The Wednesday night group ride last night was at Mt. Falcon. We had a sizable group even though the Mr. and Mrs. Plesko were MIA. Jeanie, John, Scott, Erik (aka it’s not my fault when I crash), Dinh, Truesdale, Bill, Nicolette, Dave Nice and I headed up Mt. Falcon from the lower parking lot…

I’ve been having lots of fun recently with the video mode on my camera. The quality is poor and I hadn’t had a use for it until I started this blog. I’m considering making a 2 minute short filmed with just the point and shoot camera video mode… we’ll see how that goes. Anyway, here’s the first video from from the ride. Bill and Erik (aka it’s not my fault when I crash)

I felt pretty good tonight on the climb. I middle ringed the whole thing but my legs were definitely feeling the workout I did the night before…

Custom 29er Black Sheep fixed gear, platform pedals, and packing a flask of whiskey, Dave Nice road out to meet us from downtown. How he cranked up (or down) Mt. Falcon on “that thing” I have no idea. After the ride we stopped in Morrison for some eats and I made an ass of myself, finding out that Dave is actually a professional distiller… last year on a ride at Centennial Cone, we rode into the darkness, and my car battery went dead in the upper parking lot. Dave whipped out a flash of whiskey from his pack and passes it around. Wow, that his the spot. Anyway, our conversation at dinner started with me telling Dave that I was less impressed now that I knew he was a professional. He responded with something like ‘oh, sorry to disappoint you that I’m not a bootlegger making moonshine in my bathtub illegally…’. Luckily the conversation improved. Good company…. Here’s Pimp Dave cranking up a climb:

Last is “The Conversation”… my best video clip yet. Notice the unzipped Jersey, the exposed chest, the stance, the blueish camouflage shorts and the reaction to Dinh’s second place. This one’s dedicated to you Truesdale!

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