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3/23/07 News News News. Well,
my wife and I had our baby 5 weeks early. He's now 7 weeks old. A good
healthy boy with lungs like pool toys. Cute as a button. I'm already
building the bike in my mind. This upcoming Saturday (3/24/07) our very own Dan'ger will be doing a BTCEB Kiosk at Wildcat/Tilden. Berkeley Mike will be hosting a ride at 9am. Info here: mtbr/norcal_board So what else happened around here in the last six months? I have another new addition to the family. I bought a Redline MonoCog29er. Dang, this bike is fun. Cheap date kinda fun. It's cheap, there is no mistaking that... but it's so fun I can overlook many of the refinements this bike lacks, like light weight. A rigid singlespeed at 27.5 pounds, it weighs more than my Stumpjumper with disc brakes, full suspension and gears. But it has it where it counts: Fun. Like OMFG fun. I'm actually working on the biggest sin of all for a singlespeed. I'm working on a setup for gears that can easily be taken on and off for rides more epic than my fat ass can handle without gears. Sea Otter is coming up. At 10 pounds over my last year's race weight due to baby activities, I'm going to get pounded. It's gonna hurt. Good thing I upgraded to Sport, eh? That's okay, because it will still be a blast. I dusted off my racerboy hardtail for the first time in six months and rode it around Lake Chabot. When I got there, the trial patrol guys along with OPD and the sheriff's dep't were looking for some suspicious guy who was spotted with a gun case or something. Heck, there is a rifle range out there, so a gun case shouldn't be too out of sorts. I was hammering for the first hour or so. The hardtail is amazing for climbing. I was in the big ring for a good part of the time. Maybe I won't do too badly at SO. My headset failed about halfway through the ride. Pedaling out of the saddle on the climbs, it was creaking like mad. Worse, the bars were starting to have a good amount of stiction, which made steering and balance a bit harder. Also, the front derailleur refused to drop the chain into granny gear. With a turn of a screwdriver, that was fixed in 30 seconds. Apart from that, the bike felt great. I'm actually feeling pretty good about the upcoming SOC. Speaking of SOC, there was a bit of a dust-up regarding the women's singlespeed class. They were going to run the beginner women and sport women's classes on the beginner XC racecourse... 10 miles instead of the 19 mile XC course for the men's sport class. Either that, or the women could have upgraded to expert class for a real ride, but they do 40 miles. Ouch! Can you imagine the $50-ish entry fee to ride 10 miles for sport class? So many people complained, the SOC officials decided to put the sport women's SS on the 19 mile XC course. They should have done that in the first place. Heck, why not have SS beginner women on the 19 mile course too? My take is if somebody is into singlespeeding in the first place, they are at least a little hardcore... probably hardcore enough to handle 19 miles. Anybody into singlespeeding has been riding at least a few years, right? I'm starting to wonder if anybody over at SOC planning even rides a bike. -pimpbot 9/25/06 Whoa. Been a while, eh? Tuesday night ride tomorrow night (9/26). Miles, smiles, the usual. Bring lights. The sun is going down right about when we crest the first climb. 6:30 start time. Don't be late! Usual stuff applies, as listed to the right. -> -pimpy 9/17/06 Ales for Trails was a blast. Too bad folks forgot important pieces of gear. Dan'ger, SlideMon and a few others (sorry, I missed your names) did a bunch of steep miles up and down. Good stuff at China Camp, and over the hill if you look for it. Good trails followed by roasted pork, beer and other goodies. I bought a bunch of raffle tix, went home empty handed, but with a full belly and soul. Good times. I boneheadedly left my camera behind, or I'd post pix. Some good folks who ran the event are sending me the camera. As soon as it comes back, I'll post pix. 5/25/06 Ain't that a badda
bitch? Dang! I think a whole industry oughta buy a frickin clue. I mean, this is really
huge. Two hundred cyclist may get caught up in the dragnet. I wonder
what this is going to do to the Tour? Sucks to be Urlich
right about now. He's not named yet, but I'll bet pot brownies to
poundcake it's coming. Results here: 24hoa
site -pimpbot Links: Motion Based MTBR Google Earth Dan'ger's Photos 5/9/2006 - We rode a similar route to last week except that we went for a longer route to the North-West corner of the park and rode the legal singletrack near Bear Creek. Links: MTBR Dan'ger's Photos 5/6/2006 - Save Mount Diablo / Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay took a ride at Black Diamond Mines. We started in Clayton and worked our way clear over to Antioch before turning around. The cows had done a job of making post holes in the trails. Had it not been for my FS, I would be a very sore biker! Links: Motion Based MTBR Google Earth Dan'ger's Photos LJ's Blog 5/2/2006 - First official Briones Mafia Night Ride of 2006 came late into the year due to the intense amounts of rain we had all winter and into spring! Check Dan'ger's Maps for trail conditions. Links: Motion Based MTBR Google Earth Dan'ger's Map 4/30/2006 - Hey, Mafiosos and
Mafiosas! Tuesday night rides are starting up again. After the crazy
rains this winter, Briones was a mucky mess. The recent warm weather
and conspicuous lack of rain might mean that the place is actually
rideable... and better yet, night rideable! Woo Hoo!! What is Briones Mafia and why you
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Briones Tuesday Night Rides are happening! We ride at Briones on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Park on Sage Dr. 'cause the gates close at sunset. We're meeting at the Alhambra gate trailhead at 6:30PM sharp! Plans are always a bit up in the air, so check the NorCal forum on mtbr.com for the latest plans. We do not ride on the 1st Tuesday of the month as that is our night to support the Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay. 3rd and 5th Tuesdays are away rides. We like to expand our horizons. These are the nights that we explore other area parks. If you would like to suggest a ride for the 3rd or 5th
Tuesdays, contact danger@brionesmafia.com!
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