Candy

What do you get when you combine these:




With this?



Bike porn.










Not to forget my boy:




He rips on the road.

Loves it.

Shit creek, averted

Didn't go to the library, didn't go to buy blank dvds, didn't do Las Vegas. I mean clean the bathroom.

Slept in till 2 pm. Surprisingly.

I did wax the bikes and replace the fraying cable though.




Changing cables on 970 XTR is a cinch compared to 951.

Good thing I crashed when I did. Could have ended up shit creek without a paddle.

How restful

- Because everyday is exciting TM -

So I finally got cable television.

Here's the holiday so far:

Thursday:
Vacuumed and mopped the home.
Ended up doing 2 years worth of cleaning up all in one go - then mopping.
(see previous posts)


Friday:
1. Returned Philip's toothbrush
2. Signed up for cable vision




3. Got my teeth checked at the dentist
4. Got a facial


Saturday:
1. Rode Gina offroad
2. Crashed my bike for the first time.






3. Discovered that my r-dee cable was on the verge of snap (frayed), decided to go home since didn't have spare cable with me.
4. Used the extra time to clean both bikes with Dettol & jet-spray.



5. Washed half the bathroom at the same time while I'm there. Damned grout.


Here's how its going to go.

Sunday:
1. Wax the bike.
2. Wash the other half of bathroom
3. Visit grandma
4. Feed Felicia
5. Visit the library
6. Buy blank dvds (dual layer)


The bike is fine. I'm not too bad either. It wasn't really a crash, I simply fell off my bike doing a jump at Gangsa. I nailed the 2 foot but something happened with my 3 foot. Not enough speed or not enough pull up or too much rebound, tts my guess.

By the way I've switched out my 100mm stem for a 70mm one. Made such a huge difference.

Actually I think I scrubbed speed with my front when I should have just dragged the rear. What a noob mistake. That plus the rebound threw me over the bars except that I was going east while the bike was going west. Handle torqued off the stem by 20 degrees or so, no breaks or scratches.

Oh, and apparently Gina is Italian for Queen.

Sweet.

what is 10mm?

I have taken leave to consolidate my brain.

Look, I made 130mm travel.

The fork is plush but not bottoming out yet. Need a higher drop. I shall not need the softer spring after all.

So who says I don't dare jump my carbon frame?

Come again another day

Note: if you ride in the rain with an Ibis Mojo, or any other frame with no holes for racks or fenders, do what I do.

Turn your frame upside down.

It smells like drain water.

Thank goodness I've gone non-ferrous for more than 10 years.

Decathlon

Is this frame really 10 years old?

I've ridden the hell out of it.

Yet that paint job is just completely outstanding.

Better than the Mojo's really.

Ultimate Ride Report

I guess the joy of cycling for me is that:

You were someone when you started your trip,

But

By the time you finish it, you could be someone totally else....

I'm really seriously drunk now...

I had some other thoughts but I can't recall them now....

Just one...

I'd like to be someone else than what I am now.

What am I now?