Goodbye 2010, get ready for me 2011...

2010. What a year it has been. I am so happy that it turned out the way it did. So many life changing events took place this year, time flew in a blink of an eye. 2010 was the year that I set goals for my health that I worked extremely hard to achieve and surpass. This year was the year that my brother got married. This year was the year that I decided to close down my store. A huge decision that will turn life for the better. This year we started our real life monopoly game, buying real estate. So many things have moved so fast just like the year that has just passed. All things happen for a reason, I have always been a person that sets goals and make things happen. You can wish and hope all you want but if you do not do anything about it, life will never happen.Today is new years day, the day that people make resolutions. They dream and set goals on making wealth, finding love, getting healthy, making a drastic change in their life. But why do we have to decide to change on this day. Why does it take a new year to finally push you over the edge to start a new you?You have to make the change within you. You have to decide that you're going to set this goal and put your whole time and effort to accomplish it. Tackle one goal at a time and once you finish one take on the next. Make setting goals and finishing them a habit. You have to have it in yourself to get yourself where you want to be.
I had a great year last year. I met great new friends. I destroyed my weight loss goal. I rode my bike more than 9 thousand miles! The 320 pound guy actually won 1st place in a couple races!! Last year was awesome for me.




As this year comes to an end, I end this year satisfied where I am. My goals were set and they were met.  What will 2011 bring for me? It will be what I make it. And the goals have already been set...And like the sparklers, 2010 began with a flame, I gave it all I got and now it is almost done. Good thing I got more sparklers. Let's light them up in 2011!

Last ride of the year...

Another ride with Sergio...lol  Well the roads have been pretty bad lately, we have had a combined 7 flats in the past two weeks!  I had three this week alone...  Sergio had two today but that is expected of him.  We did our usual loop from Starbucks to La Feria and back.  First flat came after the bridge in Mercedes a short time after Sergio completely showed Mike that no matter how early of a jump he gets on him on the sprint, Serge can still whoop him. We dropped Mike off at his house and wanted to add an extra 16 miles.... Well before we got to another bridge PFFFSSSTTTT!! Boo, flat number two.  Called up for a ride and went home with our heads down. lol....  It's ok! It's the last day of the year, new and better things await for us in the future!

 

Mike striking a pose

Sergio fixing his first flat of the ride.

This ride has defeated Serg... second flat.

Picture of me ecstatic about waiting to get picked up lol...

Food choices - KFC...

Look at him... His devilish grin... His soul piercing stare...
He hides behind the illusion of health pretending that the grilled chicken is good. Don't let him deceive you. He will rob you of your dreams. He will inject you with fat. He will control you!!

But today is our day. We must unite and see that he can no longer shorten our lives. Today we must leave George Washington and his five buddies in our pocket. Today is our independence day!!!!

As soon as I finish this last chicken strip.....lol

Chinese 12k / 3k Carbon Triathlon Time Trial eBay frames, Are they good?...

Been trying to get some info on these time trial frames that have been selling on eBay for quite a while.  First of all they look awesome!  And for under $600 they are a steal!  Well I'm a true believer in "get what you pay for" and well whenever you look at a deal that is too good to be true... it usually is.

It sort of looks like a Trek up front and a Specialized transition in the back.  Not a bad combo.  From what I've been reading, pretty much there are only three factories that make frames for all the major brand bike companies.  These come from those factories so I assume that they have the same quality control as the likes of Trek and Giant.  One could argue that they do not have the R&D that the other companies have put into their frames, such as wind testing and weight reduction.  But I am not THOR, I'm do not really mind losing half a second on my TT due to the drag. Must keep researching but damn it's tempting....

Most random chase down!!!...

Just got home from my morning ride..... you would expect a dog to chase you, or a cat to cross your path and make you fall...right.....one of the most random animal almost knocked me down on the way home. A PEACOCK! I would never think I would see a peacock chase me down and cross my path! long tail and all lol!!! too funny!  How can a bird so glorious be so mean lol!

PURE EVIL!!!

Savory Perks....

I love a morning brew. This is the spot to chill and talk bikes other than Starbucks. We just finished a good 30 mile endurance ride and I'm blogging from my iPhone. Got myself a cool blogger app and seems to be working pretty good.



Serge tried to challenge my speed this morning, this is what happens when you mess with the beast lol. He is still trying to prove himself to Mike. Another successful day in his mind!

Location:S Texas Blvd,Weslaco,United States

Getting the week started right!...

Or so it seemed...

 I believe that there are days when you are not meant to ride.  Days that things just don't go right.  Every hint is presented to stop and not go but we keep on.  Well today was one of those days.  Woke up in the morning, got my gear on, filled the water bottles and went outside to see that it was drizzling... sign one... Ehhh, just a little water!  Took off to Starbucks where we meet up to start our ride. At Starbucks I notice that my back tire is bouncy, boooo a flat.  We pulled over at a bank drive-thru to switch out the tire. Tube was changed, aired up and off we went on our endurance ride.  Serge wanted to prove a point to Mike today that he is not a weak wheel-sucker so he attempted to drop us at mile 3!!! We just looked at that loser and rode behind letting him pop his collar all he wanted lol...  Everything was great, my shoes were soaked but the rain had stopped.  On mile 26...bouncy rear tire AGAIN!!! Pulled into the police station parking lot to change tube again.  All hope was lost when I found out that my pink gay wheel lever lived up to its gayness and broke  while trying to remove my Maxxis Refuse tire....some of the hardest tires to get on and off a rim in my opinion. Well called it a day at this point and called up my friend Cindy to come and pick me up. Two rides in a row that I have call the ride due to a flat....better not become a habit!!!! 

While waiting for Cindy to come by I decided to take some pics of my bike, like I always do... All of a sudden two police cruisers surround me and the cops get off and start questioning me.  They ask what was I doing...What is that a "bike?".... "Weird of you to be taking pictures of the police station"...."Drop your pants"... well not that last one! but they did harass me for a bit accusing me of planning up a terrorist plot! CRAZY.  A terrorist in tights! Yea Right! lol

After that we went home. Cleaned our bikes. Shed a tear.

Mike fixing my wheel at the bank.

Second flat on side of frontage road. Were Mike abandoned me.

My cheap lever. homo!

My bike in front of the police station. Right before I got accused of being a terrorist.

Serge happy that he showed Mike he is not a wimp today. He was fist pumping.

Me sad that a police officer patted my tights down.

Made serge clean the bike... He really thinks I will give him a dollar.

Rest Day...

I sooooooooo needed this.  For the past week my legs have been feeling like Jello. The exact same feeling you get when you try running as fast as you can in the sand but you don't get anywhere.  That has been the way it has felt the past few rides.  Even though I know that I need some well deserved rest, and know that the reason my legs feel like concrete blocks is too much riding... I still want to get out there everyday and get some miles in.  Well since today is Monday, my planned rest day, I am going to just sit around and chill the whole day.  No cycling, no running, no games, no walking fast, nooooo nothing!

So since I am not riding today the next best thing to do is surf the web and look at bike stuff.  I already ordered three pairs of awesome Castelli cycling socks from Bonktown.  Really thinking about ordering the red white and black Castelli jersey to go along with it but I'm trying to resist the urge!  My finger is getting itchy! aahhh oh well...lol

Lets tackle the levees...

I'm gonna stop planning rides... for some reason planned rides never go as...planned! We got the great idea of riding the caliche roads following the levees from Raymondville back home.  We had said we were gonna take off at 6:15 in the morning and be done before 10 am giving us the rest of Sunday to do whatever we want to do.  We loaded up the bikes, headed out, fueled up with some tacos and coffee and got dropped off in the middle of nowhere.  First of all, we should have never even started this ride because it was a blistering 31 degrees out there and I dressed for 60 degree weather!  My hands were frozen trying to pump up the tires, what was I thinking trying to tackle 2 to 3 hrs out there lol!  

Nonetheless we clipped in our shoes and rode away, leaving our SAG and our only hopes of backing out behind us!  I began breathing hard, my legs started burning, my heart rate elevated, I had a frostbitten face and then 2.4 miles into the ride there was a gift from God! My front tire went flat. lol!  Since we are NOOBS in the cycling world, we only took CO2 tanks without tubes!!!  YESSSS! We could abandon our trip without being douchbags and quitting!! lol...  

We had to call up our SAG to come back for us. I encouraged my friends to keep going, but they were to weak and pathetic to continue! lol. 

Mike is the most flamboyant biker there is with his custom made scarf made from baby alpacas that were taken away from their mom while feeding and slaughtered for the hair around their butt hole... the softest part for the scarf that goes around his neck and mouth.

When we got home Sergio decided that he did not have a great workout so he went at it with the shake weight for three hours!  Really a pro!

His brother was cheering him on!  Great family!