Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The Knife joins No-Tubes

enough time to test before cirreum I hope. 700x32c and it mounted pretty well

finished tubeless and test rode. :)

Daddy's princess

Monday, February 8, 2010

I can see the dirt from here and the grass is green


Under the 3 feet of snow I mean..

Fresh Powder again... ugh

I love to ride in the snow but, it is starting to get old and with this last couple of weeks teasing us with springish like conditions (its bad when only 2 inches of snow and 30 degrees is spring like). So I'll be out sliding around the white label this afternoon just for fun I guess.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

BRR

Headed out early yesterday for BRR. Real riders ride from home so left Steve Fullers house around 7:15 to hit the gravel to Perry. It only took 2.5 hours to get to Perry do to the
"Blackford Pacing" all the way there (avg 14). A good ride over all not to cold in the morning the gravel roads were covered in ice and snow making it easy going all the way there. The actual ride wasn't to bad I did miss the bear tent in rippey but had a good baked potato bar at the church. The ride back to perry from rippey seemed long and kind of boring (everyone else had already road back) Got some time to set and chat with Steve for a couple hours at the bar in Perry. Steve and I decided to ride home even though everyone else took rides. The ride home was extra work since the roads had thawed out and turned to muddy mush. We actually aimed for the snow and ice spots. I made it home around 7pm the earliest ever from a "party" ride. I don't know about this more riding than drinking but I'll figure it out.

My wife has started a blog.

http://we5hiltons.blogspot.com

Friday, February 5, 2010

It's calling

The new fresh powder is calling..."come out and ride"

Thursday, February 4, 2010

The taco ride : gravel style

Good time last night with Rick, Nick, Squirrel, and Maria (her first taco ride). Took the booneville loop through Orilla and back to gifs. It was my first real ride on the new 29r. I kept up with Rick and Squirrel till the second climb on booneville road, were Rick dropped the hammer and Squirrel used up his remaning energy. I chased squirrl all the way to the last climb before booneville, at that point he saw me and must have got a second wind and that was the last I saw of him. I fell back and road the rest of the ride with Nick and Maria. It did feel good to get out on the hills and really push it hard for a change.

2009 Milage

January - 413 miles
February - 620 miles
March - 765 miles
April - 740 miles
May - 890 miles
June -1034 miles
July -1147 miles
August - 826 miles
September - 659 miles
October - 543 miles
November - 557 miles
December - 360 miles
Total - 8554