I DIDN'T Ride My Bike Today, Cuzz....

Ugh, I think I’m in danger of being kicked off IMTB and having to join a hiking forum.

My wife and I checked out Elysian Park for a hike this morning. Trails are steep single track with some narrow f/r. I mean steep like car wreck or mentally sensitive. No bikes encountered, no bike tracks but there were signs of bike activity- a few kickers built here and there.
Sweet views of DTLA, “Doy-ers estadium,” and the 5 fwy.
We did 5 mi. And topped it off with a bike themed lunch spot-does that count?

 

I turned the pedals but didn't go anywhere. Half an hour on the trainer. Legs are still on hiatus.

 

Two days off, no good excuses.

 

Went for a quick lunch sesh planning to hit TECRIL, only to find my Diety Bladerunner non-drive side pedal to fly off the spindle while heading up the small hill outbound on Coyote. Add to it, the continual cavitating Reverb Stealth needing service yet again, and I wasn't happy. Limped back to the car. Got home and called Diety. Offered up a rebuild on the pedals which includes new spindles, pins, bearings, etc. for $35.00. Shipped them off. Then called Bike Co. about the Reverb again, and they suggested the Wolf Tooth Sustain Reverb upgrade.....converts hydraulic to mechanical dropper with new WT lever. Ordered it!!!! Now, if I could find a break between meetings, I could throw my Time pedals back on that never sold, and head back for TECRIL. Mañana perhaps?

 

...because I drove for 7.5 hours to the tune of 517 miles.

 

You drive slow

 

Somebody remembered TECRIL! I am flattered...

Sorry you had a bad day. Better luck tomorrow.


(The Endless Cholla-Rock-It Loop).

 

... tacos and beer.

 

I haven’t ridden since Saturday because I’ve been nothing but lazy and don’t have a better excuse. Now I’m headed to the Big Island for 10 days so won’t be riding there either. Once I get back, I’ll be riding with a vengeance to drop the 10 lbs I’ll probably pack on in Hawaii.

 

Rent a bike and ride up Mauna Loa.

 

I am taking some bike shorts and I'll have access to a pack so it's possible if I can find a free day. I can't sit and relax and we may not see much sun if the forecast holds out...

 

I had grand plans for a ride today - the Kona was all set and I figured I'd skip Black Star or Maple Springs and do my roaddirt up GMR/Monroe/Sunset Ridge. Then, this morning, the wife says, "When are you going to set up the fountain in the back yard? You promised to do that"

Maybe I can ride tomorrow. I made progress on the fountain today.

 

I'm posting here only because I narrowly escaped having to post here the last few days. I have ridden every day since Friday the 13th and will have one last hurrah tomorrow to end my vacation. I believe it will be the first time I have ridden 10 days consecutively.

 

I watched golf...


They're pretty good at what they do.

 

Condolences.

 

I used to play golf. A lot.

I once walked over 100 holes in a single day... WTF was I thinking? The "29" in my user name comes from August 29, 1984. The date of my first hole-in-one. Top Flite XL #3, 150 yards, 9 iron baby!

 

Condolences.

 

I've played golf maybe 6 times in my entire life. Mountain bikes > golf, no question.

Golf is right up there with not being able to ride my bike.

 

I take the cake for weak excuses. Ride every day pretty much all the time. Woke up with a sore, somewhat swollen thumb and I think it is a repetitive use thing from shifting. Another thing in the positive column for single speeds! So I am drinkin' an old fashioned and listening to country music and hoping for a better tomorrow.

 

I can easily hit a golf ball 200+ yards. But it'll go 50 yards downrange, and then 150 yards in some other direction.

Golf has weird rules too.

 

Story of my life...

I didn't ride today because of my daughter's birthday trip to Universal Studios. It was fun and all, but I'm trying not to dwell on the fact that what we spent would put me a third of the way towards a new bike...

 

Looked out in the backyard and decided I needed to keep up my momentum. Pretty good workout with the mattock to prep for the concrete forms. Danged crabgrass is hard to dig up.

Little by little. I get to ride next Saturday no matter what.

 

Lovely work.

 

You can rent a bike at Bike Works in Kona. You can ride the Ironman course.

 

Damn your boring. Lol. Cute pic.

 

I used to golf too until my daughter was born. Then I had to decide between dirt bikes and golf. Couldn't afford both. Dirt bikes and desert trips won out by far.

 

Took a nap, then did some bike maintaning..

 

I was planning to ride from work this morning but when I woke up, the ground was already soaked and a light rain was falling. Combine that with a very low ceiling (the San Gabes in my area were completely blanketed all the way down to the base) and I decided to postpone the ride and see how things were looking later in the afternoon. As the day progressed, the clouds lifted and the ground dried up. Just as my riding window was opening up, so did the sky, again. Wet and crappy out there again.