it's been awhile since the last post. too busy shoveling snow. but that shit is about gone. yeah! i like it on the mountain, but not in town. people around here can't deal. or shouldn't. at least the packers won their last game of the season. against the worst team in nfl history. from nfc championship game to no playoffs in one season. lame. not too much going on. waiting for a new year. actually, i'm not waiting for anything. looking at a new location for donkelope bikes headquarters. we'll see how that goes. i have a vision of what i'd like it too be, and not sure if this spot can do that. we'll keep everyone posted about that development. i just read something cool on the urban velo page. they have valet bike parking for the inaugural event in a few weeks. someone will watch your bike while you get your politics on. no lock needed! very cool. the pics are little in town ride on jesus birthday. i guess i'll have to do a "year end wrap up" sometime soon. until then, have a good new year. g

it's full on winter here. most people around here can't/won't operate in this weather. not too much new around here. some pics of a track frame/fork/stem ready for paint. then the velodrome! sent in the registration form for the Seattle Int'l Bike Expo in march 2009. seems like it will be a good event. metallica has a new video out for "all nighmare long". my fave song on the new album. pretty crazy video. i guess when you have that much loot, you can make wild vids like that. plus, metallica guitar hero. how sweet is that? i hope i find someone that gets that. that's about it, just riding around on snow packed streets. pretty darn fun with raz in tow.

yo, the weather is cool but dry. good for street riding. although, when you land, the coolness in the air makes 20 inch tires filled to 75psi feel like something fred flintstone would run. maybe i'm just getting along in years. that's what i get for riding a "kids" bike. metallica and the sword fucking ruled. i would've enjoyed a slightly different set list from 'tallica. but they ripped. i like the new album, i like it a lot. i just wish they would've played some different older songs. oh well, when it comes to seattle, on a monday night, maybe not enough spirit. i shoulda cruised up to vancouver the next night. they played some good shit there. plus to see the sword again would be awesome. hopefully, they'll come back around and play a smaller venue. pure metal!

ahh, another thanksgiving in the books. it's pretty much my favorite "holiday". hope everyone had a good one. there is a lot to be thankful for: air to breathe, delicious beers to swill, and awesome farmers that grow food to eat. we headed to missoula, mt for the weekend. missoula is a rad town. the weather was damn nice there. nice enough to load up some backpacks and a couple of bike trailers, and head out to the woods for a feast by a fire. we had a turkey filled with stuffing, taters, salmon, roasted carrots & beets, lots of beer, 3 dogs, 5 people, 3 donkelopes, some sunshine, and a little dusting of snow on the trail. it was a blast. i wish i would have as much fun watching the packers. but they just can't quite get it done this year. the last 3 games have been decided by 4 or less points. lame. i will put all that behind me because tommorrow is metallica and the sword. fuckin' a. stoked! late, g

mmm, beer. had to cook up a yeast starter for the next brew. malt makes the house smell yummy. joe's 29'er is coming along. it should be pretty sweet lookin'. the pic above is from last sunday at the sscxwc in portland. i would race as many races possible, if they were all that fun. what's going on here is me bailing out. the barriers were just far enough apart to bunnyhop. in this pic, i made it over the first, but didn't feel like i could do both. so i ejected. it was fun. this happened twice. but i did manage to bunnyhop both on a lap. what a great shot(photo by Janet Hill). There are tons of photos out there, and videos of the start. cxmagazine has some good coverage. that's it, late, g.

just got done cleaning the mud off of the bike. yesterday was f'in rad. sswccx in portland. sweet course, awesome crowd, drum core, free beer. i think it was the most fun i've had at a race. i don't know where i ended up in the results. it was crazy. people in costume, people in speedos, people in bikinis, and one person on a pony bike. hell yeah. i'll be there next year. thanks to everyone that had something to do with that race. portland is sweet. i'm sure there will be more vids of the race coming on all week. if you weren't there, check them out. the pic above is not new. i finally got the camera back. that was at the cross crusade race during the oregon manifest weekend. now if the damn packers could pull off a close win. late, g

whew, what a week!! tuesday was pretty exciting. it reminded me of being in wisco when the packers won the super bowl. people outside marching, hootin', & hollerin'. very cool. i am impressed america. but like the man said, "it's going to be a long road, and a steep climb." everybody needs to do their part to make this the country it could be. sacrifices. late, g