Under the DVP
Salad anyone?
Rest stop
It's a parking lot
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Motown
Friday drove down to Toronto. Headed into the East Don to ride Motown.
Under the DVP
Under the DVP
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
June 8th Endo Race
After 3 weeks of every excuse for not showing up to the last 3 Endo races. Got the Mistress and I to the site for this weeks O2 debt location. The new place being Macintosh Mills which is an interesting place. Report on that later in the season.
Got a little lost finding the place. So of course had little time to get organized and ready. Nil for warm up which would come back to bite me later. Plus remind me that 3 years off equals lousy fitness. Especially when you add in Canadian Shield rock and hills. After a quick line up we where off.
It was to be a 4 lap course and never having ridden the area was riding blind. So took the first lap easy as per my usual plan. It was a good plan as the short but sharp hills showed that my climbing skills where rusty and leg strength was low. So despite the climbs sucking high on the suckage scale the course was fun. Technical and some downhill sections.
Since my climbing was not helping I simply set out to be consistent and ride well. To that end I achieved that. And it was hot and humid as well. I managed to drain 2.5 L of water no problem in the 4 laps. And after 40 minutes I was done. Then after the usuall post race milling around and putting bikes on cars. It was off to Brockville for food.
Post race analysis shows that I need to do more hill repeats. And have already begun getting that done.
Got a little lost finding the place. So of course had little time to get organized and ready. Nil for warm up which would come back to bite me later. Plus remind me that 3 years off equals lousy fitness. Especially when you add in Canadian Shield rock and hills. After a quick line up we where off.
It was to be a 4 lap course and never having ridden the area was riding blind. So took the first lap easy as per my usual plan. It was a good plan as the short but sharp hills showed that my climbing skills where rusty and leg strength was low. So despite the climbs sucking high on the suckage scale the course was fun. Technical and some downhill sections.
Since my climbing was not helping I simply set out to be consistent and ride well. To that end I achieved that. And it was hot and humid as well. I managed to drain 2.5 L of water no problem in the 4 laps. And after 40 minutes I was done. Then after the usuall post race milling around and putting bikes on cars. It was off to Brockville for food.
Post race analysis shows that I need to do more hill repeats. And have already begun getting that done.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Muddite
Went out to CB as I needed some ride time. And wet conditions practice. Mounted my DH wheels for this.
Yumm mud
The present flat pedal shoes are on their last legs. Trying to get my hands on a pair of 5.10's cheap. Cheap as in Hello Pinkbike. Because people will sell stuff of they don't need or because they want the newest and greatest.
Yumm mud
Natural chain guide.
The present flat pedal shoes are on their last legs. Trying to get my hands on a pair of 5.10's cheap. Cheap as in Hello Pinkbike. Because people will sell stuff of they don't need or because they want the newest and greatest.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Rubber and Wood
Prior to today's ride added the freshness of new rear rubber. Specifically a dirtbag special ... Kenda Kinetics 26x2.35 from Crappy Tire.
Getting onto the Log of Doom.
Bashguard rcker of the Log of Doom
Result of a balance failure.........perfect bike parking. Now if only regular drives could park this well.
Getting onto the Log of Doom.
Bashguard rcker of the Log of Doom
Result of a balance failure.........perfect bike parking. Now if only regular drives could park this well.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Altura Attack Waterproof Shorts
As part of the plan to buy gear that actually works instead of making do. Looked again to the masters of filth riding.. the Brits. Especially since it is so difficult aquiring baggy shorts that are actually waterproof. Seems kind of strange that one can't buy shorts like this in Canada. A place where the wethaer can be wet and cold.
Finally got my hands on a pair of Altura Attack shorts . And of course in the only acceptable colour for cycling….black. And hardly had they arrived did they get used as we had a sudden warm day. Which meant lots of slush and wet road. A perfect test for waterproof outer shorts.
And after 2 hours of riding through wet crud.. no dreaded wet riders butt. Which is a good thing. And makes the riding way more enjoyable as a cold and wet chamois is about as much fun as paying taxes.
When inspected closer you see that all seems have been taped on the inside. There is a simple system for waits adjustment in the back. 2 tabs you can adjust to make the shorts a little tighter or looser as needed. And of course Altura provided 2 front zipper pockets. Perfect for say house keys to get in the house when cold and wet without that digging through packs or jersey’s with cold hands
One has to keep in mind that while waterproof and sealed that it will still require care. Not washing with liquid detergents and all the other care requirements of this type of fabric. The shorts will also need once a year getting with the special re-waterproofing stuff like available from companies like Nik Wax.
After 4 months of rain and slush the Altura Attack shorts have done the job. And I will be buying another pair later this year.
Finally got my hands on a pair of Altura Attack shorts . And of course in the only acceptable colour for cycling….black. And hardly had they arrived did they get used as we had a sudden warm day. Which meant lots of slush and wet road. A perfect test for waterproof outer shorts.
And after 2 hours of riding through wet crud.. no dreaded wet riders butt. Which is a good thing. And makes the riding way more enjoyable as a cold and wet chamois is about as much fun as paying taxes.
When inspected closer you see that all seems have been taped on the inside. There is a simple system for waits adjustment in the back. 2 tabs you can adjust to make the shorts a little tighter or looser as needed. And of course Altura provided 2 front zipper pockets. Perfect for say house keys to get in the house when cold and wet without that digging through packs or jersey’s with cold hands
One has to keep in mind that while waterproof and sealed that it will still require care. Not washing with liquid detergents and all the other care requirements of this type of fabric. The shorts will also need once a year getting with the special re-waterproofing stuff like available from companies like Nik Wax.
After 4 months of rain and slush the Altura Attack shorts have done the job. And I will be buying another pair later this year.
Can He Make It
Thanks to the winds a new log of doom is here.
Clearing the log
New rear wheel is happy.
Clearing the log
New rear wheel is happy.
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