One piece at a TIME

My TIME Atac XS Carbons came in last night.

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New Element Found

New Element Found

 Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest

 element  yet known to science.

 The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25

 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant

 deputy neutrons,  giving it an atomic mass of 312.

 These 312 particles are held together by forces called

 morons, which  are surrounded by vast quantities of

 lepton-like particles called peons.

 Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however,

 it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with

 which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium

 can cause a reaction that  would normally take less than a

 second, to take from 4 days to 4 years  to complete.

 Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2- 6 years. It does

 not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a

 portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons

 exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass will

 actually increase over time, since each reorganization will

 cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes..

 This characteristic of morons promotion leads some

 scientists to  believe that Governmentium is formed whenever

 morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical

 quantity is referred to as critical morass.

 When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes

 Administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy

 as Governmentium, since it  has half as many peons but twice

 as many morons.

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Almost there

It's now officially been over 3 weeks since I lost my bike due to frame failure. I've posted several times about frustrations and concerns that I've had regarding the new G2 geometry being used with a standard 38mm offset fork as well as the headset oversight. You'll notice that I've removed those posts and I'll explain why later.

I've spoken at great lengths with Paul from Ryder Bikes as well as a few people from Trek Bicycle Corporation about my frustrations and concerns. I made my argument and Trek made their argument, but I believe it was Paul's feedback that ultimately helped us come to an agreement. After all was said and done I was very impressed with how both Ryder Bikes and Trek handled the situation. I may not be very happy about the length of time I've been unable to ride but I'm very happy knowing that my LBS and OEM have my back.

Taking into consideration the manner in which this situation was ultimately handled I decided to remove the posts in which I stated my concerns and frustrations. I am a Fisher fan through and through and they definitely took care of me. Heck, I'm a riding billboard for them. Look at my tattoos. The first one is obviously the Gary Fisher logo. The second is tire tread from a Bontrager Jones XR 29er tire. The third is the "Man's Best Friend" guy that comes on a sticker located under the front derailleur of their bikes.

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Curtlo goes Big Tyme

Big Tyme isn't just a name for this guy. It's a description. No really, he's 6'11. I grew up with him in Spokane and I remember when I was a lot taller than he was. That didn't last long though. He shot past me his softmore year of high school and yes, he plays basketball. Ballin aint the only thing he does though. He enjoys long walks on remote hiking trails, romantic candle lit dinners, and mountaing biking. That's right, mountain biking.Unfortunatley for him there aren't many bikes that fit too well. What is a GIANT to do?, you might ask. I'll tell you what a GIANGANTIC 6'11 dude does for a bike. He does what any other GIANT 6'11 mountain biker would do. He ordered a custom built Curtlo. Now he just had to hurry up and wait. 

Big Tyme just started a new blog. Check it out. There isn't much there yet but once he gets his curtlo I'm sure he'll be filling it up quick.

http://bigtymerider.blogspot.com/

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Thanksgiving Beercation

My 2008 thanksgiving vacation was spent up in snowy Erie, Pa. Theresa, Tam, and I kicked off our beercation with a - that's right - a beer. We hit up the margarita bar at the airport for a 7:00 am Sam Adams. This pretty much set the tone for the rest of the trip. The first item of business upon arriving in Erie was to...that's right..crack a beer. After visiting with some friends we headed over to Theresa's family's house and...yup...cracked another beer.

As much as I would love to say that it was all about the beer, it really wasn't. The beer played a big role but the main focus of the trip was family. We spent most of the time hanging with Theresa's family with the occasional escape to friends houses.

The last day of vacation I was talked into cross country skiing. I wasn't sold on the idea at first as I had never before been skiing. After a moment of weakness I agreed and got clipped into the two waxed sticks of death. The trail head was located on a very small yet terrifying hill. I managed to glide right down before taking off on the nicely groomed trails. After stumbling around for a few hours we headed back to the lodge for a break and a...you guessed it...a beer. With a little liquid courage in me I headed back out to get a few good falls and some new bruises in before calling it quits. What a blast. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely not mountain biking, but, it was a good substitute considering the circumstances. Below is a slide show of the trip. Enjoy.

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