My Life Behind Bars: January 2011

Snow Biking

Chris's Life Behind Bars was hiking with his bike on his shoulder. And yes that is a Ralph Wiggum action figure turned stem cap.

It seems a little (Two plus feet) of snow cant keep some of the fine folks in the North East from riding. Or as it turns out from attempting to ride. Chris ended up carrying his bike through the Wissahickon. But he and some fine folks got in a nice snow hike.

Fatmarc, T-Rav and many other fine folks went down to the farm in Leesburg to race Snotcycle. If you read up on Fatmarc's account of the race it turned out to be not much of a race. Sounded like a good excuse to drink beer though. As T-Rav put it "Average beer gets better with good people" Let's face it the socializing is often as good (sometimes better) than the riding.

Saturday it was lightly snowing through the afternoon but still hovering around 30 degrees. I took the opportunity to grab a quick road ride. The Cyclocross bike was the correct tool for the job since there was still some snow on the road and drifted in places.

It was great and sure beat the rollers. Friday Evening I started out to do an hour on the rollers. I only made it half an hour and got off three times. NOT feeling it.

I'd rather be bundled like this..... Then ride nowhere on aluminum drums.

Plus I get to see cool stuff like this.

And to take a complete 270 degree turn I figured I would share this gem before I sign off.

My thirteen year old sense of humor at work.

Stevie Wonder Saturday Dance and Shout

This one of "Little" Stevie Wonder is classic. I wonder what T.V. show this came from? I'm betting that this song is running through the next guy's head as he gets his groove on.

I wish my granfather got down like that. Or maybe not.

<div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='http://www.blogger.com/profile/12189437581155070382' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='http://www.blogger.com/profile/12189437581155070382' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Velorambling</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1641658426910619946&postID=6822601947502204198&isPopup=true' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=640,height=500"); return false;'> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=1641658426910619946&postID=6822601947502204198' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-958559109'> <a href='http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1641658426910619946&postID=6822601947502204198&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-backlinks post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://www.velorambling.com/2011/01/stevie-wonder-saturday-dance-and-shout.html#links'>Links to this post</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULTkgJOFtI/AAAAAAAAB6A/ZCGl1N_Nz5Y/s320/ahhh.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='1641658426910619946' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='8509550949537443476' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='8509550949537443476'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://www.velorambling.com/2011/01/im-oakley-dork.html'>I'm an Oakley Dork</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-8509550949537443476' itemprop='description articleBody'> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULTkgJOFtI/AAAAAAAAB6A/ZCGl1N_Nz5Y/s1600/ahhh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="238" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULTkgJOFtI/AAAAAAAAB6A/ZCGl1N_Nz5Y/s320/ahhh.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most likely pondering which beer to have next.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> I came across this video and it brought me back to my BMX roots.<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5dFBRKHw4aA" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> <br /> Who didn't ride Oakley Grips?  Dorks, that's who!  Oakley 3's, B1B's man they were the Sh&%!<br /> <br /> Here is embarrassing evidence.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULWBN5tgpI/AAAAAAAAB6E/GgaToxGCvLc/s1600/bmx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULWBN5tgpI/AAAAAAAAB6E/GgaToxGCvLc/s320/bmx.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /> Look close those were B1B's.  And yes I did have to throw down the RadicaL Rick.  The bandanna I just cant explain.  Hey you were 13 once too.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULWsyhKPVI/AAAAAAAAB6I/h7kBtwyWwRk/s1600/Radical+Rick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULWsyhKPVI/AAAAAAAAB6I/h7kBtwyWwRk/s320/Radical+Rick.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /> I had a bet with a girl at the local pool when I was 13 as to who could get a darker tan.  Both of us could get pretty dark.  In all honesty it was probably a thinly veiled reason for me to ask to see her bikini line on a daily basis.  It worked.<br /> <br /> We started the very first day the pool was open and the bet was to last seven days.  She was to wear the same bikini every day but shorts didn't create as striking of a tan line as the bikini so I took an Oakley sticker and stuck it to my chest every day virtually tattooing the Old School logo onto my chest.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULYYWL4tRI/AAAAAAAAB6M/PNccQZeTW8Q/s1600/oakley+sticker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULYYWL4tRI/AAAAAAAAB6M/PNccQZeTW8Q/s1600/oakley+sticker.jpg" /></a></div><br /> I don't remember who won although I got to have a peek at her bikini line every day so I am gong to proclaim myself the victor.  As an added bonus I had a sweet Oakley "tattoo" all summer.<br /> <br /> As I got older my obsession just grew.  I started riding road and had to have the sweet Factory Pilot's.  <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULZhjxty0I/AAAAAAAAB6Q/Vzt0wN7hfw0/s1600/Factory+Pilots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULZhjxty0I/AAAAAAAAB6Q/Vzt0wN7hfw0/s320/Factory+Pilots.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Mine looked just like these but had the foam to stop the sweat.  I kept them for a long time and eventually got rid of them because the foam was disintegrating.  The same goes for my sweet old skool BMX goggles.  It's a crying shame those are gone. <br /> <br /> I even designed a custom bicycle paint scheme around my old Razor Blades.  Turquoise green Trigger Earpieces with a white brim and purple Iridum lenses.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULeu7b_OpI/AAAAAAAAB6U/YcYMUsqF60o/s1600/hh+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULeu7b_OpI/AAAAAAAAB6U/YcYMUsqF60o/s320/hh+041.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple pearlescent on the white to match the Iridium lenses</td></tr> </tbody></table>When I was in Italy two years ago we stopped to visit <a href="http://www.zefiroitalia.it/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=4&sobi2Id=34&Itemid=80&lang=it">Cicli Lusatti</a> a local bicycle store as a bunch of bicycle dorks are prone to do.  This shop was a wonderful clusterF of old and odd bikes and parts jammed together with some great memorabilia casually hanging around on the walls.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULhqxjyZpI/AAAAAAAAB6k/iZg7pJcLF1o/s1600/italy+bike+shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULhqxjyZpI/AAAAAAAAB6k/iZg7pJcLF1o/s320/italy+bike+shop.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr Lusatti's "desk"</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULhu8D1sAI/AAAAAAAAB6o/8YQczWZp5-0/s1600/italy+bike+shop+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULhu8D1sAI/AAAAAAAAB6o/8YQczWZp5-0/s320/italy+bike+shop+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULhyVkf7rI/AAAAAAAAB6s/4sYFXmYDqpM/s1600/italy+bike+shop+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULhyVkf7rI/AAAAAAAAB6s/4sYFXmYDqpM/s320/italy+bike+shop+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet TT rig.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULh1kLi3SI/AAAAAAAAB6w/GiGjeXC6jQY/s1600/italy+bike+shop3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULh1kLi3SI/AAAAAAAAB6w/GiGjeXC6jQY/s320/italy+bike+shop3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hipsters dream.  A bunch of old steel frames.  I wouldn't necessarily make these fixies with an aerospoke but I'm guessing a hipsters head might explode pondering the possibilities.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULh39gPdQI/AAAAAAAAB60/9wWvLwJInJ0/s1600/italy+bike+shop+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULh39gPdQI/AAAAAAAAB60/9wWvLwJInJ0/s320/italy+bike+shop+4.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Man-Crush jabbering in Italian to Mr. Lusatti</td></tr> </tbody></table>Eyeballing up all the treasures I spied my only two souvenirs from the trip. They were in original boxes and perfect condition.  He even gave me a slight discount because they were "a few years old"<br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULjvdfkGWI/AAAAAAAAB64/45ISsNmABYQ/s1600/oakley+Blades.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="128" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULjvdfkGWI/AAAAAAAAB64/45ISsNmABYQ/s320/oakley+Blades.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wore them on one Classic ride.  Just had too.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULjxptZgbI/AAAAAAAAB68/w_SUSkS81M8/s1600/oakley+blade+arms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="244" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULjxptZgbI/AAAAAAAAB68/w_SUSkS81M8/s320/oakley+blade+arms.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guitar Pick for changing arms and all.</td></tr> </tbody></table>How could one resist those beauties.  Leaving them there would have been as big a mistake as not checking that tan line to make sure it was progressing well.<br /> <br /> This obsession only grew as I got older and I am going to respectfully deny to state how many I currently own.  I will say that I am searching for one of the decommissioned Oakley display cases to put my glasses into.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULfnwVPIVI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/tOa57r4v9CI/s1600/o+display+case.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULfnwVPIVI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/tOa57r4v9CI/s1600/o+display+case.jpg" /></a></div><br /> And yes I can fill it.  Possibly over fill it.  I'd like one of the new ones but they are even harder to come across.  <br /> <br /> Hmmmm could be time for a new pair.  Maybe these.<br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULg3d7X7rI/AAAAAAAAB6g/ZNsWqxr_pwE/s1600/Inmate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="149" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TULg3d7X7rI/AAAAAAAAB6g/ZNsWqxr_pwE/s320/Inmate.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Inmate. Perfect for my life not behind bars.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='http://www.blogger.com/profile/12189437581155070382' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='http://www.blogger.com/profile/12189437581155070382' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Velorambling</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1641658426910619946&postID=8509550949537443476&isPopup=true' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=640,height=500"); return false;'> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=1641658426910619946&postID=8509550949537443476' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-958559109'> <a href='http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1641658426910619946&postID=8509550949537443476&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-backlinks post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://www.velorambling.com/2011/01/im-oakley-dork.html#links'>Links to this post</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'><span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://www.velorambling.com/search/label/Oakley' rel='tag'>Oakley</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBTWZ6LFxI/AAAAAAAAB50/JAAtAw-DeMY/s320/Sean+Kelly+Guinnes.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='1641658426910619946' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7588636018951217077' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7588636018951217077'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://www.velorambling.com/2011/01/wednesday-quote-yes-it-is-cold-so-what.html'>Wednesday Quote Yes it is Cold. So What?</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7588636018951217077' itemprop='description articleBody'> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBTWZ6LFxI/AAAAAAAAB50/JAAtAw-DeMY/s1600/Sean+Kelly+Guinnes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="183" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBTWZ6LFxI/AAAAAAAAB50/JAAtAw-DeMY/s320/Sean+Kelly+Guinnes.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now that's Irish! Sean Kelly and Guinness.  But the real story of Sean Kelly is told below.  Look at those leg's</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBR7YxuHBI/AAAAAAAAB5w/pNlRclv1w2c/s1600/Sean+Kelly+Legs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBR7YxuHBI/AAAAAAAAB5w/pNlRclv1w2c/s320/Sean+Kelly+Legs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sean Kelly -1988 photo:Barry Sandland  I stole this Pic off <a href="http://www.velominati.com/blog/tradition/whats-in-a-picture/">Velomanati</a>.  Great write-up on the Man</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;"><em>"The thing about the cold is that you can never tell how cold it is from looking out a kitchen window. You have to dress up, get out training and when you come back, you then know how cold it is."</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Sean Kelly</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">That <span style="font-family: inherit;">quote was inspired by all of the pictures people have been posting on their various social media outlets.  "Man it's cold!" followed by a picture of the temp on their dashboard or "Seriously?" and a screenshot of their phone with the current temperature.  Yes Seriously it is cold.  It is winter.  Some winter's are colder than others.  This one happens to be cold.  Deal with it! </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">I am in touch with not having the motivation to ride outside, even more in touch with not having the motivation to ride inside.  I love to ride my bike, I am not a huge fan of training.  Riding inside smells alot like training.  The riding has to be done either inside or out though.  I went ahead and signed up for the <a href="http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=11915">Leesburg Bakers Dozen</a> again.  That thing sold out 450 people in under a half hour.  Crazy.  So If I want to suffer a bit less I better ride.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">The cold riding isn't that bad but single digits certainly send me to the rollers.  On a totally useless skill note: I have perfected texting, facebooking, and tweeting while on the rollers this year though. After all it's just riding, not "training".</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">Would you like to know how a real man carries himself?  Want some insight into the inner working's of a modern day tough guy on the lines of Sean Kelly.  <a href="http://bicycling.com/blogs/hardlyserious/">Check out Jens Voigt's new blog on Bicycling Magazine</a>.  Bookmark it and check back regularly or Jens will hear about it and you will be punished.   </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">Going through some old picture's I found a picture of my first "Real" road bike.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBXKdUSNlI/AAAAAAAAB54/Aqv90IcB2y0/s1600/Bianchi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="219" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBXKdUSNlI/AAAAAAAAB54/Aqv90IcB2y0/s320/Bianchi.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crochet Gloves Cateye Solar computer First clipless pedals Turbo saddle Modolo Bar and Stem.  That bike got alot of miles.  Mount Rainier in the background.</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Digging back into the addled depths of my brain that lovely Bianchi Campione D' Italia was not the first real Bike.  That replaced my original Bianchi Brava which was a very un Celeste Green bike.  It was maroon and more in my budget.  I had wanted the Campione D' Italia even coveted one but still was happy on the Brava.  That bike was a gateway drug into road cycling.  Friction shifters made way for bar-end shifters.  Bar-end shifters made way for Index shifters. Index shifters made way for STI shifters.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Clips and straps made my feet go to sleep.  They would be clinched down so tight not to slip a pedal on the uphill that I would lose bloodflow to my toes.  But some times my foot would still pull out.  Then clipless pedals came out and my feet stopped going numb and would stay on the pedals on my daily time or five up the Manayunk wall.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">The demise of my Brava was the first time I met <a href="http://www.velorambling.com/2009/12/its-all-his-fault.html">Harry Havnoonian</a>.  I was coming home from class on the bike flying through the streets of Philadelphia and I won the <em>Door Prize</em>.  Only this wasn't a prize I particularly wanted.  For those unfamiliar with city riding and the <em>Door Prize</em>, it is when someone opens their door to get out at the same time you are going past and you slam into said door.  My <em>Door Prize</em> totalled my bike.  Bent the top and down tube and pushed the fork in.  Being young and dumb I figured I could ride it.  The shop I got it from suggested I go see Harry since he was a framebuilder.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">Harry advised me to stop riding that bike immediately if I valued life.  To say I was devastated would be an understatement.  Harry said he could fix my Brava but it would cost more than it was worth.  He referred me back to my original shop to see if they would offer me a crash replacement.  They did.  The shop was going to get me a new Brava but the Campione d' Italia came in instead.  They enede up giving me the Campione d' Italia for the Brava price and I was ecstatic.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">Harry did end up doing work on that bike though.  My lousy mechanic (ME) didnt set the limit screws on my derailleur correctly and about a month into owning the bike I threw the rear derailleur into the wheel and opened up the dropout like a clam shell.  Harry brazed a new one in for me.  Shortly after I went to work for him.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">To bring this rambling back to where it all started look at that picture of Sean Kelly's legs again.  See that bicycle the eternal tough guy is leaning on?  That is a Vitus.  One of the first commercially available aluminum bikes.  It was bonded together not welded and the designers of the day would not go to oversize aluminum.  The adage that early aluminum bikes were stiff certainly didn't come from these bicycles.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="color: black;">When I worked for Harry we had the contract to provide warranty for Vitus in the USA and fix the aluminum bicycles.  Harry also had the exclusive distribution rights to Vitus tubing in America.  Fixing those bicycles kept the shop busy and supplied a constant supply of work for us.  One year while we were displaying at Interbike we split a booth with Vitus France.  The president of Vitus told us directly that Sean Kelly would often go through several frames a month since they would flex so much after his leg's tore them apart.  He said that for a race like Paris Roubaix the frame would be done afterward.  The pictures of Sean Kelly's face covered in mud are still some of the coolest ones I can remember.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBfw93JxMI/AAAAAAAAB58/2eihbk7uYg4/s1600/1985ParisRoubaixSean+Kelly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TUBfw93JxMI/AAAAAAAAB58/2eihbk7uYg4/s1600/1985ParisRoubaixSean+Kelly.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic's like these are worthy of the overused phrase EPIC</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">Last story of the day and I am off.  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">We were standing around in the Interbike booth towards the end of the show with the President of Vitus. If you have been to Interbike you know the last day can be s l o w.... Especially the last part of the last day.  Mr Prez was talking to us about the new Carbon Fiber monocoque bicycle.  This was 1989 and revolutionary.  There may have been some wine ingested during his lunch because he was definitely looser than he had been the previous days at the show.  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma;">He looks at the bike and says "This bike she is like a woman"  Insert your french accent in when reading this quote.  Now we nod and can kind of agree since it is curvy and really quite a sexy bicycle frame.  Little did we know what he truly meant.  He walked over grabbed the rear stays spread them open and proceeded to place his pelvis between them.  Dennis, Harry and I can still crack each other if we say "Izz Like a Woman" That bike never came to market.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsApnzubfI/AAAAAAAAB5A/X-vHeapmPs8/s1600/roadsigns+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsApnzubfI/AAAAAAAAB5A/X-vHeapmPs8/s320/roadsigns+004.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption</td></tr> </tbody></table>Being out on the road cyclists get to see quite a few road signs.  I put together an album of road signs over on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/album.php?fbid=158945564154080&id=110112049037432&aid=31053">Facebook</a> and realized I have been taking sign pictures for quite awhile.  Got any good ones?  Send em my way.<br /> <br /> I have been letting the good times of last weekend marinate for a full week.  Figured I should throw a few pics and a couple words on here to pay homage to the fine folks that put on the event.  That and engage in narcissistic behavior.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsGCkbyE5I/AAAAAAAAB5E/lXPAXuXGa-4/s1600/limestone+cx.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsGCkbyE5I/AAAAAAAAB5E/lXPAXuXGa-4/s1600/limestone+cx.png" /></a></div><br /> The Limestone cross in Emmaus was a genuine good time.  As <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BikeBeth">Bike Beth</a> said "went to a cross race and a snowball fight broke out.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsJ_Wq6gPI/AAAAAAAAB5I/XazTOt9FgWQ/s1600/snowball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsJ_Wq6gPI/AAAAAAAAB5I/XazTOt9FgWQ/s320/snowball.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The course was snowy and they even plowed sections of the course.  For once the slow guys (me) went last not first.  It was good because I got to see how the fast guys do it.  The other side of that was by the time the 3/4's went it was sloppy and slick.  The going was slow and treacherous.<br /> <br /> I went into the race with a week worth of head cold and no competitive nature.  That was evident when in the first turn there was a massive pile up and instead of doing the sane thing and shouldering the bike and running around said pile up I waited.  I then proceeded to beat myself up about that the rest of the race. <br /> <br /> People were slipping and sliding all over the place.  Twice I was passed in tricky sections by someone going way to fast for conditions only to go past them while they lay on the ground.  <br /> <br /> There was a steepish climb in the course with a dismount runup at the top.  This is where the crowd gather and the snowball fight started.  See pic above.  Bike Beth, the <a href="http://twitter.com/FitChick3">Fit Chick</a>, <a href="http://rsdmag.com/">Killer</a>, <a href="http://mattmorr.blogspot.com/">Acura Matt</a>, among others were pelting any and all people up the hill.  Some got more than others.  At one point I'm climbing and I hear "hey it's Gary, get him"  and the volley of snowballs unleashed.  It made it fun, and it will be repaid in heckling throughout the season.<br /> <br /> The kids were having fun and built the ultimate spectator.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsTbEbtRII/AAAAAAAAB5k/lc1MfShs2Ts/s1600/limekilncx+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsTbEbtRII/AAAAAAAAB5k/lc1MfShs2Ts/s320/limekilncx+034.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Apparently I had a problem with him at some point in the race.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsQs4Qab5I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/5NAaVfYEtDE/s1600/snowmantongue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsQs4Qab5I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/5NAaVfYEtDE/s320/snowmantongue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Not sure what he did to tick me off but an even closer look shows my anger towards him.<br /> <br /> <br />  <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsQ6ar7_fI/AAAAAAAAB5U/bllGHdd8SXE/s1600/snowman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="168" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsQ6ar7_fI/AAAAAAAAB5U/bllGHdd8SXE/s320/snowman.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Snowmen were harmed in the writing of this post</td></tr> </tbody></table> The kid's weren't limited to playing in the snow.  There was a Lil Belgians race.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsRNAfF-9I/AAAAAAAAB5Y/qZHUvarhhjc/s1600/limekilncx+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsRNAfF-9I/AAAAAAAAB5Y/qZHUvarhhjc/s320/limekilncx+002.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This kid hardly got off that bike the entire day</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsRW1ecj5I/AAAAAAAAB5c/bN5-lZffJ2Y/s1600/limekilncx+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsRW1ecj5I/AAAAAAAAB5c/bN5-lZffJ2Y/s320/limekilncx+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The one time he did get off the bike was to dismount and get over this barrier.  It was damn near at his waste and yes it was afreakindorable.   That was one of the most fun sections of the course for me and I rode it every time.  It was slightly faster but more importantly it was way more fun.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsR4jvA99I/AAAAAAAAB5g/362nuPMNScU/s1600/edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" s5="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsR4jvA99I/AAAAAAAAB5g/362nuPMNScU/s320/edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> In my quest to be more multi-media the LRHG forwarded this over to me.  Now I just need to get my edit on and chop out the last 7 seconds of this 13 second clip.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Also eyeball the local press <a href="http://articles.mcall.com/2011-01-15/sports/mc-cyclo-cross-01152011-20110115_1_easton-s-bill-elliston-first-lap-cyclo-cross">HERE</a> and <a href="http://www.mcall.com/videobeta/e6c9ccb5-6a35-42f8-9dba-a4dce69b3390/Sports/Cyclo-Cross-at-Camp-Olympic">HERE</a>.<br /> <br /> In a completely random and abrupt segue.  <a href="http://www.velorambling.com/2011/01/friday.html">You heard it here first</a>.  Francisco Ventoso is back on a Pro Tour team and back to his winning ways.   I quote myself  <em>"Look for him at the front of the Pro Tour Sprints.  Homeboy is quick"</em><br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsUhg6G1AI/AAAAAAAAB5o/aH8vvbrWKIA/s1600/Ventoso+down+under.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTsUhg6G1AI/AAAAAAAAB5o/aH8vvbrWKIA/s320/Ventoso+down+under.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo swiped from <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/">Cyclingnews</a> and taken by <a href="http://www.sirotti.it/">Sirotti</a></td></tr> </tbody></table><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-5/results">Francisco won the bunch sprint in stage 5 at the Tour Down Under</a>. Well Done.  I look forward to seeing those arms in the air throughout the season.<br /> <br /> There is a guy named Lance riding what he says to be his last Pro Tour race down there as well.  Sports Illustrated capitalized on this and came out with another story on Lance's "alleged" doping.  This caused this guy to Video Blog (Vlog?) this.  Love Lance or hate Lance that is up to you.  I like what he did to raise the awareness of cycling in America.  But one thing I don't think you can deny is that this is funny.<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cmu1CZEN6Yk" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="640"></iframe><br /> <br /> In more randomness from the Interwebs this clip is amazing on many levels.  Imagine a time not so long ago before frivolous lawsuits when we could ride our bikes barefoot, without helmets, doing wheelies down the street with our friends and family.  <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tWDprSdH2xQ" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="480"></iframe><br /> <br /> On that note I guess I cant avoid the dungeon (Basement) and torture (Rollers) any longer.  <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTcwQ4UTmcI/AAAAAAAAB48/b2hjRZqAQiY/s1600/livethedream.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTcwQ4UTmcI/AAAAAAAAB48/b2hjRZqAQiY/s320/livethedream.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /> <em>“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”</em>   Martin Luther King, Jr<br /> <br /> <br /> Often when I am asked how I am doing my response is "I am living the dream".  This may be an ever changing dream and reality.  It may or may not have something to do with Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" vision.  Truly it depends on the day. <br /> <br /> Reading some of the many MLK quotes I could have used today lead me to read that <a href="http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html">famous speech</a>.  Wow MLK  was one smart and prophetic dude.  That speech definitely will make you pause.  It makes me pause because it made me think even more about a thought that has been predominant lately.  <br /> <br /> This is a long way to go for a point but stick with me.  Of course this should make me want to jump to action to help others.  It does in a way but being human I look out for myself and my needs first.  A wise person I heard once said that in every act of goodwill is some selfish motivation.  <br /> <br /> So how can I help myself grow personally and professionally while still helping others?  Specifically the question I have been asking myself is how can I help spread Passion with the Velo as the "Vehicle for Learning".  More specifically how can I spread this passion and not go broke.   <br /> <br /> I currently do this, Peddling Pedaling.  Or in real English, selling bicycles.  Selling bicycles gets more butt's on saddles and requires more than just the act of putting a bicycle into someones hands.  There are countless opportunities to work events, attend rides or races, and be that "Bike Guy" when somebody is looking for guidance.  I enjoy all of these opportunities.  <br /> <br /> Often times I enjoy the interaction with bike people more than the actual bike.  Other time's I enjoy the solitude and efficiency of the machine more.  But I always come full circle to knowing that the bicycle has made it possible for me to "Live the Dream"  I am thankful that the dream is ever-changing and I keep wanting to chase it.<br /> <br /> When I sat down at the keyboard I had a completely different agenda.  I was going to tell you some stories about the Limekiln CX race past Saturday.  I will do that Friday.  There are a few good pictures to go with that as well.  Reading MLK's speech and quotes totally derailed me.<br /> <br /> The idea that we should all live our lives with passion and not put our dreams and hopes to rest in order to make a living has been one of the basic pillars of my life.  As I see some pillars crumble and others erected in their place this one has remained constant.  <br /> <br /> I would like to take this opportunity to thank <a href="http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbicycle.htm">whoever invented the bicycle</a>.  The bicycle has taken me away from problems and brought me to solutions.  It has helped me make friends and been a lifelong companion. The bicycle has provided a comfortable life for me and mine. <br /> <br /> Going to work everyday is a great way to help preach the gospel of the velo and spread the word.  This blog is an extension of that.  There are countless other ways to spread this passion.  One of  these is going to be a new feature on Velorambling.com coming soon.  More are to be written.<br />   <br /> <em>"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."  </em> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='http://www.blogger.com/profile/12189437581155070382' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='http://www.blogger.com/profile/12189437581155070382' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Velorambling</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1641658426910619946&postID=1351191883324851765&isPopup=true' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=640,height=500"); 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTCzkZjKRyI/AAAAAAAAB4w/o1t8XjT-H54/s1600/limestone+cx.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTCzkZjKRyI/AAAAAAAAB4w/o1t8XjT-H54/s1600/limestone+cx.png" /></a></div>Gonna be snowy this weekend and I had a vicious headcold for a week.  So the natural thing to do tomorrow is race cross.  I bet they were hoping for this when they scheduled the <a href="http://www.bikereg.com/events/ConfList.asp?EventID=12052">race</a>.  This has been on the radar for awhile and should be a good opportunity to throwdown with the cool kids of Emmaus.  <br /> <br /> If you are Facebook friends with a bunch of cyclists you may have seen this next clip.  If you haven't then feast your eyes.  And while you are at it bookmark Michael Barry's <a href="http://michaelbarry.ca/">Blog</a>.  I read <em>Inside the Postal Bus</em> his insider look at racing the pro tour and enjoyed it, so it should be no surprise that his blog is good.  I spent quite a bit of time reading past posts.  It was worth it.  Now watch.<br /> <br /> <object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0-aUbsX_2lI?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0-aUbsX_2lI?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /> <br /> As Mr Lepping pointed out to me, the speed limit posted at the top of that road is 30 KPH (18 MPH).  My guess is they are exceeding that by quite a bit.   Now I have added Girona as a place that I must go to and ride.  It figures that the riding is amazing there.  Why else would most of the US and Canadian pros live there?<br /> <br /> C.W. posted this picture on the MLBB Facebook page.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTC5TCmpxrI/AAAAAAAAB40/GWQdL9-RunM/s1600/pro-peloton-2011chasing+wheels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTC5TCmpxrI/AAAAAAAAB40/GWQdL9-RunM/s320/pro-peloton-2011chasing+wheels.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> He found it on the <a href="http://www.chasingwheels.com/">Chasing Wheels blog</a>.  This is what he would envision the peloton looking like from above.  I agree with the blandness but it would have a bit more blue.  Added to the blue of Team Sky the new <a href="http://neilbrowne.com/">LEOPARD TREK</a> (you should read the Neils account of this spelling) Garmin-Cervelo, Astana and now Movistar has come to my attention.  Nice shout out to the <a href="http://www.bmc-racing.com/us-en/team/index.html">BMC Racing Team</a> for being a standout in red.<br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTC8UqihWBI/AAAAAAAAB44/w_oCCXEQiRw/s1600/Movistar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="237" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TTC8UqihWBI/AAAAAAAAB44/w_oCCXEQiRw/s320/Movistar.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank whoever or whatever you pray to that the kit isn't baby blue.</td></tr> </tbody></table>Movistar is the new incarnation of Caisse D'Epargne.  So the red is out and the blue is in.  Of interest to me is that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Ventoso">Francisco Ventoso</a>  has been signed to the team.  Francisco is one of my favorite if not my favorite Pro.  I spent a fair amount of time with him when he was at Saunier Duval and even with the language barrier we got along well.  A good dude.  Look for him at the front of the Pro Tour Sprints.  Homeboy is quick, you have to be in order to win Paris Brussels among other big races.  <br /> <br /> In exciting news cyclingnews.com has decided to follow my lead and Chasing Wheel's. They have published an overview and <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2011-team-kits">critique of the 2011 pro team kits</a>.  Granted their's is more thorough and it's almost like professional writers wrote the thing...but it should be.  Since they get paid for this.  A good bet that it was written at someones kitchen table though, just like this one.<br /> <br /> I must be spending too much time not riding or staring at the shelves in my basement while on my rollers because the riding video's are speaking to me.<br /> <br /> This one is simply amazing. Dude can ride a bike, and somebodies mechanic is gonna get chewed out.<br /> <br /> <object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ftEFFv0h24?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ftEFFv0h24?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /> <br /> It made me think of this picture.<br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS4H8IAf7wI/AAAAAAAAB4o/YX82d7-6kk0/s1600/holy+bad+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS4H8IAf7wI/AAAAAAAAB4o/YX82d7-6kk0/s320/holy+bad+day.jpg" width="233" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Think I've used this before but it's appropriate here.</td></tr> </tbody></table>Time to prep the bike and pack the bag for tomorrow.  Have a good weekend and Ride your Bike! 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Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road.”</em>  Stendhal <br /> <br /> There has been a ton of chatter on the cycling sites about all of the new team kits being announced.  My first thought on most of them is "Why so much Blue?"  And Baby blue at that.  I might venture to say it may even be Tiffany Blue.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS3xaUY8PtI/AAAAAAAAB3w/EeQaMZgij2w/s1600/Tiffany+Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS3xaUY8PtI/AAAAAAAAB3w/EeQaMZgij2w/s1600/Tiffany+Blue.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Are the teams reaching out to the fairer sex? We know that many girls like to see what's inside the baby blue package--insert your own innuendo's.<br /> <br /> As far as I understand the concept behind team sponsorship is about branding.  The goal is to get recognition for a product or service via cycling.  For the most part team sponsorship is not so much about the love of cycling as it is an advertising expense.  There are exceptions such as the altruistic vision of the the Leopard portion of the Leopard-Trek sponsorship.  But these are rare and still convoluted.  Why Astana sponsors a team is a bit of a mystery but it certainly generates interest and awareness of the region. That's probably the answer.<br /> <br /> For those of us in the states who follow cycling we are in the minority.  We know the teams and players but the person standing next to you in the grocery store is more likely to know who Donovan McNabb is than Tom Boonen.  In Europe it is a different scenario all together, cycling is in the sports pages everyday.  Winners of prestigious races grace the covers of magazines and newspapers, and they make the nightly news highlights.  Ask most Americans who Jan Ullrich is and you will get a blank stare.<br /> I have often said to anyone who will listen (or the wall if I'm talking to myself) that professional cycling is an inexpensive advertising vehicle.  Of course that is all relative.  If you were a major corporation and stepped in with $10 Million you could get naming rights to a team and exposure for a year.  Or you could buy a one minute Super Bowl commercial that costs several million dollars to make.<br /> <br /> The point of this rambling diatribe is to get this bang for your buck, you should be distinctive.  Team Sky, Garmin-Cervelo, and Team Leopard-Trek are all similar.  Astana has a similar shade and Saxo Bank Sungard is running a blue theme even.  How are these teams going to be distinctive in a mass of 200 riders rolling down the road en masse?  I can here Phil and Paul confusing them right now.  <br /> <br /> Lets take a look, first up Team Sky.  They were the first to use the black and blue combo.  Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery?  If so Team Sky should be flattered.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36kgyv5cI/AAAAAAAAB30/0R23zFLOamc/s1600/Team+SkyTour-of-Qatar-Team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36kgyv5cI/AAAAAAAAB30/0R23zFLOamc/s320/Team+SkyTour-of-Qatar-Team.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team Sky from the Tour Quatar.  Swiped from their <a href="http://www.teamsky.com/">official website</a>.  </td></tr> </tbody></table>Next up Garmin-Cervelo, gone is the majority of the argyle.  It appears in the blue. Possibly they chose the blue because of corporate branding. But the blue in the jersey isn't the same shade of blue in the Garmin logo.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS38TG6_lpI/AAAAAAAAB4g/fCxiq2S0_n4/s1600/Garmin+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS38TG6_lpI/AAAAAAAAB4g/fCxiq2S0_n4/s1600/Garmin+logo.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now I don't have a Pantone color chart available but that triangle and the argyle seem different to me.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36mERcfMI/AAAAAAAAB34/M16AVpTJvMA/s1600/garmincervelo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36mERcfMI/AAAAAAAAB34/M16AVpTJvMA/s1600/garmincervelo.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo swiped from the <a href="http://www.slipstreamsports.com/">Garmin-Cervelo Website</a>.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36p49me6I/AAAAAAAAB38/RkCCBKNCL6I/s1600/Garmin+Cervelo+Kit+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="226" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36p49me6I/AAAAAAAAB38/RkCCBKNCL6I/s320/Garmin+Cervelo+Kit+2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Bobridge looks good crossing the line.  But I cant help but think that more Blue would stand out in the Peloton. Photo swiped from the <a href="http://www.slipstreamsports.com/">Garmin-Cervelo Website</a>.</td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> When I heard the Luxembourg super team was going to be called Leopard, my first thought was that we would be treated to a Cipolliniesque Lion King-like Kit.  Something flashy and animal print.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS3-TtCKzSI/AAAAAAAAB4k/nLoTKleiCV0/s1600/Lionking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS3-TtCKzSI/AAAAAAAAB4k/nLoTKleiCV0/s320/Lionking.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That Dude knew how to win a race.  My lady friends say he's not too hard on the eyes either.</td></tr> </tbody></table>Imagine my excitement when I saw this picture form the Euro-Extravaganza unveiling of the team<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36rrouLTI/AAAAAAAAB4A/w4y8hWTCvKE/s1600/Leopard+Roberto+Bettininbettiniphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="210" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36rrouLTI/AAAAAAAAB4A/w4y8hWTCvKE/s320/Leopard+Roberto+Bettininbettiniphoto.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roberto Bettini Photo via <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/">Cycling News</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> I was practically giddy with excitement and then the BIG REVEAL....<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36syi56PI/AAAAAAAAB4E/mFMmxIEd7SA/s1600/Leopardjerseycyclingnews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36syi56PI/AAAAAAAAB4E/mFMmxIEd7SA/s320/Leopardjerseycyclingnews.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Photo via <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/">Cycling News</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> I was underwhelmed.  On its own I like the jersey, the shorts aren't bad either.  A nice clean kit.  But Distinctive? No. Original? No.  Not being tied to a corporate color scheme they could have done something much more inspired.  <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36vWZR08I/AAAAAAAAB4I/LtocPm92Mk4/s1600/leopardfullkit+bettiniphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="210" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36vWZR08I/AAAAAAAAB4I/LtocPm92Mk4/s320/leopardfullkit+bettiniphoto.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone ROAR like a Leopard.<br /> Roberto Bettini Photo via <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/">Cycling News</a></td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36wfPqrbI/AAAAAAAAB4M/p9cRAKkR2qw/s1600/PatMcQuaidleopard+cyclingnews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36wfPqrbI/AAAAAAAAB4M/p9cRAKkR2qw/s320/PatMcQuaidleopard+cyclingnews.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pat Mcquaid seemed underwhelmed as well.<br /> Photo via <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/">Cycling News</a></td></tr> </tbody></table>So far it appears that the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22480%22%20height=%22385%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/4ftEFFv0h24?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ftEFFv0h24?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>">Team Astana</a> kits are relatively unchanged.  Lots of baby blue but extremely distinctive.  Baby blue shorts can have a downside much as white or even green. (See comments below)  That is four baby blue teams.  Anyone care to break out singing "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS4InMQsbgI/AAAAAAAAB4s/jHJjL8-FOaQ/s1600/Astana+Team+Kit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS4InMQsbgI/AAAAAAAAB4s/jHJjL8-FOaQ/s320/Astana+Team+Kit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />  Then there is <a href="http://www.saxobanksungard.com/">Saxo Bank Sungard</a>.  It is in a different shade of blue but leans towards the new trend of lots of white, it's overdone.  Have you ever ridden behind someone in white shorts.? If you have let's just say you know if they're well groomed or not.  The same can be said for someone standing still, podium shots of people in white often look like they could be soft-core porn.  <br /> <br /> And..... WHAT is with the Eagle?  I know it is Bjarne's symbol but what's with the placement.  I can only imagine how the shorts are going to tie into the jersey.  It is not good and there is something wrong with my sense of humor.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS360Lk4KcI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/p-nBqmn9thk/s1600/saxojersey+2011+Tim+de+Waele.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS360Lk4KcI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/p-nBqmn9thk/s1600/saxojersey+2011+Tim+de+Waele.gif" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Excuse me sir is that an eagle in your pants or are you just happy to see me?"<br /> Photo by Tim De Waele via <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/">Cycling News</a></td></tr> </tbody></table>Even Liquigas has cut down their distinctive green and added way more white.  This green has been great branding and is easy to spot in the peloton.  If you surf over to the <a href="http://www.liquigas.it/ita/main.php">Liquigas corporate site</a> you will see that this color is directly tied to the company.  I am not prone to walking around in the color everyday but they were easy to spot.  <br /> <br /> Heck I've shared an elevator with the team and well let's just say I know more about those Italian men then I ever wanted to.  The woman I was with was speechless for a few afterwards as well.  When she did finally speak the words that came out were not suitable for print in this forum.  All that aside, it was an effective use of color as branding and toning it down seems a tad odd to me.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS361hVw3CI/AAAAAAAAB4U/ERPnm3Hy--4/s1600/Sugoi-Kit_Liquigas-Cannondale+via+velonews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS361hVw3CI/AAAAAAAAB4U/ERPnm3Hy--4/s320/Sugoi-Kit_Liquigas-Cannondale+via+velonews.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo via <a href="http://velonews.competitor.com/">VeloNews</a></td></tr> </tbody></table><a href="http://www.katushateam.com/">Team Katusha</a> chose to get away from the blue and went red for the year.  There is still a ton of white but they should stand out a bit more in a sea of blue.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36261JW7I/AAAAAAAAB4Y/40gtJoT2qL8/s1600/Katusha+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS36261JW7I/AAAAAAAAB4Y/40gtJoT2qL8/s1600/Katusha+2011.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo swiped from the <a href="http://www.katushateam.com/">Katusha Team Website</a></td></tr> </tbody></table>And then there is Team Radio Shack or as they would like you to call them The Shack. Red as the predominant is gone and its onto alot of white.  Thank goodness the shorts appear to be black but the road spray is gonna make the jersey look grungy.  Maybe the thought behind using white is that in the victory salute the person appears "EPIC" in all of their dirt and sweat and glory.  I personally would have preferred more red less white.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS363uA7B8I/AAAAAAAAB4c/uXeNYtKQFRA/s1600/The+Shack+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n7F3kDkuYbM/TS363uA7B8I/AAAAAAAAB4c/uXeNYtKQFRA/s1600/The+Shack+2011.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo via <a href="http://velonews.competitor.com/">VeloNews</a></td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> Anybody want to cough up a couple of million to sponsor a Pro-Team? I'm game to help, but I only have some pocket lint and an old Altoids tin full of change to contribute, but I'm FULL of ideas.<br /> <br /> <br /> Enough about kits.  Let's get onto racing already. The <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1">Tour Down Under</a> starts in Six days, and <a href="http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=Njc0MQ&MenuId=MTI2Mjc">Cyclocross worlds</a> are in 18 days. <br />   <br /> This post was very skinny tire oriented.  Let's end on a fat tire note.  <a href="http://www.jakespointofview.com/">Jake</a> has been expanding his repertoire from still to moving photography.  Here is how my old friends in Blue (get the tie in?) chose to reveal the new Mountain Bike team for 2011.  A dapper Duncan Riffle introduces the team. <br /> <br /> The lords of the interwebs don't want me to embed this video at the moment.  So until I get the fancy thinking box known as a computater doing what I want instead of what it wants just click this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lix00eq6Hg">LINK</a> to see the YouTube video. <br /> <br /> That is more than enough for a Wednesday.  As the young un's used to say and no longer do... 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