United can Blow me.

Yeah, so I knew i had to fork up 175 Bones to bring my bike aboard, but you know i thought it was worth it since ill be back and forth to the east coast till new years, so was planning on leaving my bike at mom and pa's, but on top of the fee they charged me 25 bucks to check this as my second bag....talk about misleading. My first bag they charged me an additional 125 bucks for being overweight.....which i could of stuffed the extra 15 pounds in the bike box, but not in front of the agent...anyway the airlines suck....

Its cold here, i need to man up cause i love this stuff.

East Coast Bound

Buisness trip-

The Niner Sir nine is boxed up- along with every piece of cyoing clothing I own. Yeah Im soft. Its just over two years since I have ridden in the east coast fall/winter season. Time to get hard, never mind that sounds bad.

Actually I just forgot what the weather is exactly like in the woods at this time so Ill figure out what works. Most of my time will be spent in boston, so I am planning on hitting up some of the local trails there. Some of the exploration will be at night, so i better find some locals on the internets to show my ass around.

Im defintaely going to spend a day or to with my PA peeps at sals, so you all better be ready.

Some New Wheels

Big Al from bikeman came through with a hookup on some bontager race light 29er wheels for a great price, they look pretty sweet interesting how bontrager uses there there rim strip for tubless, its this big plastic ring. neat.

I think this is where I get ready for next year.......

Well, im starting to come off of 6 weeks of inactivity....mostly due to work travel, partly due to laziness and the opportunity to sit on my ass and drink beer.



We hit MT Hamilton today, its a 20 mile climb with about 4,000 feet of elevation gain. It was the typical brutal battle to the top between my riding buddies Joe and Ryan. Its not a very steep grade, but it takes almost two hours to get to the top, so we were pretty smoked when we got to the summit. It was a beautifull day, and Im glad to be back on the bike. The transition phase has begun.


Im starting dream about next years bikes. First on the list is to replace the Klein Frame, for something that fits me a little better, my buddy Dan hooked me up with this ride for a great price when I was in PA. I had a little incident where the derailleur broke and bent the hanger real good. The shop did a mediocre job straightening it out so I need a new frame.

It looks like the Salsa Podio is going to do the job.



The paint job is just sick!

Next up, we may be replacing the Mamasita for somthing with a little bit of cush. I really love the mamasita, but after getting my nuts slapped around for 10 hours in the Sierras this summer i have been dreaming of the Dos Niner -



Stage 3 of the Tour of California is Ripping through my Hoood!

Francois has reported that the Tour of California is coming up my favorite Road Climb in the Bay!. I spent a lot of time on Tunitas Creek Rd. the last two summers climbing up from the coast. Im trying to convince a few of my buds to pre-ride the entire stage - we shall see.