goodbye march

HELLO SPRING!

i really liked this short film

edit: I would watch it outside the blog screen. double click to get the youtube wide view. even though it's a 19min film about the lumbering journey of a plastic bag, I found it to be very well done.

Itching for some dirt

It seems mother nature has decided to use the last day of winter to give us a nice snow storm and our mtns can certainly use the snow pack. The last few days sure were enjoyable though and at least I was able to sneak in one last SS ride up high today before the storm hit but alas, no ride photos.

I did take a couple shots at the garden this evening though.

the garlic is showing some green

wintered over spinach, arugula, and cilantro

I'm a bit behind down there but I am getting geared up for a full on rally in the dirt next week so get ready for some future garden shots. I have a few cool varieties on deck that will be new to me and many of them are heirloom seeds sourced from Abbondanza Farm so they will be prepared for the Colorado growing season.

fingers are crossed for some out of town trail next week...


even though this 1938 faux hawk should be considered very cutting edge, the real subject is the rider on the left, Gino Bartali.

sunshine on our shoulders...

not much time to post today but quickly, if anyone is looking for a sweet extremely well maintained Serotta Legend Ti road bike with recently upgraded components (Dura Ace) and newly built wheelset as of last summer, give a holla. 55.5 center to center TT. BK is selling this baby to support his coffee habit :) It will be posted on ebay as of this evening. It is a beautiful machine!

what was that noise?

those were my thoughts as I started down the steep hill on my fixed gear commuter near our house as I was heading to the track on friday for my final session. good thing I run a brake unlike the uber hipsters because this could have been messy. it went like this, starting down the hill that will see your legs running like eggbeaters, I hear and feel a knock 1/4 of the way down. seconds later cog and lock ring are off my hub as the chain is bouncing dangerously looking for something to tangle in. the lockring threads had blown completely off the hub. I was thinking maybe the lockring had been working itself loose causing it to blow off but as someone pointed out, since the threads closest to the cog are completely blown out, it's unlikely that a loose lock ring caused this. it was quick and scary but I managed to get the cog rethreaded on the freewheel side to make it to the track for the best and last session of the course.

trust me when I say, you do not want to be a mouse looking down the barrel of Francis

good people=good times

The 9th annual DOJOE went down under snowy skies. Good stuff. My favorite part is cheering on the finishers in the last uphill to the finish line while timing as well as watching participants win in the raffle. All the event and donation coordination come to a glorious finish every year at the Eldora Mtn Resort lodge but not before racers hammer up and down the mountain for glory and fun.

finish line crowd

swiss miss twins and crowd

the yellow contraption is actually a new flotation device for avalanche safety, this was new to me. Someone from BCA skied the event with it inflated, cool device.

This father and son duo will be fighting over who gets to use the new skis!

Smurfette and Tim, take 1st in the snowboard class! Great job!

What it's all about, good times and good people! Lot's of smiles and raffle winners and the band played on...

our town has priorities