Frankenbike's Revenge

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Bikes used to be cool...then the germans ruined it.



I listened to all of about 40 seconds of this then realized, I wasn't wholly interested in some crazy e rocket super bike. Give me standard pedal powered bicycle or give me a motorcycle, but don't try to pawn off some half breed on me.

There are my two cents on that one.

Anyway Shooky has continued to offer us a variety of imagery from our TNR excusions. Here are just a few clicks from his helmet mounted light capture box. A circuit some call legends, others call rr-mtn theater-oldballs-thcc-tfoot-joes







As always, good times had by all. Unfortunately, shooky failed to capture his epic digger with images. Sound would have been better. He otb'd to knocked the turd out of himself. Miraculously, in what seems to be his super power, shooky came away unscathed. Frosty, who we all remember so well.

made it out as well. He had the other epic digger. Undocumented of course, but lets say the expression, "Here's mud in your eye!" really came to mind. A Mr. Firsty (he's much more attactive and trim in real life I swear.) jumped in and showed the rest of us how its done in style. He presides over, or resides depending on how you see it, the Crank Brothers mini empire. A tip top rider and all round good hombre who knows his way around a schralp. Hope to link up with him again soon.

Lastly, Kiwi, the Boz, Mrs O. and I traveled our way to the way north to conquer, or rather get conquered, the Shasta Lemurian.



The guitar riffs in the video are especially noteworthy. Anyway, after a painful 3+ hour slog, the absolute worst cramps I have ever had, quite literally my legs completely locked, and on the plus side a solid does of singletrack, the ride was complete. The Kiwi was able to pull back 2 minutes of time off last years pace, while I on the other hand gave the old man time 23 minutes rounding out my worst time ever. I found some resolve in the fact that I pretty much get to spin the pedals 2 times a week these days. Not to mention he looks like he could use the extra 20+ minutes. I am happy to just get out to such a great event. If you are on the book of the face, you should friend up with these guys. They put on once of the best grassroots races around.

That's it til hopefully next week. see you then.