30 March 2006

the new moon

ah darkness and singletrack.

another successful nite owl / noodle salad ride :-)

mixing it Mill Mtn trail style this time.
back to the climbing.

28 March 2006

15 March 2006

13 March 2006

summer weather ride on monday

i already had a road ride planned. the weather was a bonus.

the idea was for at least 2 hours but more as time, mind, and body allowed. the total.. just over three hours (50 miles and some change). that's right. i finally broke over 200 miles on my serotta nove.

i rode through town out 11 to mountain pass road. once on the parkway, i headed back towards town knowing i could vary the ending with how i felt. with some extra water, i made it to poage valley underpass and descended back into town.

Thanks to Mark of North Carolina. Mark was in town for a meeting and getting some parkway miles on his Campy equipped Trek 5200 with freshly added FSA compact carbon cranks. Anyhow, running low on H2O, I spied Mark's gallon of water as he was loading up his gear. He graciously shared some water and bicycle conversation.

Speaking of Mark's... the fire monkey was missed today.

groceries and toilet paper

does anyone else feel the irony of buying toilet paper with your groceries?

big steak omelette

that's right.. friday nite's ride got better. big steak omlette style.

yup. the omelette and the pancakes too. it's a sight to see.

don't get between the leprichaun and the big steak omelette.

for the visual.. (of just the omelette... not the leprichaun)
page 2 of IHOP's menu http://www.ihop.com/menu-new3.pdf

10 March 2006

I did ride.. in shorts and short sleeves

It's 21:45 (quarter to ten for some folks). I'm just finishing up my nite ride :-)

Nothing like a little Mill Mountain Trail action on a warm March Friday nite.

The ride was especially great since I managed to exercise the ghost shifting that haunted last Tuesday's Noodle Salad - Nite Owl ride.

The nite air, the view, the rush of air, brush of trees, howling of the red wolves of the zoo...

maybe only a 29'er might have made it better.

hmmm.... well maybe a big steak omelette too. (the leprichaun can through down some food.)

the birds...

I should be riding my bike right now. Maybe tonight.

Anyone else notice the increase in bird actitivity?
Either spring is here or Alferd Hitchcock needs to get his cameras ready.

02 March 2006

failed posting

sorry. tried to post a pic of me in my pre East Coasters days. technical difficulties prevented me from getting the job done. maybe i'll be able to post pics another day.