Proper Winter

Packed snow on the well traveled trails gets me out at 10-15 psi, watching out for a burped too soft tire...softer the better. As always snow is great, ice is bad. Anyone have a 2.1 x 29" studded tire? Letting the front go where it wants in the sled tracks, getting more comfy with the drift. All proper winter. Big ski tour tonight, We'll see how the first ski of the year on the last day goes.

I have nothing to go off of as I didn’t see the guy out of his car, on my way over to the trails I saw a guy with a giant head driving. I am sure he was probably coming from or going to the ski hill, or maybe the slope side bar. I can’t paint too broad a stroke as it was a passing glance that I had of him, the head was huge, and I couldn’t see if he had any passengers in the car with him as he passed.

I read once where a test was done on a fully loaded chairlift on which they cut the cable. They found test dummies a quarter mile away. I rode today. The trails were exceptional, white singletrack, I figured about two feet plus of packed snow under my wheels, when I went off trail my wheel easily sunk up to the hub. An hour of that and back to work, winter mtb lunch ride, on terms. Great skills work, narrow, super narrow singletrack to keep, if you go off trail it’s over the bars.

Balance

Waking up what I thought was really early (it wasn't). Excited to hit the good new Italian espresso I just bought. Since we don't have a clock in the bedroom it was a mystery as to exactly what time it was. The coffee was as good as could be, I caught up and read about warmer places I would rather be. Then I looked outside and saw the peaks, some winter this week and then poach a day of dry roads or dirt next week. Balance.

See Saw

Motivation is like a see-saw right now, I build up the day in my head to be more than it is, a little hiccup and the motivation flies out the window, along with that days work. It's hard when the first big goal is almost 7 months away. Skis will have to do for now, I'd rather pedal but skiing is going to be good today. I hope.

Minus

This is what kept me inside yesterday. Too much for me. I know it will warm, eventually.

Fooling around with Winter

New unridded bits on fresh dirt can't come soon enough. In the meantime it will be two skis, after dark.

Ring the bell

As soon as I got on the bike Wednesday afternoon I knew that sleep would be coming easier, legs turning the junk from 10 days off. 2009 began on a short, cold spin, improperly dressed, doing tempo on a softening tire that shouldn't have held air, but did. Modest goals for the season are getting mapped out. It'll be a challenge to get the work done, but that's the point of it, if it was easy we'd call it golf.

Options

Two wheels for two days, now two skis for a few days, new routes are always an option on skis, more so than wheels. Build it and traffic will come. Take a chance and get lost, finding new ways to go is the better way to get through Winter.

Xmas for you

It's time for new metal, email if you might fit on a 52 cm, 55 cm top tube Planet X cross bike. Full Dura-Ace tubeless wheels too. soiledchamoisatgmailcom...the clock is ticking.

More Nothing

This is my preferred winter home. Somewhere outside, usually putting in the time solo, Ligget calls it a "lonely furrow," or something like like that. It's not really that lonely IMO. An iPod and a few hours is all it takes, build, don't lay on the couch w/o earning it. Makes the couch time feel that much better. Listening to the beautiful fatigue that comes from work, not from more nothing.