If your not first. your last.

last night Krolak hosted the second Key City Alley Cat of 2010. this one being a mystery cat. i came in second place with Melissa due to what we would like to call "team work" ended up riding 20miles in about 75min. climbed Main Street Hill twice while looking for the East Main and Manitou stop. ended up saying fuck it as guessed the answer got it right. any way how it worked was there where stops at

N. Division and Mulberry
May Ave and 6th street
Poplar and D street
Garfield and Cornelia street
9th and Tile.

at each of these locations there was a poster with a new intersection posted. we had to record the intersection on our manifest then ride to that location and write down the roman numeral and the symbol. we never did find the manitou location but because it was our last stop and the roman numeral 3 was the only missing number we guessed that, and Melissa decided to guess a circle for the other symbol. we got it correct. so while we did come in second (yours truly back 12min) and third (Melissa) we still came in last. because like Ricky Bobbys father once said "If your not first, your last"

Never Stop Peddling

had a decent week of riding. went grocery shopping by bike on Tuesday. really makes me want to get a nice rack and pannier set. riding home with the messenger bag full of food kinda really sucks. it just destroys the back and neck. that said shopping by bike is one of the most satisfying things i have done in a while. on Wednesday i went out to seven mile. took the banshee as the bianchi is out of commission until i can afford a new bb, headset, and stem. any way rode about 16miles in just under an hour. so i was really pleased with my effort although the ride completly sucked and wasnt much fun. on thursday i rode the ss roadie 22 miles in 1hr 12min, sprinted to a max of 29.3 mph and still had plenty of energy left to go faster, just was gear limited with my 50x20 gearing. yesterday, did a ride out to the dam store with some friends to get pie. was a super chill ride, but still logged a 20mile day between the ride and commuting around town. today im taking the day off and working, then tomorrow i have ultimate frisbee sections in maple plain, so i will have nice fresh legs for a killer tournament. then maybe hitting up murphy on monday. any takers?

DIRT!

got my first dirt ride in for 2010 yesterday at 7mile. ive been on the bike all winter commuting and in general riding everywhere. and i still felt out of shape. maybe its that im just not use to the geometry of the banshee, or maybe its the 170mm crankarms? still had a good ride. just need to get new rear brake pads.