Ygduf

Better than Perris, CA.

Doge

Does he speak Swahili? I heard he was my home boy from Nairobi...but I can only see he lived in S Africa.
I love Phil. Late night recorded racing and some wine and I sleep better than with a sound machine.

I can't find the post race comments video by Cav that were here Amgen Tour of California Tour Tracker but he was commenting on Jen's comment that he was out of position. Something like (my words) "It was perfect...you don't want to take sprinting advice from Jens no do you"

TMonk

that's not saying much.

mattm

Actually it might not be Swahili, I may have generalized.

But it was a language from the continent of Africa!

caloso

Paul grew up in Kenya and now lives in Uganda, so it would make sense that he speaks Swahili.

furiousferret

Being a group ride away from Perris I really want to defend it but outside of really good meth I can't seem to formulate a defensible argument.

A lot of places there take EBT as well...k, that's all I got.

Doge

Couldn't find that info - but if he did grow up in East Africa, he probably did.
English (like) is still the predominant language in Africa. Swahili was put together by the English as a collection of East African trade languages.

We were the only Peace Corps family (with kids) in Africa in the early 1970s. I was a kid in Liberia, I went to and finished HS in Kenya.
My adopted (legal) brother is Liberian.
Then - cycling related...I road across country 170mile/day and delivered a letter to Regan to introduce a Bill in Congress to allow him to stay in the country. See - as he came in legally he was not allowed to get the amnesty he would have if he had he been illegal.
So congress voted, he got to stay and I got to ride a lot.
Bill Summary & Status - 98th Congress (1983 - 1984) - H.R.718 - THOMAS (Library of Congress)|

carpediemracing 

Final reviews of the 5th revision of the April 12th clip. Debated making a few text changes, decided against them because many hours. Uploading now, should be 4 hours, going to sleep, will review YouTube stuff before making it public.

carpediemracing 

Unless he sold it he has a partial interest in a gold mine in Africa somewhere.

rideaz

We lived in a small condo in North San Diego County and were expecting our second child so we were trying to buy a house. By the time we could afford anything we were in Hemet & Perris territory and decided F it, we might as well just go back to AZ and be closer to family!

globecanvas

Really interesting (to me, anyway) article about bicycles, function, and using objects as a way to store information outside of your memory:

The Science of Cycology

Ygduf

rather than ask how much someone rides, ask them if they've ever worked on their bike... pretty sure I picked the three correctly, at least!

TMonk

Where?

I grew up in San Marcos (ages 3-10), then Vista until I moved for college. My parents have a real nice place in the foothills of vista, With an un-fenced acre of property between two private drwys. My dad spends most of his free time landscaping out there. It's very nice to be outside at home.

I like a lot of N County actually.

furiousferret

Vista and San Marcos are much nicer than Perris and Hemet. It might be inland but is still 20 minutes to nice surf.

rideaz

I lived in Vista too, in Shadowridge! Only for 18 months (worked at Pendleton). It was a great place. I still regret moving.

happybday29475

Contemplating going to Tulsa Tough in a few weeks...anybody been? Worthwhile? Other commentary?

Racer Ex 

Yes. I've done all the races including the NRC crit Friday night. Cool race. Only time I've been on a jumbotron. Also had a *** pointed at me after the race Sunday. Seriously. Oh, and the guy who won my race got popped for EPO.

Great crowds. Fun courses. Go.

wens

Worth it. Crowds are insane and Tulsa is actually pretty cool.

carpediemracing 

Small world. My 2004-2011 SoCal training camps were based out of my friend's house in the Shadowridge area. A couple turns and I'd be near the high school there, it was actually walking distance from his house (their two kids went to daycare in the little strip mall across from the HS for a bit), we'd go to the Albertsons? grocery store just up that big road.

I looked at Google, it's South Melrose. My sprint-practice/test/experiment hill was by Bueno Vista Park (the uphill portion heading north on S Melrose). Etc.

globecanvas

You really can't go wrong. It's incredibly fun, well-run, the crowds are enthusiastic. You'll feel like a rock star.

I told the story last year, but it's the only race my wife has ever been to, and she made such a cheering spectacle of herself (as I won the race ) that she got on the jumbotron. Now she thinks all bike races are like that.

I grew up in Tulsa and couldn't wait to leave. But the city has reinvented itself in interesting ways. Two of the three race venue neighborhoods are literally unrecognizable from the 70s/80s when I lived there. When we raced past Cain's Ballroom I was like whaaaaat? That neighborhood used to be a shambles. Now it has cafes and the very cool Woody Guthrie Center, absolutely must visit there if you go.

Say hi if you do go. I'll be in the 3s Friday night (unless I upgrade in the next month, heh), the 40+ Saturday and Sunday.

Wylde06

Do it

Gramercy

You think at age 32, I would know the difference between bad allergies and a cold. Leaning towards allergies but it sucks regardless. Heart rate was higher than normal today on my commute.

TheKillerPenguin

Oh dude allergies are insane right now. I have hives. HIVES! from pollen, and after yesterday's ride there was no white left in my eyes, just red.

gsteinb

I wish I could turn my mod powers on and off, kinda like burt

Gramercy

Everything has a coating of yellow, it's gross. Hope it ends in a few days - as it is, this is extremely late for allergy season.