reiners - show us your teeth.

I guess I did. I am a closet nu-skater. Nothing like a middle-aged skateboarder to make you feel sorry for somebody.

You in the green points jersey on the longboard pic please.

anyone have contact info for Dan Schmaltz of ny velocity fame? Please pass it along to me.

-Mike

EDIT: Got it, thanks!

Check out this result: JR from my high schools gets 3 county championship wins in over 2 day meet.

http://runningindians.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/marcos-3-golds-1-school-record-leads-south-at-counties/

4:23 1600m (Friday)

1:52.3 800m (Saturday)

9:25 3200m (Saturday)

sick!

in the gym Monday morning, this song came on. I have never heard it before Jeff's reference - and when it came on I immediately thought of Jeff. Very Pavlovian.

Jeff OwensDid you say, STAY HUNGRY?!!!





And yes, Leroy will bring some ladies over to nurse you back to health.

A 1945 film about how bicycles are made. Very cool, even if calling the "acting" wooden is an understatement.

http://vimeo.com/39401575

On a more contemporary note. if you've never seen this Zoom Into Carbon Fiber, it's a wicked cool into the structure of the material.

http://pogpog.com/v/carbon-fiber-atoms/

This is too awesome not to share:

http://gawker.com/5911150/wall-street-guys-love-to-be-told-how-much-they-suck-at-boxing

Not a one of the leaders in today's Giro stage seem to be riding deep rims of any kind.

Pozzovivo seems to have a deep section wheel on the rear. You're right they're all riding pretty shallow rims.

Jules,
Both Basso and Rodriguez are on Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimates, which are 40mm deep. It looks like Uran is riding Shimano's shallow tubulars (surprising to me as Hed also builds wheels for Sky, and the Scorpion or whatever the shallow Hed wheel is is probably faster than the Shimano and equally light), which I think are 24mm deep. Scarponi was on Fulcrum's (Campagnolo's) lightest wheelset, which is probably around 20mm deep. The puzzle is what Hejesdal was riding. They looked shallower than the CCU's, and seemed to have R-Sys style spokes.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/05/gallery/giro-tech-mechanics-reach-for-compact-cranks-wide-range-cassettes-and-feather-light-wheels-in-the-dolomites_220565

Looks like Ryder is on a custom R-Sys/Carbon tubular that Mavic made for Garmin. They look EXPLODOTASTIC. Non-tensioned carbon spokes that have a habit of catastrophically failing.

These are probably a good bit different than the R-Sys wheels. Probably epoxied on both ends.

All the same, I have to imagine they're vertically stiff laterally loose, and the aerodynamics terrible. I'd want it for going uphill only.

So for my next workshop, I'm going to media training for all you guys about to turn pro. And for my first exhibit, watch this interview:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-stetina-discusses-his-support-role-for-hesjedal-at-the-giro

And don't be like him. What's with the attitude? Maybe you are a super cool dude, but every answer you give to perfectly reasonable (and predictable) questions sounds like you are prefacing it with "Why are you asking me such a stupid question, are you possibly an idiot?"

I don't know. The problem with media training is watching George and Levi. It's as if they took Crash Davis seriously

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeVca9MwDX8

The problem with the media training Levi and George got, is that they didn't go to my seminar:

"How to talk awesome and shit."

I just saw Derek Chiles on Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel. A segment about Matt Long. Orchard Beach Crit.

GTFO

Duggan - new Nat champ. Seems like a nice guy and well deserved after the work at ATOC.

Downright awesome

http://lifehacker.com/5914083/make-a-quick-and-easy-bike-rack-using-old-bike-parts

http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2012/giro-d-italia/19-300-RTR32MGU-r-640.jpg

how many photobombs can you count?

I see your photobomb-mania and raise you one O Fortuna...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwrgAnx6Q8&feature=player_embedded#

In other news. Somewhere on the KSR trip it came up that people weren't quite aware of Alanis Morissette's early start as a Debbie Gibson clone...

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7afdfBHj4

@Jules,

I am calling unfair advantage. Alanis Morissette's early career was only inflicted on Canada. Those of who spent 1990 in America (Canada's supportive undergarment) were focused on launching the Hubble Space Telescope (and later realizing we need to give it bifocals).

Yeah. Don't worry. We'll help you with both your remedial social history and technology repair...

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=7710

So something someone said got me thinking about something that I'd like to share with some people. It's been said before, but I wanted to say it again just to make sure that everyone is feeling the love. And I think in general there's good love sharing, but like the forum guidelines that get reposted now and again, I think the topic of prize money splits warrants a re-up in the discussion forum. Especially since so many of you are crushing it and collecting white envelopes full of cash like you are a brides at an Italian wedding.

The following is my opinion only. It's not official club policy, or a rule, or anything like that. It's how I think these things should be done. As such I understand that some will agree with me, and some will be goofy monkey-douches. (harhar).

EVEN SPLIT

• In every race there will be stand-out performances, but I believe that everyone is trying their best to contribute to a good team performance, as such should be rewarded with an equal split of the prize money.
  
• And even if racer x wasn't that great on that given day, chances are that there were or will be a race where he has earned the MVP. Remember that race where he rode his guts out for you all day, but you placed 11th, one out of the money? Well, this week, you've paid him back for those efforts a few weeks previous. Sharing winnings is a small but important way to let your teammates know that you value their contributions.

GOOD FORM

• No one likes to ask for money, it should be up to the winner to communicate after the race with all of his teammates and get them their cut.
• Primes count too. Just because "you" won that prime "all by yourself" or maybe just one guy physically led you out, good team racing likely contributed to helping you spring free from the field on that money lap. Maybe you got away from the field, after they were knackered out from chasing a break your teammate was in, or maybe your teammates have been aggressive all day, keeping the overall pace of the race high, eliminating some of your less fit prime-sprinting competition. Or maybe...well, you get it, right?
• No matter how hyper-aware you are of your surroundings and what your teammates are doing, it's impossible to know exactly and truly how much they contributed to a good team effort. I err on the side of believing that everyone did everything they possibly could.
  

DECLINING

• This is a personal decision to be made by the would-be recipient. This is NOT about being slightly subpar on any given day and turning down "your cut." Remember, next week you'll be frigg'n Jens Voigt, and your team leader is going to miss out on prize money. That's the beauty of team racing week after week with your brothers. Take your cut when you can.
• However, I'm sure there are some circumstances where you feel you don't deserve or want a share of the winnings. That's going to be highly individual.

There's usually not a lot of money on the table here anyway, but maybe sometimes it's about getting your post race coffee paid for or something less than the "full cut" of the winnings. Regardless, the full cut should always be offered/given by the money collector. It's up the recipient to decide what he deserves.

Very good point.  I'm behind on sharing my BKill winnings and not just because I haven't cashed the cheque.  Sorry guys, muffin rain soon!

"Carry a small fabric measure with you"

Add a quick-link for your chain in case it breaks. I've actually used mine before to repair someone else's chain.