Quiet Mornings

When you ride the streets of Bahrain at 0430 there is little to no traffic. Just waiting in Brando to crest the bridge so we can start the day.

Spinneys Dubai 92

Well I have registered for my first bike race. The Spinneys Dubai 92. I have a link to the race on the bar to the left of this post.

Spinneys Dubai 92

Triathlon Meeting Review

Well we were missing the swim team but had a good meeting none the less. The big winner of the night was the Q and A session we all had. Lots of new things to think about and to ask the Challenge people. The big loser of the night was my Queso Dip. It could not have turned out much worse. The guys showed there toughness and ate some of it anyways.

Moving forward we will have another meeting in about a month. 

Chupacabra Sighting

Well it has been a long time in the making but Tyler did make a ride. Here is the proof.

First Meeting for the Triathlon Teams!

Today we will have the first of a few meeting for the triathlon teams. We will try to get the registration sorted and do a meet and greet. I will get some photos of the gathering and maybe even some team photos. BIG TIME! Bahrain will never be the same.

Humidity is back...again. Park Tools TB-2 review

Well folks it was a short but brutal ride this morning. Brando bailed with "stomach issues" and it was left to Mark and myself to clock some km's. My first thought this morning was "WTF". The humidity was off the charts but I set out to meet Mark anyways. Mark was in full stealth mode on his Surly Pugsly Fat Bike. Our pace was slower then normal but neither of us minded as the 4" wide tires was pawing at the pave like a set of buckshot mudders. The highlight of our trip was my flat. Several months ago you might remember my alum. shiv that ripped a hole on my tire. Well I placed a TB-2 Emergency Tire Boot in there went about my riding. Which leads me to my review of this Tire Boot after the ride summary. Mark and I sweat but got the tire changed and we were back on our way. This day we took a short cut through New Hidd, one route I used to ride all the time. To my surprise it was all paved now. It kept us out of the wind and the rode was clear so I did not flat again.

Park Tools TB-2 Emergency Tire Boot: The adhesive was not very impressive. I ha to use some super glue to actually affix the boot. This lead to another flat altogether as super glue dries very hard! In some cases it will form a SPIKE! After removing the glue daggers this solution lasted about 450-500 km. Then a new issue arose, if you run your tubes at high pressure the edge of the boot itself becomes a knife blade and will wear a long line in the tube which leads to a type of hole that you can not patch. Overall: The boot is only meant to get you home until you can replace the tire itself. It did that very well. My only suggestion to Park Tools would be to make the adhesive much stronger.

The day has finally come....

Well folks after three years of dreaming,working hard, and support from the family I have finally ordered my Lynskey Road bike. Mike at Lynskey said it would be about three weeks or so before it hits the mail. Ill keep you all posted, until then here is a stock photo from the website of the bike I ordered.

2015 Helix Disc

Wipe out Wash out!

Well it has been a few days since my last post. Last week I had a front end was out and well it hurt. Here are some photos of the results.