Holy Crap! Its the attack of the Swiss Robots!!

No, no the other video linked at the bottom of the page...Okay, I'll make you a deal. Listen to the song while you watch the other video m'kay? thx. I had made a Lips reference to @lithodale about Punk Rockers Taking Acid and then...never mind, back to the b'mers.

So, granted Swiss robots would be polite and VERY discreet about any financial transactions. Being a big fan of the BMC folks, I thought this was a cool video....now if Cadel could maybe picture those robots chasing him or something, maybe thatd get him past the "bridesmaid" stage. thanks to the www.velolouisville.com folks for posting this originally.

okay follow the link and check the OTHER video, the one without wayne coyne. cool robots making carbon fiber bikes.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tasty. How can I love carbon AND steal soo much?

dont care

BMC Robot Army

In All Seriousness....nah, screw that. Here's Sean

Sean Bones "Lets Do Something Else" seems like the perfect transition tune as we start wrapping up our respective road racing, mountain bike endurance conquests and triathlons(looking at you there Dug)
I cant believe it but I've been getting emails from here in the village to as far as Oklahoma City(brother Duroy) talking some serious cyclocross. We're talking about training, and logistics and even where the practices will be (ahem)
Now all this crossy goodness needs a transitional piece....que Mr Bones





But wait. What light thru yonder window breaks? Um, I dunno, I went to Jefferson County public schools but this big fish just landed and Im hoping to get enough of a chance to get to know it before Fools Gold. Yes I saw the counter at the top of the page too, but it'll work out somehow...probably.

Sweet rig tho right? Maiden muddy voyage is awaiting more favorable conditions....must be time to ride the cross bike.

Mid Week Music Break Futurebirds- Megachills

So with the yahoo groups roiling with contention, heres some nice pacifying music to soothe your Wednesday

its not the heat, its the stupidity

With the heat index around 110 this weekend it seemed perfectly reasonable to ride mountain bikes around the middle of the day. Slices of air were free for the taking and moist and juicy as they come. I rode with the papist and the new "air-rogue" through the cherokee/seneca goodness. The trails were dialed, but the intense heat was starting to get all of us. By the end, at least two of us had goosebumps and knew it was time to high tail it out of there. We went our separate ways and lo and behold.
there it was.
the ice cream truck.
Now those that know me know 2 things
Thing 1- A man in spandex is not always welcome around groups of children wanting ice cream. its like rolling up in a kidnapper van that say "free candy". Somehow, its just not kosher and Im still not sure why.
Thing 2- I have no ability to resist the Orange Creamsicle/Cracksicle. Cannot be done. I am not Jens. I will crack in the face of this tasty frozen treat.

Ghetto as this particular truck looked(spray painted polka dots in a KOM theme, NICE!!) it was between me and my car.
there was no avoiding each other. it was buisiness time for me and the creamsicle.

I cant say for sure but it was likely similar to Jeff Goldblum's culinary scenes in "the fly"
disgusting, but satisfying.
Plus the Garmin people said I'd earned it.

a note on etiquette

I like to share. You've seen this as a pattern, I hope. I come across some new "learning" and I try to pass it on to you people. Yes, I said you people.

This week, I believe I've had a true behavior changing experience. It all started w a ride on the mountain bikes in Brown County. Fatty, Zach, JoeC and I were there trying to accumulate miles and strategy for Fools Gold. As it often does, this turns into an all-day affair. This isn't about the riding. Oh, no.

On my return to the domecile I was rushed thru a shower and change to get to a family-fun-time commitment. Hurriedly, I tossed my incredibly soiled riding attire into the laundry room. And away we went.

The next day, a visibly shaken and mildly amused domestic goddess/in-house textile expert confronted me with an honest request. After the ride, even in a hurried transition(for u tri folks-REPRESENT) that I please, please remove any unfinished energy bars from said kit pockets. Especially the chocolate ones, which apparently, when they roll out of the washer look exactly like poop.

From the way the crime-scene was re-created, the washer door opens and like the pool scene in "Caddyshack" a fecal doppleganger rolls out and into our lives. Mind you everyone in our house is exceptionally continent, but what conclusion would you jump to? Right. Me too. It looked like I'd ridden the poop out of myself. While that was euphemistically true, it was not literally true. Please go look up the difference btw these terms and honor them, really.

So, our key learning today. Clean up your shit post ride so someone else doesn't feel like an unwanted guest in front of the monkey cage. Feces should only be tossed by monkeys, not jerseys.

And you're welcome.

A New Home For An Old Friend

Back in the beginning of our CX careers, Dug and I dig some pitting for Mr Myerson and Chris Jones. Mr Jones has just teamed up with Rapha for this CX season. That means we have a cool team to pull for that'll be snappy dressers to boot. here's the detail


Rumors Officially Confirmed: 2010 Rapha-Focus Cyclocross Team Announced

US Pro XCT Series-Check out the XCC!!

You read that right, XCC or Criterium Cross Country. Longer than Short Track but still on Mountain Bikes, so its got techy stuff . more Mountain Bike Racing than Cyclocross.....think you'll see us pull one of these off???
You better be ready for the Thursday Night Throwdown when we pull this one off.
I love new ways to race and spectate.
KEWL!!!



US Pro XCT Series Wraps Up This Weekend In Colorado Springs | Cyclingnews.com

Dont Mess w Le Boss

After a tough day on the cobbles, Lance Armstrong was philosophical about his turbulent day in the saddle. "Sometimes you're the hammer, sometimes you're the nail. Today I was the nail. I have 20 days now to be the hammer"
dont mess w "le boss", his perfromance bridging up to the next group after dropping Popovych was classic. this is just starting to get good.

USGP Announces 2010 Dates w A New Location!!

Today Joan Hanscome announced the 2010 dates for the USGP of Cyclocross w Ft Collins, Co added to the mix!!! Makes you want to travel, doesnt it?
the full story here
USGP Schedule

I Know Stuff....About, well.....Stuff

Quick Review

God Loves A Working Man
Never Trust Whitey
The Good Beer's Always In The Crisper
Back To Back Days of hill climbing in Jefferson Forest should be separated by more than binge drinking. I'm just saying. Monster cramps on the way home Sunday. Ladies if this is what you deal w when Aunt Flo comes 'round then let me speak for all of us when I say to the men "you bastards better not even try to touch us until this goes away"
Those cramps really hurt. Mr Wine hung back w me and we stopped @ Iroquois for the old school recovery drink. Full Lead Coke. Nothings better for 30 min....then zzzzzzzzz.

Now that short track is over the panic to get ready for Fools Gold is setting in nicely. I got 10 hrs of riding in from Fri-Sun and finished w a serious wimper.

Back onto the training schedule today and lots and lots of hydrating.

Get ready for "project superfly" details. Its a project that's been developing for a few weeks...almost there. It'll be very, very cool...pictures and details to come.

You're So PRO and You Dont Even Know It

Before getting to the usual tripe, please take a second and think about Niki, who is recovering from getting hit by a car. Priorities, right? Our thoughts and best wishes go out to her. Thats a scary thing, and she and Rob have a lot to deal with. I have never and still never know the right thing to say there.

Okay forgive me both the "swingers" reference and the insomnia that fuels this website. They seem to go hand in hand. I was trolling the interwebs as I am wont to do, and stumbled across some footage from the 2010 and 2009 Wisconsin Subaru Pro XCT Short Track Races. I always want to see what the other folks, especially those dwelling in PRO land are up to so I took a gander. Not much different. Okay, they have major sponsors and professional racers that dont hang in the cafe, but look at the sport cat, look at the courses. We arent too far off the mark here. Im posting this because we had a blast putting on the short track series(even if Joe wanted to kill me everytime Id call him from the course needing ONE MORE THING)

The reason it worked was because people from all the other teams just kinda showed up and helped. I knew that @ 3:30 on Wednesday Bobrow would be waiting for me(and the tape) to help finish up the course. I knew that Jeff Wine would walk around the course with me playing the "what if we made them do this" game. Thats where the Le Mans start came from, and look at the video-they have one too. Lots of folks came out just to pound stakes-Will Bain and Kevin Miles from the BC/TL, Rusty and the Backwoods boys(sounds like a real dangerous country band) plus of course all the redzone families and others. Thanks again to you all.

We may be a little grass-roots series(and happy to stay one), but its nice to look at the PRO's and see that we're following not too far behind.

video here

WORS Movie 2009 - Part 2 SUBARU CUP from Team WORS on Vimeo.

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Short Track concludes

we've finally come to the end of the series, and its been a blast. i look forward to getting my Tuesday nights back, but I'll miss the crowds and the vuvuzelas.

I quote this doctor that my friend the lorax hooked me up with.

Today is gone,
Today was fun
Tomorrow is another one
Every day from here to there,
Short Track things are everywhere.

I mayve blown that last part. everytime im in Tijuana, I forget how things like that end.

Maybe we'll "throw down" one of these....on the fly....on a Thursday night.........could happen.