A good year overall. And really, a phenomenal year considering I get to have multiple nice bikes with nice parts hung on them (I mean, to have even one I like is a huge blessing). Learned a lot, mostly by listening to my body, concerning temperature tolerance and stress when 'cold' with my knees (aka knee warmers below 75° and no mega sprint efforts early in a ride) and in-ride fueling (as in, do it, RoS! Often!). The knee thing was needed and has resulted in happy knees in a very wide range of temperatures.

I sold some bikes, but gained a surprising number (feeling...a bit guilty? But it was a long year!). The Davidson Impulse (now a flagship), my Grail bike the Schwinn Prologue, and a diamond in the Guerciotti Super Record. Well, and a few other luminaries.

Did a metric century (counts for something right?) and took my Prologue to Canada and on a number of hill-heavy routes, including an accidentally long and impromptu 43 mile ride in 85° weather in the heat of the afternoon with no shade. Good times at on an sweeping S-curve descent at 40 mph with a surprise hopping over RR tracks. Had fluid and food, but ran a touch short while over-exerting. Cramps man, cramps. Took a week or so to get the hamstrings ready to want to be out of the saddle sprinting or climbing.

For 2019 I just want to not buy any bikes, frames, or components. Hard line on bikes and frames for sure. Heavy scrutiny on components purchases. I've been selling things throughout the year and though now have a number of frames and parts that are not moving fast enough/much at all. I'm at a max point physically (space) and mentally (enough is more than fine). I'd like to recoup more of the money I've spent. I'll still invariably wrench, but I truly want to turn my focus somewhere else. Where, I don't know. I'll still probably only get down to seven or eight bikes, but to clear out a bunch of room or just to clean it up would calm some parts of my mind. Focus on riding, anywhere. Less building, fun as it is. Just enjoy the creations and creation. Bike in 20° weather, bike up Hurricane Ridge again, bike a good ride in December like a number of us did last year.

Make it and keep it simple.