Sunday, May 9, 2010

Rode Emma Carlin and part of the connector today. Good ride, sorta short, but it is Mother's day so I had to spend time with the fam. Had a great dinner at Mom's, some sort of asian chicken with roasted veggies and an awesome salad that had mandarin oranges and almonds in it; yummy!
The new trails in Emma are sweet! Nice work and much kudos to all those involved with trail maintenance and building in the Southern unit of the Kettle Moraine. Not sure if you know how much people really appreciate the dedication and hard work. THANK YOU!

Thursday, May 6, 2010



Just one of the sites from Tuesday night's ride out of Waukesha. Great ride with a little help from my friends and one in particular who kept me going when i was ready to throw in the towel.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Well it's official, I didn't get all of my goals for the race yesterday. Upon further review of the data, I was last in my class and overall. But at least I finished and I know I could have ridden harder. Next race will be different, I don't think I pushed as hard as I could in a lot of places so I am going to push harder at the next one.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

First race tomorrow, got all my gear together, except for my gloves which are in the wash and means that I will probably forget them. Let's hope not but we will see.

Sunday, April 25, 2010


First race of the season one week from today! I can't wait, it is going to be a blast.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Rode the entire outer loop and connector trail of the south kettles yesterday and had my ass handed to me. It was a great ride and a blast. My back failed me as my legs did, but it will be better next time.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010


Here is the start of my single speed career.

SIngle Speed Conversion







I'm getting ready, my bike will be together shortly. Thanks to one of my work mates I am going to have a sweet single speed wheel.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Finally my single speed hub shipped yesterday. Hopefully it arrives this week so it can get built and I can really experience a functioning single speed set up. I am super excited to ride a single speed. I will post some pics once it gets here.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

It's snowing! These are the days when I wish I had a cross bike. I would love to be riding at Lapham while it is snowing.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Not real happy with the place I ordered my hub from. No word yet on if it has even shipped. I know I will get it at some point I know, but I am very impatient when it comes to bike parts. Now I just need to get out and ride, clear my head and sooth the soul. Maybe some fresh ink wouldn't hurt either.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Hopefully my single speed hub ships today. I need to get that together so I can decide if I am going to race single or geared. I tried riding yesterday with out shifting, had my bike in a 32/17 gear and it kicked my butt. I started shifting since I had the gears and my heart rate was through the roof from the get go. I want to ride a real single set up to see if it is any different.

Monday, March 29, 2010


Here is another shot that has everyone on the trip but me in it. Great group of people to travel and ride with! Hopefully we can do it again real soon.

Had a great weekend of riding and hangin'. Broke some bike parts, tasted a little dirt...it's all good. Can't wait to do it again. Hope you like the picture.

Monday, March 22, 2010

With riding to work yesterday and Mike Z. after work, I rode a total of 2hr 20min. Even though the new tattoo was extremely swollen and jiggled like a bowl of jello with every pedal stroke; I think the long ride did it some good. Got the blood flowing as my buddy Ron suggested when I was debating riding at all. Now it is DuPont week and I am STOKED!!!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Back to winter gear for riding today, it is ok. I will be in North Carolina soon enough with some great friends and epic mountain bike riding. CAN'T WAIT!!! I will post pics when we get back should be a blast.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Commuted to and from work yesterday. It was great, the night ride was the best part eventhough I was over dressed. Riding rather than driving my car is rewarding, I entend to do this a lot more as the weather and work schedule both have alligned to allow me to do so more easily. I hope more people take advantage of the weather and great roads we have in the area, for both recreation and travel by bike.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Road outside today and it was awesome. Best decision of the week so far. Now if I could only do the same for my diet. I guess I shouldn't have told my wife to get me a Twix while at the store on her little errand.
Riding today and getting tattooed this afternoon. Haven't decided if I am going to ride on the trainer or outside yet. Because of the weather I should ride outside; it is supposed to be very nice.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Had a great ride with the fellow Cyclenauts this afternoon. Turned out to be a really nice afternoon. Pedal on.
Going for a ride this afternoon and it will be the first ride outside with out tights this year! I will have to wear knee warmers and a jacket, but who cares it is above 40 degrees. Come on summer!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Don't know if anyone will see this...but I started a blog. I have a lot of friends who ride bikes and I have a lot of friends who are tattooed. I want to see how many people are both tattooed and ride bicycles like I am and do.