black cat race

well i finally had 2 days off in a row. so i used them wisely. Friday began with some good ole putsing around the house, then a 54 mile ride from the southern burbs out to st.paul back through Minneapolis and back with my coworker James. the pace was hard and the ride was fun. i refueled and got down to mankato in time for the black cat race. 2012's kickoff to the mankato alley cat series. ive won this one before, and had to go back to reclaim my title. turns out i screwed up a stop and got DQ'ed apparently that 5 years of college didn't teach me how to listen. the directions were verbal and i went to the brew stop last not first. had i gone first  i would have crushed the competition by well over 6 minuets speaking of them when i showed up they did a collective "oh fuck....werts is in town..." so that made me feel pretty good. afterwards we partied hard and i got to spend some quality time with some great people that i have not seen in months. all in all. i put in 70 odd miles Friday.

Saturday was an epically lazy day in mandatory, with no agenda i rolled around town with some friends. had some great eats from the coffee hag, my personal favorite coffee shop. it felt like home. so here is a shout out to every one that i got to see. HEY Pouya, Tiff, Brombombs, Jay, Windom, Brucacabra, Greggory, Jackie, Pat, Pat, Joe, Biggie, Ethan, Rick, Lucas, Annie, Brady, Justin, Jenna, Nick, Josh and of course the Dogs...Reese and Brutus.

the hag, as lifted from their web page

caffeinated

would love to be full carbon some time soon, in the mean time im really pumped on the kona's replacement, 1" longer in almost all dimensions seems to fit much better. check her out, the caffeine.

i need to address the rear wheel soon. want to get it on an arch also and set up tubeless, also need new pads and rotor. and oh yea shes got a hanger, so 1x is always an option.

brochester

I got down to Rochester Saturday night for a hangout with mr. wilson. did some good ole fashioned bike geeking, then rode down town to catch Good Night Gold Dust, pit stopped on the way for a brew sesh then got to the bar. Sadly they didn't take the stage till about midnight, with our plans for riding the next day we couldn't stay too late. but with the time change it didnt really matter, it was 3am by the time we got to bed.

woke up late and missed the window for making it out to plainview in time for breakfast. decided lunch at huddles in elgin would be just as good. and yes it was. rode the tail wind out and made great time. had lunch and met up with Trevor and his brother Eric for a bit of a ride back (they made it to plainview in time). after conquering the bike path back to Rochester for a bit, we split our ways and drew and i headed south towards eyota and partly to chatfield. it was a great learning ride, i feel like Ive developed a pretty solid base, this is not the case, drew still out rode me after racing hard the day before. i have some serious training to do for the royal 162 in may. hopefully the rides im getting plus BALLS and the Ragnorak will get me to where i need to be.

any way i cant leave you with a post and no peektures, so enjoy the random photo of the day...

Jump site for the 2012 ussa junior nationals, nybora im old team from hyland held its own last week!

tradesman

 So foundry...word on the wire is that your looking for a trades person? some one hard working, dedicated, motivated, and passionate about the sport. Thats nice, it really is, but you know what? your search has ended. here i am. you can have me with all my flaws, and ill through in the broken parts bin while yer at it.

Why do i ride bikes? I ride because i need to, not cause I want to. If im sad, i ride my bike. If im happy i ride my bike, angry? you guessed it. Its the bees knees when it comes to blowing off steam. On the road, gravel, or dirt i look forward to every chance I have to ride my bicycle. Yea i don't have the nicest of rigs, but what i do have are a few trusty steeds that know how to take a beating, don't mind being put away dirty, and some times even beat back. and when they do beat back, its just that much more fun to go womp on em next time. I try to race a lot and ride a lot. Some times with others, more often than not alone. When i do get to ride with others, chances are they've entered the ranks of life time friends. The important thing is i always come away with a good experience and a story to share. Peektures tell eleventy billion words right? Ill leave ya here with some photos of places Ive been, bikes Ive ridden, and most importantly the life long friends Ive made while on two wheels.

grandmas trail 09

Chris D, of wells fame, grandmas trail circa 09

luce line mud ride, fall 09, with dani and mike

southern mn river ride

lucas thinks fatties are for wussies

afton 24hr with jess

monster road. this guy is a lot of fun, and still serves as my daily driver

inaugural sandwich 50 with drew

all city 5 with dave, sam, and mikey

getting dirty in olympia washington

Rebike, now Key City bike, southern MN's finest non for profit bike shop

Murphys revenge, this is what i get for riding alone.

Spring Cup Carnage, 1st SS

Scheels BMXer ride, 2nd most fun ive had on two wheels

Go Tiff Go, even basket ball players love two wheels

Levis Throw

Levis Revenge

Gents Ride 2011with Sam

Cross, go fast, blow up, repeat.

showing old man winter who's boss with jordan

Powderhorn 24. hands down the most fun ive had on two wheels

go dave go! brining in our 3rd consecutive 24 together

50, sunny, and jan in mn. with the vegan

untitled almanzo ride, 15 cold, windy and a week after the 50 and sunny ride

Murphys revenge, part 2

Murphys revenge part 2

Blue Skunk Polo League Family Photo

Cirrem 2012. crashed hard 2 miles in. rode from DFL to 19th

thanks for taking a peek. This is just a snap shot of my riding adventures now give me a bike gosh darn it so i can keep on keeping on!