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If you’re ever heading to Mike Lennig’s and this is what you see, you’re going the wrong damn way! Thanks to Lacey for the picture and thanks to everyone else that made it out to the wrong way long way journey to Mike Lennig’s, and thanks for leaving me behind you cock suckers… It was an adventure to say the least. With over 100 miles in the saddle for the weekend and most of it in regular people clothes my ass is a bit sore.

Also in the books is another year of Ironman Louisville. I watched people wreck thier bodies into the wee hours in total amazement. Those are some hardcore motherfuckers and if you’ve ever done an Ironman - I salute you… you stupid bastard.

Lastly, thanks to the woman whose name I do not recall for donating her iPod for the return trip home. I’ve got it at the shop with me so feel free to stop in and grab it. If I don’t hear from you by Tuesday, I’ll drop it off at On Your Left.

Nothing critical for today, just an entertaining excerpt from the Surly Blog:

Lastly today, to the guy who wrote in to bitch us out because we did not accomodate him by specifically addressing on our website whether or not he would be able to do barspins on a stock Steamroller: You, sir, are an asshat. It’s one thing to write to us and ask if you can do barspins with the Steamroller. You want to do barspins? Great. But it’s just bad form to write in to us angry because we don’t specifically address on our website the burning issue of barspins. Get bent.

(By the way, the answer is no, not without some modifications like a smaller wheel or different fork or shorter crank arms. Happy? Good. Go drink your milk.)

If you were a fan of Swobo and How to Avoid the Bummer Life and have been wondering why the hell it hasn’t been updated in forever then you’ll be glad to know Stevil is back on the wagon so to speak and has a new blog: All Hail the Black Market. Even if you are unfamiliar with any of this in which I have mentioned you will still likely be enriching your life by checking it out and enjoy the rants.

Schwinntonation is playing the Bluegrass Brewing Company’s St. Matthews location tonight (Friday, August 28). If you’re unfamiliar this Chicago group turns bicycle noises into music. While that’s no far stretch for us bicycle lovers, it still looks to be something to behold. Show starts at 7 and if you show up with your bike helmet you get $3 BBC pints all night! Awesome indeed. See you suckers there!

I say that cause I almost did! Forget the Ironman and meet up at On Your Left Cycles at 3pm and wish the likely absent Derek a happy birthday. Depart shortly after for a casual 22 miler out to Mike Lennig’s for some beer and fish… we’ll stop for snacks along the way as a few of us won’t want anything to eat there.

Watch for the double bodied Keo at 3:30

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeah!!! I have no idea why I made a point to look at the ingredient list on these but while browsing the junk food selection at the corner mart I was so fucking stoked to discover vegan doritos! If there’s anything I’ve missed in the years of being vegan, doritos were it. On Frito-Lay, you are quite the provider. Upon further investigation, just to be sure, I discovered a PETA bit about the chips… not that PETA is anything to rely on, but still.

A new study by Dr. Chris Cavacuiti of the University of Toronto shows that cyclist cause less than 10% of bike/car accidents. While most of those who ride frequently would have already assumed this, there is a public perception that cyclists are usually the cause of these accidents. Read Dr. Cavacuti’s interview over at Experience Research

The River Rod Ruckus went down last night at the old River Road Country Club at Zorn Ave and River Road. Much cx fun was had and thanks to Molnar from Louisville Dirt Club for getting it together as well as having goodie bags for those in attendance. Additionally, thanks to the woman who’s name I did not get for supplying food stuffs for everyone as well. The count was 16 riders representing all levels as far as I could tell and even a few teams. Pretty awesome. This looks to be a regular Sunday evening event leading up to cross season so don’t be scared to stop by, check it out and have a beer. I’ve got some serious training to do. No pics, but I’ll be sure to break out the camera next Sunday.

Fuck Yeah! Louisville is the United States’ most obscene city according to Google trends. According to the recent “study” going by internet searches in Louisville, more people per capita as I guess it would be, used so-called obscene language in their internet searches than any other city in the U.S. How Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits awesome is that! And I was considering moving away?! I knew I loved this place for a reason.

Read the article here.