Lust List

Siren Song 29er Ti rear triangle
Fox 23 F29 Remote w/enduro seals
Rohloff hub and etc
ZTR Flow rims spokes and nipples
Chub Hub front hub
Schwalbe Smart Sam front and rear
White Industries Eno crank and BB
Brooks Swift
Chris King headset
R1 brakes
Jeff Jones H bar

Everything else I already have or will be something cheap.

DNF

21 degrees Fahrenheit plus two creek crossings equals frozen feet.
The first creek wasn't bad, one foot got wet, and a little while later I stuffed a warmer into each shoe and kept on riding.
I managed to go through the deepest part of the second creek and drenched my feet.
Not much could have prevented that even covers and fancy socks.
Well after a few more miles of that I was at the halfway point and had enough.
Randy and Micah kept on going.
What a bad asses.

Sorry no picture of Micah

Time to beat 4:01:47

Snake Creek Gap TT
That is all.

Tent Aquired

I used a bivy in 09 which was light and fine, but worried me when it rained. Also it didn't breath real well. Around 7am my down bag would be wet from my own sweat, which makes breaking camp easy, but uncomfortable. The fancy Laser Competition is too much tent and too much money. I needed a good compromise between ease of setup and protection(from myself).
Enter the Nemo Gogo.
Almost perfect; just a little on the heavy side.
I heard about it from Gnat Likes
Fortunatly Nemo is having a garage sale and I snagged the last 09 model from 125. I can't beat that.
I know it's a little heavy, and I'm trying to lighten up for 2010, but it's all about compromises. If it's easy to setup and provides adequate shelter then I will be encouraged to sleep outside more. That should translate to riding longer each day(not to mention saving money).

It's nice and snowy today. Hopefully the ground will freeze over and I can go biking tomorrow.

TD 2010 etc

I think I'm caught up on the whole blog thing.
TD 09 journal is finished.
Now I'm thinking of TD '10.
I have a leave of absence plus two weeks vacation lined up.
I'm saving eveything I can. I'd love to have a new bike, like a Siren Song 29er or a Salsa Dos Niner. I don't think I can quite afford that though.
So I'll use the Ziggurat, but I'll splurge on a Rohloff, and a Nemo Gogo tent.
New Crank and BB and then new tires. That will save me some cash. Oh and a Brooks saddle.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

12hrs of the Hill of Truth

11th annual 12hrs of the Hill of Truth at Haw Ridge.
It was great being back at Haw Ridge, but the rain had mucked up the trail pretty bad. After the third lap it stopped being fun and just became a pain. Warm/dry clothes were more tempting. Needless to say I only completed 4 laps, but they were in a row so that's good right?

Tweed Ride

Bike Newport's Tweed Ride
Little warm for wool though.
More photos here.