e-mail me to get a list of stuff that i'm selling as cheap as possible. i just need to get rid of a ton of stuff, so if you want wheels, DA parts, cyclocross bikes, pedals and shoes, ANYTHING i probaobly have it and want to get rid of it.

Hello all,

i'm hanging out in Salt Lake City this week, staying with the First Endurance guys and getting in some seriously good training. the Altitude treats me well here, cuz it's not too high that i get lightheaded or sick, and the roads are all good. there's a chance of rain later in the week, but i think that'll just mean a nordic ski session, which would probably be harder then the hardest bike ride i can go on.

Here's a photo from our ride today, Mike and I went somewhere beautiful and remote, and then we hit the gas. what great terrain!

I'll keep the updates coming.

BJM

i wanted to direct you to the official Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada Professional Cycling Team website, where they have Bios of all our riders, pics of equipment and events, rider diaries, schedule and more! it's a good site and is updated constantly, the web address is http://www.kgsncycling.com/index.htm. check it out!

BJM

Today was a great Sunny day, so I thought I'd bring the ol' digital camera
along and show you what it's all about. These pics were taken on Skyline,
one looking east the other west. It's very lush and green right now, and
it's pretty clear so you can see a fair distance. There's this one point
along the ridge where you can see Mt. Tam in Marin, Diablo in the East Bay,
Hamilton to the southeast and Umunum straight south. How great is that!?!

I think this is one of the main reasons I like to get out and ride. Having
the opportunity to ride far and wide, see views people very rarely get to
take in, explore new roads, and just be outside. I tell people I have the
best view from my desk of anyone in the bay area, and the office ain't too
shabby either. 'course when it rains the lack of ceiling comes into the
fore, but by and large I can't complain too much. The other part people
don't readily grasp is that I pedaled a hundred miles and 10000 vertical
feet in order to get that great view, and if they did they might not feel so
bad about their own commute.

Cheers, BJM

I've been out putting big hours in since the weekend, ran rampant over the spectrum ride and then 200k on sunday. i was loving every minute of it! it's so warm and sunny now, i think spring has finally started. my tan lines are returning cuz i can finally ride in shorts and jersey, no need for even shoe covers even though my feet get cold easy.

there's nothing like a bright sunshine to let you know your bike is SUPER dirty. i saw quite a few spackled and dull rides in the group, and then i looked at my own and realized it's time to bring out the hose. I'm kinda used to cyclocross, where dirty means there's flora and fauna hanging off your bike and you can't identify brands of componentry via label or shape. and when you're riding in the rain as much as i do, washing a bike is counter-productive as all it really does is make sure you inject dirt into your cables and wash the lube off your chain. Needless to say, my bike is super shiny and clean now and looks like a million bucks.

I've been working on my AT abilities, trying to get the body used to going hard again. i've been able to ride easy and moderate paces for a long time now, but getting the heartrate up and then leaving it up after a few months easy can be a shock to the system. as with any training change, the first few times are unreasonably hard and then the adaption sets in and you can suddenly take the extra pressure. i'm just pushing through the "unreasonable" part right now.

I'm looking forward to my first race in Redlands. I've always liked racing there, and i think a big part on it is the host family i've stayed with for the past three trips. The Bennetts have opened their house to us several times and are a joy to stay with. They recently had their first child, and i automatically figured we would have to find something new, but they've been able to swing it and we're back in. I'm very much looking forward to it.

Cheers, BJM

I travel a lot. All over the country. It seems like I'm gone more then I'm
at home even. It doesn't matter where I go anymore, it's all about biking
and racing and if I don't have a chammy on, it's because I just got it off
or am about to get it back on.

So every time I have a trip it doesn't really matter how things go, where we
stayed, where we were, by the end you're kinda done with the travel and
living out of your bag and matching your teammates everywhere. And you
really wouldn't mind a day at home to relax, ride your home roads, take a
nap, cook in your own kitchen, etc. you know, coming home is nice and it's
half of what you look forward to when you go away, right?

Well, this is the case for me. So why is it that every time I return home
the city of Mountain View sees the perfect opportunity to RIP UP THE STREET
WITH GROUND SHAKING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, starting at 7:30 am? This has happened
four times now, I'm not even kidding about this. Evidently, they have
needed to redo the water main replacement on my street three times in the
past year, and now they are grinding up the street for god know what reason.
There's signs that just say "street grinding" as opposed to the "utility
work" signs they had last time. WHYWHYWHY!?!

It's also a severe misalignment of the stars that they have started work the
day after I got home from a trip. EVERY TIME. Three weeks in Georgia and
South Carolina? Let's grind Monday morning...and this time I get back on a
Tuesday night, just in time to start Wednesday morning! they must be
checking out the team schedule on KGSNcycling.com to make sure they get the
timing right.

Who knows when I'm going to get a good night's sleep, I sure don't.