oh, yeah....so true.

to Dubteka for all the bike knowledge and all the hours spent helping me with my bike
to Fumi for all the NJS bikes from Japan

-For fixies for dramatically improving my fitness, especially my legs, getting stronger every day
-For Chicago, for being the coolest city I know
-For the BF peeps, who're a cool bunch of folks
-For my youth
-For my health

You big old softie you.

Be thankful for your health. My mum taught me that.

to MSNGR for throwing parties at my place
to DC for letting me crash there and PWN THEIR STREETS!!!! :)
to Knifefight for PWNING DCS STREETS WITH ME!!!!!!
to BF for introducing me to the greatest people I know, even while sucking all of my life away.
to Eddiebrannan, for proving his existence to me.
to Cavalry Couriers for giving me my first messenger job after cold-calling them with no experience and no friends on the road.
to the NYBMA for letting me indulge myself.
to everyone that rides a bike....for obvious reasons.
to Dirty Cookie for getting my back when that jerk doored me last night & we almost got in a fight. That was awesome.

For surviving cars and kisses and being able to let my lungs and heart and legs burn and sing songs of love and loss and redemption. For being able to take in freezing and then burn the world with my exhalation. For riding until I have nothing left and then riding home. And for all of you.

For the greatest invention ever! (I will reluctantly even include the recumbent).

Thanks for you guys getting me back in the game after a long time away..

165 , your the man. well , RG no offense.

S/F<
CEYA!

a simple way of life

-165, Absntr, Skitbra, Ira, Teadoggg, Salome, and everybody else in the Dirty Chicago Crew, who were awesome friends back when I lived in Chi and who have remained every bit as awesome in the year+ since I left.
-Keevohn for making me aware of fixed gear in the first place, and for generally being a kickass friend going back to high school
-Marcus at Yojimbos, John at Business Cycles, eberybody at Cyclextreme (Columbia, MO), Sam at Under the Weather
-The guy at Phil Wood who told me what sort of axle kit I needed to convert a wheelchair hub that I got stuck with in a sh*tty auction to a road hub
-My friend Yohei in Japan who hooked me up
-Empty streets
-Summer rains
-Confidence gained through riding
-Getting hooked

My friends at UIUC for getting me back on two wheels.

Bruce in Champaign for knowing far more than I expect to in my lifetime about bikes, and for working at Murphy's.

The roadie that stopped riding and provided me with the base for my build.

Everyone here and at FGG for the company and opinions/knowledge.

England for taking me in for awhile, and the cider. I would sell my body for the cider.

Chicago for on the spot amusement and memories.

Those who aren't afraid to look strangers in the eye.

Dark and dreary and wet days that the world fails to appreciate.

hahaha, that one's my favorite.

Thanks to the FG/SS forum for ...
- allowing me to indirectly learn lessons
- the nice detour of the blort that is work
- getting me addicted to Pie again.

[165]- For sending me a copy of the novel he will eventually write. (Am I the only one who thinks he is an exceptionally gifted writer?)

•Columbus Bike Cops for being slow and paying me some compliments.
•Columbus Police in general for ignoring me thus far as I ignore most rules of the road.
•All of the friendly riders in my town who never made fun of me for trying to keep up on a full suspensions MTB
•SSFG people for not ripping out my jugular yet

yeah, columbus police (well, the ones in the actual city/campus area) could give a **** about cyclists. it's great. **** yes on the MTB. i remember that ****. haha, the bike cops going 5mph on the bike path are the best ever.

THANK YOU TO ADAM KELL!

coffee arrived! the office workerbees are all jealous!

Prospect Heights? Damn...stone's throw.

Add this to my list

I am thankful for natural selection

thanks breakfast club for fun and coffee spots

thanks all the guys who've sold me stuff on and off the board

thanks trackstar, busy bee, habitat, nycvelo

thanks don walker

I'm with you on all of those, except for the Chitown part. We all know that California is the coolest state, although I'm still undecided on which city is the coolest there.



But seriously, big ups to this place. Without you all, Sheldon Brown (.com), my thinking that fixed gears looked cool, and my disdain for keeping derailleurs, gears, and **** clean, I probably never would have gotten back into riding (or started racing) and the enjoyment that goes along with it.

And BIG thanks to Tony (IRO) for coming up with the Jamie Roy - it was the bike that got the ball rolling for me.