legion of honor

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twin peaks.

counting down the days until I get both my bikes fit…the knee discomfort is bearable, but definitely is becoming more of an issue on both the road and fixed gear.  it’s taking all the fun out of riding.

spotted this spool of steel cable yesterday.  I’m assuming this is the actual cable that the cable cars run on, possibly just a section of it.

then I saw this crazy camera contraption with a spinning mirror-thing on top of a truck.  I hope I end up a big blur on the next revision of google maps, *fingers crossed*.

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twin peaks.

left earlier this morning to avoid the slew of afternoon lunch breakers and tourists.  then had a random guy pacing me as I spun out on the marina greens.  hearing someone coasting as I’m soft pedaling along with the wind coming from behind us?  awkward.  leave it up to aggressive recreational road cyclists to pace my gear limited bike.

how excellent.

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tuesday.

home sweet home.

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monday.

I wasn’t expecting such a heavy fog drizzle all over the city.  I was still able to maintain traction throughout, and was thankful to have 2 brakes.  the langster isn’t due for it’s 300mi checkup yet, I haven’t been riding it nearly enough.  hopefully this mist goes away.

the fog can stay, though.  it’s very san francisco.

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twin peaks.

back to old habits on the fixed gear.  I really do enjoy riding the road bike in marin, which I haven’t done in a while.  it might be a sub-conscience back door to my lacking performance at races, or that I’ve been tired.  or maybe both.  mount hamilton took such a huge effort just to finish, and the fact that I was dropped at the crest and through the descent just made me almost not want to race anymore.  not this season at least.  I’ve raced over 25 this season, almost every single weekend since the san bruno hill climb on new year’s day.  I don’t regret the amount of racing, but I wish I had built the fixed gear trainer earlier.  whether it’s actually improving my fitness or not isn’t really relevant, I’m having such a good time riding it around the city, climbing hills I haven’t touched in years.

it reminds me of how fun riding is.  it’s not all about doing well at races.  it’s about enjoying yourself.  I should stamp that on my top tube.

a car full of seemingly tipsy girls (at 11am?) yelled, “nice butt!” to me as I climbed past the cable car tracks, so I’ve got that going for me, I guess.  there might be some hope after all!

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twin peaks.

the view.

the route (counter-clockwise).

I forgot today was memorial day, there were tons of people out.  surprisingly, it was quiet at twin peaks, but the marina and crissy were packed.  earlier on, I saw marc (chica sexy) riding his road bike.  then on my way back, I saw fergus (also on chica sexy) coming up lincoln sporting a new prototype cadence kit.  the same one that I posted a couple days ago.  it didn’t look too bad in person, the lettering was pretty subtle.

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my favorite view of san francisco.  previous to the climb from 7th, I rode along the coast from crissy/marina to lincoln, legion, ocean beach, golden gate park, and on.  road cyclists looked as confused as tourists were as I passed.  is it a road bike, single speed, or a track bike…hmmm.

two sky shots from yesterday.

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the works.

I hit up the presidio, legion of honor, and twin peaks on the langster.  needless to say, after riding earlier in the day, my legs weren’t feeling so great, but the view was worth it.  I stopped by freewheel on the way back to grab a snack, and talked to jason a bit.  he won’t be doing mt. hamilton this weekend, unfortunately, but he’s definitely in for pescadero and a few other races in the coming month.  now I’m going to find something to eat…

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more city loop.

more or less, the same loop as yesterday, minus lake merced.

you know that feeling you have for someone you really love (a significant other), you want to spend every moment with them.  the golden years in time, where they can’t do anything wrong in your eyes.  you move around your schedule to make time for them, and money isn’t too big of a deal.  I can tell you that I don’t feel that for anyone, except for this bike.  it’s the sensation of doing something different for a change.  I don’t feel like I’m cheating on my road bike, I feel like the road bike is my wifey, and it gets enough attention.  I might take it out during the week for something chill, and paired with the fact that it’s raced on the weekends, it can’t really complain, right?  it’s almost as if I’m just going through the motions (maybe like a marriage): “fine, I’ll take the kids to the park today, and this weekend, we’re all going to disneyland (but after that, I’m going to rage with my mistress).”

the langster is my mistress.  and it can do no wrong, even though the first day I rode it, my rear wheel flatted.  and the best part about bikes is that they can’t talk back.  what’s that?  take the kids to the park, and then drive to disneyland this weekend?  screw that, drive yourself and your own kids.

I’m going to be out racing.

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daylight slavings.

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ah, springtime night rides.  and I only expect it to get warmer.

got a call yesterday from connor at freewheel hayes.  my phil bottom bracket just came in, and I’ll be dropping off the cdale track saturday to get it swapped out.

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