201: gotta walk before you can run

Apparently, if you don't drink shitty beer that you only drank in college because it was cheap, you can't be a man.

I'm guessing that the pink invasion wouldn't go over so well with that crowd. Guess I'll never be a real man. darn. I mean, it is brewed with a man's taste in mind.


Not that I have any real aspirations for the spring season, in fact I plan to race a pretty scaled back schedule next spring, but I am happy to say that I got out on the bike the past four days in a row. That was putting the FU back in fun, as Todd would say. That was the first time I put four days of pretty solid rides in the bank in a long time. You might even say my goals include becoming a better rider versus a better racer.


Today, I met Les (international man of mystery), E-town and Peaches out at Brandywine. It was splendid. I've been riding Brandywine for close to 15 years. I have to be honest, in the past two weeks I've ridden here with Les and ridden trails I didn't know existed. Les is really an amazing ride leader, and puts together loops, that are so much fun. Despite the fact that the group spent most of the day waiting on me, he smiles and just rolls on. Les makes it look so easy. I'm pretty lucky to get to ride with him....


The rock gardens at B-wine are still amongst my favorite trails to ride. It's not that long, but really tests your technical skills. Les and Peaches made it look easy. The past couple of weeks I really struggled in these sections.

Buddy told me, "dude, they are a lot easier with suspension..." problem is I clearly remember cleaning them with a rigid fork. I know I can do it, but I don't have the flow, the skill or the rhythm yet. I yearn to feel cocky in the rocks again, to feel like I am smooth and flow through those sections, not on the total verge of destruction. Hands down, Brandywine is the most fun place to ride in Delaware. In my heart is hasn't yet surpassed Fairhill, but I'll also admit it's really two totally different riding styles. Still, I am confident my skills will come back around. I'll be back to Brandywine in the next week or two...






Sometimes when you head out on a ride with a hangover, things come around and you have a great ride. That didn't work out so well for peaches today. Peaches was pretty creamed by the time we got done.



I guess peaches should have been drinking more of the beast...



riding bikes is fun. Today was super dooper.




check it,
the bastard son has had some work done on the front end.
kinda like a nose job, but with more carbon...
















PMP (potty mouth princess) rocking out.








monkey, you know being a monkey.








respect.
faticus