Another one bites the dust.

Ladies and Gentleman, I am very pleased to introduce the one and only Geoff K, GBK or KGB as I like to refer to him as. Geoff joins in on all the fun, one because he wants a challenge and two figures he can add some thing to the blog-o-sphere... We'll see.

KGB knows stuff, a lot of stuff so it is really any coincidence that his initials are what they are. Be careful, he's probably got stuff on you!

In all seriousness, Geoff is a great guy; knowledgeable, funny [I mean, we all have our moments =)], and rides... A LOT. Oh, did I mention he rides primary only single speeds and rigid off-road[as seen in this stellar pictures to the right]. He's like Mr. 24 in that he lays down the hurt. Not only will he be joining us in the commuting challenge, I will now name him our official race/tech/hurt train correspondent.

Enough said, it's great to have another join us.

update on the ferrous.

Here's some pictures of the Ferrous so far. Hopefully by this time next week there will be a few more goodies on it.
The bling...


And a little love from B. Now to see if I dig the Egg-beater pedals cause if I do I think I'll be getting these.

Switchblade G2

In what can only be said as awesome. Gary Fisher was brought into the shop today just to hang out and chat a bit with us lowly shop rats. The one regret that I had from last night was that I hadn't gotten Fisher to sign the Ferrous. I know, mildly cheesy but come on, you'd probably do the same thing if given the chance.

So over the course of conversation, I was able to get him to sign the bike [pictures to follow]. As he was looking over the bike we talked about a few things and then looked at the Switchblade fork I've got on it and asked if it was with the offset. I jumped. Almost instantly, said no but asked if the rumors were true. He smiled and said he wants it to be. Then our rep chimed in that the Switchblade fork should be out sometime this fall!

Amazing.

That excites me, this day has just gotten awesome. Fisher was a great guy who was super easy to talk to as we went from European Child carriers [don't ask how that started =)] to Cyclecross racing to frame geometry. Just great and if you couldn't tell, I'm still excited.

Fisher.

So the day finally came. Fisher was here. Yes, that Fisher. The first and last name of mountain biking Gary Fisher. I didn't get to spend the whole night at the shop because of my commitment at the Hill but from what I was able to hear and listen to, it was a great night. [Sorry for the artsy pictures. I have this thing where I struggle with taking 'normal' pictures because they seem boring.]

The Bicyclist

Just stumbled onto this little through the gang over at Urban Velo, not only a great magazine have you. This is a little online mini-series that is actually pretty addicting, but maybe that's because I'm a shop rat. I'd definitely say after watching the first 5 episodes you'll probably be hooked. Here's the trailer the series, The Bicyclist.



Maybe the best line so far for me came in Episode 15...

Conrad_ What do you say about dinner?
Stevie_ Oh, I'm busy...
Conrad_ Busy?
Stevie_ Busy.
Conrad_ Doing what?
Stevie_ None of your business, go home.
Conrad_ I thought I was home.
Stevie_ You know... you know, you're not my boyfriend and... and... even if you were you wouldn't know what I was doing every single minute of the day... you know? I'm not some dairy from Wisconsin. I'm from Oregon, we're independent women... you, you just wouldn't know. just wouldn't, you don't know me. I'm my own person. Ok? You got that? [Walks away]
Conrad_ [Confused, Baffled] I'm sorry, it was the beer talking [Holds up almost full glass]
Steve_ [Turning in frustration] Yeah? Well tell the beer to shut up! [Walks away]
Conrad_ [To glass of beer] Dude, you pissed her off. [Pause...slight smile] I can't stay mad at you [Takes a drink]

St. Louie Bike Fed.

Here's a video I was turned onto by Commute by Bike. It's by the St. Louis Bicycle Federation. Good idea, mildly cheesy ad.

crank it up.

Tuesdays equal Day off... Which I have no complaints about other than the fact that no one else I know is free on Tuesdays during the day, so often I'm flying solo. Today will consist of shoveling the blast of winter that we got last night, haircut, and then heading into the shop at some point to mess around with the Salsa Size-o-Matic on the Ferrous so I know what Thomson stem to order to go along with the ever so sweet Surly Torsion Bar.

Yesterday I did get a little some thing for the rig. I didn't plan on getting this until later because I was still weighing options but it was a deal I couldn't refuse. It's the Race Face X-type Deus XC Crankset. I've already taken off the rings and replaced it with a 32T Rocket Chainring. It's smooth, real smooth. Pictures of the bike to come.

The chainrings/bolts I took off are for sale also... $50 [includes shipping]... 44/32/22 4-bolt. Interested? Email me, adamlorenz@gmail.com

Depending on the road conditions, I've decided I just might take one of my fixies out. We'll see, they both still have slicks on them.