year gone by and a little of this and that

as of today i've been back in the bike business for a year. man i love it and missed it. i found myself rockin out to some montley crue the other day. yes i had long hair once. downloaded some peter searcy just before taking a trip. i hit 195,000 miles on the subaru, come on 200,000.
while in tennessee i drank some good beer. i had some beer from the smoky mountain brewing company. i stopped in a pretty cool bike shop while in knoxville, cedar bluff bike shop. the place was packed. we just got in the trek belleville today, a very cool bike. cross season is coming and tubulars are getting slim. we have lots of glue coming and should be here tomorrow. jimmy ride those muddy trails, we all have and we all will. you can't stop everyone and thats just the way it is. the reason people get mad is because they aren't willing to go out and do the work after it's a big mess. trails aren't perfect. my bike is very muddy now. i just received my new sram rival cranks from ebay, what a deal. saved 66 grams off the cross bike. damn i've become that person. the mrs. called me a republican the other day. I WAS DEEPLY OFFENDED. i think that may sting for awhile. watched a good movie the other night, southie, check it out. review on more sox, gloves, and helmets coming very soon. the beers on monday side project is going well. i hope to have some video up soon, if i can figure out how. i thinking about some new sunglasses. i need to overhaul my fork on the mountain bike. i need time.

3x1 and a cleared head

you are looking at the machine. the ride that 502 is putting together is no match for the "steel is real" 24 lb. with nothing light bike. the 3x1 is complements of the paul melvin, truvativ cank and x-0 grip shift. it was a good ride today. cold and muddy. a glove and sox review is coming very soon.

tHIS yEARS bUILD (aT lEAST tHE fIRST)

sO i aM pRETTY pUMPED tODAY aS i wILL bE sPINNING aROUND a qUARTER mILE oF sINGLETRACK tHIS sUMMER aT a vERY uNDISCLOSED lOCATION oN a pOSSIBLE sUB 19LB mtb bIKE. sO fAR eVERYTHING iS cOMING tOGETHER wELL, iT'S nOT cOMPLETE yET, bUT wITH a lITTLE hELP fROM tHE guru, iT wILL bE a sMOOTH fEATHERWEIGHT rIDE.

fOR nOW i oNLY lEAVE yOU wITH tHE sNAPSHOT bELOW.

mAN i lOVE tHE diRT.

cool bike

a cool bike from the black spring. you can find these type of gems there.

love hate

no not the tattoo. new bike parts. i love getting new parts for my bike, but.... i hate putting them on. i know i should love this shit. well i measure and mark but sometimes shit just isn't the same. why can't 3mm be the same for everyone. you have the tape, what does it read. 3mm. 3 is 3. uahhh. i have it all on and it is set. now for the ride. i'll let you know with pics to follow.

belt drive

check out the belt drive on the new trek district. we just received this yesterday. pretty cool, a must see and a must ride. check out the photos.