Well, lets start with today.

This is the short loop I’m riding right now to get back my base level of fitness. It’s short, not too strenuous and I can do it in an hour or less. I’m shooting for 45 min before August.
I’m preparing to die at a little race called Schalflos im Sattel (Sleepless in the Saddle) on the weekend of August 5-8th. Call me stupid, but It sounds like a shit-ball world of beer, pain and fun. I just need to make sure I have good lights and am confident enough in the dark.

In other news…

Otis Ruben is quite pleased with his new surroundings.

I’m a father. Otis Ruben was born on the 4th of June at 2:05 am. He weighed in at a heft 3.8 kilos and a length of 58cm. Pretty big, but he is his father’s son. He’s all smiles and full diapers right now, but he’ll be riding alongside me in no time, I’m sure.

—me.

I have been trying to figure out what to post during the winter here. When it snows and stays below freezing, I have little to no motivation for riding. Add to that my chronic bronchitis that takes me out of commission for a month at a time and you have a less-than-productive winter season for my lardy ass.

I am getting a nice moustache in though

—me.

ps : Added a link to my friend Tyler’s site, Doc’s Lollipops. What’s biking without good beer, good friends and a bit of art thrown in??