Tuesday, October 25, 2011

New mistress

My new frame is on its way. The owner of Solstice couldn't have been nicer to deal with. He must have answered 50 questions for me. He was very patient and concerned that I got the right frame and the right parts. It's amazing how different it is to deal with the owner/designer. Thanks Chuck.

One track mind

My wife says I have a one track mind. She might be right. I'm not sure what the problem is. My Jack o lantern has more teeth than anyone else's.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Variety

I love bombing downhill on a big bike. Thats all I have been doing lately. My Uzzi benifited from a little canabalization of the Firebird parts tub. It has full Shimano XTR shadow drive train now and shifts flawlessly. The weather is perfect and the dirt is tacky. Best time of year for mountain bikers. For some reason my single speed has started calling to me though. Every non mountain biker I know can't understand why I have multiple bikes. I rode 42 miles on Friday morning with Bobby and my dog Katie on the SS. About 90% was on fire road. That kind of ride on my Uzzi would have been miserable, but the Lynskey just made me want to go farther. I have tried the one bike to rule them all thing and it just doesn't work for me. Every bike has different capabilitys, they all ride in the dirt but the having the right bike on the right trail is awesome.
Katie and I played around on the shore of Lyons while we waited for Bobby. The view reminds me why I live out here.