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.
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!
Tags: alpine dam, cannondale caad9
justin’s new whip. should be ready to ride by tonight.
stoked for him. oh and I picked up some gel while I was there. also made an appointment for the supersix september 8th. hoping the parts will all be in by then!
the deda superzero seatpost showed up in the mail today. it’s definitely not the lightest thing in the world, but I’ll be having the shop cut it down a bit. 335mm seems a tad bit long considering the one I have on the caad9 is 240mm, and the perfect length. and it’ll shave a tad bit of weight off. still waiting for my zero100 compact drops.
gave big swingin’ cycles a ring…my supersix headset is STILL not there. it’s been nearly 2 weeks. if this is the single component that holds back the build, I’ll be a bit annoyed. it was the first thing I placed on order.
hottest night all year. must’ve been at least 80*!
deda zero100 servizio corse – 130mm, 82*. titanium bolts. showed up in the mail today, AW YA.
stoked.
I posted a supersix last week, and came across it again, randomly today. it belongs to martin bosch and won the 2009 bike of the year award on the german blog, cyclenoid.
an update on my supersix. called big swingin’ cycles, and the headset is still not there. it’ll be 2 weeks as of tomorrow, so I’m hoping it’ll show up soon, almost regretting not getting it off ebay for $70. but it’s too late to back out now, time to play the waiting game. still waiting on my deda components too, so I guess I’m not ready to drop it off anyway.
but still.
Tags: cannondale supersix
this is how far we made it. we got to the top of the first climb into alpine dam from the fairfax side, and I turned around to wait up from justin when I heard a huge POP! my heart sunk. a flat. we pulled off and took a closer look at the tire. it was gashed from the sidewall to almost the middle of the tire. must’ve been a sharp rock, F*CKING ROCKS. COME ON.
justin busted out a clif bar wrapper, and we put it in the tire from the inside, held with a bit of rubber cement. swapped tubes, and put the wheel back on. we figured it’d be risky riding the rest of the ride with a tire running on about 50psi, held together with a wrapper and some glue. so we hobbled it all the way down, back into fairfax. climbed and descended camino alto, home bound. and just after we beat all the hard parts of the ride, with only flat riding out to sausalito left, it blew out a second time.
we had just pulled onto the sidewalk from the gas station at the corner, and my rear went flat. there’s justin making the call for a pickup. out of tubes, energy, and out of fight.
wasn’t our day, I guess. big, big thanks to justin and maggie, my saviors! time to crush hard next week to make up for this mess.
Tags: alpine dam, cannondale caad9
I opted for another double muir woods today. caught cars on the second round of descents…as expected on a weekend. lots of cyclists out today, but not many going the same direction as me. caught up to josh from mission cycling on my way back and we chatted a bit. he’s cat4 now, and quicker than he was a couple months back. glad to see he’s enjoying his caad9.
back to back double muirs. I’m just a bit tired. looking forward to alpine dam tomorrow though. it’s gonna be awesome.
Tags: cannondale caad9, double, muir woods
had the road to myself today, for the most part. always caught up to cars on descents but expected considering the time I left, and the fact that it’s a friday. didn’t see too many cyclists out today, more cars than anything.
what’s left to say? 45mi, 2600ft of climbing, and torched legs. get it done.
Tags: cannondale caad9, double, muir woods