I might have mentioned that I was kinda burned out on the road bike lately but I am starting to get the urge again. Or I just don't feel like driving some where to ride. One of the two....
Point is I am gonna ride the road bike tonight and I am looking forward to it. I rode the motorcycle to work this morning so I didn't bring the bike or anything. The road is calling my name! Besides I need to work on my tan as long as I can, it won't be long till it's cold and you have no tan!
We did have a soccer game last night, got home about 8:30 so that pretty much killed the evening. We got home and nobody wanted to cook so it was hot dogs and chips for dinner. Then tomorrow night will be another soccer game. Before you know it the week is over........
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
I'm Back ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
We had inventory Friday and Saturday, things were busy! Closing early and counting makes for a long day. Then we have to come in Saturday for the final count and re-entering of everything so it's been a busy weekend.
Throw in the football game Friday night and the Miss Mint-Hill pageant Saturday night and we have had a busy weekend. I did get out on my mountain bike for a ride yesterday but that was it.
Of course I hit Cane Creek again for a 28 mile ride. As long as the trails are in such good shape I am gonna keep riding down there. It's just to sweet to pass on right now. I like the place. Plus I have been enough lately I have about figured out the schedule the horses are on. Most horse riders aren't gonna get up early enough to be there before 10 or 11 o'clock. So go early and you don't really have to worry about them.
Yesterday I did see a total of 8 horses, and when I came through the area they park there must have been 10 trucks and trailers! Now you want to talk about some money! The horse is probably the cheap part. The trucks and trailers they use are bad ass!!
Like I told one lady yesterday as she rode by on her horse. All I feed my bike is a little bit of chain lube. She said my bike looked expensive. So I pointed out that I ride it and leave it in the garage. She laughed!
So now this week we are back at it again. We have soccer Monday and Wednesday. Then the homecoming football game Friday night. No wonder I haven't had time to ride very much.........
Throw in the football game Friday night and the Miss Mint-Hill pageant Saturday night and we have had a busy weekend. I did get out on my mountain bike for a ride yesterday but that was it.
Of course I hit Cane Creek again for a 28 mile ride. As long as the trails are in such good shape I am gonna keep riding down there. It's just to sweet to pass on right now. I like the place. Plus I have been enough lately I have about figured out the schedule the horses are on. Most horse riders aren't gonna get up early enough to be there before 10 or 11 o'clock. So go early and you don't really have to worry about them.
Yesterday I did see a total of 8 horses, and when I came through the area they park there must have been 10 trucks and trailers! Now you want to talk about some money! The horse is probably the cheap part. The trucks and trailers they use are bad ass!!
Like I told one lady yesterday as she rode by on her horse. All I feed my bike is a little bit of chain lube. She said my bike looked expensive. So I pointed out that I ride it and leave it in the garage. She laughed!
So now this week we are back at it again. We have soccer Monday and Wednesday. Then the homecoming football game Friday night. No wonder I haven't had time to ride very much.........
Thursday, September 26, 2013
No Excuse ,,,,,,,,,
That's my excuse for missing yesterdays post. None at all! I just simply forgot, and no we weren't busy. Actually we were really slow. With the rain we had it seemed to kill everything. Hopefully today will be better, so before it gets to busy I thought I would go ahead and write.
Although I don't have much to write about. We had another soccer game last night and I haven't been on a bike since Saturday. I did work on one the other night but no ride. I don't even feel guilty either! I will get in plenty of riding over the next 20 years.
I am resting my legs, that's the way I look at it.
Plus it being Thursday I am usually planning my weekend by now. Which I am but it looks like the bike might take a back seat to the rest of my plans. We had a good time riding the motorcycle Sunday and I want to go again. I have inventory Friday and Saturday this week so that kills Saturday morning for me. I can probably get a ride in the afternoon but that would be it.
We already have plans for Saturday evening. Sunday I want to ride the motorcycle. This time of year it's great for that. Plus the wife enjoys it, that right there is a good reason to go. I still have 2 weeks before my mountain trip so now is a good time to make the wife happy. I will be gone for 4 days drinking beer and riding my bike so the legs will get plenty of action.
Although I don't have much to write about. We had another soccer game last night and I haven't been on a bike since Saturday. I did work on one the other night but no ride. I don't even feel guilty either! I will get in plenty of riding over the next 20 years.
I am resting my legs, that's the way I look at it.
Plus it being Thursday I am usually planning my weekend by now. Which I am but it looks like the bike might take a back seat to the rest of my plans. We had a good time riding the motorcycle Sunday and I want to go again. I have inventory Friday and Saturday this week so that kills Saturday morning for me. I can probably get a ride in the afternoon but that would be it.
We already have plans for Saturday evening. Sunday I want to ride the motorcycle. This time of year it's great for that. Plus the wife enjoys it, that right there is a good reason to go. I still have 2 weeks before my mountain trip so now is a good time to make the wife happy. I will be gone for 4 days drinking beer and riding my bike so the legs will get plenty of action.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Time...What Is That ????????
Sometimes I wonder! It seems I don't have much time for myself this year. Now that school has started we are going every direction possible. Last night we went to Sun Valley High School for a soccer game and when it came time to go my mom couldn't find the exit to the parking lot!
I happened to park on the outside of the lot and she had parked on the inside. As I was leaving I noticed she was riding around in circles looking for the exit. I just laughed! So far this year that kinda sums up how much we have been going.
Work is just an after thought. I just do it because it's part of the schedule.
Take this week for instance, we have 2 soccer games and then football Friday night. Saturday we have another beauty pageant to go to and I have inventory this week also. That leaves Tuesday and Thursday to ride and then Sunday.
As I have said before, with this being Cody's senior year I don't want to miss anything! Next year it's gonna be tough! Even Chase will miss him...
I happened to park on the outside of the lot and she had parked on the inside. As I was leaving I noticed she was riding around in circles looking for the exit. I just laughed! So far this year that kinda sums up how much we have been going.
Work is just an after thought. I just do it because it's part of the schedule.
Take this week for instance, we have 2 soccer games and then football Friday night. Saturday we have another beauty pageant to go to and I have inventory this week also. That leaves Tuesday and Thursday to ride and then Sunday.
As I have said before, with this being Cody's senior year I don't want to miss anything! Next year it's gonna be tough! Even Chase will miss him...
Monday, September 23, 2013
Two Wheels and My Right Wrist ,,,,,,,,,
So I rode Cane Creek over the weekend and of course enjoyed it. We actually had a traffic jamb at one point. We came around a corner and ran into 2 horses and then another bike pulled up! Can't remember the last time that happened.
We knew the other rider was there, we had bumped into him on the other side of the park. He's a local who rides there also. Nice guy, his name was Roger. So we did both sides, everything once and headed home. I didn't have time to ride anymore than that and figured I would head out and make up for it on Sunday.
Sunday came and we did early church. Then went out for lunch and then home. It was such a beautiful day we headed out on the motorcycle! "Two Wheels and My Right wrist". So no biking. No making up the miles.
Do I care? Not really I do it for fun...
Besides on the motorcycle I can cover hundreds of miles not just short miles. Both have there pluses. One being the wife likes to ride the motorcycle. We headed down south and did the small town SC thing. She likes old houses, the kind you find in the old towns. The Victorian type houses.
You just don't see them in the big cities as much. They might be there but they are hard to find. So we got to see plenty. We even stopped at a few historical spots on the way home. That was different, we usually skip stuff like that. I guess we just wanted to take our time and that was a good reason to stop.
Need to do that more often...........
We knew the other rider was there, we had bumped into him on the other side of the park. He's a local who rides there also. Nice guy, his name was Roger. So we did both sides, everything once and headed home. I didn't have time to ride anymore than that and figured I would head out and make up for it on Sunday.
Sunday came and we did early church. Then went out for lunch and then home. It was such a beautiful day we headed out on the motorcycle! "Two Wheels and My Right wrist". So no biking. No making up the miles.
Do I care? Not really I do it for fun...
Besides on the motorcycle I can cover hundreds of miles not just short miles. Both have there pluses. One being the wife likes to ride the motorcycle. We headed down south and did the small town SC thing. She likes old houses, the kind you find in the old towns. The Victorian type houses.
You just don't see them in the big cities as much. They might be there but they are hard to find. So we got to see plenty. We even stopped at a few historical spots on the way home. That was different, we usually skip stuff like that. I guess we just wanted to take our time and that was a good reason to stop.
Need to do that more often...........
Friday, September 20, 2013
Gettin" The Kid Ready...............
Last night I came home got on the road bike and went for a ride. It sucked!
When I came home I had no motivation! I swear I had to make myself get ready and ride. So that's what I did. Then I proceeded to go straight out away from the house. I figured if I tried to do a loop I would end up cutting it short so I just kept going.
After :35 minutes I turned around and flipped over the computer to see how many miles I had came. I had 9 down, so I turned around and headed home. I went a little different way, hoping I would add a few miles on and I did.
Total for the ride was 22 miles..
I just wasn't feeling it... So I returned to the garage and worked on the Specialized that I am giving Chase. I put a new set off tires on it for him and I put tubes in it. I did the tubes because I want him to ride it.
If I set it up tubeless every time he would go to ride it it would need the tires pumped up. A 13 year old kid needs a bike he can just jump on and go. Not one that requires work every time he wants to go to a friends house.
Tomorrow we are gonna go and get shoes for him. He needs new riding shoes. Then I am gonna hit the woods for a ride.
Guess where? Cane Creek of course! The place needs me!
When I came home I had no motivation! I swear I had to make myself get ready and ride. So that's what I did. Then I proceeded to go straight out away from the house. I figured if I tried to do a loop I would end up cutting it short so I just kept going.
After :35 minutes I turned around and flipped over the computer to see how many miles I had came. I had 9 down, so I turned around and headed home. I went a little different way, hoping I would add a few miles on and I did.
Total for the ride was 22 miles..
I just wasn't feeling it... So I returned to the garage and worked on the Specialized that I am giving Chase. I put a new set off tires on it for him and I put tubes in it. I did the tubes because I want him to ride it.
If I set it up tubeless every time he would go to ride it it would need the tires pumped up. A 13 year old kid needs a bike he can just jump on and go. Not one that requires work every time he wants to go to a friends house.
Tomorrow we are gonna go and get shoes for him. He needs new riding shoes. Then I am gonna hit the woods for a ride.
Guess where? Cane Creek of course! The place needs me!
Thursday, September 19, 2013
One Problem Solved.......
Problem number 1. What to do with my full suspension bike? I gave it to my youngest son! I got home yesterday and Chase walked through the living room and it dawned on me right then. What to do with the 26in.
Chase is almost as tall as I am now and all I would need to do is lower the seat. He doesn't ride that much anymore but maybe that will help him start riding more. He seemed to like the ideal and he has never ridden or owned a full suspension bike so now is the perfect time.
Plus his Cannondale hard tail is to small for him now.
Want to buy a bike?
As far as my other problem, weather or not to buy me another bike yet. Well that can wait awhile. I might upgrade my wheels and a few other things on my current bike. The frame is brand new, and it's really light anyway, so why not keep it. It's a Cannondale also and has the lefty front fork.
For a medium 29er hard tail with middle of the road wheels and components it only weighs 24 pounds now! Put a nice set of wheels on it and drop another pound or 2 it will be spot on.
I just hope the kid wants to ride more !!!!!!!!!!!!
Chase is almost as tall as I am now and all I would need to do is lower the seat. He doesn't ride that much anymore but maybe that will help him start riding more. He seemed to like the ideal and he has never ridden or owned a full suspension bike so now is the perfect time.
Plus his Cannondale hard tail is to small for him now.
Want to buy a bike?
As far as my other problem, weather or not to buy me another bike yet. Well that can wait awhile. I might upgrade my wheels and a few other things on my current bike. The frame is brand new, and it's really light anyway, so why not keep it. It's a Cannondale also and has the lefty front fork.
For a medium 29er hard tail with middle of the road wheels and components it only weighs 24 pounds now! Put a nice set of wheels on it and drop another pound or 2 it will be spot on.
I just hope the kid wants to ride more !!!!!!!!!!!!
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