time to ride

after a november of nachos

and a december of homemade pizza

it's time for some of this

and bit of that

followed by some of this

janyouwary

here is the link for the "Oh Canada" SS championship race. this guy did one of (if not thee) best songs in the talent competition at sswc 09 in a bid to bring the race to the great white north but for some reason, it just was not in the cards so Canada is putting on their own event.

those not wanting to spend big $$$ to go to NZ but still looking for a festive gathering of 1speed wackos, should head to Prince Edward Sound for the CSSC. anyone who would pull their shirt up revealing their hairy belly while gyrating and singing Kiss by Prince in front of a thousand drunk SS'ers, will most likely put on a decent event.

it's january which means dry and warm weather in CO and this latest mild spell has offered plenty of spinning time to get the base miles in. i have been hitting the velodrome once a week as well to mix things up but it is nice to be outside again. these are the lonely miles that make up the foundation.

working on a few new exciting projects as well that will benefit the world of man, more to come.

when i get a rooster

i want him to be just like this guy

veintediez day 1

Hit a nice little new years spin this afternoon. the consistently cold temps have kept the snow in great shape. We found an especially fun untracked area that was holding 3-6in of snow with a nice wind blown french bread like crust on it, delicious.

slashing a pow turn

grabbing fresh tracks and having fun

these were all our tracks

this was a great downhill but traction was lacking on the up

setting sun.

As 2010 rolls in like an inevitable tide and another year makes it to the scoreboard of life, I find myself having a genuinely good feeling about 2010, I hope everyone else does as well.

happanewyeeeerrr!!

the rioja is flowing and the pizza party is raging but i pause from the festivities to propose a toast to all of you beautiful people! to the promise and hope of 2010! have a Safe and Happy New Year!

on the brink

Whenever I start to feel like I am being annoyingly jovial, I watch this and quickly settle down.

Worldometers - real time world statistics

"for the rest of us!"

Happy F!*#ING Holidays!!! With all seriousness, hopefully everyone has experienced a few relaxing days proceeding the frenzied bustle that is the helliday season. No matter what holiday you celebrate, the important thing is sharing some time with family and or friends.
Turned out a nice long solo snow ride yesterday.

Guess what I saw in the middle of the ride?! I had to try a zoom shot even though I only had my point and shoot. I love birds and I especially enjoy birds of prey. When I was a child, my father used to tell me that he had been an eagle in his past life. I often hoped that maybe I would be one too someday.

It was a privilege to see this bird enjoying it's reward on this cold afternoon.

Despite the encroaching darkness at the end of my ride, I knew that the sun never set on the singlespeed empire. Thoughts of nutty thumb print cookies and warm soup soon danced in my head as I headed home.

The 1x1 is setup in it's usual fixed gear mode with a studded tire up front and nevegal rear. I blew the bead out of my other snow tire last season trying to mount it on an old Rhino Lite rim but the Nev will do just fine until I can get ahold of another Innova. It takes a solid effort to push the 17t through the snow but it is oh so fun!

Winter riding can also be a learning experience. For example, I learned that when it snows, the hordes of people who walk their dogs on the trails do not have to pick up their dog's excrement. I unaware of this change in local law due to snow but I suppose if you are lucky, the old adage that you learn something new everyday, will hold true.

this thought is dated but I still like this frame so figured I would share. I hope to add a CX bike to the collection some day, after my next mtb frame that is...
Me thinks this should be mine! Seriously nice SSCX frameset from Raleigh. I like the Miller Highlife theme better than last years paint job.


enjoy and more soon