Good Tuesday Morning!!!

douglas · Feb 8, 2005

bad news:
spending another chunk of $$ at the dentist today :mad:

not sure why but my lower back has been hurting since I left the gym yesterday

good news:
after today, only 3 more days of work until VACATION!

COmtbiker12 · Feb 8, 2005

Mornin stosh!
I'm about to leave for school which sucks because I don't want to go and I'm too much of wuss to skip.

Oh well, it's only till 2 or so, so I won't die. lol. On the bright side I'm trading my friend my Ti coil from my 5th (just sitting around) for some azonic bars, odi clamps, sram chain, triple chainrings, and a few more things, which other than a cassette will complete my Giant AC, that's begging to be ridden.

Buck Fever · Feb 8, 2005

Morning Stosh,

It's going to be in the 50's again here. Hopefully loads of snow will melt out at the Shed. As fun as it was, I don't know if I'm ready to endure another four hours of plowing my Enduro through 6-8" of snow to cover just a few miles.

I just ordered some RockGardn pads to give myself a little extra protection...and confidence.

Are your ski areas fully covered or are you boarding on mud?

I Are Baboon · Feb 8, 2005

Hello!

F'ing Tuesday indeed. I've got a lot to get done today.

Went to the gym last night. 45 minutes of weights followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill.

MMcG · Feb 8, 2005

Morning - rode the trainer for about a half hour last night after my son's left for the evening - I had a good night with them - dinner and helping them with their homework.

Then the trainer (BORING) and then some surfing of the web.

Oh yeah and I got a 1999 Marzocchi Z1 in the mail yesterday. It's red and in great shape. :cool:

Oh yeah and I took the HOllowpoint out and around the back of my apartment complex last night - there's no snow back there in sections and the ground was still hard. I like how this bike feels over small bumps - it just sorta soaks em up like nothing and the bike remains very efficient. SRAM triggers are the BOMB! :love:

binary visions · Feb 8, 2005

'morning Stosh... Didn't have to work yesterday which, of course, made coming in today a complete f'ing drag. Ahh well.

On a different note, these pigs are awesome

- I might just have to photoshop my own pig tonight.

MMcG · Feb 8, 2005

stosh said:
They're fully covered!!!
We had that deep freeze so they were able to make snow on top of the 15" of real they had. COnditions were pretty good at Mtn Creek last Friday.

Stosh,

Did you Snowboard at Mt. Creek? Do you own one or do you rent?

MMcG · Feb 8, 2005

stosh said:
I own my snowboard.

Cool - what kind - gimme the details on your set up please.

N8 v2.0 · Feb 8, 2005

F'ing rain... my spec house is now officially a week and a half behind schedule....

Happy Mardi Gras tho...

MMcG · Feb 8, 2005

N8 said:
F'ing rain... my spec house is now officially a week and a half behind schedule....

Happy Mardi Gras tho...

your pig needs a troll beard too.

N8 v2.0 · Feb 8, 2005

MMcG said:
your pig needs a troll beard too.

Oh man... that's be the shizzle!

Yossarian · Feb 8, 2005

Good morning monkeys. It has been a good day so far. Got up and did about 30 minutes on the treadmill, got the kids dressed, fed and dropped off at school and I was still one of the first ones in the office.

Now all I need to do is a little formatting on a project planner I am working on and them spend the rest of the day screwing off, looking for some adventure races to compete in.

N8 v2.0 · Feb 8, 2005

Yossarian said:
Good morning monkeys. It has been a good day so far. Got up and did about 30 minutes on the treadmill, got the kids dressed, fed and dropped off at school and I was still one of the first ones in the office.

Now all I need to do is a little formatting on a project planner I am working on and them spend the rest of the day screwing off, looking for some adventure races to compete in.

You can do the Ozark Challenge.... http://www.ozarkchallenge.com

Jr_Bullit · Feb 8, 2005

G'morning!

Adventure racing sounds like fun, at least everything but the racing part. I'd love to try all the different adventures that fill up the ones they film for TV - Kayaking, tromping through the Forest, climbing mountains, mountain biking - looks like fun!

I think I'm glad I don't regularly work the 5am shift. I'm covering for one of my customer care reps this morning, and ugh, getting out of bed at 4:30am is no fun!

Tonight though, I get to pack boxes

My parents bought a new big house, an old Tudor home in the countryside surrounded by acreage and woods. I haven't seen the new house yet in anything but pictures, but Mom is taking me there to give me the grand tour. I'm really excited! They haven't moved in 20 years, and now they get a place like this!

Wumpus · Feb 8, 2005

F'in oinking morning, :stosh:

N8 v2.0 · Feb 8, 2005

Thanks Wump!

Troll piggie roxxoxoxxoxoxoxxxo11111

Rockland · Feb 8, 2005

Mornin all. I have officialy been forced into the 21st century. Was given an mp3 player as a gift. Now I have to figure out how to use it.

N8 v2.0 · Feb 8, 2005

DirtJumpP.1's avatar can make Japanese kids convulse...

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/member.php?u=10219

Rockland · Feb 8, 2005

stosh said:
man I want one bad....

Yeah, I was still carying around a tape player until recenty. For years I never went anywhere without it. Now my mix tapes are useless.

heds tear:

Yossarian · Feb 8, 2005

stosh said:
what exactly is an adventure race?

Uhh, what they said. An adventure race is a multi discipline competition, usually done in a team format, that can range from 3 hours to many days in length. the Shorter ones are typically call Adventure sprints, which is what I have done in the past.

a sample of disciplines involved are; mtn biking, running, paddling, orienteering, ropes disciplines, swimming and a myriad of special events that are usually kept secret until you arrive at their location. Almost all of them have a wall climb involved

Jr_Bullit · Feb 8, 2005

stosh said:
WOw, thats awesome! I *heart* tudor style... if it's done right anyway!

We actually have a lead on a home... it's kind of a long shot but we're going to look at it tonight....

The median home price in our area went up $50k in 12 months.

Yep, me too. I'm learning that having someone in the family in the Real Estate business provides opportunities you wouldn't normally get. Mom found out about this place before it hit the market, and, because she knows and works frequently with the selling agent, who is also the current owner of the house, she got a sweet deal on this place. It's still at a cost that is unimaginable to me, but it comes with all real marble work, the doors, floors, mouldings are all oak or cherry (and not pretend chit either), comes with a sauna/spa thingy in the back, a garage that's heaven to any man who needs room for tools but still wants to park indoors, etc etc.

They're still trying to convince me to buy something, but I've got too many other kettles in the fire right now. I think I'm a solid year or more away from being ready for that kind of commitment.

Jr_Bullit · Feb 8, 2005

Yossarian said:
Uhh, what they said. An adventure race is a multi discipline competition, usually done in a team format, that can range from 3 hours to many days in length. the Shorter ones are typically call Adventure sprints, which is what I have done in the past.

a sample of disciplines involved are; mtn biking, running, paddling, orienteering, ropes disciplines, swimming and a myriad of special events that are usually kept secret until you arrive at their location. Almost all of them have a wall climb involved

Sounds like fun! What was involved with your "sprints"? Are these the same things as what Serial Midget used to do? (does?)

Yossarian · Feb 8, 2005

N8 said:
You can do the Ozark Challenge.... http://www.ozarkchallenge.com

That is an interesting race, unfortunately, it is a 4 person co-ed race and I am looking for races with 3 person all male team category.

Yossarian · Feb 8, 2005

Jr_Bullit said:
Sounds like fun! What was involved with your "sprints"? Are these the same things as what Serial Midget used to do? (does?)

Not the same thing. I think SM is a fan of offroad Ultra's, which is basically trail running obscene distances of 50-100K or more.

The races that I have done in the past usually have a total format discipline/distances like this:

Paddle / 2 miles
bike / 6 miles
run / 6 miles
bike / 6 miles
special test scattered throughout

Jr_Bullit · Feb 8, 2005

Yossarian said:
Not the same thing. I think SM is a fan of offroad Ultra's, which is basically trail running obscene distances of 50-100K or more.

The races that I have done in the past usually have a total format discipline/distances like this:

Paddle / 2 miles
bike / 6 miles
run / 6 miles
bike / 6 miles
special test scattered throughout

And the goal is to get it done in a single day, right (for the sprints). I watched one of the televised adventure races, the ones multi-day ones, and some dude biking in a jungle where there really weren't trails or even single track to follow, impaled himself on a spear of wood when going over his handlebars. His lung collapsed, and it caused quite a bit of difficulty getting him out considering how far from civilization they were. Cost his team the win too...Is it true in the multi-day ones that you can afford to lose up to like 2 members of your team?

Yossarian · Feb 8, 2005

Jr_Bullit said:
And the goal is to get it done in a single day, right (for the sprints). I watched one of the televised adventure races, the ones multi-day ones, and some dude biking in a jungle where there really weren't trails or even single track to follow, impaled himself on a spear of wood when going over his handlebars. His lung collapsed, and it caused quite a bit of difficulty getting him out considering how far from civilization they were. Cost his team the win too...Is it true in the multi-day ones that you can afford to lose up to like 2 members of your team?

I am not sure about the multi-day events. the longest I have done is 4.5 hours. This year my team wants to do something in the 8-12 hour range in addition to several sprints of 3-5 hours.

N8 v2.0 · Feb 8, 2005

Yossarian said:
That is an interesting race, unfortunately, it is a 4 person co-ed race and I am looking for races with 3 person all male team category.

It's a tough race. My friend is the female member of the team that has won it for the last 3 years.

Yossarian · Feb 8, 2005

N8 said:
It's a tough race. My friend is the female member of the team that has won it for the last 3 years.

Anybody that wins these races is a top notch athlete. IN the Hi-Tec/Balance Bar series, the pro categories finish in half the time.

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