Category Archives: Making Cycling Difficult

So long and thanks for all the laughs or What I learned from being an instructor of a beginning mountain biking class

Everyone meet Will. Will’s the dude that you all just watched careen off the Steps on Prospector. Will’s a bad ass. This video was his make up class for Beginning Mountain Biking this past semester. When we rode this as … Continue reading

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Failure is the Best Revenge

2 out 3 for the Alliance. I guess the most important thing is to show up… I successfully lost every single race in the recent SGCX cyclocross race series. I came in Dead Fucking Last every time. And yet somehow … Continue reading

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The right tool for the wrong job

When I was a wee little tike, I spent a fair amount of time on the side of a car handing tools to my dad who was lying underneath. I quickly learned the names of tools and as I got … Continue reading

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-15 means different things to different folks

We have a few things to talk about today. The least among them is this; There was some CX racing that happened this past Saturday. If it looks like I’m going slow, it’s because I am. They give me a … Continue reading

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You might want to put on rubber gloves before you start reading this.

Shelby’s wheel is the only thing that is distracting my course. The beam of light leaping from my handlebars leads me into the night reaching the pedals being held parallel to the ground in front of me. The shadows cast … Continue reading

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The Slotoja Diaries, Part Cuatro

The Lazy B, where the moment you jump into the pool, the hostess runs out with a couple of clean towels for you when you get out. She also is very  quick to approach if you lean your bike up … Continue reading

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Slotoja Diaries, Part Dos

“While liquor tastes much better on the streets.” – NOFX I found myself laying on wet grass next to an impromptu fire not more than 50 yards from the road. Every time a car drove by I felt like we … Continue reading

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The Slotoja Diaries, Part Uno

“Hallelujah I’m a bum. Hallelujah bum again.” – U. Utah Phillips I often long for times long past. The times that are far enough off that we can romanticize about the hardships without actually knowing them. A time when people knew what … Continue reading

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I like flowers

Apparently someone ordered our May weather for July. Don’t get me wrong, I am in no way complaining. When it is raining in July and the mercury isn’t rising above 100, life is good in SG. After the blistering heat … Continue reading

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A little bit of this, a lot of that and then something completely random

Due to my awesome camerphone picture taking skills, you can clearly see that this guy/girl/dog/transvestite is riding what appears to be a two-wheeled love machine. What those lousy 5 megapixels and tiny sensor failed to show, is that this is … Continue reading

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