Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Memorial Day Picnic














We of course biked to Racoon river park for some fun in the sun and food.

Day 10

Monday, May 30, 2011

Austyns First Booneville loop

35 miles 2 hours and 33 minutes.



Mmmm Mud


Booneville Road FAIL


Snack at the Booneville Post office


Second break at Moffit on Adams Ave.



Smok'n in the Junction after




Day 9

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Day 8

So day 8 of De-tox, yes the day at the bottom of the blog is days with out alcohol.  I decided that if I was actually going to finish DK200 I needed to do something with myself so 14 day detox was in order.  I will say the 'craving' was gone after 5 days and I am loosing 1 lbs a day.  I feel great now!

Only 4 days till vacation!  11 days off, 2 bicycle tours (dk200, and my gravel camping ride) and maybe just maybe one extra century for good measure (making 5 centuries in a week!)  

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

So here is to the Road Less Traveled :










Day 8

Saturday, May 28, 2011

3000 Miles

Passed 3k for the year Yesterday.  Even with redirecting my goals for the year and having originally wanted to hit this milage in March I'm still putting in alot of gravel miles.  It's nice to be home for dinner most nights and I discovered last night I can go ride 25-35 miles and only be gone for a couple hours.   It's amazing what the affects of not stopping for beer can be :)

This Guy is AMAZING!



Day 7

Friday, May 27, 2011

Dirty Kanza setup test

after several adjustments the seat and grips and everything are ready

11laps of Macrea park ...ouch


Day 6

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Bike is Ready

All that was left in my tire after 6 months

New Grips


Borrowed from another bike

One more bottle holder and it's ready


Day 4

DK200

So seriously looking at equipment choices for Dirty Kanza.  Guitar Ted and a couple others have me leaning towards bringing the mountain bike ....

And leaving the Cross bike at home.  I'm always a minimalist when it comes to bike choices.  What is the smallest tires and lightest bike I can make it on?  However with my COMPLETE failure in all races so far this year and the obvious fact that I am not even going to finish in the same time zone as the winner I really need to make it this time.  So here is my list:

Cross bike :
Faster
Lighter
Rolls easier 
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not so good in fresh gravel
I'm not as comfortable in fast descents 
tires aren't as tough (flint hills anyone)
needs new tires
39x28 is the low gear

Mountain Bike
Rides smoother
I'm good with 45 mph on the gravel with Disc brakes and 2.2" tires
Has new tires
I already have extra tires 
Stans-Notubes
22x34.....(it really is better than walking sometimes)
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Weighs a TON
Tank
doesn't look as cool


So unless someone really influences me in the next week I think the Raleigh XXIX will be the bike of choice for the long ride.  I will be investing in these though:






and borrowing a brooks seat from another bike for the event.  I also will be shooting a very very short video at checkpoints and the end of my thoughts and maybe me throwing up after 16-18 hours of gravel so look for that in the days following the race.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

No Gravel today....

Hill repeats and Intervals are fun (insert sarcasm).  So all I need to know is: is there a sarcasm symbol or Emoticon or something?  This could be important. Really!

So  32 miles and 2 hours of biketrail/B-road/and MacRae Park....


Good Times!  Or good enough.
Day 3

Monday, May 23, 2011

Mmm Mud


2 laps of Denmans and squirrels nest and no back pain!!!!
I'm hoping this is a good sign.

Day 2

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Fat Tire Ride #2

Me and Anna got to go on another Fat tire fun ride and took my Dad along as well....















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