Month: June 2012

Since my bikes and I are on the outs right now I will post an HR. That’s a Hiking Report, not the chick in Human Relations that has no sense of humor and makes you sit through sexual harassment training every year. Lately work has been the wedge in my biking relationship. My bike scowls…

After racing Super D this past winter at Southridge, I knew I needed to started working toward a bigger travel, slacker bike. I had ridden the Santa Cruz Butcher at the last year when SC’s demo fleet came through town, and had thoroughly enjoyed that bike. I started keeping an eye out online for used…

Clif Bar sent me a sample pack of their newest flavor the Panforte to review. On the label it stated it has fruit, nuts and spices. Hmm, sounds interesting, right? According to Clif Bar, this flavor was inspired by an 800 year old recipe. One of the first things I check on any bar would…

Over the weekend I attended a local bicycle swap meet in hopes of landing a few deals. Last year prices were good, tons of vendor and tons of parts to be had. This year when I heard about the swap meet I was excited because I need to get some parts for my daughter’s bike…

I was in the kitchen making lunch when I overheard one of my kids’ obnoxious shows. The main characters were gearing up for a dance competition. All the dancers had a big circle jerk about how great the others are and how they don’t want to compete because they all should win. “No they shouldn’t!”…

The other day Lady P sends me an email and here’s a little excerpt from it, “Babe you’re so awesome and handsome! You have nice calves, and great riding skills. Due to your awesomeness, I wanted to let you know that Sizzler has a coupon offer for $20 of food for $10! “ Before I…

So there I was checking the stats for the website and noticed that we get a ton of traffic from people wanting to know how to strip the paint off a bicycle. Well lucky for you I did this a few years back and I actually had some decent results. The whole thing only cost…

How ever you say “Three” in Mexican..that’s what I meant to do in the title. To follow up on Adam’s article below. I wanted to give you an update on my daughter’s bike that made me money. On Saturday Lady P, Boo and I headed out to Aliso Woods. Boo loves that place because she…

First off, Happy Dad’s Day to everyone out there. Everybody can celebrate in some form today. If you are a dad then I say congratulations. If not, then wish your dad a Happy Father’s Day. Even if you are a total bastard that man helped to make you who you are, hopefully for the better.…