oh YA, friday.

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back to basics, double muir woods.  it was foggy and wet at different points of the ride because of the elevation but at least I didn’t catch up to any cars on the descents into muir woods and mill valley.  I ate enough gel this time around and felt solid for the majority of the ride.  my right knee started acting up on the last climb out, so I eased up the pace.  it’s time to get my cleats adjusted, that’s for sure.

someone hollered at me through sausalito, who was it?  he was wearing a freewheel kit as well.  hope you had a good ride!

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one oh five.

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the 2010, shimano 105 5700 group now comes in black.  the only components I’m concerned with are the front and rear hubs.  I’m having freewheel 3x lace them with sapim double butted black spokes, red anodized nipples, to black mavic open sports and 23c continental gatorskins for more rotational mass as well as puncture resistance.  or maybe I’ll go for a 25c…hmmm.

I’ve already placed the order, but travis told me they won’t get built for a while.  they’re backed up for a couple weeks.  not overly concerned though, by time the wheelset is built, I hope to be dialed on the supersix, in terms of saddle height, angles, etc.  the headset is enroute from georgia, and should be here next week.  I’m hoping tuesday, so it’ll make the appointment I made for wednesday.

bike gods, help!

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zero100 handlebars.

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the bike gods have spoken.

waiting on the last piece of the puzzle, supersix integrated headset.

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daily.

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one of the members of the e30 forum I use to mod at, took this photo near jackson, wyoming.

props nick!

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early wednesday.

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7am, central coffee, off of the panhandle.  travis rolled up and got a morning pick-me-up inside the cafe.

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travis was talking to gabe about his power output readings, I think.  I kind of want a power meter of some sort…I want to be cool, too…

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we climbed camino alto, did a half paradise and strawberry, and headed home.  travis kept a wicked pace up the climb, cat2 heroics!

had a great time, thanks for inviting me out.  and we beat the heat, oh YA!

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no, you’re ritte.

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big, bold colors.  sub-1000g framset.

ritte is a company based out of santa monica.  check them out!

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xtrack.

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came across this 2010 pinarello xtrack.  obviously not ridden in the street, but holy sh*t.

jaw-dropping.  see a couple more pictures on flickr.

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my legs felt trashed this morning but I still wanted to head out with justin for the double muir I planned the night before.  so we headed out, and the weather was ideal – not too windy and a little bit sunny.  we caught cars on all the descents but we still got a good ride in with ~2500ft of climbing.  I was tired yesterday, but now I’m really tired, HAHA.

oh, and justin was pointing at a stuffed animal bear at the side of the road.  he wanted to take it home for his wife, but I told him it could have rabies.  he ended up not taking it.  I’m such a good friend…

it’s looking nice outside, iconic san francisco summer weather.  get on my local level!

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full pic.

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thanks to justin, for the picture of all our bikes.  left to right: justin’s new look 585, my caad9, joseph’s giant, naveen’s giant, and then kevin’s bmc.

alpine dam.

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met up with justin, joseph, kevin, and naveen today for alpine dam.  it was probably the windiest ride I’ve ever done, there was a constant 15-20mph westward wind the entire time.  I still had a great time, just had to watch descents and the pillars on the bridge.

as I understand it, joseph is the founder of house of commons, a brand base around premium street wear and other boutique items.  he’ll be starting a small cycling team in 2011, which kevin will be a part of.  joseph is cat3 and the others are cat4.  they’ve got the speed to back it up!

good ride guys, hopefully we can ride again soon!

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