Standings are out.

The Psycowpath point standings are out, and big surprise, I am 3rd!! Rob you re second , but becareful, I am coming for you :). I am sure I will get dropped in the standing after the last 2 reces. Ray you are 22 out of 25, but they only have you down for the Maskenthine race, so when they get you other races in (swanson and tranquility) you should move up inside the top 5! Greg you are 9th even though you missed 2 races, good job!! The manawa race should move you up to the top 5. Over all Team Gibson Is making a good showing. Good job guys.

edited: link to the standings

Long weekend?

I haven't been on my bike since Sunday. But I hope to change that this weekend. Shall we try and get together for a little riding?

Great a.m.for a ride

Parker and I commuted to the grocery store but stopped off for some fun first!

all show and no go

Just like me on race day! All show but no GO!

Trail day at manawa

any one want to hit the thor trail day at manawa this friday night or saturday morning? We could car pool. I am thinking friday night, so let me know. Also are you guys racing the branched oak race? Care to show us areound for a preride on the weekend of the 30/31 Rob?

is it possible, bad bike posture?

Now I'm no expert, but I have seen the EXPERT CLASS RACERS zoom by. They all look very fluid and "layed out" on their bikes.

How's my form here? Is my geometry wrong?

TTT the aftermath.

Well, the race is over, and I had alot of fun. I was really pleased with the new bikes performance. It just seems so darn fast. I finished 9 th (I could have passed a guy right at the end, but there was not a good place to pass.) Rob finishing just behind me at 10 th. Rg crashed which caused a mechanical problem on his bike, but he showed tenacity, and finished the race anyway. good job guys!!
I think my second lap was faster than the first, When I crossed the start finish line after lap one I wasnt pleased with my time ( kind of P.O. d in fact). So I turned it it up on the second lap, and finished by a time of 55 minutes on my odometer. Which isnt my best time, but there is always next time.
My sister finished third in her first race. She could have taken second, but she thought she was way ahead and slowed down near the end . Well as luck would have it, the girl was right behind her, and passed her. She was bummed, but I told her its all part of racing, and she learned something today and to remember it during your next race. never let up!! My neice had fun in the kids race she did really well. She rode over the log that was on the kids loop for the first time that day.
What about you guys, what did you think.

'HOT LUNCH' Lap @ Tranq tomorrow!

Meet at the ice rink @ noon. Ride two laps with the Sausage King and me. I'll be trying to keep up. He won't let me ride the beginner loop!

Towel off in the lot and head back to the office to finish the work day. This will be my last ride there prior to the Psycowpath Event!

Here's some Race Information and Map link:

you gotta plan?

Tranq Sunday

I'm going to try (read again TRY) to get out this afternoon during nap time. I plan to ride 2 laps. I am going to ride the beginners loop as this will be the only time to ride them prior to the race on Saturday.

I'm shooting to start @ 2p.m.

I rode at 2 p.m., and all though I rode by myself I was not alone.

The Goal: Ride the beginner loop twice and see the time/distance. Being as I now know both time and distance I will not be posting them here! You will have to go out and ride the course for yourself! I'll give you a hint, two laps of the beginner loop is > 9 miles.

These guys were hanging out in the nursery on my first lap. I didn't see them in the same spot on the second lap. They were further down the trail and up in the trees. One actually startled me as it flew down from its perch (which was located directly above the trail). I actually ducted my head - although I'm not sure that it would have hit me.


I leave you with this last picture. It is a picture of the second hill climb that we beginners won't be climbing. I have to say, I'm not that bummed about that!

Look what I found

Had a nice morning cruse to Zorbunski, I cant believe that hawk let me get so close for a snap shot.

Tuesday morning ride

Today I rode from Georgetown (ele. 8519) to Bakerville (ele. 9787). You actually descend for about 1/4 mile into Bakerville, so I'm calling it a little over 9800 feet for peak elevation. It's all uphill along the I-70 corridor. 6.5 miles of non-stop climbing. It took me about 42 minutes to get up there. Fortunately, I had a little tailwind going up, because it was hard enough as it is. There's one section where it has to be 10-12% for a mile or so. Brutal. I was in a 34x25 going about 8 mph. Coming down, I hit 44 mph peak speed and was over 40 mph for about 2 minutes. It only took me about 12 minutes to come back down. Finished it off with a little flat riding along the Georgetown lake, for a little over an hour long ride.

Tomorrow, I'm taking the mtb out and riding the Argentine grade in Silverplume (ele. 9100 ft.) up to the abandoned mining town of Waldorf (at treeline, approx. 11,300 ft). Then I'll come back down the Guanella pass side back to the house. I'll try to snap some photos of that ride. I've done this one before, it's not as gnarly as the one I did last week!

Monday Morning ride

Took off early this morning for a ride, I wanted to be the heat and/or rain this afternoon. Headed over to Tranq for a lap , and then over to Lake to mess around, total ride time 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Thank you Mr. Tree

Trees are cool. Had I been driving in a car I'd have missed this tree. It's trunk was so big that i think that it would have taken 6 people holding hands to circle its base.

This huge cottonwood was at mile 10.10 in my ride yesterday. I was hot and tired so I used it as my turn around point.

I enjoyed your shade big, OLD, cottonwood tree!

Happy Friday

Today I rode a 37 mile road ride. 18.5 miles down the mountain (made it in 45 minutes) with a 2000 ft. vertical drop (started at 8500, rode down to 6500) and an avg. speed of about 25 mph. The fun part was coming back up the mountain. 18.5 miles of pretty steady climbing, nothing too steep, a few 10% ramps (3 of them I think) but every foot of the distance was into a 15-20 mph head wind. Sorry, no pics. I couldn't think of any that would do the ride justice. Anyway, it took me 2:10 with an average speed of 17 mph. It was hot today, too. It was 90 in the mountains today (but it's a dry heat!). I was cooked when I got back. How was your Friday?

Update: Busted Glasses

My luck with emailing company's about products has been dismal at best. Not that I don't know how to email, nor is it about a lack on an Internet connection. NO, its about Customer Service, or better yet, the lack of customer service that's got me floored.

I emailed SPYOPTICS and told them I loved their product, and have been wearing them for years. I told them I'd PAY to get a new frame.

the response: NOTHING.

So, I did what anyone would do in this circumstance. Cracked open the SUPER GLUE. It worked - well I haven't ridden with them yet, but at least it appears as though it worked! Note: The ear piece slid just a few mm's down - so when you see me wearing them know that its not my ears that are crooked, just my glasses!

WORD for the weekend: MELTY and (work).

Saturday may be the only day that I can ride - probably skinny tires too - Sunday is a mandatory work day - INVENTORY. I used to go on group rides with my buddies. Oh how I miss those days!