Number one out the gates is the end of Lou Reed. Number two out of the gate will be the Brown's ranch Sub24. First, let's recall Lou for a moment. The news came across the waves today. It was a big deal, but I'm only a part of the age range so I missed the moments that truly made Lou, Lou. I certainly know of the Velvet Underground and all that, and of course, it's recorded like any run on sentence, so I can go back and listen up here in a bit, … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Gnome’s Big Dumb Ride, 2013
Back in the day, evening would come and dawn would go and one could rely on the timing of those and the seasons for guidance of what and how. For the fortunes of today, Dawn and Dusk and seasons take a back seat to priorities like money, which is to say that uncertainty, thus sedatives and stimulants persist throughout society as we attempt to self-regulate the MANifestations of this great progress. By Monday night, and after a moment of … [Read more...]
Belgo-Californian Trail Mixxe
It was not so long ago that I had a hot pencil about this trip and this new friendset. Now, you see that it has been a long time, because that was Vuelta, and now it is CX, but here is what happened: I was thinking when I got to LA, "Great. I have worked so hard for the vacation. I will make some time for things I love. Hot Planks©, Quinoa 3 ways, Ice Yoga™, and a bike riding time. And of course, the Accu-tennis®. So how good is it that … [Read more...]
Interbike 2013, The Lost Years
I am complused to attend Interbike Vegas each and every year. It's 8 out of ten so far, and each time, upon return, I am generally so burned and polluted that interaction or acknowledgment is far from possible. If or when I might write a thing about it, a miracle is in action, or enough time has passed for it not to matter. The fact of the matter is that I can make little sense of it from my perspecitve on what life should be, and while I am … [Read more...]
The Cult of the Bridgestone RB-1
My introduction to cycling was during the late ages of European steel. I was awarded this introduction during appeasable times as both wrench and cyclist for Domenic Malvestuto and Domenic's Cycling Imports. It was under his tutelage that I learned of the heritage of "old steel." Like fine art in some cases, I absorbed its meaning over time. In that time however, Bridgestone Bicycles, and the now-somewhat elusive RB-1 was a domesticated … [Read more...]