Belle City Bikers

Another showing by the BCB at the infamous Iceman Cometh in Michigan proper. The Orbitsuns nailed their best version of The King while at the post party Saturday night. We’re booked for next year.

RAAAAAYS!!!!!!!!!

With temps and winds beating S/E Wisconsin getting some miles in has seemed like a chore. I didn’t think that I’d still be breaking open the handwarmers in the last week in March. I mean near this time last year things were much different.  But whatever. Got some time on the road bike now I’ll make some time to head to Ray’s tonite. They had some pro’s there yesterday and did their “odd couple” contest. here’s one of A Chase and Mike M. I’ll try to dig around later to find the winner,who’s 2 g’s richer now btw………yuhh!

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Seems like alots been crammed into the last week or so. The most important being aquiring some new shades for 2011.

Yeah I know they look just like the ones from 2010 but if you look real real careful you will clearly see that these are silver and gray frames. Not just ol plain boring black. Yuhh, n the lenses are lighter too. I’m expecting great inprovements in the whole seeing where I’m riding thing this year.

Outside of that there’s been some singlespeed torture going on with winter boots on the gangster langster. It seems like the time I have set aside to get out on that thing are usually the windiest of days. It can be a real soul crusher.

Mixed in there for good measure was a spot or 2 or 5 or 6 or give er take (whatever) of some good ol riding bikes indoors. Not the  pretending to ride bikes indoors like a handful of guys are doing now but actually pedaling and going somewhere. You know, “circles turning circles” And by somewhere I means Rays MTB park of course. I gotta say the Haro SR is running pretty breezy right now, real happy that we got into those things this year. I am learning that showing up at Ray’s with beaten up legs will have an adverse reaction to your’ skills there.

Here’s a shot of Danny T laying it out. Rumor has it that he’s gonna be 2nd in the stack for a Wausau 24 hr team this year.

Here’s a pic of Ryan getting ready to school the inside line on the expert jump section

Here’s Jayteeh nailing the inside line

And of course MJ was getting in the mix too. That little guy’s ready to own that line soon

After my fighting the Langster I decided that a nice cushy bike would be in order and took the shifter bike out on the “Loop of Death’.  Yeah I know not very original but we are creatures of habit and it did feel good to ride a well worn in route. 45.16 miles with 1258 total feet of upwardness and a decent E/SE wind. The route took 2:22:16 at an 19 even mph average pace. I have no idea what my average, max, or minimal (??) heartrate was as it appears that after swearing off the HR monitor strap for racing at the end of last year that thing is buried somewhere that’s unknown to me.

Saturdays venture out west did catch me a little under dressed. I felt perfect when I left but the temps got me and I think I got a spot of frostbite on my left pinky. I don’t think that it’s normal for a digit to feel like it’s been slammed in an 80′s car door 24 hours after riding in the cold. Always the pinky!!

Last but not least I’m going to end tonites entry with some flowing indoor goodness created and edited once again by Ryan, aka American Picker “Mike Wolfe“