Sunday, December 18, 2005

ice biking

Been a little bit since I updated. We've been killing it out at dryer rd on wednesday and sundays. I think this last wednesday night it was around 5 whole degrees! Well we braved it, even though my light went out it was a nice moonlit night so I wasn't even worried. My shock is another story, i think it needs to be rebuilt pretty bad. Riding today I had zero front end and 5 inches in the rear. Really odd to corner and descend, but great to climb with.

Man did we get a big ol ice storm plus about 6 inches of snow on top of it overnight. On my commute home on the ny thruway, it took me about 2 hours to go 25-30 miles. In this section of highway I saw 23! cars off the side off the road, most of em totalled. Saw a few cars even flipped upside down.

I managed to escape unharmed, but it didn't last long. On my way into work on saturday, I smoked a deer with my car. Didn't even see it till the last second (isn't that how they usually happen). Luckily, I escaped unharmed, the deer got a 9.4 from the judges for its 1 and a half gainer with an inverted twist. Seeing as how my focus is such a small car, I'm suprised it didnt come thru the windshield. My hood and grill were crushed, but at least it was drive-able as I still had to get to work on time.


Top Ten Reasons to ask Santa for a Powermeter

Message by Frank Overton
If you have the bling this holiday season, a powermeter will bring 10 times more to your game than any ultra light frame, aero gizmo-zoo, or carbon component. And with the rise in popularity amongst the amateur ranks, the competition from training with power is fiercer than ever.

PezCyclingNews.com
12/13/05 12:17 AM

~J



Tuesday, December 06, 2005

It's friggin cold

Hey Everybody that visits,
, lets see where everyone is from that reads my blog!!

Wow have the temps dropped off quite a bit or what? I did some riding on the snow this past weekend for the first time in a while (actually since last year). We don't have enough snow right now to do any xc skiing, so I can still hit the dirt. Got plans to ride tomorrow night with my bro's over at dryer rd. If we keep those trails packed in it should be some good riding throughout the winter.

At least for the most part the majority of all my training is in the gym so it keeps me nice and warm!

Basso targets double whammy

Ivan Basso is determined to fill the gap Lance Armstrong left by attempting to win both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2006.

www_eurosport_com
Eurosport
12/4/05 6:10 PM

Basso is definately the man of the hour now, if he can pull this one off it would be pretty kick ass