I am officially jealous of Geri.....

(Any guesses what this is?)

Just my luck. As soon as I start feeling the urge to ride...It starts to rain and I get a cold.

Today was eventful to say the least. I was able to hammer out all the repairs for today, start a big one for tomorrow (Complete overhaul including new parts), Specialized calls to tell us that they are hooking Geri up with a new frame (Huge upgrade, pictures tomorrow) and I made it the entire day without coughing. Yay.

I am really lucky to have a kick ass job, a million friends (I think that is a literal number, everywhere I go I know someone) and a clean house. I have been noticing that I am happier than I have been in awhile. Oh well...I 'm sure things will change.

The project is 95% complete! It's a great thing being able to see your floor. 

Whenever I turn on the iPod or iTunes lately I go directly to this band. I probably will play it so often that I get sick of it (like TV on the radio, etc. DB puts that band on repeat all day. ugh.). Have any guesses who it is?

Wednesday's night ride was a success! The 6 of us explored Lake Hodges and found that the "upper" trails are still closed and the Highland Valley Trail is closed as well. It still was a blast. 

This photo was taken during the day but, you can tell the trails are coming back.

 This weekend Jensifer and I are cruising up to Vail Lake for another 12 Hours of Temecula. This is the cold one. I have to remember to bring every piece of warm clothing I own. Tommy T is also racing this one. It will be his first solo 12 hour race. Luckily he has the mental power, we'll see if he has the leg power. Good luck Tommy! 

Can You guess where this is on the trail? Looks different huh....

Now that Lake Hodges has reopened I want to start my night ride up again! Normal loop although the first ride will probably be slow and investigative. Supposedly it looks like moonscape. I hope you all try and make it out. The past rides were a lot of fun for everyone. Some of you I know are training for some endurance races and this would be a great way to train for them.

Hope to see you all out there!

G

(Some of you will be receiving an email soon about the ride, if you are not on my list email me at probikesupport at gmail dot com.)

Just when things were looking up....

Reality smacks me in the face and says "not so fast". Thursday I was working in the shop when someone came in and said, those in famous words, "Does anybody own the black Subaru?". Ugh. I start to sweat, my heartbeat starts to race and I feel sick. My car is important in my life. It's not as important as when I worked in the OC but, still pretty important.

At least the guy came in right? He could have left and I would have never known there was a giant dent in my fender....Yuck. The positives are that the dent isn't blocking the wheel, so I can drive it. The headlight isn't cracked and the guy is going to take care of it. I got a couple estimates and recommendations. My mechanic Niko at Charlie's Foreign Car recommended Fender Mender in Encinitas. They seem to get a lot of business. Several dealer tech's were dropping off cars while I was there, good sign.

So I have that going for me. My first Mac class is next Sunday. I am learning a lot just playing with the computer but, I want to find out the in's and out's of the OS.

That's it for now. I am going on week 5 without cable. I have made a considerable dent in the cleaning of my house. Maybe I can invite people over soon.....

Adios

If you don't already know, I am officially a member of the Mac community. I bought my first Mac on Sunday after my laptop finally took a dirt nap. I purchased the Macbook which I am completely stoked with. It's going to take me awhile to relearn computing but, I will take that sacrifice.

I also now have a better camera in my paws. So pictures should be streaming more regularly. 

I am back.... better than ever.

I have been letting y'all down. It wasn't completely my fault. Not only have I not had Internet service my crusty laptop died. Today I fixed part of the issue and bought a new computer, whew.... I finally have the computer I have always wanted and I am ready to start the next chapter.

I have been thinking about taking some computer arts classes down at MiraCosta. No time like the present. My computer will no longer hold me back. It's black just like I like my cars.

Any guesses what it is......

I am going to head home now and start transfering the files I managed to save on my external hard drive.  

So here is the story....

First off the sickness took a lot out of me (including not riding, not working out, etc.). Too make matters worse I was becoming more lazy by the day. I decided to cancel my cable and unfortunately that included my internet. Needless to say I was lost. My house doesn't have phone lines so I can't use my modem and there aren't too many "wireless" networks in my neighborhood.

I am an internet nomad. I use my friends internet when I visit or sometimes use my neighbors connection (when I can). I'll try to post when I possible. I am working on a new connection, cross your fingers.

B&L's Holiday party is the weekend! It's always a good time. Plus I am going to a concert tomorrow night, the 94.9 Holiday Hootenany. I am looking forward to Pinback and Queens of the Stone Age. The other bands I am not quite familiar with but, should be fun.

Well.....Let's see.

Yes, I am alive. I have been battling a month long strain of Bronchitis/ Allergy sickness. It started out just like a cold then progressively got worse. Cough, Nasal Congestion, Chest Congestion. Two weeks ago I was coughing on average 40 times a day. Today I have coughed once. I might have just jinxed myself. Other than that my weeks have been normal.

I worked for Jens at the conclusion of the 12 hours of Temecula series. The race is at Vail Lake in Temecula. The series consists of 3 races on slightly different courses. Jens raced his first 12 hour race (let alone his first MTB race) here in January and won! The second race (in June-ish), after placing an awesome 11th at the 24 hours in the Old Pueblo, Jens got 2nd place! Last month's race was the hardest by far. The climbing was brutal. Jens battled back and forth between 1st and 2nd. He finished the race in 2nd and clenched 1st place (Sport) in the series! Congrats Jens, I couldn't have done it without you! (hehehehehe.....)

More in awhile I need coffee.

I have been unplugged lately.....

My normal computer is having difficulties connecting with the internet so tonight I am rocking the tablet pc. I am working on my connection and should be 100% next week. What does that mean for you? You will be able to read my blog and see updates.

Thanksgiving is coming up! Everyone have plans? I am yet again avoiding the family and spending the day with friends. I will undoubtedly see the fam during the holidays just not for Turkey Day.I should ride there just so I can burn the calories I will be taking in.

Humberto, Dainty and I stopped at The Port after work this evening. I learned 3 things;

1) 3 beers are plenty 4 beers are too much.
2) Dainty is way too sensitive when he drinks.
3) Amber Marsh likes to dance to ABBA.

This weekend is 12 hours of Temecula! Come on out and support Jens (Solo) and Julia (Team)!

I just found this video from Interbike 2007. It's an interview by Dirt Rag with Jeremy SyCip (and Don Walker from the handmade bike show). He talks a litle about the Javaboy and their business. Definitely one of my favorite artists.

I am back on the bike....sort of.


I have been taking it easy and just doing some short road rides before work. The Queen of Neoprene adjusted me the other day (Yes, she does have a chiropractic license).

Other than that things are pretty mello. The shop has stayed busy past the sale. No big drama there lately. The week is young though.

Jensypoo is racing next weekend, 12 hours of Temecula. He and Dainty rode out there last week. Dainty claims the course really difficult. I just hope the past air quality doesn't damper Jens' performance. Brent raced yesterday (Redline Cup in Boulder, CO), he finished in a strong 14th. Especially strong when he is racing against the top 20 Pro's that don't have regular jobs. He is racing again today in Colorado (Boulder Cup), both races are UCI races.

Where to begin.........

Here is a synopsis;

• I wrecked my MTB three weeks ago (straight over the bars). My back has ached ever since and when I say "ached" I mean I couldn't bend without it hurting.
• The next day I rode with Chicken Little, wrecked again...
• Commuted to work (my back feels fine on the road).
• B&L has been crazy busy.
• My neighborhood was in a voluntary evacuation.
• I've been house sitting in Vista which was also in voluntary evac.
• The shop closed for two days because of the fires, plus Solana Beach was in mandatory evac.
• My Dad and Step Mom are in town for the weekend.
• Tomorrow is going to be another crazy Saturday...

My weekend includes working, dinner plans and my 6 year old nephews birthday. Busy.

I'll be back soon and fill you in with the stories... Like how my Dad doesn't know how to eat edamame.

Ultra fine print.... No Zipp, No Speedplay, No Oakley and No 2008 bikes (2008 bikes are 10% off). One discounted item per customer and No refunds on that one discounted item. Items must be in stock at one of the two stores.

Looking for a bike? Looking to buy that cool new pair of Carbon/ Ti Look Keo pedals? Need a Giro Advantage Aero helmet?

Come on in!

Brent is killing it out there! He raced two races in Ohio last weekend and podiumed both.

Good Job Brent!

1 Barry Wicks (Kona - Your Key Mortgage Team)                1.04.57
2 Joachim Parbo (CCV Protek)                                    0.42
3 Brent Prenzlow (Alan North America)                           0.51
4 Ryan Leach (GPOA-Cannondale)                                  
5 Molly Cameron (Vanilla Bicycles)                              
6 Taylor Carrington (Turin - Powerbar)                          0.56
7 Tristan Schouten (Planet Bike)                                
8 Brandon Dwight (Boulder Cycle Sport)                          2.20
9 Steve Tilford (Team HRRC/The Trek Stores/KCXNationals.com)    2.34
10 Nathan Chown (handlebars CC/kona Canada)

Race #2 for the SoCal Cross series was yesterday. Brent took his 4th win of the season (2nd win for the series) in the Elite/ Pro category!

I finished his "A" bike on Friday so he was able to do a shakedown ride on Saturday and race it on Sunday. His "A" bike is an Alan Cross X. It's built with a mix of Miche, Campagnolo, Pro logo and Selcof. He is rolling on Challenge tubulars and clipped in with Crank Brothers 4ti eggbeaters.

It was a long day, what can I say...I'm a dork.

I just finished Brent's new Alan Cyclocross "B" bike.

He raced the first SoCal Cross race of the season and Won! The race was in Fullerton, according to other racers the couse was nice but covered in thick slow grass. That didn't stop BP.

Good Job Brent!

Couple photos from Interbike....