BIKIN' AND BAR-BE-QUEIN'.............

How do you like my kitchen decor??

My Memorial Day weekend was really nice....

I did the WEMS race at New Fane on Saturday along with a bunch of other fine folks on a perfect day. I was right around mid-pack in the 6 hour solo race. I think if I do a few more 6 hr races, I might even be capable of a bit higher placing. The course was super-fun and the whole event was very well organized.
Props to Brittany and the Pedal Moraine crew.

I did a bunch of stuff on Sunday that was completely non-related to pedal-biking....or fun for that matter, but it had to be done....or so I was told.

The Memorial Day ride from my house was well attended. About 25 of us headed out on the Tosa trails for a few hours on another perfect day. The trails were a little greasy in spots from some rain the night prior, but all in all, they were pretty good. The Goat, however, was not in attendance. I heard from a reliable source he had a good excuse so I'll give him a pass. I think we missed him, even though I didn't hear anyone actually say so.

After the ride we cooked out and had a few drinks in my backyard. I think I will have another ride/cookout from my house a bit later this summer. I'm not sure of the day, so just mark your calenders every Saturday from now until mid October "ride from Bubbas in Tosa..with a question mark....I'll be in touch.


Now...on a technical note...

A friend of mine who shall remain nameless told me that if you need to use a "set back" seatpost, then you have too small of a frame.... basically calling me a dumbass...

to which I immediately called "BULLSHIT."...I'm no dumbass.

Another friend of mine who shall also remain nameless told me that the decision to use a setback seatpost has little or nothing to do with frame size and everything to do with the size of ones femurs, seat tube angle, and the proximity of ones hind parts over the bottom bracket. He went on to say, and I quote...." Listen you dumbass...You have been professionally fitted on your road bike.....measure the seat height and the distance from the tip of your saddle to the center of your bottom bracket. Set up all your bikes just like your road bike and you are golden"





So I did......(check out my high tech plumb-bob) and now the tip of my saddles are exactly 3 inches behind the center of the bottom bracket and they all measure exactly 31 inches from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the saddle for consistent seat height. So...depending on the seat tube angle...NOT the frame size....some of my bikes will use a straight post and some will use a set back post.....SO THERE!!

If this is common knowledge and you are reading this...I apologize and I owe you 41 seconds of your life back.....or in Randy's case...about an hour and a half.
If it is all a bunch of hogwash....then I guess I'm just a dumbass.