Jingle cross

finished my first cross race

Turkey Day Ride

trackstand contest.

this is a little boring after 2 or 3 minutes

this is a little boring after 2 or 3 minutes

100 miles on the Masi

With my Sunday-Monday weekend this week I have been able to do a ton of riding. I however didn't, so only 100 miles or so. I had planned to do a proper century on the Masi monday but it turned into a half, oh well I can't complain anytime I get to ride in November in shorts. Cranksgiving was fun on sunday I might be the first intown ride I've done with gears, but the new bike thing overcame the fixie thing. I think there should however be a prize for DWI after the holiday lights ride, I did a little off roading off the side of the trail on the way home. Its only 12 foot wide so give me a break.

The new bike turned over the first hundred miles yesterday and it is great.

Grand Randonneur

Well a long time building but here is my first build from scratch.

09 Masi Special Randonneur frameset.

09 Rival brifters

10 Force front & rear derailleurs

1070 Sram 11-28 cassette

Trektro caliper brakes

Surly "Nice Rack" front and rear

Truvative Carbon compact double crankset

truvative gpx bottom bracket cups

Schmidt Nabendynamo 28 front hub

Velocity 40 hole rear hub

Busch & Müller Lumotec IQ CYO headlight

Mavic 719 40 hole rims

Some crappy 38c tires from my basement (upgrade later)

Crankbrothers Candy pedals

and of course Brooks B17

After the wheel build and riding on hand built wheels I'm not buying anymore prebuilt wheelsets. Also a full custom bike feels perfect when you get on it to ride there is non of that all I need is to upgrade this or that. So I will relearn haw to use gears, ya right.

Brake Clearance was very trick with the surly racks I guess most people use cantilever brakes on touring rigs

Like there is any other kind of rear Derailleur

Carbon Race crankset might be overkill. Like bringing a Chainsaw to a knife fight.

Bday drink at the tap :)

New Touring Bike

The tunnel stop after cummings tap seemed like the right place for the pic of the new bike.

Masi weigh in 32.26 lbs

not bad for touring bike with racks and 40spoke wheels

beer run