I have been really really bad about updating my posts. I did recognize a connection to my posting and my riding. If I was posting, I kept riding. When I didn't post, I didn't ride. With that being said, here's what's been going on:
I've been home since mid-February with a couple of trips to Florida for work. I expect a few more in the next few months, but nothing crazy like it has been for the last 6 years. I have started riding more recently thanks to the people at Knobbies and Slicks. When I bought my Niner, I asked if I could come up to learn about bikes and how to work on them. Bud probably thought I was just another person blowing smoke until I started coming up every Saturday for the past month and a half to help out. The store recently grew to over double its original size and they seemed to need help in getting stuff set up in the new much bigger store. Jamie is working most weekends, so going up there isn't a big deal because I have no pressing projects at home right now.
For my work, I ended up getting a fantastic deal on a Fuji ACR 1.0 frame that fit me much better than my Trek road bike did. I am also learning a lot about how bikes work. I'm getting the most out of it by just helping out where I can, which is mainly organizational stuff, right now and the occasional customer. I'm not getting paid or anything, but its totally worth my time, because I'm learning a lot.
Yesterday, I did a ride at Cedar Hill State Park. Here's a link from my Garmin:
Cedar Hill State Park by cherokee9040 at Garmin Connect - Details
Today I rode River Legacy twice. It was HOT!:
River Legacy Off Road 4th of July 2011 1st Lap by cherokee9040 at Garmin Connect - Details
River Legacy Off Road 4th of July 2011 2nd Lap by cherokee9040 at Garmin Connect - Details
I was sore from yesterday's ride, but forced myself to get onto the bike around 10 to commemoreate my ride last year on the 4th that got me back into riding. That's all for today, but I'm ready to keep getting out there again. It's just too much fun not to ride for me.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Home, floors, New bike build, Car, New toys
Yep,
I couldn't keep up with my daily updates on my phone or even regular updates on the blog, so I'm going to share what's happened in the last month or so. I'm going to do my best to explain through pictures, so here goes. I've been home so far for almost a month and a half and I'm loving it. This is the longest I've been home in many years. It feels great to be normal and be home with my wife and family instead of being 1500 miles away.
Flooring
I've been particularly busy ripping out and putting in hardwood floors into my home. I had a lot of help from my family, especially my Dad in putting the floors in. I literally don't think I could have done it without my Dad and it was a great experience to work together with him on a project as large as the floors. The project took about 6 weeks in which my house turned from normal, to abysmal, to awesome. We ripped out tile and carpet, I smoothed out concrete until it was worthy of my floors, we made crazy cuts to make pieces fit and at one point, I spent 4 hours putting one piece of wood down. Crazy, but worth it for sure. The house looks great, the only thing left is to do the quarter round which I plan on doing as I get to it.
New Bike Build
I also had my Niner built up. It's awesome and I really like it for the small amount of time that I was able to ride it so far. I was able to take it to Big Cedar after several incident with trying out different chains and setups of the EBB. I had to send it to Florida, thinking I would be leaving a week later to ride it only to find out that I would be staying for at least several more weeks in Texas. This extra time has allowed me to finish the floors, which I am glad to get done and have my house somewhat back to normal.
New Car
I've had my Jeep for 18 years now and it's been great. I have put nearly 150,000 miles on it, but being our only car for over two years has taken its toll on the older vehicle, so we decided to buy a new Kia Sorento, which absolutely rocks. I love riding in it and making excuses to do errands in it. That being said, my Jeep is now completely in its element with its top and doors off, ready to cruise around till the end of the summer.
Toys
I had a birthday. My wife was kind enough to get me a Go Pro camera to record my bike riding adventures. I also got a new computer. I'll report more on these later.
It's been a crazy month and a half and although I haven't been able to ride much, I'm happy I've been able to accomplish so much with my house with the help of my family. I'm hoping April brings me an opportunity to put lots more miles on my bikes.
I couldn't keep up with my daily updates on my phone or even regular updates on the blog, so I'm going to share what's happened in the last month or so. I'm going to do my best to explain through pictures, so here goes. I've been home so far for almost a month and a half and I'm loving it. This is the longest I've been home in many years. It feels great to be normal and be home with my wife and family instead of being 1500 miles away.
Flooring
I've been particularly busy ripping out and putting in hardwood floors into my home. I had a lot of help from my family, especially my Dad in putting the floors in. I literally don't think I could have done it without my Dad and it was a great experience to work together with him on a project as large as the floors. The project took about 6 weeks in which my house turned from normal, to abysmal, to awesome. We ripped out tile and carpet, I smoothed out concrete until it was worthy of my floors, we made crazy cuts to make pieces fit and at one point, I spent 4 hours putting one piece of wood down. Crazy, but worth it for sure. The house looks great, the only thing left is to do the quarter round which I plan on doing as I get to it.
New Bike Build
I also had my Niner built up. It's awesome and I really like it for the small amount of time that I was able to ride it so far. I was able to take it to Big Cedar after several incident with trying out different chains and setups of the EBB. I had to send it to Florida, thinking I would be leaving a week later to ride it only to find out that I would be staying for at least several more weeks in Texas. This extra time has allowed me to finish the floors, which I am glad to get done and have my house somewhat back to normal.
New Car
I've had my Jeep for 18 years now and it's been great. I have put nearly 150,000 miles on it, but being our only car for over two years has taken its toll on the older vehicle, so we decided to buy a new Kia Sorento, which absolutely rocks. I love riding in it and making excuses to do errands in it. That being said, my Jeep is now completely in its element with its top and doors off, ready to cruise around till the end of the summer.
Toys
I had a birthday. My wife was kind enough to get me a Go Pro camera to record my bike riding adventures. I also got a new computer. I'll report more on these later.
It's been a crazy month and a half and although I haven't been able to ride much, I'm happy I've been able to accomplish so much with my house with the help of my family. I'm hoping April brings me an opportunity to put lots more miles on my bikes.
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