope you weekend is going well too!
Dinner Ride September 02 2011, 0 Comments
Perfect way to top off an interesting week.
Have fun, play outside, and hopefully enjoy the long weekend!!
I do not race anybody but myself, ever. I love to ride, but time gets tight every now and then. As much fan as a casual ramble can be, sometimes the challenge of 10 miles, two grocery stops and less than an hour and a half to get it done, with stop lights, signs and morning traffic as the sauce on top is just what you need to break the funk. Things were still a bit bleery heading up the hill into the fog as I am fighting off the tail end of a cold.
Crossing town to the Trader Joe's load up on some staples, and through the parking lot to the farmer's market. Packing the saddle bag with Juice, frozen beef and veggies untill the bag was super stuffed. The load maxed the limits of the bagman support for sure, and I need to make some time to push ahead on a better solution. Checking the time I realised that I had blown over 20 minutes shopping. Time to jam towards home, through the fields.
Almost home I was still just under an hour, and slowed down for a surf check. South swell filling in, but no time to watch the sets. I am not sure where to fit it in, but I need to get back in the water soon.
I made it home in just a few minutes over an hour, and even cruised through a few rows of the swap meet on the last mile home for good measure. Fantastic ride all things considered. I took the load upstairs and took a minute to blend up some fruit and veggies in the vitamix.
Frosting on the whole thing was answering the phone 10 minutes after I walked in the door, still a little wound up from the ride, to a phone interview that I was not expecting for anther 4 hours or so. I feel that it went well, probably better with the endorphin push and no time to over think my answers. Hopefully I did not come off as a coffee spaz. This could be the dream job, and an interesting path opening up for sure, I am looking forward to chasing this trail out to the end.
A couple of months back my neighbor George asked if I would be interested in doing a segment for his local access TV show, OurVentura.com . We went back and forth on it a bit, and finally set a date to record, and now the post production is done. I am not sure when it will air, but it is up on his web page.
It was a fun experience, I learned a ton about TV and public speaking all in one 30 minute lesson. Nothing like being on the spot, in front of cameras rolling, and talking to a complete stranger about something you are passionate about, but is news to them. This may lead to an oppertunity to host a show, and who knows where these kind of branches on the tree can lead.
The fog has moved out to see and it was a fantastic morning for a cool crisp ride across town to get some groceries.
Our little girl is growing up fast, 15 months now, and we can head out for multi stop errand rides well over an hour and up to 12 miles or so. Snacks, water and breaks in the trip are critical to success, but easy to do and keep the rides fun. One of the bigger challenges has been in re-assessing the routes to minimize busy roads that I would otherwise ride my own bike on. We get to see a bit more of the neighborhoods we hope to call home in the coming year and scope out the cool playgrounds. As with kids in general the only way to understand how fun can be is through doing it.
Happy Friday, enjoy the weekend and play outside!
It is amazing what 4 or 5 hours of solid sleep can do for one's disposition.
Lots of nice stuff at the swap meet, but too rich for my blood today.
By the time I made it 10 miles or so from home the fog was starting to thin out. The bags were filled with fantastic fresh stuff.
Now it is time to make some sauce out of all these veggies, hope you weekend is going well too!
Have fun, play outside, and hopefully enjoy the long weekend!!
Crossing town to the Trader Joe's load up on some staples, and through the parking lot to the farmer's market. Packing the saddle bag with Juice, frozen beef and veggies untill the bag was super stuffed. The load maxed the limits of the bagman support for sure, and I need to make some time to push ahead on a better solution. Checking the time I realised that I had blown over 20 minutes shopping. Time to jam towards home, through the fields.
Almost home I was still just under an hour, and slowed down for a surf check. South swell filling in, but no time to watch the sets. I am not sure where to fit it in, but I need to get back in the water soon.
I made it home in just a few minutes over an hour, and even cruised through a few rows of the swap meet on the last mile home for good measure. Fantastic ride all things considered. I took the load upstairs and took a minute to blend up some fruit and veggies in the vitamix.
Frosting on the whole thing was answering the phone 10 minutes after I walked in the door, still a little wound up from the ride, to a phone interview that I was not expecting for anther 4 hours or so. I feel that it went well, probably better with the endorphin push and no time to over think my answers. Hopefully I did not come off as a coffee spaz. This could be the dream job, and an interesting path opening up for sure, I am looking forward to chasing this trail out to the end.
Our little girl is growing up fast, 15 months now, and we can head out for multi stop errand rides well over an hour and up to 12 miles or so. Snacks, water and breaks in the trip are critical to success, but easy to do and keep the rides fun. One of the bigger challenges has been in re-assessing the routes to minimize busy roads that I would otherwise ride my own bike on. We get to see a bit more of the neighborhoods we hope to call home in the coming year and scope out the cool playgrounds. As with kids in general the only way to understand how fun can be is through doing it.