Just hanging out shooting the bull
07-13-17, 05:48 PM
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As I am preping some bikes for this weekends 40K the wife comes out to the shed and asks.... "Why do you have two of the same bikes?"
I respond.. Spare for when I crash next.
She was *not* amused
The one on the right is a team mates with my wheels. She has a shot at a podium. Me. not so much
I respond.. Spare for when I crash next.
She was *not* amused
The one on the right is a team mates with my wheels. She has a shot at a podium. Me. not so much
One totally bad ass dog:
I'm no doubt biased in the Chessie department, but they are tough dogs at their core. Surviving 9 months on her own and through an Idaho winter...
I'm no doubt biased in the Chessie department, but they are tough dogs at their core. Surviving 9 months on her own and through an Idaho winter...
07-13-17, 09:58 PM
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07-14-17, 08:33 AM
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Lefty
There once was a a trackie from Austin
Who thought his sprint was so awesome
He entered a crit with right turns to hit
Found out that clockwise flummoxed him
Who thought his sprint was so awesome
He entered a crit with right turns to hit
Found out that clockwise flummoxed him
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07-14-17, 02:35 PM
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I haven't seen flat track in a while. I do remember Kenny Roberts trying to beat XR750s with the vertical twin Yamahas and actually succeeding on occasion.
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07-14-17, 06:10 PM
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07-14-17, 07:15 PM
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07-15-17, 10:58 AM
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There once was a roadie from the flatlands
Who rode the prairies like a madman
He came to our hills with no descending skills
Was so shakey he soiled his shorts in Leakey
Who rode the prairies like a madman
He came to our hills with no descending skills
Was so shakey he soiled his shorts in Leakey
07-15-17, 11:03 AM
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Dang, I hope you ride better than you rhyme! 
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07-15-17, 01:28 PM
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07-15-17, 07:10 PM
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I got see Kenny Roberts at Laguna Seca a couple of times. Not knowing much of anything about riding a motorcycle fast didn't diminish the fact that even I could see he was a great, way above everyone else at the time. I saw him coming down (what was then) turn seven, "hanging off", bike almost flat on it's side (as it looked), and he was riding around other people like they were parked. Just so impressive!
I knew a mechanic in one of the local motorcycle shops back then who raced flat track, and had competed against Roberts on many occasions. He had a photo of himself holding off Roberts in one of the turns. I remember him telling me that racing with Roberts was "comfortable". That says a lot!
I knew a mechanic in one of the local motorcycle shops back then who raced flat track, and had competed against Roberts on many occasions. He had a photo of himself holding off Roberts in one of the turns. I remember him telling me that racing with Roberts was "comfortable". That says a lot!
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07-17-17, 07:13 AM
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@Voodoo76 I suspect is is the center of gravity shifting forward when you go down hill. I have a similar problem with my road bike. Try sliding back on the saddle and take a little weight off your hands. I bet it goes away.
. Need to get some confidence back now, it's almost embarrassing feeling that timid.I'll have to revisit my Track bike setup as well. Only trip to Alkek last year I was struggling transitioning into the turns at speed. I chalked it up to rust, but I had moved my setup foreword quite a bit on that bike.
07-17-17, 09:27 AM
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PSA: The aero helmet people (@heathpack) were drooling over is on serious sale:
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...-ultimate-mips
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...-ultimate-mips
07-17-17, 10:09 AM
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PSA: The aero helmet people (@heathpack) were drooling over is on serious sale:
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...-ultimate-mips
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...-ultimate-mips
Looks like the price in that link is $550, which is the normal-ish price for that helmet, on the slightly expensive side actually.
???
I already have it anyway.
07-17-17, 12:37 PM
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07-17-17, 04:08 PM
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I've gotten sticker shock over the entry fees for Worlds. No new helmets for me. I'll wear my helicopter helmet if I have to....
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Sadly, my old helmet still tests out the fastest on me. 5%er.
On the other hand, it's paid for.
On the other hand, it's paid for.
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Physical therapy is going pretty well. The PT guy told me he's going to have to put my leg in an apparatus that looks like a large blood pressure cuff to increase the exercise difficulty - apparently, I'm too fit for the prescribed exercises or something. Never thought I'd hear that. I also got to ride a bike...well, a Schwinn Airdyne, it's sorta like a bike. It felt good to spin, just some soreness around the surgical incision. I was only allowed ten minutes, it was like bikeride-us interruptus!
I put a new left hood, cables, housing and bar tape on the Allez Comp Race, which is the bike I was riding when I crashed. The only remaining signs of the crash are scratches on the left shifter and a ground-down place on the rear quick release, which took the brunt of the sliding. The new frameset is at the shop, and the Ridley is in the car. I'll transfer the parts from the Ridley to the new bike tomorrow and clean up the Ridley frameset for sale. I actually got my first set of carbon bars for the new bike, looking forward to seeing how they ride.
I put a new left hood, cables, housing and bar tape on the Allez Comp Race, which is the bike I was riding when I crashed. The only remaining signs of the crash are scratches on the left shifter and a ground-down place on the rear quick release, which took the brunt of the sliding. The new frameset is at the shop, and the Ridley is in the car. I'll transfer the parts from the Ridley to the new bike tomorrow and clean up the Ridley frameset for sale. I actually got my first set of carbon bars for the new bike, looking forward to seeing how they ride.
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