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OK, I was out of town sliding down a hill and enjoying beer. I hear those Empire guys finally showed up with their new tops, but no bottoms. Some awesome guy won the club race, and the Spring Series is looking like a mano a mano thing. Branch Brook and Bethel were in full swing also. Dear Lord, it’s a busy spring.
It blows your whistle?
Coffee gives you tickets for making right turns on red in NYC?
Maybe not a ticket– perhaps a free pass. (I know, i’m the only one laughing).
Coffee is the traffic cop of the schmalz colon
coffee is not a diuretic unless you’re drinking an abnormal amount of it. that’s what the internet tells me. however, i seem to think it does loosen up the bowels a bit. at least that’s been my experience.
I think the diuretic effect is separate from the bowel effect – the latter is clearly a very real effect, even if you arent losing liquids materially.
I always have coffee so there’s no control case.
Not a problem here – my crap actually came out looking like coffee all weekend. so much fun. somethings going around.
Anyone else out there that simply cannot crap without coffee? Is this problem more prevalent among cyclists.
he’s got the dreamiest eyes
I did a couple laps w/ K. Harris today and guess who we saw in Central?
Lance.
Can you believe it? Mr. 60 rode w/ local legend Ken ‘the motor’ harris!!!!???
By the way, Lance looked chubby.
http://cycopaths.blogspot.com/2007/03/mr-60-rides-with-legend.html
Raisin’s grand return
NYC Gimbal’s Sunday
pro hurt on locals
I guess I did not see the front page before I posted the Raisin news. I am a Gimbels Regular and this is great! Too bad I will be hammering off the front at Bethel Sunday.
used manpons… …that’s hot!
Mmmm Warming goodness
Eucalyptus up the nose
Disco snot, manpons
hooray spring series
horseshit tastes like gritty grass
stinging eyes, no gas
Apparently, Saul Raisin of CA will be riding Gimbel’s this Sunday with people from Bicycling Mag…
That’s why it’s on the front page of this site.
we used to do that at raves back in the early 90s, a dab of vicks vaporub under the nose.
In the early 80s it was Tiger Balm
Bawm chicka bawm neeece
That is so PRO! I’ve got manpons up my nose right now.
3:15 PM Here’s a question of interest
Reader Anthony Accardi writes in to ask:
Any idea what discovery had stuffed up their noses during the warm up for the prologue? Looked like little tubes of rolled cotton bandages but i cant figure out why.
It is cotton, Anthony. Soaked in Eucaliptus, it’s a nice way to open up the nasal passages during cold season.
after harlem hill there was a stretch where it seemed like there were no lights, and also a lot of potholes. Not a huge deal but it did feel a bit sketchy.
Hey William, you’ve been so far off the front these past coupla weeks your gonna incur some out-of-area phone charges if you start phonin’ back to the pack. Nice win (or should I say wins?)
How were the first couple of laps on Sunday?
The darkness wasn’t that much of a problem. Come to think of it, it may have been better since for the first couple of laps we could more easily ignore the fact that we were all covered head to toe in horseshit.
Still trying to decide whether I preferred being covered with road salt to being covered with predigested hay. Oh, springtime!
Racing with a phone? That’s like 100 needless grams!
When I am in a break, i always call back to my domestiques to get gap info, find out if anyone is trying to bridge, and tell them to block Adler who are racing really smart this season. CFM, I assume that the 500 watt power amp hooked up to the cell phone speaker can be a bit frightening. I am sorry for that. 🙂
Seriously guys, a cell phone? I will stick with branchbrook so I can avoid being taken out by those inconsiderate riders and their cell phones AND the people they frighten.
If it’s as bad out there as you say, those riders need to chill. And if it’s not, you need to chill.
Someone needs to chill. It’s just a sound.
In my experience, most 3/4 racers are on the edge. Way on the edge. Every unexpected bump or sound causes a slam on the brakes and wild sway. This can endanger said rider and everyone around him. I’ve actually seen a cell phone ring spook a number of riders in prior seasons, the result off which was never a take down, but awfully close.
For you nonbelievers, let me break this down into something you can readily grasp. An unexpected mid-race cell phone ring is sort of like getting cut off by Inson. His superior bike handling skills keep him from going down, but the inexperienced racer into which he swerves inevitably freaks out and goes down. Perhaps taking others with him. So a cellpone ring (like an expert bike handler) may not seem dangerous. But when coupled with the element of surprise, it can have devastating consequences. Got it?
My apologies about the cell. It was an alarm that I never use so I did not recognise it on the line.
at exactly what kind of risk were you put? we ride and race in nyc. i’d think a cell phone ring would be a minor distraction. unless you thought it was yours and took your hands off the bar.
Maybe the guy on the cell phone was getting orders from his team car behind? Or ordering his breakfast for after the race?
CP – cat 3/4 reace on 3/11- Your cell phone rings at the start line then again during the race, then you reach for it during the race. Please learn the power off button and don’t put the rest of us at risk
I try not to embrocate for at least 2 days before races. I think it helps to retain my Chi.
I embrocate my nether regions prior to racing to give me that little extra git-up-and-go.
that involves some serious contortionism
you mean some people think rubbing oil on the legs opens up the nasal passages? 🙂
How about those DC Racing guys – they rock
They have cotton wool which is soaked with something that opens the nasal passages — like Vicks or Olbas oil or something like that. It’s an old-school way to get the breathing going well. Does it work? About as well as embrocation on the legs.
ease up on the gay-ness.
It is a fantastic result for Adler, Empire and CRCA and New Yorkers in general. Good race JP Kaminski
Well said Chris M, You are one of the good guys and will always be defended online and in person by your many friends, JP is young and a promising rider but I hope he reconsiders making personal attacks without a lot more consideration first.
Just like you said: it’s a nasal tampon.
They have so much blood from the morning transfusions that it just pours out.
I prefer a maxi w/ wings.
Maybe its a way of training their body to process oxygen with only the air provided through breathing with the mouth and when they actually do the event and free air passage through the nostrils, the lactate flushes out better.
I noticed Contador with one of those nose thingy’s, maybe there’s something to it.
i foound an old oatmeal cliff bar a while back that didn’t taste much better than the crap a ate on sunday
Only during the warm up not during the prologue.
since it was a prologue, the short duration of poppers would be the logical choice.
maybe they figures out that by plugging up the nose (and mouth) holes, the rider is more aero? Great idea! Andy, experiments please…
No, these things were cottony and looked like mini tampons.
No, he’s not referring to coke. He’s talking amyl-poppers. I believe they contain amyl-nitrate. A qucker and more intense buzz. Definitely a connoisseur’s choice.
nose plugs contain poppers
OMG WTF LOL
has the unique charm of the pulverized and liquified horse shit which coated everyone’s faces on sunday.
i never knew horseshit had such a grassy texture to it.
To JP: Chill out, man – I wasn’t there this week, so yes, no results. What you are reading is simply the typical comraderie between fellow CRCA club-members when we race out of town – Shaw is a former team-mate and buddy as well. Since you won the series last year in 4s, you are one of the target riders to beat, so its really a compliment to you. Get it? No need to freak out… Just remember you are reading a NYC racing site and we actually dont all hate each other, in spite of some posts you might read…
What team are you on?
Completely off topic, but what were those nose plug things Disco had in their nostrils while they warmed up at Paris-Nice yesterday?
I didn’t see your name on any results??????? Adler rode a good race in the break away and their guys id a fantastic job of bringing the break back on the last lap. WHats with the SHOT about CT cycling? If your from Adler they should get rid of you. Their way too cool of guys to have you with them.
JP KAMINSKI (CT CYCLING)
I didn’t see your name on any results??????? Adler rode a good race in the break away and their guys id a fantastic job of bringing the break back on the last lap. WHats with the SHOT about CT cycling? If your from Adler they should get rid of you. Their way too cool of guys to have you with them.
JP KAMINSKI (CT CYCLING)
quaid, start the reactor.
adler rode a smart race at bethel. ugli made a great move to brdige up to our dying move on the last lap. andy collins also put in a ton of work in the break. the CRCA podium was great given the big #’s from the CCC and Anthem teams who had us outnumbered in the break. good job guys.
Whats that funny looking mini-bulge in Morras’ stomach? I think its a Quatto-type creature that tells him when to attack and stuff…
plus a course that lends it self to crashing.
Im starting to wonder if Crashbrook is generally hazardous to one’s health. I guess its just early season plus heavy salt on road plus too many sketchy dudes…
Chris, that knee wound looked painfull at Branchbrook!
Nice job to CRCA riders for the sweet Bethel results in 3-4’s and 1-2-3’s. Nice to see Ugli/Shaw/Collins dominate the podium in 3-4 (and shut out CT Cycling guys…), plus Loehner 4th in 1-2-3s…
Personally, I confirmed that going down hard on the road at 30mph really smarts – and leaves a nice mark (or 4…). Ouch! Remind me to avoid crashing from now on…