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Today after work I took the surly over to the park to practice on the cyclocross course. There were two other people there riding around also. One of the riders was a woman named Liz on a really nice kona velo bella womens cross bike. She was trying to psyche herself up to ride the […]

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Fog Season

Posted in November 12th, 2008

by Zak in Bike Commuting

Get your blinky lights, bright jackets, and headlamps out
people, its FOG season.

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Race Trim

Posted in November 11th, 2008

by Zak in Bikes4Fun, Bikes4Health, Project Bikes, Tech Stuff

I stripped the CrossCheck down to bare bones race minimum.

No more CrossTop levers. Ritchey WCS Stem, Bontrager X lite Bar.

No more front shifter.

Single Chainring. 44t 3/32 BMX ring. I have a chainring guard on
its way in the mail. The old 48T ring is there as a place holder.

Campagnolo Record Rear Deraileur I scored for $10 […]

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VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TODAY!!!!!!!!!!

Posted in November 4th, 2008

by Zak in Advocacy, Bike Commuting, Bikes4Fun

Get out there and vote. If you choose not to vote please do not
complain about anything that happens in the next 4 years.

I’m nursing a nagging back and shoulder muscle strain from the
cyclocross race so I decided to ride to work to try to work some
of the pain out.
So on the way to work this […]

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Fresno Homegrown CYCLOCROSS!!!!!!!!!

Posted in November 3rd, 2008

by Zak in Bikes4Fun

Well I didn’t puke like everybody said I would. I actuall did quite well for my first race EVER. Thats right my first bike race ever!
Tires were low.

Fernie gave me some advice about the mudhole on the course
in-between sips of coors light.

First trip across the barriers ever!!

I made up some ground on a few people […]

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Solvang Prelude Metric Century 2008

Posted in November 3rd, 2008

by Zak in Bikes4Fun, Bikes4Health

Saturday was the 2008 Solvang Prelude Metric Century (62 miles).
Don myself and my dad left on Friday afternoon for Solvang.
The rest of the group left Friday night late.

Saturday morning 7am Start

Don and I at the top of the first hill.

Farm Country

“I can ride my bike with no handlebars…. no handlebars….. ”

Pit stop on Highway 154 […]

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