RickySilk

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36 years old. One wife and two kids. I like bikes and I like the woods. I like riding bikes in the woods.

Another good week in the bank

Fitness is coming around real good. 3 weekends in a row of 6-7 hours is doing the trick. Those 2 day stacks are hard but by the time freshness comes back on wednesday I’m feeling stronger. Recovery is king. Laying the foundation.

I got some of the boys to join in on the weekend fun. I think it went pretty well.

Nice tempo with Zak and MW saturday. I was stoked that Worm and Jim finally got out on Old Centerville. They got a tiny taste of what’s out there. Really looking forward to showing the boys all the dirt riding in the metcalf – tville – boston – Miccosukee area. It’s so relaxing out there.

Long one down south sunday. At the moment it’s my favorite ride… I say that every winter. Ended up getting wet again at the end but just sprinkled on. Nothing like last week. Moes is so good after a long ride.

Captionator: The racers were visibly upset when the announcer let them know they were racing in cow poo.

Gotta be a better caption than that. If you have one post it in the comments.

Getting back into the routine

I spent last week getting back into the riding routine. Topped it off with 6 hours on the weekend. It felt good to be out putting the time in.

I rode with Terry, Chris, Jim and Tim saturday on the road. It was a quality 3:20 with a lot of good yellow sign entertainment from T. I need to get quite a few more of those in.

Sunday morning was friggin’ cold but I had to get out early to make it back for Lil E’s birthday party at 11:30. I even put on the booties and lobster mitts. Went east…. nice morning in the woods.

Lil E had a nice party at Zoinks with friends. I hate that place.

Lil E and her yummy birthday cake

There’s two good reason to get cakes from The Cake Shop. They support many local cycling events with cupcakes and their cakes taste good. Real good. nom nom nom nom. good.

Back in the saddle for 09

I started my 09 campaign yesterday. Did a 20 minute test to see where I’m at. I’ve lost more than I thought, bout 30 watts off FTP, but it can’t be as much as I lost last fall.

Now I need to get some fellas to drink my Kool-Aid and join me for some weekend rides

I spent some time over the holidays getting the bikes ready. I de-racified the poprad and put the powertap on the dragon. That dragon is full on sanford and son now. I need to raid Big Worms shop for some beater 2.3’s and it’ll be all set. Oh, and I need to get some fenders for those rainy days. I’ll be rollin’ Fat Lad style!

Somebody stoled my skins!

The HORROR! Big E is ticked cause I’m leaving ooze everywhere.

Someone stoled my skins!

Toyota-United loses sponsor. Selling everything.

In the age of ebay this seems like a weird way of blowing out their inventory.

The Northside Trails are

SWEET! All fast and flowing. Even Redbug is ripping right now. Traction is nice and debris is mostly pushed off the line.

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