your daily bicycle log

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SWOON!

pinning is cool. some time in the mid 90s rebecca twigg broke her collarbone 11 days before worlds. she had it plated/pinned, then won a gold medal and set WR in a her pursuit race. badass.

oh, 1 hour this morning EASY spins, nice and cold out

MY RIDE THIS MORNING WAS PEPPERED WITH A SWEET ALTERCATION WITH A LIVERY DRIVER WHO TOLD ME THAT HE SHOULD RUN ME OVER...THEN I CAUGHT HIM AT THE LIGHT AND CALLED HIM A FAT PIECE OF SHIT....WHICH WAS NICE.

No pins...I was kinda looking forward to being part man/part machine haha.

awesome day yesterday:

-- woke up a little hungover (a first since i've been a courier)
-- the streets were remarkably dry and ridable after getting 4 inches overnight
-- was late for work, but the dispatchers all love me now so it doesn't matter
-- CHEESEBALL, BUT: morning light on the Gehry bandshell, dusted with snow, as I'm coming down Washington Ave = v v pretty
-- ended up getting lost on some delivery up norf, ended up in the middle of a residential neighborhood with.......horses? seriously, right in the middle of the hood: huge lot with large draft horses roaming around. it was o_O and awesome and perfect.
-- the reason i got lost was because some streets in chicago have different, vanity/historical names. eg - Clark St., a major Chicago street can alternately be referred to as Sandberg Terrace for, like, a 5 block stretch. consequently, condo associations who want to have a more fashionable sounding address ("Clark" is so boring! THOUSANDS of places have addresses on Clark St!) opt for the alternate address, making my life very difficult.
-- went to the messenger bar and actually made friends, which was nice. ended up charging up to this mexican restaurant/karaoke place in my neighborhood (about 7 miles) in a fucking paceline in a headwind, slightly drunk. these guys were "taking it easy" (cat 3 CX racers) and while I didn't get broken off, I was still totally exhausted when we finally showed up. then I had two margaritas and sang Folsom Prison Blues in front of a bunch horrified Mexicans.
-- doddled home around 11.30, sat down on my couch, cracked a beer, had exactly one sip, and fell asleep sitting up and fully clothed. now i am going out to buy orange juice!

CHEESEBALL, BUT: morning light on the Gehry bandshell, dusted with snow, as I'm coming down Washington Ave = v v pretty

Cheeseball indeed, I am looking forward to seeing that and the bean in the snow.

I miss Chicago. Watching downhill skiing on my trainer sounded like a good idea except some poor woman half killed herself on the first run and the next half hour was a lot of concerned people with stretchers milling about.

on bike around 7-ish last night. first time on for a couple of weeks. went for an aimless trip along bike path, then took nice leafy run into the city proper on main road w/ bike lane. doubled back past melbourne uni, then back home again on side streets. took a bit over an hour, all up? not very intense, was going fairly briskly on the run into the city though. i really need a new battery for the '7-function cyclocomputer', i'm really bad at estimating distances, speed, etc.

1 hour on the rollers in easy endurance zone--

new skill-was able to take my jersey off no-handed while rolling rolling away

please note this was an over-the-head deal not an unzipping

snowy weekend and cold temps = icy and sloppy roads. no riding or commuting.

take jersey off no-handed? did you use teeth?

Pelvic floor muscles.

NO HANDS ON THE BIKE SMART GUY, TRY IT ON THE ROLLERS AND TAKE PICS PLZ

leg curls are killing me

No cycling for three days because I forgot where I left my bike. Turns out it was outside pub.

CAEK MEET GBX, GBX MEET CAEK!!

BANNED

We are such terrors!

Will I be able to ride in Park City during Sundance or is there too much snow?

Also, snowboarding when drunk: your thoughts?

FIRM BELIEVER IN SNOWBOARDING AFTER A BEER OR 2...ANYMORE, I TEND TO GET CARELESS.

IT'S 52 DEGREES AND WET OUT IN NYC, LOVELY RIDE TODAY!!!

We have a bike misplacement thread, entertain us there w yr musings and losings!

I need a back mud-guard, I got grit down my jeans yesterday from the inch or two of back that wasn't covered. Gross.

where is the bike misplacement thread? I remember it but can't find it.

I can't remember what it's called, we need gbx.

Kind of ironic, if you think about it.

some bandana'd lesbian honked violently at me and called me a faggot while on the willoughby bike lane

bike handling skillz are ++

thanks low-paying job!

22 miles in the freezing cold - my toes are hideously numb, might be time to buy some overshoes

shouder surgery yesterday went ok, no rotator or lig damg. just scraping off arthritic collarbone. no bike but trainer for a while and im not too motivated to do that.

but you did do it

2 hrs on the trainer whilst watching stage 3 of paris-nice 2007

Trainer work yesterday proved that 8 days without riding = a 5% reduction in performance. Sucks.

(oh no i dint xpost).

anyways, there are no usage restrictions on my 4 holed wing. "as pain allows." im like, incredibly able to do things i can actively raise it to near parallel to ground. i could totally ride on it i think. the streets are v icy tho. do i commute on it? do i ride to my postop doc appointment? im on day 4 up in here. what u think iltrmb?

Have spent most of this week cycling to and from work drinks totally hosed.

I have borrowed skiwear for Park City. Cycled home in the goggles tonight. Twilight visibility would have been excellent, but it was like 3am.

Not directly related to my biking but we are mooting a plkan to go and watch the Paris Roubaix in the Trouée d'Arenberg in April. Day trip including a large french dinner.

can i come

arenberg so fucking insane. the streif of the hahnenkahm of road cycling.

A PROMISE: I'm at my dad's house for over a week and I will have some picturesque shots for you guys.

Also, in chicago tomorrow, more riding on the lake.

All can come to the Paris Roubaix.

i dont care how much dope theyre on i wanna see that someday for the sheer spectacle. looking down that long gradual incline with the lion of flanders and other banners streaming out, and down on the cobbles, or in the mud of the siding, total chaos. and then impossibly a very small group of riders exits onto the tarmac. for the rest, carnage, a desperate chase, or just sit up and look for a car.

sorry i have been slacking on the log

mostly gym strength work this week with a couple of easy 1 hr rides in between

today was rainy so 2.5 hrs on the trainer, 3x12 minutes in 53x12 woohoo

it's almost time to post pix of my calves gentlemen

xmas eve day ride in central park 3hrs endurance, this was torture at first but eventually i got into a great tempo

flying down a desolate bike path along an arroyo
slow burbling creek on my left
train tracks and occasional freighter on my right
80 degrees and huffin
back tire blows out
enough to blow the bead out and over the rim
"hello? hi it's Steve. yeah uh... can someone come get me?"

PIX PLZ

guys guys i just went on a tandem for the first time EVER, awesome fun! only like 25 or 30km around country lanes in the dordogne but so ace!

No riding today, but- 20 mins ago in treacherous riding conditions:

me: *walking on v. v. icy/snow sidewalk, crossing over dedicated bus lane as bus approaches. move a foot or so to left to ensure not being hit by bus*

small voice behind me: "on your left" *nearly simultaneous bike crash sound*

me: *look over shoulder, prepare to ask "are you ok?"*

little woman in balaclava on _decked_ Primus Mootry cx rig: *picking self up* "Oh, gee thanks."

me: *dander rising* "was i in your way?"

lwodpmcb: "i said 'on your left'!"

me: "WHAT!? WHY ARE YOU ON THE SIDEWALK? WHY ARE _YOU_ EVEN ON A BIKE? DON'T TRY TO LAY THAT ON ME. nice cross bike tho." *spins on heel, continues walking."

its the most smugly self-righteous ive been in... hours, i was angry and embarrassed at the same time. im sure to her i just looked like some douchebag in a suit.

i visited my pops in south carolina and got to some biking! 12 miles or so, which is just about how long i can go before getting bored.

i started out riding my stepmom's Giant bike, which is sweet, then switched and rode my dad's pedal-backwards-to-brake bike. also my dad fell off his bike once.