tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172715872011-04-21T18:27:31.512-07:00Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1131407968717771702005-11-07T15:52:00.000-08:002005-11-07T15:59:28.726-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/1600/IMG_3622.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/320/IMG_3622.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/1600/IMG_3624.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/320/IMG_3624.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's my little "B" training to be the next Lance Armstrong. Go get 'em Brandon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-113140796871777170?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1129323188530497792005-10-14T13:48:00.000-07:002005-10-14T13:55:53.266-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/1600/twintowers2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/320/twintowers2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I was working and realized that my monitors looked like the Twin Towers. I should call my monitors Dell Towers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-112932318853049779?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1128551085751563862005-10-06T15:22:00.000-07:002005-10-05T15:24:45.760-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">bacon</span><br /> n. scabs on a rider's knees, elbows, or other body parts.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> bail</span><br /> 1) or bail out. v. to jump off in order to avoid an imminent crash.<br /> 2) v. to give up on a ride because of bad weather coming in. (from climbing)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> betty</span><br /> 1) n. any female rider.<br /> 2) n. the girlfriend of an addictive rider<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> cockrotter</span><br /> n. one who allows his bike to fall in disrepair, and whose bike invariably fails him at some point in every ride. These people don't know why their bike always breaks, and often would rather buy new parts than keep their bike in good condition.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> endo</span><br /> n. the maneuver of flying unexpectedly over the handlebars, thus being forcibly ejected from the bike.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> fishtail</span><br /> v. when the rear end locks and slides about behind you. Occurs during strong braking on loose terrain.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> granny gear</span><br /> n. the lowest gear available on a bike, or a third and smallest front cog, which is only found on bikes for the feeble.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> lid</span><br /> n. helmet.<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">male blindness</span><br /> n. when a male rider watches a beautiful female ride over rough terrain and stares intensely at all the jiggling parts, making him too dizzy to see straight when it's his turn to ride the same terrain.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> nipple</span><br /> n. the nut at the end of a spoke that nobody knows the real name for.<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">pinch flat</span><br /> n. flat tire caused by the tube being pinched between the rim and a hard object, usually due to under -inflated tires<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> poser</span><br /> n. derogatory term for people with $7,000 bikes that never see an actual trail. Usually found near a trail head and never dirty.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> singletrack</span><br /> n. trail just wide enough for one person, horse, or bike -- the mountain biker's holy grail.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> snake bite</span><br /> n. a double puncture of an inner tube, caused by hitting an obstacle too hard or by under-inflation of tires.<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">stoked</span><br /> adj. an alternate term for the word psyched.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> superman</span><br /> n. a rider who flies over the handlebars and doesn't hit the ground for a long time. This may result in injury, but when it doesn't, it's really funny for everyone else.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> swag</span><br /> or schwag. n. the stuff that manufacturers and vendors donate to be given away at bike related events.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> weight-weenie</span><br /> n. a bike owner (not even necessarily a rider) who is more concerned with how many milligrams a certain component saves off the bike's total weight than with how to be a better rider.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-112855108575156386?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1128550228532406832005-10-05T15:00:00.000-07:002005-10-05T15:10:28.536-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/1600/crashinjury921.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/320/crashinjury921.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This one of my biking buddies who took a hard fall during a ride. Just remember our motto, "Pain is temporary, Glory is forever."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-112855022853240683?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1128548954898468202005-10-05T14:44:00.000-07:002005-10-05T14:49:14.903-07:00I was fantasizing about Fantasia, no not the American Idol singer, but the pearl tea place. Never felt so good to have that on my system again. I wonder if they have a tea patch. Kinda like a nicotine patch.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-112854895489846820?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1128116732966006092005-09-30T14:37:00.000-07:002005-09-30T14:45:32.970-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/1600/TH-50PX500U_L_Angle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/320/TH-50PX500U_L_Angle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Plasma and LCDs are the hottest TVs on the market right now. Just this month alone, I've sold 5 plasmas and 3 LCDs. Thank heaven for employee discounts. You'd think I would get some kind of commission for all of this. Nope! Not even a cent. This sucks!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-112811673296600609?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1128098025813915142005-09-30T09:24:00.000-07:002005-09-30T09:35:24.830-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/1600/IMG_33862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3333/1661/400/IMG_3386.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Gap Riderz, you asked for a bike shot of my new toy. Here's the new Santa Cruz Blur LT. Thanks John for the hookup! Santa Cruz rules!<br /><br />Specifications: <p>Frame: 2005 Santa Cruz Blur LT<br /> Front Shocks: Fox Float 130 RLC<br /> Rear Shocks: Fox RP3<br /> Brakes: Hopes Mini Disc<br /> Wheelset: Velocity rims disco tech laced with Chris King Hubs<br /> Tires: WTB Mutano Raptors Race 2.4<br /> Crank: Race Face LP Isis<br /> Bottom Bracket: Race Face<br /> Derailleurs: XTR(front and rear)<br /> Cassette: XT<br /> Chain: SRAM<br /> Pedals: Time ATAC<br /> Grips: Lizard Skins<br /> Handlebars: CT2 Monkey Lite Carbon<br /> Headset: Chris King (Black)<br /> Stem: Thomson<br /> Saddle: WTB Rocket V<br /> Seatpost: Titec<br /> Shifters: XTR<br /> Current weight: ???</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-112809802581391514?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17271587.post-1128014430997996562005-09-29T10:19:00.000-07:002005-09-29T10:20:31.000-07:00Hey it's our first blog ever. Now what?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17271587-112801443099799656?l=brandaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07847501978295689158noreply@blogger.com0