Monthly Archives: January 2009

Core Dump

Posted on January 30, 2009 by the sloth

This is the first core dump of ’09.  Get used to it. Saturday, the 17th of January, I dragged my sorry butt out of bed early and rode over to Camp Hill for the 1st of 3 HBG bike maintenance … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle | Comments Off on Core Dump

Cold rides and what to wear

Posted on January 15, 2009 by the sloth

8 slow, easy miles last night.  22F.  I even had a little frost on my balaclava, but it melted the instant I walked in the front door.  The Collegiate and I rode to the Giant supermarket in Camp Hill and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle | Comments Off on Cold rides and what to wear

6 miles of hurt

Posted on January 12, 2009 by the sloth

I hate the Holidays.  Specifically the Holidays in November, December and January.  My little episode with shingles put the kibosh on cycling, so I sat around getting flimsy.  Then Thanksgiving rolled around and I ate.  A lot.  We must have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle, Fat ass | Comments Off on 6 miles of hurt

4 weeks on

Posted on January 12, 2009 by the sloth

It’s been 4 weeks.  It still sucks.  Yesterday, I went out for groceries, and as I was leaving the supermarket a bunch of employees were coming in from their smoke break.  And they smelled really, really bad, which made me … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat ass | Comments Off on 4 weeks on

Enablement and tripification

Posted on January 9, 2009 by the sloth

The Long Haul Trucker is on Layaway.  The Pedal Pusher had a green ’08 in my size, so I got that one.  For those of you shopping for a complete LHT, the 2008 models have Sugino cranks and decent handlebars.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle, LBS | Comments Off on Enablement and tripification