Envelopes

This is going to be blanketed soon, I did get mine on the full suspension rigid, just felt right. Rolling around the turns in my own little envelope. Tightly packed and comfy.

Clusters

Early days and the others seem to roll endlessly through the hours. Today was in between, put together the paper for a ride, clustered it completely. No compromise, just clearing up the vision and getting closer to another goal. 

Link

Check out pics from Saturday here browse the gallery there are a ton of cool shots. Back after it, trying to work out the break in a few weeks. Come out strong and be faster when it counts.

Nacht

With Saturday's effort but away in my head as a good one with a lesson, happy that I spent the time to clean the bike while it was still wet because as I slid out the door way too late to do anything like I wanted. Full moon, empty path. Breaking rules I shouldn't, darkness and too much motivation and not enough light. Passing only one pathlete in the time out there eased my head, too good right now to have a collision. December knocks on the door and a break comes soon. 

Shabbat

This is my new beer, it is from an enormous Belgian owned brewery, it is yummy. I like it a lot. I rode well today, it was muddy, rainy, soggy...beautiful. Lack of foresight and one lap less than what I needed relegated me to the second step, again. It was the most fun I have had in a cross race in a few years, epic. Life is about days like this. Ride well.

Copenhagen Bike Bell

Copenhagen Bike Bell
Originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness]

This bell belongs on my bike. Maybe on the road bike. Better on the mtb though I think.

Run

Back at it, maybe two days again this weekend. Pieces come together now to full fruition. No overall goals, just good racing and proper suffering. Cherry pick the better courses and better racing. They seem to pad the crappy courses as part of an overall series in Colorado, just race your bike. Be well.

Paid in Full

The new fork works well, it doesn't do much which I guess is what I want. Looking back at the last 3 weeks I think I fell a few times due to the dropout slipping out of the leg and locking up the brake. Once I was JRA, and boom, on the ground. Bleeding, embarrassing. I feel 100% confident in the new Alpha Q. Perfect. Now I can get back to riding my bike. 3 days on the single this week has me feeling like a big training week is paying off.

Utensil

This is new-ness on the older machine. We'll see how it all pans out this weekend. I need one more step up on the podium. Trying to get back to my place.

Coyotes

They wake me up a lot in the middle of the night. The cackle laugh shoots right through my sleep and leaves we laying there, mostly asleep wondering if they caught or are catching something. The laugh/call echoes through the valley, bouncing around the 'hood too. The natural order, I suppose, "fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat." I don't know how many of there are, nor how they travel in packs or pairs. They're talking to someone.