I'm getting really frustrated that I won't have my new frame until the end of June.

Didn't have it this morning - I could tell when I got up. Too much to drink at friends and family Easter celebration, hard weekend on the bike leaving me sore, late night yesterday w gf hanging out before her trip to Hawaii.

I went to Fiesta Island anyway and somehow managed to complete my first interval, but halfway through the second I pulled the plug. After a moderate day tomorrow (~75 min MTB/trail commute to work) I should be re-charged and ready to rock for Fiesta Worlds on Thursday and another hard weekend.

Today, randomly I wanted to see if i could find out some more info about my Bruce Gordon Chinook frame. It's one of 101 frames that he built (which i knew already) but I didnt know how to decipher the SN on the frame. A little google searching lead me to this page:

1984 Bruce Gordon Chinook Frame: 56cm, Metallic Black, Columbus Sl Lugged Steel, 101 Ever Made - Bike Recyclery

In the description of this ad it says how to decipher the SN. So I went into my garage to see what mine said and I was quite surprised that my frame is the one in the ad linked above.

Crazyness.

I only paid $50 for it though and it came with a fork

^ Sounds like a great deal. Pics?

Today I got the steerer trimmed on the nature boy and bought some king cages to move past the PTSD of paying taxes.

Today I did about 30 miles, finally feeling normal again after a long and weird weekend.

Why was it weird

I'd post pics but Photobucket is being weird.

got in 60 miles on the mr pink.
getting back into the groove. creeping up on 1800 miles for the year. a little behind where i need to be, but it's only april.

Mixed up a new batch of sauerkraut to start fermenting:




Then hacked down some new bars and set them up with a stem and Velo Orange cork blend grips I've had lying around for a while. I don't love the feel of the grips (they're too thick, and the cushioning feels dead), but the contours might provide a nice change of pace on occasion:




I did not, obviously, learn how to take decent photographs yet:

Dig it. Those VO grips look really cool, if not a touch too long for the bars.

Yeah, they look really nice in person too; they're just not really right for their current application. I think they'd fit and feel better on more upright bars, perhaps when I turn my long-range commuter into a neighborhood cruiser after I move this summer or when I finally get around to building up my wife's new bike.

because of the way it's lined up with the fence it looks like the saddle has a.... ring in an explicit bodily area

Today I saw three A-10 Warthogs fly over my house on their way to Dobbins Air Reserve Base/Lockheed. One of the pilots was a bit rambunctious.

This is the first time I've seen tankbusters flying into the base.

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That project raised over 60,000 USD in just over a month. What am I doing with my life.

Not playing with balls enough, I guess!

I wish I had my new frame so I knew if this stem would work for me cause its dope af and they don't make them anymore.

What length/bar diameter is that? ^ If you don't like it and it fits, I will take it off your hands.

i always thought hope stems and headsets were so clunky and unattractive.

Finished up a total hours 24 hours of refinery safety training courses this week and had a drug test on 4/20. glad to be done and ready to work soon.

It's a 110. Damnit.

If it was -6 rise I'd have already bought it.

Today I scrapped my (planned) 4 hour z2 road ride for a 2 hr z-whatever MTB ride . I wanted a lazy Sunday morning and didn't feel like getting up early and 'on the grind' - and it feels great .

Taking off now - peace!

Blooming hillside in N Tecolote Canyon on my ride: