I reconfigured the Cannondale last night, and it is in cyclocross mode. I always chuckle a bit when I finished this conversion, as there’s only about two months out of the year that this bike actually rides in its native dress. I do need to bite the bullet and swap out the rear mech cable. […]

Posted on September 11th, 2009 by admin
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So I was convinced that I was done with racing for the year, instead focusing on the local brevet and the Dirty Dozen. Then I looked at the local ‘cross racing calendar, and realized I could do at least four races (including one in Fayetteville, WV, meaning climbing and ‘cross on the same weekend!) in […]

Posted on September 7th, 2009 by admin
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So the plan was to go to the New this weekend, Sunday and Monday, after going to the David Bazan house show. Except then we all got sick with various colds. Fun, that. I dislike few things more than to be ill during the summer. Blah. The Bazan show was quite good, and his “question […]

Posted on September 6th, 2009 by admin
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From a specification meeting I just suffered through attended: “I’ll set up a meeting to talk about whether we need to have another meeting to talk about this.” Words fail.

Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by admin
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You, too, can become an “expert” in no time.

Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by admin
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(Except with more falling) We climbed at Summersville Lake on Sunday. A fine day was had by all, and it was good to be there with some motivation to actually climb. Some friends were climbing Apollo Reed (5.13a), and Jen and I thought about joining them. I was actually a bit nervous, since I knew […]

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by admin
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We just returned from two days of climbing at Rifle Mountain Park in western Colorado. It’s been quite some time since we’ve climbed at Rifle (how long, you ask? Long enough that during that visit I sent Vision Thing (5.13a/b) in just a few tries), so it was good to be back. It was great […]

Posted on August 18th, 2009 by admin
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Today was mostly some random noodling around Erie, CO, trying to connect as many dirt roads as I could. Many of the east-west roads north of Erie are still dirt, so it was fairly easy. Most of them were flat or slightly rolling, and the road beds were in generally condition–not terribly washboarded. It was […]

Posted on August 15th, 2009 by admin
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Jen and I ditched the kids and spent the afternoon at the Movement Gym in Boulder doing some rock climbing (hey, it was really, really hot outside). I am decidedly not in climbing shape (I fell off 5.10b at the end of the session, and nearly fell of 5.9), but had a very good time. […]

Posted on August 14th, 2009 by admin
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(Sorry, no map) Rode out toward Boulder, then did a big loop around the old Rock Flats facility. Generally, a nice ride on the plateau below Boulder. A few of the roads (most notably Indiana Street and SR 93) were very traffic-y with no shoulder. Then I lost a contact, which meant I rode about […]

Posted on August 13th, 2009 by admin
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