tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35928127465404670802024-03-05T21:38:42.785-05:00This is not a blog, just a website with wordsConfessions of a wanna be endurance racerStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-751575048672552502014-11-18T21:48:00.001-05:002014-11-18T21:48:40.042-05:00Can you see me now?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been using a set of Dinotte lights for seven years now, and I've been quite happy with them. Time marches on and technology gets smaller, better, and cheaper. I think I spent $700 for my head light and tailight(including batteries and charger). The <a href="http://www.dinottelighting.com/LED_bike_lights/600l-li-4c.htm" target="_blank">headlight </a>is rated for 600Lumes and has 3 leds. Several years ago I added another 600L and a <a href="http://www.dinottelighting.com/LED_bike_lights/dual-200l-with-taillight.htm" target="_blank">200L</a>. I keep the 200L on blinking, day and night, and the 600Ls only come on at night and a cycle the brightness as needed. My biggest complaint are the batteries, they're a little bulky. Everything else is fantastic. The lights are well built, and the handlebar mounts are bombproof. The support from the manufacturer has been superb as well. </div>
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LEDs have gotten brighter and smaller, and I've gotten annoyed with the batteries. It's a big production to remove all the lights and batteries from my bike when I arrive at work, and put them all back when I leave. I did some digging and came across the <a href="http://www.fenix-store.com/fenix-bc30-led-bike-light/" target="_blank">Fenix BC30</a>. I like Fenix, I have two of their flashlights on my helmet right now. The reviews are all good, I'll leave the reading of those reviews up to the reader.</div>
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Below are some comparrison shots. All shots are at f/3.3, 5sec exposure, ISO80, and about 5ft 10in high.</div>
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dual 600L from about 30 ft away, the pea plants are about 30 ft way from the front of the bike<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXqYWp8mBlHeFqSHX52CaVQZF1jFIm2Mwgk8U0g7alFvwURrkPyJb1FRHwUrRi10FGtUrtEOMR46Zjxw9X4PxohdrSYrXr3EtrIrK4gpp3puw4WlEAzuKWuwEcMlMbg5cEAAepxciqovB/s1600/P1010897.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></div>
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<span style="color: black;">same shot with the Fenix BC30 </span></div>
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Same shot again with the BC30 in instant burst mode, this mode is availabe by a remote switch and can be activated even when the light is off. I plan on using it when approaching intersections so that any cars don't have an excuse to miss seeing me. I DO NOT want to blind anyone, that won't help at all.</div>
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I do have a few minor complaints. The buttons on the Dinotte were perfectly placed on the back, and easy to reach while riding. One button would cycle through the modes, and one would turn it off/on when held, or instantly go back to the brightest mode if pressed. On the Fenix there is only one button and it's not as easily accessible, it's on the top and near the front. The last complaint is the brightness selections. it jumps from 1200, 500, 200, and 100. I think the jump from 1200 to 500 is a bit much. 1200, 700, 500, 200 would be better I think.</div>
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I'm excited about the light though, it'll make riding home much safer, and I look forward to using it on the trails too.</div>
Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-55108830831945480892013-10-06T14:53:00.001-04:002013-10-06T14:54:57.698-04:00Back to BikepackingI'm getting ready to do the <a href="http://alleghenymountainsloop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Allegheny Mountains Loop</a> as an ITT on the 12th....or possibly the 13th. The start and finish is in Blacksburg VA, which is about 3 hours from here. I figure I can wake up super early and drive up there and start at 5 or possibly 6am.<br />
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This will be the lightest setup I've had ever. The AML is mostly roads, rail beds, and some gravel. I don't intend on sleeping, but I have some sleeping gear just in case. The weather shows lows of the 40s right now, and I may remove some of the warm gear the day of. Food should be plenty along the course as should water.<br />
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This is only the second time I've used my GPS to follow a course. I may have all this wrong; but the Edge will beep at me if I'm off course and the GPSMap 60csx has better battery life. Now if I knew how to make the GPSMap beep at me for going off course I'd just bring that. This is all too complicated; I'd rather have paper.<br />
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Hopefully I won't spend the whole entire time staring down at my GPS; missing everything around me. I like the cues and computer because all you have to do is look down once for the cue; and then again when you are near the turn(or earlier to work out when you'll turn) and then at the turn. After days of riding you can generally work out your speed w/out looking at the computer and just time your glaces at the cue before you get to the turn. I'm not really sure you can program the GPS to beep at each turn for these off road/trail situations.<br />
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Cue or GPS; I'm excited about getting out there; it's been too long.<br />
<br />Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-18884115712413281042013-05-02T18:31:00.004-04:002013-05-02T18:31:41.309-04:00Harper Huddle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cycling soon!<br />
April 11th 8lbs 3oz<br />
Life is changing, but hopefully I'll be more focused on my training with the limited amount of time I have.<br />
<br />Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-85421781990832833112012-11-18T20:31:00.001-05:002012-11-18T20:31:17.185-05:00Long overdue cyclocross updateRace #3 in the series at Boone was kind of a bust. It was a fun course and had a great spectator section.<br />
unfortunately I was lapped about 100 ft from the finish.<br />
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Race #4 was in Salisbury(not the steak), and was a little better. I didn't get lapped but I was at the back of the pack. It was a little bit technical which was fun.<br />
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Race #5 was in Statesville. This was much worse. I'm not listed as DFL, but I didn't see a single person behind me. I made a rookie mistake and lowered my tire pressure just before the start. I had to take it super slow around every corner to avoid rolling a bead; eventually I was lapped on my 2nd lap(the lead's first). Only 4 people in Cat 3 lapped me the others were from the 35+ who started 1 minute before us...small consolation. <br /><br />Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-27786318147502377792012-10-22T21:40:00.001-04:002012-10-22T21:40:58.849-04:00NC Cyclocross #1 Southern Pines, NC<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The back half of the race course included 50+ft of sand; deep sand.</div>
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I flubbed the start, but I think I passed 8 people on the back half. A few of them around a some sandy turns. dumb luck or skill? </div>
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The rest of the course was flat, wheel sucking grass. Something I need to practice on.<br />
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I was a bit disappointed with the scene. Courtney's first CX race should have been in the midwest. It wasn't a party atmosphere, maybe Boone will be wilder. <br />
23rd out of 33 in my first Cat 3 race; not bad.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-1479751382644796102012-10-19T11:06:00.003-04:002012-10-19T11:06:56.030-04:00First Cross Race<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Courtney's fall break just so happened to be during the <a href="http://www.ovcx.com/" target="_blank">Gun Club CX</a> race. Obviously a trip to Cincy was in order. Courtney and I hit all our favorite restaurants on Friday and Saturday and Sunday I raced while Courtney Studied.<br />
It turns out I am actually Cat 3 in Cross, probably because I'm Cat 1 in MTB. They let me race Cat 4 since it was my first serious CX race. I've done a few on my mountain bike but more for fun/the challenge than anything. Cross is huge in the Midwest and probably huger with my teammates.<br />
Cross is a lot of fun, it's defiantly the most family/friend centric type of race. Everyone had their wives/husbands and kids there to cheer them on. Mountain bike races generally are the same but you only see the racers once a lap, and there aren't breaks between categories.<br />
I placed 23rd out of the cat4/juniors so not bad.<br />
Hopefully I won't be stomped on at my first <a href="http://www.nccyclocross.com/resources/Cyclocross+in+the+Sandhills+-+2012+Flyer.pdf" target="_blank">cat 3</a>.<br />
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Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-14795568537024760402012-09-05T10:47:00.000-04:002012-09-05T10:47:38.327-04:00How to destroy a chamois<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh163-6v4OrKh70cdLjy3oB6JUeWpRrILu559UhyphenhyphengN407Auu4lyzjsSK2a0ieVb8znyQLRSTU8Rx5wGXEbrsHb_4Xra_iQbSJ0LWOwzZcHEi5kdzj584VQ601evbbwg4cRQ954jAIaeaaz4/s1600/P1010043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh163-6v4OrKh70cdLjy3oB6JUeWpRrILu559UhyphenhyphengN407Auu4lyzjsSK2a0ieVb8znyQLRSTU8Rx5wGXEbrsHb_4Xra_iQbSJ0LWOwzZcHEi5kdzj584VQ601evbbwg4cRQ954jAIaeaaz4/s320/P1010043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The top is the chamois turned inside out. I'm not sure how I ripped it but I did.<br />
The green pads came unglued after <20 a="a" all="all" and="and" around="around" back="back" black="black" br="br" came="came" champ-sys="champ-sys" days="days" didn="didn" floated="floated" folded="folded" give="give" i="i" if="if" inside.="inside." it="it" just="just" last="last" lasts.="lasts." ll="ll" me="me" nbsp="nbsp" new="new" over.="over." pad="pad" pair.="pair." probably="probably" see="see" sew="sew" somehow="somehow" t="t" the="the" together="together" unglued="unglued" week="week"></20><br />
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Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-58163398667246813622012-09-02T00:37:00.001-04:002012-09-02T00:38:35.286-04:00Finally Gone Prowith wheel building.<br />
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Of course a white rim with silver spokes and a black hub is pretty hideous, but I already had the hubs spokes and the rim was on sale. The roadies are going to make so much fun of me......Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-1074658614506357332012-07-18T21:57:00.000-04:002012-07-18T21:57:21.145-04:00Back HomeI came back on the 5th...or maybe the 6th. jet lag and....train lag?<br />
Pretty upset with myself over this. I knew I didn't train enough.<br />
IT band and achiellies issues didn't help either.<br />
maybe 2013?Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-66088035113992014652012-06-27T18:13:00.000-04:002012-06-27T18:13:20.648-04:00Leaving Tomorrow, starting the 30thSuper nervous. I'm hoping I'll have the same luck I had last year, and of course be faster.<br />
Who knows how it will go; so may variables.<br />
Stalk away.<br />
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http://mtbcast.com/site2/Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-92184028416159884482012-06-18T21:12:00.000-04:002012-06-18T21:12:22.465-04:00Drugs and invites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXZvxVCi5Xoku0FQcR6-b-fmSC56-VD3q-wjMek5mTLTLk4HUvFJ41cWtbJHzPsQwEcUihGPGKeCC0u_ZJXV6DVmBwu6YDL1B3iR2CNb8qCTkkKFYHTEzKOL12YgQ5ewbDyhO2lyGwTt_/s1600/P1010013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXZvxVCi5Xoku0FQcR6-b-fmSC56-VD3q-wjMek5mTLTLk4HUvFJ41cWtbJHzPsQwEcUihGPGKeCC0u_ZJXV6DVmBwu6YDL1B3iR2CNb8qCTkkKFYHTEzKOL12YgQ5ewbDyhO2lyGwTt_/s320/P1010013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not going to understand some Latin word when I'm sick. short and sweet I will understand<br />
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Oh and wedding invites.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Notice the new helmet? Yup; drove all the way to Asheville and forgot my helmet. I found a guy in the parking lot and asked where the nearest shop was. He sent me to <a href="http://www.youngbloodbikes.com/" target="_blank">Youngblood Bicycles</a> just down the road, and after a quick chat he told me to put in my resume......uh....damn it, just moved here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I started a little late, but wound up riding with Billy from <a href="http://catawbavalleybrewingcompany.com/frontpage.html" target="_blank">Catawba Valley Brewing Company</a>. Lucky for me he was riding at my pace so we spent our time chatting which of course made the time go by much faster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio67dm7BaM8zyfNO0z2ULHV2aetu15FCsjDmlO7-x5T8phZ8tW72VN7WXgOjM5e-1tGTwQInzaIeYETfzpK_14BhRBTk_D3eQA8FczbMxBLmDMoAbxAWJRrgZwG1wXu6RZ_v1C-qdjMmHo/s1600/P1010009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio67dm7BaM8zyfNO0z2ULHV2aetu15FCsjDmlO7-x5T8phZ8tW72VN7WXgOjM5e-1tGTwQInzaIeYETfzpK_14BhRBTk_D3eQA8FczbMxBLmDMoAbxAWJRrgZwG1wXu6RZ_v1C-qdjMmHo/s320/P1010009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Unfortunately we had to part ways after this photo. I kept going too Linville for dinner and just down the road to camp out around 7 or so.<br />
The next day was faster but the rain/clouds slowed me down. I did manage to get one measly photograph.<br />
At the last little snack stand I stopped for water and to warm up; which didn't really work since the fire was too small. I managed to get a ride for the last 18 or so miles. Mostly downhill and more than likely very cold. So I'm a wuss, but it was for the best.<br />
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I finally made it out to the mythical Pisgah Forrest. It's a long drive, which doesn't serve well as a day trip area. Hopefully a few overnighter's are in the future.<br />
I planned doing a loop of Laural Mountain, for a total of 14 miles of difficult riding. Unfortunately I got a bit mixed up and just wound up doing and out and back. I'll have to try again perhaps with some more planning, and maybe I'll figure out how to use my fancy pants GPS to help.<br />
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Way too much walking.<br />
They changed up the course; added more single track(a welcome addition for many).<br />
The first 30 miles or so I had sore arms due to the single track and the stiffy fork.<br />
After that it was ok, but I had to walk up that long climb as you might have noticed.<br />
I don't think the ridged fork slowed me down too much, but I'm still on the fence.<br />
I will not be running it on the <a href="http://www.burn24hour.com/" target="_blank">24hrs of Burn</a> though. <br />
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In other news I'm in Charlotte with <a href="http://blxnblcks.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">the Mrs'</a>.<br />
And I'm in for the 2012 TD, June 30th.<br />
<br />Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-85642691177269309412012-03-29T21:03:00.000-04:002012-03-29T21:03:23.031-04:00K. Bedford Cross Bike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxJT1eG8BSAIZDrMsq_OpAXqLZOVt-yFkttHb6upEVHVsusJzp-rAN0CJ9gHRp62y0ax5lYK38rgqsnGLM6VkXYKhk1_y-PoOUroGFLZreqE4JFIXTNAQ7DaRmr1CY4CsPtmWGMFA7N_z/s1600/P1000995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxJT1eG8BSAIZDrMsq_OpAXqLZOVt-yFkttHb6upEVHVsusJzp-rAN0CJ9gHRp62y0ax5lYK38rgqsnGLM6VkXYKhk1_y-PoOUroGFLZreqE4JFIXTNAQ7DaRmr1CY4CsPtmWGMFA7N_z/s320/P1000995.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I need to adjust the saddle height and whatnot(and I guess replace it with a black post). And I need to adjust the grips and wrap the bars. I've put a few miles on the road and on grass with it. It's pretty nice. My major complaint is that the brakes aren't that great; real squishy. It might be from the cable housing, how I set them up, or maybe I'm just spoiled by hydraulics. Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-78423462139992821702012-03-14T13:43:00.000-04:002012-03-14T13:43:09.703-04:00Death BarfWell my Frame from Kelly Bedford came in, but unfortunately the chainstays interfered with the crank arms so I had to ship it back. Hopefully that will get squared away shortly.<br />
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The Death March was a bust for me. I woke up Saturday and threw up. I haven't had a solid meal for several days now; not a fun way to lose weight.<br />
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The men's teams took 16,17,18, and 20. I'd like to think Jeff and I would have filled in the 19th slot easily. It sucks I had to miss out on the teamwork and fun.<br />
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Heather and Sherrie DNF'd because they didn't get to Lutes I believe.<br />
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Jeni and Darren got 6th and Ted and Katie got 20th(her first race!).<br />
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Good job to all. <br />
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This guy's name better be Jake Podium; otherwise he's a schmuckStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-17976329193140459742012-02-26T13:56:00.000-05:002012-02-26T13:56:04.522-05:00Sunday Ride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xrKcpNl7BhgkkE26LVsc2n3v_cHpySGOvnPen5fBWDALQ9cf7jegQBtsLXtMuJKsQhaj0iuTcW2-H9wHQB9IC9Bfr2utBYcSxApzRtEJZ-eys9U-iAsM8tsQUpUhEq3KJy79IVrX0o5_/s1600/2012-02-26+10.20.54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xrKcpNl7BhgkkE26LVsc2n3v_cHpySGOvnPen5fBWDALQ9cf7jegQBtsLXtMuJKsQhaj0iuTcW2-H9wHQB9IC9Bfr2utBYcSxApzRtEJZ-eys9U-iAsM8tsQUpUhEq3KJy79IVrX0o5_/s320/2012-02-26+10.20.54.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Nice day for a ride on my pseudo road bike.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-2805630931225682432012-02-25T19:30:00.000-05:002012-02-25T19:30:01.431-05:00Seriously California?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2KIKRCiT4ZFzjgdpVn4qwLCB-OsVbzG29QmEu2kKw5MkEpvzrX5Y9zhEGNgCniZHaGhkaiiGPpUHmSACU4RDfzjmoUYTTeD0NbDVEY2c3h1YbO_Hkbyb64IRgewQz638YC_6KjUlbn1S/s1600/2012-02-22+17.46.02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2KIKRCiT4ZFzjgdpVn4qwLCB-OsVbzG29QmEu2kKw5MkEpvzrX5Y9zhEGNgCniZHaGhkaiiGPpUHmSACU4RDfzjmoUYTTeD0NbDVEY2c3h1YbO_Hkbyb64IRgewQz638YC_6KjUlbn1S/s320/2012-02-22+17.46.02.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> Sidi spikes carry a warning from California:<br />
California Proposition 65 Warning<br />
this production contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.<br />
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They're just aluminum spikes!Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-12142316391713453792012-01-14T16:37:00.001-05:002012-01-14T16:42:27.640-05:00You Snooze You LoseI overslept a bit today and then went riding before the snow melt. I totally forgot about the <a href="http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=14743">Dirty Kanza 200</a>. Well it sold out. I am not surprised endurance events like this, the <a href="http://usmtb100.com/">NUE</a>, and now the <a href="http://ultracx.com/">UltraCX </a>are becoming more popular every year. That downside is what draws me to the TD and other ultra endurance events. No registration no fee, and the option of racing when I can.<br />
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Note the butt printStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-29044602846376967022011-12-26T20:17:00.000-05:002011-12-26T20:17:05.208-05:00Seatpost Bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY45p4WmvxuV-2u7VIxy7Bcf6SV5DM91mdxQ_gqz7SOkpoLZ11ENSgzBGWwwQQfPsUcB8bNbQTS9N7T0bmjHjKLxzc_CLzh5uCp_NNek5vH8aMu2D7o7mMv0AMb6vtXUxUgES4U4ke_tnM/s1600/P1000935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY45p4WmvxuV-2u7VIxy7Bcf6SV5DM91mdxQ_gqz7SOkpoLZ11ENSgzBGWwwQQfPsUcB8bNbQTS9N7T0bmjHjKLxzc_CLzh5uCp_NNek5vH8aMu2D7o7mMv0AMb6vtXUxUgES4U4ke_tnM/s320/P1000935.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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I made a little gas tank earlier w/out much planning and learned a good bit. I've applied those lessons to the tank you see now. This I think is good enough for the TD, it will just hold my tools and tubes next to my seatpost.<br />
I have a pattern ready for a frame bag for my commuter bike. Once I sew that I think I'll be ready to make small things to sell.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-44107741553301515042011-12-20T00:31:00.001-05:002011-12-20T00:32:40.300-05:00Why I do itI was asked why I was going back to the Tour Divide for the third time, the best answer I could give was "why not".<br />
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I just went through all my TD photos today. Each one elicits a flood of emotions. I can look at each photo and tell you how I felt that day, what song was going through my head, what I was thinking, what body part ached, and what I smelled.<br />
I couldn't all of that into words though(and not for a lack of writing skills).<br />
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To many of you these photos are just miles and miles of endless roads.<br />
To me they represent hard earned memories.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-43051972972079227982011-12-10T17:17:00.000-05:002011-12-10T17:17:13.342-05:00What a single cyclist does on a Saturday night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OUB2O3LT-TtyPk-Owna822RXHnK9tdTSlRA5S3GiRFikoGRE-EB3wVPGEdhq-a3rHxqyAj3ckreX2AOpMCWHw9znXsec0ThM6dYukX3DuLMndtfuvMW2dCDY5K8WuR-oxSg1yI7XXQCc/s1600/P1000928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OUB2O3LT-TtyPk-Owna822RXHnK9tdTSlRA5S3GiRFikoGRE-EB3wVPGEdhq-a3rHxqyAj3ckreX2AOpMCWHw9znXsec0ThM6dYukX3DuLMndtfuvMW2dCDY5K8WuR-oxSg1yI7XXQCc/s320/P1000928.JPG" /></a></div><br />
I have three wheels to build up. Front and rear for my cyclocross bike and a a singlespeed for my belt drive. All use Chris King hubs, DT Swiss revolution spokes, aluminum nipples, and Stan's Crest rims. And 3x lancing of course.<br />
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My wheel building kit is complete, and nice and tidy.<br />
Nipple driver and starter in the lid<br />
Spoke wrenches, spoke prep, tensiometer, and chart in the base(not pictured foam separator).Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592812746540467080.post-18536444105310452482011-11-19T17:21:00.000-05:002011-11-19T17:21:55.804-05:00The Bicycle Museum of AmericaOddly enough New Bremen(middle of nowhere) OH houses <a href="www.bicyclemuseum.com/">The Bicycle Museum of America</a>.<br />
I made the trek up through corn fields and old adorable townships in the middle of said fields on a nice cold day.<br />
It is worth the trip and the three bucks admission.<br />
They have boneshakers, penny farthings, 1950s cruisers, head badges, wodden bikes, monowheels, some modern bikes, and there were even a few belt drive bikes.<br />
I'm not sure what was my favorite, but if you forced me I'd probably take the pedal boat motor thing.<br />
This first thing I saw was this 30+ lbs pump pedal bike, which had a jammed chain...which I fixed.<br />
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Monowheel<br />
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My new Tour Divide bike<br />
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The gentleman running the museum let me have free reign of the basement which was filled to the brim with bikes, I started counting, but gave up..<br />
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more photos <a href=" https://secure.flickr.com/photos/sluttyduck/sets/72157628054871237/">here</a>.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09200184164422658570noreply@blogger.com0