EnduroSnob - endurance cycling, adventure racing and assorted snobbery

March 2008 - Posts

• Tired

  A couple of hours into my planned four hour Wilderness ride, I was ready to find a couch, warm vanilla latte and some tasty pastry. It's been a long week, in part from continuing to rack miles but more because my crew was away for the week and by today I was sick of the "bachelor" life. I was ready for things to get back to normal, like having my kids pull me outside to play when I am spent after a long ride or Mrs. Snob bringing me back to reality with some chore or responsiblity we need to take care of. I wouldn't call it a rally, but I did finish the time I wanted to get in, helped along the way by Brandon Minks falling out of the sky and giving me a heart attack and crossing paths with Nate, who was out spinning the park on his Jeff Jones. It's funny how a little far those little encounters can take you. I guess it's safe to say the season is here. MG already put Lincoln on the board and with a local XC race this weekend and Corey, Kevin Burke and I heading to Ouachita, we're all about to get busy in a hurry. For now though, I'm off to play a game of Sorry with the crew. Bikes can wait. Posted Mar 30 2008, 08:25 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Saturday

  With Ouachita coming up next weekend, I wanted to spend as much time and energy on single track as possible today so I paid a little visit to Branched Oak. Excited to hear how the Lincoln crew did down at Landahl. We've had a lot of guys putting in some strong work already this year. Great way to kick start a ride. Lakefront view for the cost of a little work. The Triple got a bit higher in the middle. Posted Mar 29 2008, 03:02 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Oh To Be A Pretty Prancer...

  12 Hours of Sexy Night Posted Mar 29 2008, 09:26 AM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Dirty Revolutions

  First Single Track of 08 Posted Mar 28 2008, 05:46 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Handbuilt, eh?

  Posted Mar 24 2008, 08:20 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• On the Crest

  Still sitting in the afterglow of a though 3 plus hours with Sam today. Headwinds to hills and back again. Yesterday's word of the day: Dogleg. Today's: Ouch. I'm also heading into a week without the crew as Mrs. Snob and gang headed back to Indy for spring break. The plan is to pile on some miles this week. The good stuff waits just around the corner. Sam decided to make me pay for my two flats yesterday with a little pain. Even with an expression that says, "WTF?" Sam wears the colors well. Posted Mar 23 2008, 06:47 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Humpty Dumpty was a Big Fat Egg...

  He was playing the wall, then he broke his leg. Happy Easter. Posted Mar 23 2008, 10:48 AM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Okay. You Got?

  Two black shirts Two pair black pants One pair of black boots One black jacket $300 personal burial money All right.......... Welcome to Project Mayhem..... Posted Mar 20 2008, 11:50 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• This Will Be So Precious...

  Nate, Sam and I will see you at the H8TR100. Posted Mar 19 2008, 10:53 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Seven's Snappy Cap

  Fabric chosen by Seven. Magic woven by Mrs. Snob. Posted Mar 17 2008, 04:58 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Bonk Recovery Position

  Closing out the weekend's mileage didn't prove as easy a time as I would have thought. I went from 'tired but fine' while spending some time with Mr. Avey to the classic head down and slowly rolling the cranks around solo. As I think is common, my mind wandered over to thoughts of food and anything warm started sounding good. Cheeseburgers, fries, coffee and scones, dominated above all else. For a while, only the thought of that chilled to the bone restart to ride home kept me from stopping. I played a little mental tic-tac-toe like this for an hour before arriving back at the ranch. No cheeseburgers, fries or scones, but I did fire up the espresso machine. With Ouchita just around the corner, I'm ready to recover and do it again next weekend. Assume the position Posted Mar 16 2008, 03:15 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Experimental mid-ride post

  Posted Mar 15 2008, 01:45 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• I've Never Been to Madison...

  Event from the Factory. Design from Jesse Lalonde. Posted Mar 13 2008, 10:26 AM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• Let's Do Lunch

  Sunny and 60 saw the return of a ride I like to call the "Nooner." I've been heading to the Y over lunch all winter, but it's time to diversify. Five minutes to gravel and a nice little loop for some extra mileage and decompression session before heading back to the office. Skipped out on going to see Rollins tonight at the Rococo, now I kinda wish I had gone. Arbor Lake, which never seems to have any water in it. Another long view of Lincoln. Posted Mar 12 2008, 09:34 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery

• So Snob's Kinda Social. Demented and Sad, But Social.

  Alright men, fan out. Road to nowhere. To quote Sam, "It's the Volvo of the Apocolypse." Closing out the day. Posted Mar 09 2008, 05:57 PM by EnduroSnob: Endurance Cycling, Single Speeds and Assorted Snobbery