Summer Watts

82 years young, Duncan Sr., Amy's dad skiing this last weekend!!

Duncan Sr. by the boat he built last year.

Alta and the camera

Leo impressing or scaring Lucy

TNCX after being off bikes 8 days! TSS .84, way less than Buck Hill. I started dead last. Got there late.

Mid July Buck race, my kinda start and it was a good race. Over 1.0 TSS!

Ummm Yeah, I haven't been on the bike much this year!!!!

bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S bananas

Got Got Got Got No

BLINDED by  TIME.

Camping, Travel to AZ again, Maplelag, Tuesday Night Cross, Hillside Thursday's, bikes not ready. I can't keep the SS for Maplelag, just don't cut it for TT and CC Roads. Want to put powertap and gears on the CX too. Gotta get some miles and VO2 in. When. When will I find time to switch over bikes? I only have two free derailuers and with Duncan three bikes. When can I get to Catfish shop to buy? Wait I don't think I have enough geary wheels. Wait, cx tires and cc tires swapping between Tuesday Night CX and MTB Bike races? Crazy talk. Cables, shifters huh? Steal from Pug, NO cause river will be calling soon. All this work and no time. AND now that I can't do jack without readers it takes longer. Crap, I lost my readers I can't see....Yeah I've fallen but please don't help. See you soon I hope.

No Points til Winter

I've been sorta beat down ever since AZ. Got kicked at the boarder and my back is stupid. Once every few years I get the lower back tweak. Really no big deal and usually goes away on it's own. Waiting for it to go away. Cause of da back and da $$$ to drive up nort etc, decided no DuLac. Crap. It's my kinda course with an explosive start climb. I do well there even on SS. It's a good race to get series points cause many stay home (like me this year). Oh well. The next series races are some of my favorite even if they don't suit my preferred style, gears may go on instead of SS. Generally top ten in State will be hard to hold onto this year. Hillside, cross soon enough too. Leo and I made it to Hillside last Thursday night, pics of bread swag. We brought bread home, d-man liked.
Race Results.

I told Leo the rule, no blood to sock, NO POINT.

Overall Year Points Leader Ultimate Traveling Trophy.
This is the first year, winner name added each year.
We'll see who gets it.

SRV

No Like Border Crossing

I left the Twin Cities after 11:30AM to race at 1:00PM. I really didn't want to go, because I was tired from travel, AZ fun'ed out, Saints game the night before etc. etc. I like the single track, no lap traffic and climbs yet flats kill me on the single speed. Yeah yeah yeah that one guy can do it, but my legs wern't into it spin 25+ mph was not in the cards. Oh well. Still had fun. I think D-Man will make a return soon.

Georgia Gould (bronze medal!)

Very nice Georgia!  http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/cycling/frances-bresset-dominates-field-to-win-mountain-bike-gold.html

Geronimo Pics 111 Degrees

Another 2.5+ hours, on bike, hike/bike up for hours then down in 20, finish on road. Real work. Geronimo down my new favorite trail. Skidding and full suspension required. Ass way back, flick, hop, jump, twist and hope the wheel don't taco as you force corners. Any loss of balance and the terrain will threaten. I mean threaten. Scary good times. Stress and release. Brake off to avoid OTB, brake on to avoid out of control careen. Look out, pull up, push, flick....now! This time road to climb up Mormon, up National, down Geronimo then back to hotel on road. I've been on Telegraph and so many trails. Now I need to go farther west. We'll see.