Last day of August,
Michigan summer in full effect!
48 oF when I left my house to ride to work this morning!!!!
Bloody hell it's going to be a long winter!
Long sleeves and long fingered gloves - still out on the bike and that's the main thing. Bought a new(ish) car last week so the "Bollux" are a two car family again :(
Thought that might end my rides to work but still cruising - nearly 600 miles of the Mi 1000 clocked up and hopefully rest will happen before darkness/ice make bike commuting a no no. Lights have been installed on the fixie for those gloomy mornings - two last week when rain and cloud meant leaving home before 6:50 am was impossible without illumination.
Happy ridin' guys
DB
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Mi 1000
Whooo, two weeks since last post! Wot a lazy SOB!!
Fortunately been some bike time! So not quite so lazy. Still one car family - tho not fort long :( - so the commute continues.
When I moved north I was supposed to put in big miles but never happened. Wanted to get 1000 miles "fixed" in before the family joined me. Nope, not even close.
But last few weeks with the daily fixed commute the miles are slowly piling up. Roads round here are a bit on the challenging side, bloody bumpy - potholes and bad patching. Fixie riding can be a bit teeth chattering. Commute to work is a short 6 mile jaunt, Hulett Rd, Bennet Rd (past MSU beef cattle R&D center) onto College (past MSU swine R&D center, oh yes the commute is an olfactory safari), then Jolly for last bit onto Collins. Few ups and downs (and windy sections) to keep me honest, but nothing that can't be ridden sat down if I really put my mind to it.
Back and I turn a 6 mile jaunt into an 8 miler by tagging on a section north of Jolly (including a nice little hill). 14 miles a day done for 3 weeks now and beginning to feel benefit.
Tuesday also did session with the "track club" and legs have still not fully recovered.
But most important the miles are being done and I am now half way (and more) to the 1000 mile fixed in Mi!!
Till next time!
DB
Fortunately been some bike time! So not quite so lazy. Still one car family - tho not fort long :( - so the commute continues.
When I moved north I was supposed to put in big miles but never happened. Wanted to get 1000 miles "fixed" in before the family joined me. Nope, not even close.
But last few weeks with the daily fixed commute the miles are slowly piling up. Roads round here are a bit on the challenging side, bloody bumpy - potholes and bad patching. Fixie riding can be a bit teeth chattering. Commute to work is a short 6 mile jaunt, Hulett Rd, Bennet Rd (past MSU beef cattle R&D center) onto College (past MSU swine R&D center, oh yes the commute is an olfactory safari), then Jolly for last bit onto Collins. Few ups and downs (and windy sections) to keep me honest, but nothing that can't be ridden sat down if I really put my mind to it.
Back and I turn a 6 mile jaunt into an 8 miler by tagging on a section north of Jolly (including a nice little hill). 14 miles a day done for 3 weeks now and beginning to feel benefit.
Tuesday also did session with the "track club" and legs have still not fully recovered.
But most important the miles are being done and I am now half way (and more) to the 1000 mile fixed in Mi!!
Till next time!
DB
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Heroes and Villains
Scotish Biking Hero: Graeme Obree, read his book "Flying Scotsman". Made his own bikes out of bits of scrap, never made anything like a decent living from cycling, pissed off the UCI just by being "generally a bit mad" and broke Merckx hour record - a feat so bloody hard Lance Armstrong thought about it once but decided it was too hard to be worth trying.
Scotish Biking Villain: David Millar, god I hate this bloke - whinging scotish git who artfully combined constant moaning about how hard biking was, celebrating how little training he did in the off season, drug taking and not actually being all that good
Scotish Biking Villain: David Millar, god I hate this bloke - whinging scotish git who artfully combined constant moaning about how hard biking was, celebrating how little training he did in the off season, drug taking and not actually being all that good
Friday, August 7, 2009
In the groove (at last)
It's been a long time coming!
But the past week and a bit has actually seen some quality biking time!
Turns out we are only ging to have one car for a while (shame) so poor old me has to cycle to work..... like everyday, in the words of the immortal (probably) Belinda Carlile "oooo oo heaven is a place on earth" right now that place is Okemos Mi.
So I've cycled to work on the fixie everyday for the past week - only 6 miles (20 min) but enough to get the heartrate up and to log over 50 miles since Monday. With the 20 mile road ride I did with MLW last Sunday the past 7 days have taken in 6 consecutive days on the fixie totalling over 70 miles. Hardly epic but a start.
Thursday was a departure from the norm in that I didn't ride home but was picked up by SWMBO in the Bolluxmobile so we could head to Burchfield and introduce MLW to both Kevin and the local trails. MLW liked Kevin (and his family) more than she did the trails but overall whole thing totally positive!
Another short post but back in the groove.
Later.......
DB
But the past week and a bit has actually seen some quality biking time!
Turns out we are only ging to have one car for a while (shame) so poor old me has to cycle to work..... like everyday, in the words of the immortal (probably) Belinda Carlile "oooo oo heaven is a place on earth" right now that place is Okemos Mi.
So I've cycled to work on the fixie everyday for the past week - only 6 miles (20 min) but enough to get the heartrate up and to log over 50 miles since Monday. With the 20 mile road ride I did with MLW last Sunday the past 7 days have taken in 6 consecutive days on the fixie totalling over 70 miles. Hardly epic but a start.
Thursday was a departure from the norm in that I didn't ride home but was picked up by SWMBO in the Bolluxmobile so we could head to Burchfield and introduce MLW to both Kevin and the local trails. MLW liked Kevin (and his family) more than she did the trails but overall whole thing totally positive!
Another short post but back in the groove.
Later.......
DB
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Philosophy via Youtube
No time for posting but here is a journey through my life via Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9f-lXqUZ18
Enjoy, normal service will be resumed shortly I hope.
Cheers
DB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9f-lXqUZ18
Enjoy, normal service will be resumed shortly I hope.
Cheers
DB
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