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jb and friends, killing it as usual. first video is my favorite. 28 seconds in, watch the line between the people, the cop, the bus, crane, and bmw. then through the garage, a ferrari 599. it would’ve been perfect if there was also footage of a bum screaming something obscene…oh, san francisco.
pulled from wob.
Tags: road bike, san francisco, video
we have it so easy here in san francisco, the weather is so mild year round. we don’t have snow, or freezing temperatures, either. so kudos to this green-booted commuter, I salute your brave bike ride in chicago.
from g&b, originally on bike fancy.
Tags: girls on bikes
riding alone might be more convenient, but riding with a couple guys always seems to drill your legs harder, even if you’re not trying to. after yesterday’s 70 mile spin ride, I was exhausted. but it wasn’t really my legs, it was the rest of my body that ached. I was planning on riding paradise loop again, just 1 loop, much more chill in pace. anyway, last night, travis e-mailed a handful of people, inviting them out on a short endurance ride in marin. I debated going and getting dropped on an “easy” ride, or not going, and having to ride alone again, just like the rest of the week. no thanks to that, I’ll go.
naveen also showed up. we headed across the bridge, cut through sausalito, climbed camino alto, and did a route called the barber shop loop. there was no barber shop at any point in the ride, which made no sense. it was semi-residential with some tree coverage next to the highway, mostly flat with some gradual uphills. it was fairly short, thankfully, and soon we were back on the bike path. up until then, I was feeling like trash, struggling to keep up. and I was catching the most perfect drafts behind both of them…wow, my fitness is horrible.
we made it out of sausalito and started heading towards de la paz coffee on 7th and mission. on our way, through the park, we came across joseph. he was down to tag along to de la paz, so we all rolled through the panhandle, and started flying down oak with all the cars. naveen and I got caught at the octavia light, but caught back up on fell, down towards mission. it felt like an alleycat, except we were on road bikes, going much faster than on fixed gears. it was awesome.
when we met joseph in the park: “I’ll only go [to de la paz] if I end up on your blog.” at de la paz: “I was just kidding!” this guy! also, I have no idea what naveen is doing in the background, but I don’t think his girlfriend would approve of flashing another guy.
also caught up with daniel, who had wrecked his cannondale supersix at a race a couple weeks back. his wrist is still sore, but he’s doing well, and will have another team issue supersix coming in soon (I think). jason de la paz also rolled in, which was awesome – I hadn’t seen him in months, since before I stopped racing, I think. anyway, I’m glad I came out, it was nice seeing everyone again. I’m really stoked that my fitness is slowly coming back, and though it needs a lot of work, I’m pedaling properly now, using my right leg effectively with every stroke.
good seeing you guys out, thanks for the muffin, travis. does that sound wrong? I sure hope not. the muffin was delicious…
Tags: barber shop, cannondale caad10, freewheel hayes, spotted
Tags: cannondale caad10, new bike day
this guy built up a steel cyclocross rig at the yamaguchi frame building school.
with campagnolo record shifters, veloce rear derailleur, chorus cassette, record front derailleur, and cx carbon cranks with 36-46 rings. it’s unique, that’s for sure. props to jake for welding the frame himself, and building up the bike proper.
Tags: cyclocross, porn
Tags: fixed gear, porn, velodrome
chas and steve on the warsaw velodrome.
about to crush it.
the cycle messenger world championships were held in warsaw, poland this year. fergus, chas, and steve all went. fergus took the win on the velodrome on his team issue low track, as well. congrats!
spotted on mash, originally on fixed photo.
Tags: fixed gear, velodrome
after taking yesterday off to fully recovery from the mystery side pain, I woke up this morning in pursuit of some decent mileage on paradise loop in tiburon. I kept the pace much lighter than tuesday’s ride, focusing on a smooth, spinney cadence. of course, as I made the turn onto the bridge, I saw maurice tailing some other cyclists. we chatted for a bit across the foggy, damp bridge. he had spent some time in greece, and had been off the bike for a short while, which was quite the contrast to my month off with various knee problems. anyway, he was heading across to ride muir woods, a ride I really wanted to do…but I had to resist, my base fitness needed a lot of work. we dropped into sausalito, and as he slowed to get some coffee, I kept riding towards the beginning of the loop. good seeing you out maurice, I’ll hit you up when I’m not riding like a snail!
the ride started off normal enough, a bit foggy with peaks of sunlight beaming through. then somewhere along the way, I felt something in my jersey. no wait, now it’s under my base layer. yea, it was a bee. I stopped pedaling, looking for a place to slow down. I started hitting my chest, trying to kill it – not sure if this was a good idea or not, but oh well. I was able to grab it through my base layer, but not before it stung me briefly in 2 areas. I shook out my clothes, and it fell on the asphalt, dead and crushed, the stinger still attached. sorry buddy.
I continued to ride with an annoying pain on my chest.
1 loop complete. I felt drained, but wanted to make my time out there worth it, so I opted for another 20 mile loop (which would make the total ride distance about 70 miles). so, I went around again. my legs burned and my calves felt like they were a pedal revolution away from seizing up. it was pretty horrible, I felt like trash, but kept riding steadily with a high cadence. at one point, I was stretching my back, and my jersey got caught on the stack of spacers I have above my stem. luckily, no one saw, but that was definitely not pro. that’s what I thought about for the rest of the ride, and I planned on swinging by freewheel to see if they could chop it while I waited. I crawled back into the city, through the presidio, and stopped in.
dustin was able to cut it right then and there, which was awesome. “hey, make a pose,” I said. “man, this better not go on the internet.” “ha, too late.” I also caught up with travis, who spent the last weekend up in bend, oregon, placing 4th overall in the cascade cycling classic in the cat2 men’s. pro is pro.
buddy!
anyway, I’m stoked that the fork was chopped, thanks again, dustin. expect a proper bike photo (or maybe two?) by the end of today.
Tags: cannondale caad10, daily, double, freewheel hayes, paradise loop, san francisco, spotted, summer
johnny hoogerland (vacansoleil-dcm) on the right, still showing scars from his crash on stage 9. the post-tour criteriums are going on in france, belgium, the netherlands, germany, austria, and denmark. they’re for fans to see their tour heroes up close. I had no idea that the criteriums were fixed though. that’s like saying the big, plush mickey mouse and donald duck characters are fake at disneyland, or that santa claus is fake. then again, witnessing pro teams ride around a criterium course faster than any of us will is probably pretty entertaining.
photo from cycling news.
Tags: pro cycling
Tags: san francisco
