Epic Adventure

Kauai 09 Photo Gallery...

Island bound...

Night Riding, Snakes & Dogs

Final Results

Ok my bad I guess I took lucky # 13 instead of 12th this past weekend. Here are the official unofficial results from sswc.

More Sweet Photos

I think I'm in picture #15,16. Some cool shots by somebody.
Cool Photos

Lucky #13 at Worlds!!!

New Belgium Booze Fest

Special thanks to Bussman and the Fat Tire Crew for the free beer

Lining up with 1000+ people

Go!

still going

and going...

and going...
5th after lap 1

trying to hold off a sprint to the finish.
Timmy and I glad to be done

Video from the Durango Herald News

SSWC09

Single Speed World Championships

A Break from the Stress...kinda

North of the peaks on a sweet loop

Ferngully!

My new Pimp Subaru to get me places in style.
Now I really am a Flagstafian.

I am so bad at keeping up with this site. I apologize. This summer has not gone how I expected it to. After my last post I raced the MBAA State Final up here in Flag. Considering I only had about 2 weeks of good riding leading up to it 3rd in pro was alright with me. Timmy took 1st and Scott Keller took 2nd I ended up about 3min back. I just wish I was training and riding more consistent this year, not ride hard for a month then hurt for two. Oh well I guess this is the year from hell for bike racing. The past 2 months or so I have just been trying to do everything else I love in life and not get so upset about biking. It has been good to take a break from stressing to be a "super pro" but it's time to get back in the game the monsoons hit and fall is just around the corner and that means single speed worlds and my annual trip to Kauai. Ok so when all you think about when not riding is riding the 1st thing you want to do when jumping back on the bike is go fast. Well here is what happens when your skills are not honed in to what they should be.

Tissue growing back into the void.

This is the second time I have fallen on a wide open mouth. I came into a section of trail just like any other time except my focus was not up to jedi standards which I believe is required for the speed I was going. Now flying through the air at about 20mph with my bike attached to my feet behind me I knew this was going to hurt. If any of you have ever fallen on rock in Flagstaff you would know that its not very forgiving. My hands hit but could not take the pressure then my lower lip and jaw became in theory a back hoe digging into the ground. I knocked the wind out of myself, my bike hit the back of me and my mouth was now filled with dirt and blood. I took a tooth count and made sure nothing was broken except my pride. For the next 12 miles or so I spit dirt filled dark blood all the way home. I thought that it was just a bad case of road rash in my mouth then the tooth ache and jaw pain started and in about 5 days it has tripled in pain. I feel like I can deal with alot of suffering but this truly is so painful, even my own spit stings like a bee sting over and over again let alone eating anything. I knew that going to a dentist would cost a bunch but luckily this town rocks and everyone helps everybody out so I called my fellow cyclist/dentist friend Jim and he hooked it up with free x-rays and advice oh and some prescriptions to help with my wussyness. I need to go back in on mon to make sure things are healing but no broken teeth or jaw that he could see just a lot of swelling and tenderness. So here I am now typing this blog on about 1000 mil of hydrocodone wishing the pain would stop. I need to get better soon b/c it's time to train hard for a week and then go race my shops "Old Fashion Mt Bike Race." I have won the single speed cat a few times but I want to win the whole thing this year. My head wants to race now its time for the rest of my body to cooperate. Keep you all posted sooner than later.

Long Time No Post

So no news with me is bad news. Sea Otter was a pretty big let down with how well I felt. The day of the race my leg would not loosen up so I ended up pulling out. Bad tendinitis and a 12 hour drive was not the race ready form I was hoping for. I am just not down with putting myself through such horrible knee pain again that sucked. I must say that the start was the most intense thing I have ever been a part of though. 30 sec into the race I narrowly missed a 4ft tall steel barricade that held the sign "Start of Feed Zone". A few guys that were funneled by the 100+ pro field to the inside could not make it quick enough and I watched them fly over the baracade while doing about 30mph. Then as we jumped onto the dirt road decent the pack was so tight I could barely see the ground. Crazy fast and crazy close contact. I definitely want more of that and by now (the time of this post) my knee has stopped killing me when I ride hard, so that's good but I think I'm a bit psyched out about it all. This year has really been a test to see if this sport is for me. I know I truly love to ride my bike as fast as possible but when the fun goes away whats the point? Well for right now Im just trying to get in tune with my body a lot better before I go torture it out in a race. On a better note the trails in Flag have been in perfect condition for the past few weeks with all the rain that's fallen. When this place receives moisture you can almost ride upside down there's so much traction. So it's time to have fun with going fast and see what happens for the rest of the season. I know I can't stop racing but a break from the stress I put on my body for a bit would be good. Here are some pics from recent shreds.

Sea Otter Here I Come

This weekend is the infamous Sea Otter Classic Bike Festival in Monterey CA. It's going to be my 1st race on a geared bike ever so I'm pretty excited. The field as of yesterday was up near 150 pros registered. Now that's a bike race! The 38mi course is a true test of knowing your body and racing smart. It's short enough to go really fast but long enough to hurt you, so you have to play it safe. It's almost like a road race on dirt. Last year this was definitely my hardest and most memoriable event. I got to race in a 65 person single speed field and podium with a past olympian, it was awesome. This time I am just trying to do well in such a talented field. These are the types of races that teach you how to grow as a cyclist so it's going to be exciting. Keep you posted as time tells...

Cold Friday

I decided to go for a quick ride after work today and this
is what was ahead of me.

It started out fun making fresh lines, then turned into survival to warm my feet and hands.

A view of my bars at the bottom of the mt, notice where my hands were. They were pretty much useless by then. Probably the worst thawing pain I have ever felt when I got home. Time for some hot soup.