53x11 coffee is the order of the day, not only starts our day off but anytime. And for a coffee nooner this feels like home. Its only my second day here and I can say I'll be back, next time with with my wife. I'm going to surprise her with a new 53x11 kit. This isn't what you would expect a bike camp to be, this is truly the miraval of cycling camps. I would hope more of 53x11 coffee team make the trip next year, Owen and the guys and girls can provide riding/training time for all of us, from mt. bikers to roadies to triathelets. I'll have some more pics soon, Tomorrow is Mt. Lemon! Woo Hoo!
January 6, 2010
Cycling Camp 2010
53x11 coffee is the order of the day, not only starts our day off but anytime. And for a coffee nooner this feels like home. Its only my second day here and I can say I'll be back, next time with with my wife. I'm going to surprise her with a new 53x11 kit. This isn't what you would expect a bike camp to be, this is truly the miraval of cycling camps. I would hope more of 53x11 coffee team make the trip next year, Owen and the guys and girls can provide riding/training time for all of us, from mt. bikers to roadies to triathelets. I'll have some more pics soon, Tomorrow is Mt. Lemon! Woo Hoo!
December 25, 2009
December 24, 2009
Happy Holidays
Keep the rubber side down!
Ty (aka saddledancer)
December 11, 2009
The Big Ring
My Christmas shopping is done. Everyone is getting the Big Ring.
December 6, 2009
Snow today, and off Topic
November 29, 2009
Noobee but not new
Whaz happening Team 53x11 people?! I'm also new member of the group, joining yesterday (Tucson, AZ.). Being a diehard addicted morning drinker, coffee I mean, I'm not new to 53x11. I pushed the buttons to join on with the Team, hoping to kick start my biking attitude back into gear. I am looking forward to being associated with the group, and to hearing back from all of you.
November 28, 2009
Introduction
I'm a new member of the team having joined just this morning. I mentioned to Evan that I had seen the 53x11 kit at races and thought it looked pretty sharp, putting it in the back of my mind as a future purchase. I was surfing the web aimlessly when I ran across a link to 53x11 coffee. Checked it out, contacted Evan and was signed up in short order. Great to be associated with such a good group of like-minded people who value corporate and individual responsibility, qualities seemingly in short supply these days. Even better to be associated with fit men and women who like to tear ass around the countryside on bikes. That's a concept I can get behind.
A little bit about me, I am starting my 21st year as a triathlete having switched my emphasis to longer stuff over the last couple of years. I just finished my 5th and 6th Ironman distance races this year. I have already registered for 3 for 2010; Idaho, Wisconsin and a non-sanctioned fantastic race, the Great Floridian (hilly if you can imagine). My training partner Katie and I, she being 46, me entering my 55th year this January, emphasize swimming and biking over running since both sports are considerably less stressful on the body. This year to date, we have over 4k miles biking, 800 running and somewhere over 300k yards swimming.
I love cycling above all else. I am a bit of a Ludite when it comes to new technology – I will embrace the newest and coolest bike gear – give me carbon fiber any day, but trend away from GPS and power monitors. I know I would be a much better athlete if I went that route, but part of my love of human powered sport is getting away from the plugged-in world. This is especially important to me because I am an IT geek and have my fill of technology every day at work and evenings and weekends.....give me fresh air and an open road to make me happy. I live in Northern Illinois, 25 miles south of the Wisconsin border and was able to see hundreds of sandhill cranes flying south for the winter yesterday. I might have missed them had my nose been buried in power meter readouts as I rode along. Normative power or sandhill cranes – the answer is simple for me. But hey, this is a big tent and lots of room to fly your freak flag whatever it may be.
Glad to be here.
-Pete M