New Rig

So I have been fighting off the urge to get a new bike all summer even though I finally pocketed some money for a change. I now have a track bike, road bike, hard tail cross country bike, dirt jumper and now I have a Gary Fisher Rig 29 inch wheeled single speed trail bike. I can't stop. I got it used so it didn't hurt the wallet to bad but I am looking forward to sneaking off a few weekend this fall to ride up in Burke. Riding single speed can be a real killer but its also damn fun to just go out and hammer a bit and do some queeb killin on the weekends. Been working all weekend trying to finish off some projects around campus before the Burke kids come back from Chile. Leaving for school on Tuesday.

Just when I thought I was dumb

http://www.fasterskier.com/opinion4472.html wow this seriously sets the standard in Master skiers ranting about shit they know nothing about check out the link and read some of the stuff on there. I might only be able to bite my tongue for so much longer. Seriously is every one out there bonkers? When I can absorb all of the stupidity I might write a response. Anyway been riding the bike a lot the last two weeks, finally I feel like I can hammer everything around here now, lots of level two training, hahah. Heading back to school next Tuesday so I am trying to bust out a few more projects here at Burke and fight off this nasty sore throat thing I have going. Peace

breaker breaker, this is night rider

So it has been a few weeks since my trip to Boulder and I am so glad I went. Not that the summer has been boring up until now (well I am writing this on a Friday afternoon when I should be having fun) but it was nice to not only get out of the Kingdom and Vermont but out of New England all together. After some really lazy packing Stefan and I hit the road at about two and hit traffic just right so that we hit the major cities at night. At one point I had the cruise control on for three hours straight through western Iowa at 90 miles an hour (we had a CB so we could hear if cops were around) only to have a tractor trailer ruin my streak when he was in the left lane. With only a short stop in Iowa to see some family we made it to Boulder in one solid push and in one piece. While the drive was done in 30 hours total we hadn't slept much in the previous nights and while exhausted we still hit the town pretty hard.

So yeah it was a great trip and I was glad to take a break from training and work with a buddy. Since being back I have settled back in for my last little push before school starts. Things were going well till last weekend I blew out my back trying to pull a paddle boat full of water on to a dock... I am still able to mountain bike and work but it is an issue I have run into in the past so I am trying to keep up with stretching it before work and training. The only thing that has kept me inside was the tornado warnings last night that brought a ton of rain and lightning.

Weather is looking pretty good for the weekend so I am going to try and get in some no pole skating and see how the back holds up tomorrow and throw in a montain bike ride after that to get some hours in. Other than that I am just looking forward to endless hours in the library and rollerskiing in Canton.