minus 3 inches?

Hmmmm, say what?

I have been riding and racing(?) 29 inch wheels locked onto a Niner Air 9 frame......the build is absolutely awesome and the bike rides incredible.....just a great bike!  But..................I am just not sure it is for me?  I have tried moving positions around and changing a few other things, but to be 100% honest, I just am not convinced it is right for me and my ways.

I have nothing but praise for the Niner frame and the components on the bike, it comes down to the simple fact that it just does not feel right for me?  Plain and simple on that one, the Niner rides great and climbs like a mountain goat, rides well!

So I am going to fire up Pinky for the Shevegas race, just to make sure the 26er is right on for me.....you know, double check so I am sure in my own head :)  Now should the 26er feel right.....that Epic Elite may just be the tool of the trade for me!

So with a potential and pretty sure buyer all set with the Niner (keeping it on the team!), the Trek is still available should anyone find themselves interested in an XL Top Fuel.....hint?  A VERY sweet ride with a sweet spec!!!!!

Stay tuned as the study in progress rolls on, and yes....the manager of the Flyers may just finally be on a Specialized!  Pete is smiling!

Get your cross on tonight (Wednesday) at He-Nis-Ra, 530pm.

What to do?

What should I race this weekend?  Hmmmmm?  WORS race at Bear Paw or head down to Sun Prairie for a cross race?  What to do.......could depend on how wet it is up at Bear Paw......and the fact that I am itching to race the cross bike?

Hmmmmmm.......

Chequamegon '10

It's that time of the year......the annual trek up nort' for the big one!  One of the best parts of the weekend is the drive and the scenery, always the first glimpse of the fall colors!  This is south of Hayward, close to Couderay in the little township of New Post, why the hell are we in New Post.........

.......for this, premium lodging for the Flyers!  A 3 bedroom home with a bunkhouse that sleeps 3......3 showers, kitchen.....oh ya!  Good digs for the team and a ton of privacy!

Had to show you the view out the patio door.....nuff said!  Oh, we raced as well, went alright and had a good time.  I think the race did more to stoke up the 26 v. 29 debate in my head?  Still not convinced either way, Hmmmmm?

Nice job to all the Flyers, race report coming eventually.

Tour de Weekend

Had a weekend of tours.....the Fallen Timbers bike tour on a rainy Saturday morning, and then the team did some road patrol at the Door County Century on Sunday.  Saturday I pretty much helped out in the lodge area setting up tents and such, then after the family ride hit the road I took to the bike and did a "sweep" of the trail from Fallen Timbers to Seymour.....just making sure everyone was doing alright.

Sunday.....a half dozen of the Flyers hit the road to Door County to do some road patrol of the course from Sturgeon Bay to Peninsula State Park.....all tallied we ended up with around 55 miles at a 20mph average....a decent day on the bike and we had a good time!

Up next.....a busy week of course....followed up by the annual visit to the Chequamegon National Forest for the big one......always a good time and you know fall is here when you see all of the fall colors on the drive.  One of the best weekends of racing each and every year......great to be in the north woods with all of the other cyclists.

Basketball is getting close to starting as we begin our open gym schedule this week.....yep....we be busy already!

3 days of....

.......nothing?  OK, really I was on call for two.....got called in for a useless fire that happened four hours before the decided to call me.....that's called we missed it video.  Oh well, still OT for me and not too bad for being on call....have to do it every so often so it's not so bad.

So with 3 days off and the need to stick around the house for the most part.....I had a goal of getting in 3 different disciplines of riding in the 3 days.  So Saturday Steele and I hit the road and went south, after all said and done we had 30 miles in on the road. 

Sunday rolled in and it was cross time, 6 of us showed up at Colburn Park where Kennedy and I set up a cx course saturday afternoon, I built up a couple of cross barriers from some pvc pipe.....the cross action light but rocking!  We did two 30 minute efforts with the six of us, double barriers, steep climb and decent, stairs....a sweet little course!

Then today we had a good group of 10-12 riders at the Camp for a couple of laps, a solid effort made for a good workout.....only one wipe out but Rob is still on the bike so all is well.  Good times and got the 3 disciplines in, a fun weekend of riding that was way good for the mind as we head back to work.

Also found some time to take the girls out for some fishing......we scored a big ol' skunk!  Had fun and no one fell in this time :)

Got my new headset in the mail from my pal at Chris King.....how about that headset installation tool!  Straight from Fleet Farm....does the job!

I leave you with my view on most of my training rides this time of the year.....pretty dark when I leave the house at 5am.....gotta do what you gotta do.  I actually love riding at this time of the day....you get to watch the world wake up!

A busy week with Fantasy Football draft, open gym and 3 on 3 practice for Kennedy, bed delivered from Mom and Frank......and then the "Ride for the Timbers" this Saturday in Seymour, the Door County Century Sunday......all in a normal week!

Later.