Africa Bike Prep

Me and a couple of dudes preped and packed all 15 bikes for my Africa trip. Were talkin high quality machines here, so the greatest of care was taken while packing. Let the following pictures serve as a record of dilligency.

You've gotta make sure the pedals are tight. I'd recommend torquing to beyond sanity levels. Notice the 3' cheater bar.

Drywall Screws make for the most secure tire attachment.

We treated this one with "kids Gloves" you can never be too careful in Africa. We got some tubes donated, and I shit you not they are probably Cobra bite proof!

All in days work, I can't wait to cobble all these things back together beneath the equatorial sun, while suffering from a travel hang-over.

iWhack

Sweet Apple has created a new category for applications for the iphone, ipod touch, and the forthcoming (no pun intended) itablet. It is labeled explicit content. I can know work on my iwhack application. I'm going to be rich!

My Bald Spot

Last Friday I had a "meeting" that ran late in the day so I decided to use it as an excuse to go skiing. We got up to Berthoud Pass at about 2:30 and tried to get in as many runs as we could. It had been snowing all week and most of the day leaving a goot foot of fresh for the picking. We decided on the Floral Park side of the pass, both for Avalanche conditions and hitchhiking ease. Our first run was ok, a little blown out because it is easy to get to, but we did get a ride in less than 5 minutes. For the second run we were going to make our way to the Bald Spot. It's a pretty sweet, steep powder field with a fish weir of trees and then another steep run-out to the road.

Scottytime goes first exposing all the rocks I wished to avoid. When he signaled at the bottom it was my turn. Sideslip, turn, slideslip turn and then hammerdown as you bust through the trees. Bad Idea. Apparently there are some pissed off boulders at my choice of entry. I nailed one immediately stopping my ski, but my momentum carried me forward in a text book tomahawk rotation. After the first loop I nailed my ass/kidney area on a rock, and then went right in to a double cork. Scotty said I had at least two more rotations in me, except I hit a nice soft Christmass tree that stopped me cold. The pic below points to the rock band. After I pulled my stuff together the exit was some nice fresh deep pow.

I'm here to tell you it freaking hurt, but not nearly as bad as a separated shoulder I got a couple of years ago. I did somehow manage to ski the next day at Vail ( a whole other story) after about 8 Advils. I'm going to spare you the bruising pictures but trust me my as has the following colors, with a little yellow mixed in.

UPS Lag part 2

5 minutes 38 seconds, between visual confirmation and web confirmation. I guess thats respectable considering the data probably wrapped the globe twice.

UPS Lag

I'm coordinating with my neighbor to find the exact lag between actual delivery and posted deliver via web tracking. Will report.

Bowing Beaver

If I were a native american, I would like my name to be "Bowing Beaver"

Just for reference, should the occasion arrive. I will update the matrix.

mfk makes a good pet

So I got a ride up the hill this weekend to Vail, and I got to sit in the back seat. This is unusual for me as I'm tall and most people surrender the front to me. Since I was in the back I decided to that I would pretend I was a dog. Every time I saw something pass us I stuck my head against the window, and followed it like a missile tracking system, only to lay back down when it was gone. I would also make random bark noises. Sometimes I would get really close to the people in the front seat. What also made it realistic was I couldn't roll down my own window, just like a dog. Whenever the driver rolled it down, I would stick my head out. It's not bad being a dog. I wish I was more flexible to really get the full experience.

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Mountain Transformation

I'm beginning to accept this is going to be the a horrible snow year. I'm a little picky. I don't see the point in skiing unless it is good snow. Four inches at Winter Park is not what I call appetizing. I mean A-basin is only 75% open and its almost the middle of February. That's bad folks. Some bright eyed Texan was all a twitter about skiing in Colorado yesterday. I almost broke down and cried when they asked me where the skiing was good. I remarked maybe Alaska? After the melt which is occuring right know, the beetle kill will result in a biblical conflagration leaving our mountains like this.

Bowl Skiing for everyone next year, that is if it snows.

I bring you a new Idiom

We've all "been around the block", and it probably is "not our first rodeo" but have you "traveled with the circus?

It's my creation I want credit Wickapedia.

I want your Box!

Maybe some more than others. But, seriously I need 15 bike boxes for my Uganda trip. Let me know if you can scrounge up any.