Overheard good qoute

"That's as handy as a shirt pocket."

Mtns of Misery... take 2

Gasp. I finally did it... I actually registered for my second Mountains of Misery century challenge. What am i thinking?! As if my first one wasn't enough. hmmm.. Its not the pain or the misery that lures me. Its a great ride and a great cycling event! Maybe even seeing some old friends and maybe making some new friends. Besides, if one is going to do a century ride... why not Mountains of Misery. Plus, its a great way to celebrate my first ever century ride... Mountains of Misery 2005.

To celebrate my registration, I climbed 12 O'clock Knob (Salem side) today. Whew. Its been a while. Like visiting an old friend.

New Cyclo-Cross Categories announced

Look out. Cyclo Cross is getting organized. Yup. Looks like there is now official license categories for cyclocross racing. Seems they are based not only on road license category or self picked as before but also based on mountain bike classification and earned points / # of participated cyclocross races. Upgrades will be handled much like road upgrades as race-placement points appear to be standardized. Hmmm. this upcoming season will be interesting as people get sorted to appropriate categories. Check 'em out. Categories 4 (beginner) to 1 (pro).

USA Cycling Announces New Cyclo-Cross Categories

Upgrade Requirements - (cyclo-cross at bottom of article)

Lucky me... I raced expert mountain bike at one time and am now starting with my new cyclo cross category as a 3. Probably a good thing as last year I came in second in the Virginia Series beginner class and was on my way to a solid top ten at least in the North Carolina series beginner class.

Here's to skinny tires in the dirt :-)

Rain Rain Go away...

... I wanna take my bike and play.

Sigh. the thursday nite mountain bike ride was called due to heavy rain earlier today. Patience must I have. ride not on soggy trails. better to let the trails dry a bit and ride another day.

maybe the weather will be good enough to get some road climbing action tommorrow morning before work.

Castelli Y-Pro Bib short update

Okay okay... so I got white bib shorts (castelli y-pro). I happen to like the colour and style and fully accepted the fact that white will show things easier. Okay, so i wasn't thinking about the see thru factor of white, but the folks at Castelli were. Castelli made the white y-pro bib shorts double ply ;-) so nothing shows through any more than any other colour short! (i also don't plan on crapping my shorts either. this seems to be something several people have mentioned.. that it will show thru. umm yeah. i'll just find a bathroom and take care of things that way.)

Enough on the white and on to the fit. I like 'em. The chamois is in all the right spots and none of the wrong. In fact, after a week of riding capped with a 70 miler today... all on my selle italia storika leather saddle... the Y-pro provided just the right blend of performance and comfort. As for the rest of the fit.. a little extra snug around the legs equating to more of an athletic / racing cut. The extra snugness is something I'm not quite used to, but not uncomfortable. In fact it seems to help on longer rides.

I also got a chance to wear the y-pro's on a mountain bike ride. The extra snugness around the legs was a little distracting, but not too bad. Probably something I could get used to.

Overall.. I like 'em... white colour and all.

Serious Playstation Problems

Man pleads guilty to murder over PlayStation

The Associated Press - COLUMBUS, Ga.

A 29-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing a friend in a dispute over how to use a PlayStation video game console.

Arthur Demaurice Priestly pleaded guilty to murder Monday in Muscogee County Superior Court in the killing of his friend, James Edwards Jr.

Judge Bobby Peters had rejected Priestly's bid to plead guilty to the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Edwards, 24, was shot to death on March 20 at Priestly's house. The two men were drinking heavily during a barbecue when they got into an argument about whether music should be played in Priestly's PlayStation.

Edwards died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. The two men were friends and met while working together at a foundry and machine shop.