Weekend in Review

Sorry I haven't been posting lately. That big snow storm screwed up everything about spring. I can happily say the snow is gone now. We had mid 70s and huge thunderstorms with tornadoson sunday. Thursday I managed to snag my new Team kitfrom Mr. Shoemaker in time to make the Bike Hub ride. That was a fun 33 mile ride with a good group of guys. Friday was a rest day for me. Saturday morning I rode with the TT flyers. We did a leisurely route down to Wrightstown. I ended up with about 42 miles. It was a cold morning once we got out to the country. Sunday I drove down to Madison for the Great Dane crit. I raced the cat 5s first. Felt pretty good, took it easy during the race. Wasn't even sure if it was the last lap when we took the final corner. When the others started sprinting I went too. I ended up 4th but probably could have done better but, I got squeezed into the gutter. It was fun though. About 40 minutes later I did the Masters 4/5. I kept it pretty mellow till the second half of that race. I tried to start a break but, I didn't have the legs. By the last lap I was cooked and just sat up after the last corner. Finished 19th in that race. It was a good day for Racing. Hot and I got sun burnt. I brought my kids and my dad down to watch and my brother met us there. After the race we went tto the Madison zoo and had some fun. It was a good day. Mountain biking next weekend? See ya outside...

I rode the Titletown bike tour/WNR route today. Good news the sprint signs are still there. For those of you keeping track at home, the score was me 4 nobody else 0. I rode the green route. +1 if you look close in the picture you can see a pail for collecting maple syrup on the large tree. See ya outside...

Riding Outside

This what I have been staring at for the last 3 months or so.

Luckily I was able to get outside and look at this today. I did a easy pace on a hilly loop near my house. It was a little windy but, nice to be outside.

I took the road bike off the trainer today for the first time since november. If you look close in the picture, I rode the rubber off the tire. Thats a piece of it on the trainer. I have been riding on the inner casing for a couple of weeks. Felt good to get outside. I'll probably ride tomorrow afternoon too. I'm not sure about sunday. It may be a washout? See ya outside...

Just Another Boy on the FRT/More Rad

Mandatory J-vog head shot.



The Bike Hub where all the cool cats be.

So I decided to do my annual first trip down the the Fox River Trail today. As usual it was way to early to ride the trail. I was pleasantly surprised to find the first part plowed in Green Bay. After that it was all hard work on my relatively skinny 2" MTB tires (I am too cheap to buy a pugsley). After making it about a half mile the snow got deeper and the trail disappeared so I walked for awhile. Then I took the road down to the Boat launch by the Bike Hub. I then was able to ride the trail down to De pere. Though there were tough spots there also. I crossed the bridge at De Pere and headed back home. The snow really wasn't that deep. If we get the upper 40s next week with some rain it might be passable on a MTB by next weekend. It was nice to get outside.

It turns out Daniel Tosh is a huge Rad fan.

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Here is his latest tribute video. Enjoy! Check out Cru Jones. Don't forget to sign the Rad petiton on the Tosh.o page.

Bike Fitting and New Parts

I somewhat recently went down to the Bike Hub and recieved a very professional bike fitting from Rebecca Cleveland. I wasn't having any issues I just wanted to make sure everything was correct before I started putting in lots of miles. And it turns out I have pretty good mechanics. The price was reasonable and they set up my road bike too. This last weekend I went and bought a pair of Captain tires and a new Saddle. I also finally had them order a Q-rotor chainring. Hopefully the snow will start melting soon so I can start enjoying the new parts on my bike. I am however taking some satisfaction in the destruction I am inflicting on my trainer tire. First Great Dane is only 6 weeks away. See ya outside...

Yep.

Longtail or Bust!

I finally made it today. I think this morning was the nicest day of the year so far. I left home to brilliant sunshine and temps in the teens warming into the 20s. A brisk south wind pushed me towards my destination. I didn't warm many layers and still was sweating quite a bit. I looked it up online and it was 6 miles one way as the crow flies. But, Duck creek zigs and zags so I know it was longer than that. The snow on the bay was so wind swept and compacted the skis barely bit in at all. The ice was mostly flat and smooth except out by long tail you can see there was a large pressure ridge. An Ice fisherman on duck creek said the Ice was 30" thick. Not long after that I was passed by a minivan. I thought "you don't see that out at the Reforestation camp". So all in all a good morning. I think I got sunburnt. Will I make it outside tomorrow???