http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com I just ride Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:59:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Europe trip was one for the ages, I checked out London, Paris, Rome and Florence, all with my bro, best trip ever. Some perfect weather when I rolled into London, apparently some of the best weather in a longtime. We visited Big Ben, the eye, took some photos together, it ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/42/hey-stranger/ So I head into WheelWorld-aka the money pit, and grab the Freedom Disc Halo Wheels, and they're 29ers. Arrrrrgh!! The shop has nothing else in stock for my price range. So I head to Spoke n' Wheel, nothing there either, so I go online, and I find a set of ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/15/uh-wait-a-minute/ I was at Wheel World on Sunday, making my weekly visit. I walked in needing a single stick-on cable router and had to wait for help becuase it was busier than usual. I'm perusing the wheels, and a pair of Halo Freedom Discs catch my eye. The rims look ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/14/14/ So my work announces that they're taxing me starting in June, on a per-visit basis for my gym membership. It's $1.75/visit, which with my frequency, comes out to about 28 bucks per month, although I'm sure it'll be less some months, as I don't always stick to my every-other-day schedule. ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/13/not-so-free/ I've decided to save up for the new Mavic Crosstrail Disc wheelset. The Deore/XM321's, while reliable and stout, are just too heavy at 2,300 grams. I'm also leary of the Deore hubs holding up in the long-run. Yeah I know, I've already got perfectly good sub-2000 gram wheels. The Crossrides ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/12/12/ Probably one of my Top-5 rides today. Cruising up the 101-N, for some reason I decided not to get off at Las Virgenes and take Malibu Canyon Rd to PCH, as I normally do to get to Pt. Mugu, more on that later. I take a scenic drive through Oxnard, get to ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/11/pt-mugusycamore/ I'm stressin' right now. My unit at work's continuing to implode-today was the last day for three of my co-workers, including my trainer, we loose a senior rep next Friday-and honestly, I'm now regretting taking the promotion/raise, because it locks me into my position for a year. I'm seriously considering turning ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/10/refocus/ I stepped onto the scale last night, AFTER a bike ride, and it read 190 lbs, 190 LBS!! I sat down with a gym-rat friend of mine and came up with the following regimen: 10-minute warm-up on the Elliptical Machine. STRENGTH/CONDITIONING EXERCISES Exercise ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/9/let-myself-go/ Trust me, blogging was the last thing on my mind. Actually, the whole myspace-facebook fad kinda makes me cringe. 30 and 40-year old men and women with myspace pages trying to act cool and young, grow up!! Anyways, I've decided to start blogging as a way to release my emotions, and maybe ... http://bikepurpose.unrealblogs.com/3/my-uneventful-life/