Okay, well, I got paid today so as soon as the check cashes (Saturday?) I'm good. Are you definitely in?

I'm sitting here trying to de-crumple my crushed soul. The road Nazi's were especially angry this evening. I hate them.

Yes, but let me just double check with my mom that nothing is going on. Remember, you're going to need a uscf license or one day license.

I bought my 2010 license the first day I could in order to make myself join races. Now I have to justify it by doing 4 races or more.

Ok, well you've got that going for you. Now just get out and race. When I go to baltimore for school in the fall, we should meet up at some races.

Yeah man sounds good. I'm about 45 minutes from there by car. Do you have a car? I don't, which is a major reason for not going to more races. I can drive, just no car.

I say BP is so misunderstood.

I must confess, for a moment right before I crashed on the Nyack Ride last month (and I recall this clearly) this thought flashed through my mind: 'Well, this will suck but at least the real suffering is over now'. We were just beginning the charge up the 3-5% upgrade to Pearl River, and I wasn't in such great shape, so it was gonna hurt pretty bad.

On the other hand, this evening Mrs. Pcad remarked that I was starting to look awful skinny. She never says that. You are all so totally effed.

Business picked up this week. That helps.

Did you reply with, "I am still too fat for this sport?" and then go into the bathroom to purge?

Yes, Effed I am. however it has nothing to do with you Mrs.pcad or cycling, or the lack of it in my case.

Hey mike, I just noticed my race is at 10:30 am and yours is at 3:45 pm. Uhhhh.. I'm doing it either way. So should you

You'll see. You'll all see.

nothing against the UK in general, but BP has been screwing up for a long time and hiding behind some sexy "we are green" marketing.

BP's role / fail in Valdez

Safety / operational fail

Glad they are spending gobs of money to put Tony on TV tell us he's sorry and look like someone stole his puppy though.

I did my slightly longer nazi ride tonight pcad, and I must warn you that while you may be 30-35 lbs less than me, I feel good about my chances on just about any ride with you. I am really feeling good this year. We will see how the state RR chamionship goes next weekend.

As far as mtbing in the mud. I always decide depending on how muddy it is (example: if it is actually pouring out I don't go). It was a bright and sunny day so the trails weren't that sloppy I really didn't expect them to be muddy at all when I got there). I have also heard there is a lot of research saying mtbs don't harm the trails nearly as much as originally thought (though this may be limited to dry trails, I know they are using these studies to try to get more trails open to bikes that were previously banned because of "trail wear").

as far as weight I am still 20 lbs away from hitting a "normal" BMI so there is still work to be done. As a side note I would need to lose close to 70 lbs to become underweight...could you imagine me 70lbs lighter? even assuming a worst case 25% bf that would require losing all my fat in my body then 20 lbs of something else.

Pcad, My deck may not be quite as nice as yours, but I did it for under $650 so I at least count as very thirfty I will get a pic up soon for comparisions sake.

pcad what is your sprint out of a paceline? I am getting deliciously close to 40 mph...maybe by the end of this year

Whatever you say fatso.

The biggest reason I suck so bad at this sport is I can't sprint my way out of a paper bag. I was always average to below average aerobically too. So I have no cycling talent whatsoever. Just a willingness to suffer and an iPod.

I'll probably be there early anyway because my nephew may do the 4/5 y.o. race at 10. And yes, I do have a car.

That family trip to Greece in August will be a total clusterfark. Whatever. It's worth it once I'm climbing the Mt. Dirfus pass on my road bike at 9:30 in the morning on a perfect 90º Greek summer day, and I look down at the side of the road and it's not a squirrel looking back at me. It's a big ass Greek friggin lizard.

I like it there. It's like Spain, but with a bigger budget crisis and more Greeks.

I'll try to get a picture of the lizard this year.

Stupid Greeks.

I went to Greece last April - freaking loved it, beautiful country.

Have you ever even left the country? Greece is awesome dude...

We're going in August, so I can miss the Mets annual Epic Collapse. Oh wait, they do that in September.

Skinny enough to change your title from Peloton Dog to Awful Skinny?