Speedy's #44 Hot Sauce:)

Brutha Jimmy @ 2Drunk2Shift has a thing for IF bikes, tattoos, and a fine taste for peppers:) Home Grown right outta Virginia Beach. I recieved my bottle back in August of 2006....and just opened it yesterday morning:) After reading Jimmys blog I thought for sure I'd be shitting napalm out of me ass before 8am:) Not the case a really great addition to anything....slow warming....ah thats just what I like:) I was very generous in appling...next time I'll do the usual load:)

OH MY!!

Killer logo

Straight off the brutha's left fore arm:)

I'll being getting more Speedy's #44 when mine runs out...till then...
read Joel "Gwadzillas" report of his bottle



Peace

Me Ragbrai Ryde

She's alive and well....

this EA70 Carbon goodness had been laying around the shop too long.....

Taking the laptop in hopes of updating with Ragbrai mayhem....stay tuned:)

This came too me yesterday from buddy Jason's commute....

"I had an interesting confrontation this a.m. riding. coming up R D Ray drive by botanical center hillbilly in a big blue chevy truck tried to run me off the road with inches to spare and gunned his muffler-less POS while doing it. big blue older chevy with confederate flags in both back windows and loud exhaust.

I blew up and chased his ass around the corner on Grand and then West through downtown and he lost me around 7th Street. so I headed back to the Y. then he comes by like he was headed East to begin with, so I run down the steps of the Y, jump on my bike, fly over the bridge, slide sideways onto Locust off the river bridge and chase his ass East up Locust. this pussy redneck starts running red lights to get away from me. I get up to the Historical Building and he guns it to get away from me. whole time I'm screaming and flipping him off.

oh god I am still just livid! worst part, that sweet ass slide I managed to keep under control gave me a pinch flat. dammit. it was an awesome slide and recover, though. ha. especially with a full load on the SUB I roll on. nice big skid on the sidewalk when I walked back over to go to work.

If you see this bastard, slice his tires or his face or think bad thoughts!"




Peace

Taco Ride

Another great ride with the family:) Even though I hauled the beers we must thank Sammy and Chris for buying them:) A toast was raised too Justin.....thanks for mowing brutha!!














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Before the ride Teri, Steve and I were rolling through Denmans when Jeff Madison called to tell us there where a couple of young'ns dragging brush over the trail on hillside....I just happen to be entering Little Italy so I bailed out and up too the tressel bridge, then flew up the black label to the hillside and caught the little boogers f'ing with the tread....simply asked them to remove it....with some profanity...and my tattoo'd muscles:) bulging in rage mode...they obliged...proceeded to ask them not to fuck with the trail.....smoke your weed, drink your beers, screw your girlfriend, what ever I really don't give a shit....just don't fuck with the trail, haul your trash out.....then we won't have any problems:) Now say cheese:)

Prep For Ragbrai

We leave the shop at 3pm Friday for the hell week:) Ragbrai prep for me is purdy easy throw some clothes in a bag, grab a bike, and roll:) Now all the shit we have to gather for the shop rolling out of town for a week is a whole lotta work. Rassy boys been doing this for more then 20 years I think they have some what of a regimen...at least of some sort:) No commuting this week, to much on the list to do...I'll be riding everyday of the fun ride....Sammy and I are rolling the singles. Long days and very short nights....legs should hate me when I'm done:)

Sundays ride was a good one although we lost a couple mates:) Pig & Tony just disappeared into thin air....

Marko

Tony & Pig

lazy bastards couldn't even get off the trail..

nothing like morning service...

Teri and I will be riding this weeks Taco ride together.....yippy....Izabella will be staying with Aunt Stacie and Uncle Steve for the evening. Thanks. Beers and Taco's....damn thats a great mix.....throw in some mates and you have a family get together once a week....purdy damn cool if ya ask me:) See you bitches tommorow:)

Peace

Easy 45 Miles Today

Teri and I hit up the black label, went up to the visitor center then boogied it home to soak up some a/c and do some chores:) Hitting up the Center in the morning....coffee @ 4 Bucks 6:15am.....6:30 riding Denmans:)

Justin and Sarah out kicking it @ Grey's Lake

a look up the Des Moines River

Wouldn't it be cool too live in that water tower:)

stopped at the overlook by the visitor center for a beer

damn good looking couple....

Peace

Friday Afternoon

Me Like Hard Nipples

Damn...... I'm not as fat as I thought I was. A very nippley morning commute, one can't complain about that in the middle of July:) Typical commute....met Jason at the tressel for some safety talk...then high tailed it to work......Chica Ride tonight tell your ladies to get out and mingle with their fat tires:) 6pm Ashworth Pool parking lot. Thats all I have.....why do gears have to be so damn fun:)?

Sunny mounds of JOY...

how many bucks do you see?? These fella's are getting to be predictable in their feeding pattern....to bad I can't hunt here:(

cool foggy morning....

I told you that I wasn't fat enough yet....had to break out a craft base layer, arm warmers, and knee warmers.....

Look who's back in action....picked up some wheels for the fixie finially...black rims, hubs, and spokes....purdy hot:)

Peace

Awesome TR Last Night

Boo Yah....excellent ride last night....temps were perfect. I busted out of the house at 5pm too ride & hide the midway beverages for those of us NOT training:) On my way back too the shop I ran into Cam and Jed out for a ride...bs'd it a little then on my way. Thee group was looking good at the shop, then Sammy shows up with out his shoes......you dip shit....last week it was his helmet and gloves:) So we waited for our favorite peurto rican buddy to get his shoes, once back we rolled. Roll call was, Basso, Lou, Sammy, Sean, Jeff, Al, Chris (first timer), Homebrew, and Doug...then we met Lebeda out on the trail.

Hidden and a little shaken..

group waiting on the levee

carbo stop....we all threw down a bevey then we hit up hillside...with 4 beers left in the cooler it was a mad dash back for dibs...

2nd round please..

Mark was out touching up the connector trail and Rhythm....for those of you that didn't know...Mark is the man that built, and mows Rhythm....see him on the trail be sure to thank him:)

entering the Junction

we're here for the tacos and beer:)

Lebeda and Chris watching the tour....

These two bottomless pits cleaned up 4 tacos apiece....a new record...Doug stated that he was done after 4....Chris thinks he has 5 in him...we'll see if WildMan shows up next wed. for 5:)

Hanser and I rolled to the house for one more beer.....

I think I had 9 beers lastnight....holy shit I didn't want to get up this morning....so needless to say I didn't commute and the weather this morning was perfect for it 58 degrees when I jumped into the jeep.....oh well next time:)

Peace

TR Tonight:)

Tonight....5:30pm Rasmussen Bike Shop....

Who thinks they have the belly for the record??


Lots of debree on the trail....hopefully we won't have any of these taco's tonight:)


Dropping a cooler off at the Hitching Post.....beers before the climbing:)


Stupid Customer.....lady comes in wants a rear wheel for an old bike...she has no fucking clue what type of bike it is other then old....(me)ok....she had the measurements of said wheel....we get her wheel down and ask if she wants us to take the cluster off the old "10spd" and put it on the new wheel....rudely she say's....well how hard could it be???? You should know I just put an alternator on the truck yesterday, a radiator in last week, and rotated all 4 tires a month ago....so really, is it harder then that....(me thinking)...thats great....but a fucking 9/16, 5/8, and a fucking creseant wrench ain't gonna do shit for you and that cluster bitch.....what I actually said....well if you did all that then you know about those "special tools" you need sometimes....right??..., you know the one that only gets used once every 5 years....right??....see this splinned little tool here....if you don't have this that cluster isn't going to come off....(her rudely again)......did you just hear what I said.....it can't be that hard.....(me)....ok.....Martha will check you out.......(me thinking).....GOOD FUCKING LUCK BITCH, SEE YOU SOON:)....Have a nice afternoon:)

Peace

Blew Me Wad

before I ran into Jason, before Jason had his mechanical....busted chain....we cobbled it back so he could pussy foot it too work....

can you see my blown wad.....S-Works Tarmac.....hot pissy:) I wanted to see what all this Carbon, Duruace....bs was about.....ok so I like the bike,well hell could be love....the Tarmac is one of the many test rigs we're taking on Ragbrai....I think...hell all I know is this is the only chance of me riding a sweet rig:) All week and next:)....Gears are fast...did you guys know that shit:) I felt completely safe running through them all too:)

enjoying a morning row..

these just never get old...

one more for beauties sake.....

Taco Ride tomorrow.....Denmans is clean......yeh for clean...I may even get a mower out and start on Standard J-11.....I can't stay away....damn it!!

Peace