tRoPpMaNn-On A wIrE

Kenosha Velodrome, May 25, 2010

Cat 4, 3 lap sprints, 5th place
Cat 4/5, unknown distance, 3rd place
Cat 4/5, unknown distance, 6th place

Janna’s results at her first race night:

Cat 4, 3 lap sprints, no place
Cat 4, unknown distance, not dead last

She did great actually. The weather was perfect and the crowd was large. Good times.

It’s new bike day!! Replacing the roaming IRO is, well, another IRO. Consistently, these are great frames for the money. Also, you won’t be seeing a lot of these around the west coast, or maybe I will?

Anyway, been a good birthday week!! Pampered myself in a good way and now I need to get some leg time in on the bike. I am thinking of heading to Jackson park, maybe go to Tati.

kind of…

Frankly, I can’t wait. That back stretch kind of looks over a ravine into Balboa park and is a LITTLE freaky when on the rail.

And after? Beer…

cluttering up my apartment…stuff has to go…helmets, two trainers…headeset….a brand new deep v…its all on craigslist…but if you know of anyone who needs a trainer…bam send em my way…

laps laps laps….races soon…legs feel good…

time for a self help mantra…”dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again dont get hit by a car again”

because that is where i am going later…first laps of 2010…busting out old blue before getting on the NEW BLUE.

This guy is an idiot…Tony Kornheiser.

While riding up Damen last night on the graceful and wonderful roaming soma with it’s new REYNOLDS 631 fork (stupid Tange) when some tool, while wearing an Ipod (sick) had the absolute idiocy to yell “where’s your light at” me.

Look man, I have been riding all winter. Don’t get all holier than thou on me or anyone else for that matter just because you got on your bike for the first time this spring. Also, take the headphones out of your ears first so you aren’t a hypocrite when you yell at another rider and then you will able to hear me yell “mind your own business” and then drop you.

good day!!

Deep V #2…grrrr…anyway…I feel pretty good about last night even though i didnt get to bed until 6 a.m. this morning.

Stephen Hawking’s Metal – Stilted

locked up my bike in front of yojimbos and some fucker stole my brand new marcus laced deep V off the front of the roaming IRO…$200 down the fucking tubes…

breath, it’s just stuff, doesnt really matter anyway, it’s just stuff…

calm blue ocean calm blue ocean calm blue ocean calm blue ocean…

mother…fucker…

Been looking at the ATRA races:

05/22-24 Superdrome Matrix Cup
06/11-13 NSC Blaine MN Fixed Gear Classic
06/18 Valley Preferred Festival of Speed – US 10mile
07/09-10 Dick Lane Outback Bikes ‘The Omnium’*
07/16-18 Alpenrose Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge
07/23 Valley Preferred Keirin Cup
07/31 Encino Far West Championships
08/14 Alpenrose Alpenrose Heartbreaker
08/21-22 Hellyer CA State Championships
09/10-11 Dick Lane Thomsen, LTD. ‘The Madison’*
09/17-19 Superdrome Elite Nationals Qualifier

Then there is stuff at Major Taylor, Kenosha, San Diego and Northbrook. It’s going to be a busy summer.

with chrome bags and doing gold sprints…i never thought i would see the day. no, wait…