NYD 111k

So the NYD 111k rolled out the way we'd planned, then Dean had a plan to modify the loop. Once to Swansea, we turned and headed to Pelion. I can say with zero embellishment, I've rarely ridden roads THAT good, and been passed by THAT few vehicles on a ride that long.
About 5km from Pelion, the skies darkened, and a few drops of rain began to fall. Seeing as I was riding with 3 card holding AARP members, the grumbling was considerable.
Fortunately, the rain, and the grumbling, lasted all of 2 minutes.
Store stop....
Back on the bikes and a turn onto Fish Hatchery gave us our New Years Day gift...a solid 10-15mph tailwind...for the entire trip back to Service Course. We rolled down FH at 40-50kmh without a whole lot of effort. Pretty damn brilliant.
It was a good loop, with good people, on a beautiful day. You missed it...


Here's TVH, resplendent in his new Giordana gear. Looks SoPro...


This morning, on dead, hollow meat stick legs, I rolled out on the CX bike for a little exploratin'.
No plan other than to fool around, do a little urban searching, and enjoy to sunshine. I stuck to plan...
The return trip from the North Side (throw up your gang signs now, stack them if you wish) down the Canal. It was terrible to come home this way, what with the sun and a tailwind...

Don't know who this 'Klever' dude is, but he's more than deserving of an actual space to create his art, rather than under a train trestle!

If Phil and Paul can't figure out the new SaxoBank kit from above, they need to retire...

And Phil...really man? Please just talk to Big George and Have Hincapie make you some black shorts. The red ones make you look like you're wearing BMC Superhero pajamas. Does the kit have little feet too? Or a trap door?

Oh, I nearly forgot the Dumbass of 2011 Award. The award winner snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the very end of 2011, and it only took one act.
The LBS sold a McLaren Venge, which by itself is an act of Pimpin' at the highest level. The McVenge comes stock with 303FC tubulars, and Dura-Ace Di2. Here comes the dumbass-ness...

The Di2 was removed...and replaced the SRAM Red. No, I did not have a stroke and float a massive typo right there...

Congrats to whomever purchased this bike for simultaneously getting a badass rig, and ruining it in one fell swoop!

Anyway...Happy New Year everyone!