tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85725554943227105492024-03-05T00:07:35.697-05:00the original big ringMountain Biker, 29'er, Endurace Racer, Single Speeder, Road Biker, Middle of the pack hack,
Trail Builder, Bike Fixer-Upper,
Coffee Drinker, lacker-of-talent and natural ability, Cranky & Hostile; Daddythe original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.comBlogger1058125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-85966724467952799222012-06-03T18:16:00.001-04:002012-06-03T18:16:04.813-04:00Last Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-57044635807864100622012-05-29T15:02:00.001-04:002012-05-29T15:02:43.707-04:00Trail buddy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Churchill and I got out for another trail ride this morning. He loves it out there. It was pretty muggy and hot at 11 AM. Surprisingly the bugs weren't bad at all.</td></tr>
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Was lucky to get out this morning. Presently it's thunder & lightening, heavy rain and hail. Hopefully the weather cooperates for this weekend as I am headed to <a href="http://www.kingdomtrails.com/" target="_blank">Kingdom</a>. <br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-71415812302866783522012-05-25T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-25T08:00:01.228-04:00Fight The Power So You Can Run(Ride) To The Hills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was over on <a href="http://goatshell.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">The Goat's blog</a> the other day <i>(and if you haven't been recently you'd learn that <a href="http://goatshell.blogspot.ca/2012/05/bc-ride-of-broken-hand.html" target="_blank">he broke a paw while riding</a> - go give your brother some support and kind words)</i> reading about being <a href="http://goatshell.blogspot.ca/2012/05/breaking-rules.html" target="_blank">a moral hoodlum</a>. I read <a href="http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/Breaking-the-Rules.html?page=1" target="_blank">the article</a> and have to agree, despite being paid to do the right thing and preventing others from doing the wrong thing, that sometimes you need to fight the power. I thought about all that during my ride Thursday . . .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are lots of wide, non-technical trails in 'the park' . . . but I didn't ride too many of them today. Did I just incriminate myself?!?!</td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-48230194533809213372012-05-24T08:22:00.000-04:002012-05-24T08:22:15.021-04:00Trail Dog<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Churchill is turning out to be a very worthy riding buddy. We're working on lengthening the time on the trail. Yesterday we were out for a little more than an hour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A swim in the swamp helped cool him down and rejuvenate him for the rest of the ride. He is a water dog. Finishing the ride we crossed one of the longer bridges over a stinky dirty swamp - instead of running the trestles he opted for the water crossing. Ewww, he was so gross and smelly afterward . . . . it was pretty funny and now my car is funky for all the wrong reasons.</td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-28939767090361722432012-05-22T12:57:00.000-04:002012-05-22T12:57:50.519-04:00Four ride weekend (photo dump)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">God save the queen . . . being part of the Empire (not to be associated with <a href="http://www.misfitpsycles.com/blog/" target="_blank">THE Empire</a>) ain't a bad thing. Victoria Day weekend was a beauty this year!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only photo I took from Friday's SMH ride with Scott, Mark, John B., and King - a flat. Exciting stuff.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday's ride with Brian and Jason. Check out those panty lines! Is that a really wide thong Jason is wearing or Depends undergarment for being incontinent? He did wet himself once during the ride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tower on top of Fortune. I was the middle man - Brian was ahead of me on the climbs, Jason behind. Perfect scenario for not having to try.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp Fortune Ski Hill - trails were in great shape and work had been done on them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depends Undergarment Man</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday was a 2 hr city tour with wifey and The Peanut in tow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this is the only stretch that wasn't littered with walkers and runners who took two lanes. Even with a 9 AM start the pathways were chock-a-blocked.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of baby geese out. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rolling through Experimental Farm - here they grow two headed cows and <a href="http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Tomacco" target="_blank">tomaccos</a>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Sunday ride would be a waste without coffee and cookies. The Peanut loves her chochy-chip cookies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon was spent taking a dip in King's newly aquired pool. It was nirvana escaping the heat <a href="http://greenobles.com/data_images/nirvana/nirvana-09.jpg" target="_blank">minus the wee penis</a>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Peanut working on her doggy paddle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday Monday morning was spent knocking out a reverse loop of Fortune. John B. all fuzzed out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King draped over the handlebars like wet laundry riding up a particularly steep pitch on Fanny.</td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-77255494647349494212012-05-16T08:30:00.000-04:002012-05-16T08:30:00.478-04:00Two ride Tuesday and Church<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was Churchill's first mtn bike/trail ride Tuesday morning. Seven months old and full of beans this dog can keep up! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, almost full of beans. It was pretty warm at 9 AM (mosquitoes are preparing to be in full force very soon) and everytime we stopped he laid down in the middle of the trail and I gave him a drink. I really didn't know what to expect with him on the trails as he is still young, full of piss & vinegar, and his re-call isn't the best yet. However, he did amazing and was a natural. He stayed behind me, always kept close enough (but not so close to run into me if I stopped quickly) and responded so well. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New signs out in SMH look great. Churchill christened a couple with one legged salutes. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel after 140 + kms on Sunday and <a href="http://talltreerides.blogspot.ca/2012/05/2012-ride-of-damned-results.html" target="_blank">RoTD</a>, but I was surprised how spunky I actually felt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was tempted to let him jump into the lake/swap but it was pretty dirty. I'll be looking for better swimming spots.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I won a new pair of <a href="http://www.giro.com/ca_en/products/cycling-gloves.html" target="_blank">Giro</a> gloves from a draw prize from RoTD on Sunday. Whoot! Not bad - comfy, grippy and light. Best $20 I've ever spent on a bike event - registration, feed zone, free cookie, bbq and draw prize. Whoot! I feel like I owe them money for such a good time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My only beef is that there is no velcro closure dealie. Meh. They're free so I ain't complaining. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Church liked them - good patting gloves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To prove I was feeling good I went out, after dropping Church off, and did a 65 km loop of <a href="http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/gatineau-park" target="_blank">the Park</a>. Two ride Tuesdays!</td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-35382527252560489782012-05-14T21:47:00.002-04:002012-05-14T21:47:49.221-04:00Ride of The Damned 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I showed up wearing baggie shorts amongst skinny, lycra clad roadies. I did strip the baggies off after getting shunned - I'm standing in line and no one is talking to me as I sip my coffee. Bastards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to add this photo of Rodd. It's his photos who I poached off without permission. Maybe if I put up an image of him he won't beat me up with his long, gangly roadie arms and thrash me about with his jet black Ramone-like hair. </td></tr>
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130 kms (not including the 10-12 km neutral start). Whoot! Good fun. Pavement, tons of dirt and gravel roads, lush green farm fields and plenty of climbs. We had beautiful weather, a free cookie at Pipolinka Bakery, superb feed zone support, and a kick ass bbq with draw prizes! <br />
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In an effort to write less and be more lazy that's all I am going to say. But you can read more about <a href="http://talltreerides.blogspot.ca/2012/03/2012-ride-of-damned.html" target="_blank">RoTD</a> in Matt's write up <a href="http://talltreerides.blogspot.ca/2012/05/2012-ride-of-damned-results.html" target="_blank">here</a>. the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-67567700041404838382012-05-10T10:44:00.003-04:002012-05-10T10:44:39.343-04:00My nipples hurt - Haiku win<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damn my vanity. When I had the Jet 9 built last year I had them use pink nipples. They all have been breaking. Junk. I swapped them all at for brass, but when I did so I did not reapply new linseed oil or spoke prep and as a result they backed off ten minutes into a ride. Left the rear wheel all noodly. I also but a ding into the Crest - these are not built for techy, rocky, rooty trails under a 210 lb carcass. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bearded One at <a href="http://www.talltreecycles.ca/" target="_blank">Tall Trees</a> built be up a new wheel with an Arch (and did a stellar job mind you!). I've run these in the past and for me they are bomb-proof and still light. This time with brass nipples. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now that I've become a <a href="http://twitter.com/#" target="_blank">Twit</a> I spend time reading the mass amounts of crap that gets posted up. Who cares if you're drinking a soy latte? Every now and then you can run across a gem though. <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/surlybikes" target="_blank">Surly</a> had a little contest a while back - you had to write a Haiku with the word "steel" in it. I sent in a couple and won me some stickers! Titz! </td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-72634154855455541582012-05-06T20:37:00.001-04:002012-05-06T20:37:34.966-04:00Day VI - NC Road Trip 2012Home for over a month since the road trip and I am still posting about it. That's either indication that I'm a lazy procrastinating sod or that not much has been happening bike related since my return. A little from coloumn A and a little from coloumn B I'm thinking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day VI began by meeting <a href="http://www.teamdicky.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Dicky</a>, Aaron and Dave out in the middle of nowhere to go ride Wilson's Creek. I never did see a creek or <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Wilson_The_Volleyball.jpg" target="_blank">Wilson</a>, but I did manage to see lots of hills and my front tire as it was pointed up approximately 5000 ft of them <i>(hills that is)</i>. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first kick to the gnads came right from where we parked and had a nine mile (yes, my Canuck readers, I said "mile") climb. It was all on road and pointed straight up. Just what the legs needed at the end of a week long road trip. Aaron and Dave in the background grinding it out (but not each other).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Treacherous and precarious stream crossing on a long piece of steel. This is the only shot of Dicky I have. I can say he <a href="http://craigbarlow.blogspot.ca/2011/10/tour-de-goat-day-iii-to-day-vii-photo.html" target="_blank">attempted to stick his weiner in Curvy Butt's mouth again</a> though. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"It's just a little climb, a down, another short climb . . . " and so on. All the "it's just a little climb" bullshit really added up. </td></tr>
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Anywho . . . there you have it. A weeks worth of road trip half-assed-ly presented. the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-37564107393449065492012-05-01T20:41:00.000-04:002012-05-02T09:33:45.997-04:00For Sale - Send a Sick Kid To Space CampDay IV - NC Road Trip 2012 is coming . . . I've been busy and meaning to get it up. Meh. It'll get posted when it gets posted. It was in fact the toughest day <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(climbing, fatigue after five previous days of riding)</i></span>, but one of the funnest (<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>whoopty-doo trails, met new friends and got to visit with an old <a href="http://www.teamdicky.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">three apple high one</a>)</i></span>.<br />
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Send a sick kid (me) to space camp (buy a new bike) by buying one of, or preferably both, of the following:<br />
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Pro II hubs laced to Stan’s Arch with rotors & Salsa skewers included</li>
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Brothers Rock Solid carbon fork</li>
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Karma 2.1 tires – front and rear (set up for tubeless)</li>
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R7 cranks – two rings included 32T, 34T</li>
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X4 stem – 90mm x 0 degree rise</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Clawhammer Rd on the way up to Black Mtn. Notice the <a href="http://www.maxxis.com/Bicycle/Mountain/Ardent.aspx" target="_blank">Maxxis Ardent</a>? Liking this tire. Still haven't dialed in the air pressure yet, but no issues with it. </td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-61146441468370784772012-04-24T08:00:00.001-04:002012-04-24T08:00:09.939-04:00Day IV - NC Road Trip 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With no photos to show from Day IV (I didn't take any). I'll leave you with this. Curvy Butt managed to catch King and me coming back from taking a dump
in the woods (not at the same time stupid!) before day five and made this memorabilia. Gasternal
Intestinal issues rose from not eating regularly and different foods,
the mix up in routine, late nights, early starts . . . but mostly from
eating waaaaay too much Mexican.</td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-27085798628586036412012-04-23T08:00:00.000-04:002012-04-23T08:00:37.716-04:00Day III - NC Road Trip 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day III we rode up Laurel Mtn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurel is a long climb, but the grades are at a nice sustained pitch that it doesn't hurt too much. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A buff section of the trail. Others are rocky and technical. At times uber steep. Curvy Butt and King, once at the top, bombed down the technical Pilot Rock while I opted to do an out and back and took the 11 + mile single track descent back to the road. From the top back to the van it only took me about 38 minutes without trying. We were more than double that getting to the top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three days in a row, heaps of climbing and lacking early Spring fitness put King in the hurt locker. That's him laying in the bushes off to the side of the trail 'recovering' about half way up the Laurel climb. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curvy Butt climbing the last little pitch up Ingles Field Gap and onto Greens Lick.</td></tr>
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It's 16 hours to Asheville, NC from Ottawa. Yes, 16 hours of driving. What can I say? It's worth it. I've been going 6 out of the last 7 years. <br />
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We got between 6-8 the first leg before we crashed for the night in Harrisburg, PA. The next day was a 2.5-3 hr drive to The Southern Traverse <a href="http://craigbarlow.blogspot.ca/2012/04/road-trip-day-i.html"><i>(see last blog post)</i></a>. Got in late, to bed, up early to make your own waffles at the free conti breakfast at the hotel, then it was off to do damage in Bent Creek and over into Pisgah. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King came unprepared physically but full of heart and spirit. Here he is worshiping the ground. . . that or puking from all the climbing. He don't look so good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under the Blue Ridge Parkway back into Bent Creek.</td></tr>
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Three photos from day two. Meh. Suck it. I was busy riding. I may have "Twitted" about it on Tweeter. I can't believe I Twit now. Since I began Twitting I've had more requests for <a href="http://craigbarlow.blogspot.ca/2010/11/jebus-loves-you.html">my stickers</a> - - - - > <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(see the sidebar dummy)</span></i>. <a href="http://teamdicky.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Dicky</a> was even saying that there might be a request coming from the 'higher ups' at Breck Epic to be the official "<span style="color: magenta;">Jebus loves you </span>. . ." sponsor for this year's race.the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-43845749445276672232012-04-17T12:04:00.001-04:002012-04-17T12:05:19.361-04:00Road Trip - Day I<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If the van is a rocking . . . . King's surveilance van was a blessing and a curse. It's a bloody pig on gas, get's blown all over the road and has a mind of it's own when it comes to steering. However, we were able to pack all of our gear and bikes in comfortably with still tonnes of room to lay down on the back seat. Small bumps on the road were magnified greatly in the back and often we'd find ourselves hitting the ceiling or rolling off the seat. It's would make sense that it's larger interior would assist in spreading out the smell of any unwanted odours (ie. farts), but that was not the case. The many windows did clear the frequent and foul stench from my traveling companions bums quite nicely though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day One: we stopped at Harrisonburg, VA and the Shenandoah Bicycle Company to find directions to the Southern Traverse trail. With only one vehicle we had no other option than to ride the 30 or so mile loop. We had a good chance to warm the legs with a 28 km country road spin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the middle of nowhere . . . only four or so cars passed us during our road spin. Rolling, steep hills and farm land surrounded us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6.5 km fire road climb to the beginning of the trail with sustained grades made for easy'ish climbing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail Head to the Shenandoah Trail (a.k.a. The Southern Traverse). The trail follows a ridge line for about 11 miles, all single track, either on it or skirting around it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In most places it was nice bench cut trail, in others it seemed we'd be sliding off the side amongst piles of leaves. Some pretty views. The trail was mostly rolling: climbs followed by downs around ridges following the contour lines of the mountain. The last 3-4 kms were fast, tight single track that kept you on your toes as you were careful to make tight corners. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-856652872970953042012-04-08T09:51:00.000-04:002012-04-08T09:53:59.547-04:00Road Tripping<div style="text-align: center;">
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Global? Is that too strong of a word? I don't think so. <a href="http://craigbarlow.blogspot.ca/2010/04/industry-nine-grand-tour.html">Two years ago</a> we visited <a href="http://www.industrynine.net/">Industry Nine</a> and toured their facility. You have to be living under a log if you haven't heard of them. It's a fantastic company making amazing uber terrific product staffed by the friendliest folks around. <br />
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Cycling midget, magazine article writer and industry insider <a href="http://teamdicky.blogspot.ca/">Dicky</a> hooked us up with Industry Nine and with a bribe of Canadian maple syrup, fresh water and free medicare he was able to connect us with Eric at <a href="http://www.canecreek.com/">Cane Creek</a> last year for a visit and tour. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cane Creek world headquarters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyone who has ever ridden or owned a mountain bike probably had a <a href="http://www.canecreek.com/component-headsets">Cane Creek headset </a>at one point in time or another. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They also make some schweeet rear suspension shocks like this <a href="http://ww2.canecreek.com/products/suspension/db-air">DBAir</a> (which is in mid production in this photo)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was asked to step away from the secret R&D room (notice how the windows are all covered over - no shit!). Rumour had it that they were building Cane Creek cyborbs. We saw all sorts of cool products, testing practices, new developements, etc that I can't post up out of respect for their research and development of their industry leading products. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Future headsets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like the <a href="http://www.canecreek.com/component-headsets?browse=Complete&name=AngleSet">AngleSet</a> - this will change the way you ride your bike.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With <a href="http://www.canecreek.com/component-headsets?browse=Complete&name=AngleSet">AngleSet</a> the head angle of a mountain bike can be transformed with
ease, as the low-stack-height AngleSet offers up to six offset angle
adjustments. With steeper or slacker adjustments from 0.5 to 1.5
degrees, dialing in the perfect geometry to attack the trail is a
breeze. The design of AngleSet is head-tube length independent and fits
most popular head-tube standards. A self-aligning feature between the
bearings and the steerer-tube ensures a perfect fit and makes fork
installation a snap.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't think I've ever been to a business where people were so friendly and eager to talk to us (though I9 were equally cool). Maybe it was because we were Canadians packing fresh water and unlimited medicare. Above is Judy - she's been working at Cane Creek before it was even called Cane Creek. You wouldn't think that someone like Judy influenced the cycling industry, but she has. She was working on the <a href="http://www.canecreek.com/component-seatposts">Thudbuster seatpost</a> when we spoke to her. She had more knowledge of suspension in her itty bitty finger than I have in my whole head. Every staff member that we saw (they keep the means one locked away on tours) were uber friendly, happy and appeared to be very content with their jobs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were more machines and tools that I've never seen before. I think they were secretly making homemade wine - looks like a corking machine if you ask me. No one 'appeared' to be drunk during our tour - they were, however, all very super friendly. I guess Cane Creek employees are happy drunks. If they weren't they might have been called <a href="http://surlybikes.com/blog/">Surly</a>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eric used a lot of technical mumbo-jumbo to describe what was taking place. My elevator doesn't always go to the top floor and I am not very good with number and technical stuff . . . all I could figure out was that big chunks of metal go in here. . . .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And look like this. Headset cups magically appeared before my eyes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the extent of my testing products. It smelled good. They didn't ask me to submit a resume.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cane Creek even had a well stocked gym for employees to work out in while at work. In fact if you didn't work out you were beaten with a pillow case full of door knobs. To prove the point Eric bench pressed me while in the gym. Lunch time work group road rides are common place as world headquarters are surrounded by country roads. Plus they had a pump track built behind the warehouse for employees to play on during breaks, lunch and after work.<br />
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We were at Cane Creek for almost two and a half hours being given the grand tour, talking to employees and just having a good time behind the scenes of a major player in the cycling industry. And it didn't end there. Eric invited us out to a spirited group ride that evening at Bent Creek which some of the other Cane Creek staff took part in, along with their friends and spouses - it was one of the more fun rides we had last year as we got to see some of Bent Creek we don't normally ride, but more importantly for the comradely and tomfoolery. The ride ended with drinks and eats at the pub. <br />
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Huge thanks to Eric Smith and the Cane Creek staff for allowing us to visit, for their hospitality and generosity!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">**Almost a year later and I finally get a semi-useful blog post up about our visit. My apologies to Eric and Cane Creek for dropping the ball - they never asked me to write a thing - but after their kindness and southern hospitality I wanted to put something up. Last year got busy for me and over the fall/winter I was in a state of blog-writer's block-depression. Better late than never. </span></i></span>the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-71652547635205418562012-03-22T09:30:00.000-04:002012-03-22T16:18:30.900-04:00Panorama and White<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ottawa River ice covered - <a href="http://craigbarlow.blogspot.ca/2012/03/skinny-fat-and-skinny-ride.html">from Monday's road ride</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monday's ride afforded me the opportunity to check out Lenny's new fatbike. He's jumped on the fatbike bandwagon too . . . and why not? It's a hoot and a half riding in the snow and opens up a totally new riding season with very different trail conditions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is white the new black? WTF!?! Is everyone getting white bikes? <a href="http://www.teamdicky.blogspot.ca/2012/03/hooray-cherry-poppin-bike-ride.html">Dicky's</a> new <a href="http://bystickel.com/">by:Stickel</a> is ubber schexy.</td></tr>
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I need a new bike too, but it won't be white. <a href="http://ottawamba.org/forums/showthread.php?7066-2011-Niner-Jet-9-frame-and-Parts-For-Sale"><u style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Buy my shit</b></span></u></a> so that I can buy a new bike. </div>the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-62591305490995298152012-03-20T09:59:00.000-04:002012-03-20T10:02:48.498-04:00A skinny, a fat and a skinny ride<div style="color: magenta;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curvy Butt and I did a Manotick road loop Saturday afternoon in mild temperatures and zero wind. No photos of the ride so our route will have to do. A little over 70 kms left early Spring legs feeling a bit tuckered. Not huge miles, but when all you're doing over the course of a winter are 10-18 km fatbike rides . . .well, the endurance conditioning goes out the window.</td></tr>
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<i><u style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fat</span></b></u></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday it was plus twenty four degress celcius! That's ten degrees higher than the record in the Ottawa area for March 18th ever. Melting snow meant the chance of drier, snow free trails south of Ottawa in the Limerick Forest. The beauty day didn't disappoint. Lots of dry fun trails to be had, but also some hard ice pack still on the trails covered in an inch or two of water. We got wet and muddy, but it was fun. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was also my first dirt ride on the fatbike. Whoot! What a blast. Fritz was on his too while Curvy Butt and Peter rode regular mtn bikes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do my fingers smell like ass? Monday afternoon - another freak'in blazing warm day. Got out for a nice West Carelton road loop with Lenny. No he's not digging around his jersey for a bar, but is scratching his skinny old man butt as we climb up and over the Carp Escarpment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gameline - the southern most entrance to the park. The parkway did look promising with shades of grey underneath thinning snow.</td></tr>
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Got out for my first road ride of the season last Tuesday afternoon. Been too busy to post much of anything this past week or so as I've been off on March Break and March 'birthday season' is upon us at the original big ring world headquarters. The Peanut turned three this week - whoot! Happy Birthday Peanut!<br />
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Snapped only two photos from last Saturday night's <a href="http://lowpressureproductions.blogspot.com/">Low Pressure Production</a>s race - not very many considering I was there for five to help set up and mark the course. With a shotgun start <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(not really, Grant yelled "Go!")</i></span> for eight I was a little worried as I stood around the fire trying to keep warm with only a few riders in attendance. However, my worries were put to rest as every race in the series started late, and riders began to appear in the woods. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who needs number plates? I was "Sweet Pea". Pie plate number plates - love it. I suggested to Grant for next time that every rider must eat an entire pie first, off the plate, before beginning the race (fuck the Lemans start!) then stick their prescribed plate on their bars before they could go. I am sure I'd take the 'hole shot' from those skinny wee racer boys. It is my goal to find a race that involves eating copious amounts of food prior to the beginning of a race to get a leg up on the competition.</td></tr>
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Alas, the race did start - though I was hoping it would turn into a hot dog eating contest <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(again with the food)</i></span> as Grant had enough dogs for post-race festivities to feed a small army. I figure there was no way I'd be taking anywhere near first place in the race with some very fast riders in attendance . . . a hot dog eating contest - pfffffft, I'd be hands down the winner. <br />
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Anywho, the race . . . . good times. We raced three laps of a prescribed course. A few sections got pretty slick by the third lap. After the race we stood around the fire and caught up with old friends. Good times. I look forward to future events, however, it may be the last snow event for the season as warm temperatures and rain are making quick work of beating down the white stuff. the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-4827504236941081402012-03-10T09:00:00.000-05:002012-03-10T09:00:05.056-05:00Post Holing, Cookies and The Peanut<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely, beautiful day here in Ottawa and on the other side of the river. Was expecting it'd be a bit cooler with firmer conditions despite crazy warm temperatures, rain and wind the past couple of days. However, even with packed down snowshoe trails, if you veered off course you'd sink to your knee....sometimes your waist. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curvy Butt demonstrated some crazy contortionist, Cirque de Soleil moves crossing over a stream to avoid getting wet feet. We weren't ten minutes into the ride before I had two soakers. Thank Gwad (and sheep) for merino wool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's a dirty girl - the first bit of mud to get on the Mukluk . . . ironic really . . . . Muk (muck). To avoid a death march of post holing across a farmers field we elected to cut the ride short and take the road back. The dirt road was soft and mushy but you wouldn't know it as the fat tires floated across with ease. With the annual pilgrimage to North Carolina about a month away (who's coming?) a gravel road fatbike grinder epic might be in-store. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing like returning home from a ride to find warm oatmeal-walnut-banana-chocolate chip cookies waiting for you. I have THE best life . . . even if I am a bit portly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have a dog. I pick up his crap. So why am I picking up someone else's dog shit off the trail?? The fairly recent partnership with the city to create a sustainable trail system for riders has been nothing but amazing for us (mtn bikers). The South March Highlands trail system has been growing in increasing popularity not just with riders, but with hikers, snow shoers, skiers, dog walkers, and so on. That's not a bad thing. However, I predict future user conflicts arising. The steaming bag of dog sit above is one example. In the last handful of rides I've done out in KL I've been met on the trail by people giving me dirty looks while I ride toward them. I ALWAYS say hello and ALWAYS say THANK YOU when they step off the trail to let me by (if I'm not stopping to let them go by first). But I get the feeling that there are those on the trail system who are either unfamiliar with the history of trail development (done most entirely by riders) or either don't care, and in-particular there seems to be a growing sense of 'trail-entitlement' by non-riders. I hope that I am way off here, but I do predict future user conflict. Perhaps that is unavoidable and can hopefully be resolved without someone getting punched in the throat. <span style="color: magenta;">[and oh, to the dog owner who left the shit on the trail: I did pick up and carry out that bag of doggy doo-doo.......just because you picked it up and put it in a compostible bag doesn't mean you can leave it on the trail dumb ass.]</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had the chicks eating out of my hand. My ride was for the birds. Gwad I slay myself! Thank you, thank you . . . I'll be here all week long.</td></tr>
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<br />the original big ringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865105701772620245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572555494322710549.post-5428944706718421192012-03-05T20:23:00.001-05:002012-03-05T20:23:34.252-05:00So many fatties<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting of like minds and fat tires on Sunday afternoon in Kanata Lakes. Great ride, but pretty darn cold out. My toes were numb by the end of it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was so cold on the way home, and desperate for warmth, that I stopped at Tim Horton's to get a coffee. I asked for a large and learned afterward that they've upgraded to 'Merican sizes. I don't drink the swill, labeled by them as "coffee", unless real coffee is available. Tastes like poo water mixed with cream and sugar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">Irony: a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.</span> Curvy Butt rented a fatbike to try out. Looks like he's hooked - he loved it so much he set it up to ride inside too. Freak of nature!</td></tr>
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