Friday, August 30, 2019



  1. That Impossible burger actually turned out to be...possible
  2. That new action figure really didnt do what the Saturday morning commercial claimed..
  3. That huge candy bar really wasn't that big..
  4. That power test that felt soo hard didnt produce the numbers you thought they did
  5. That lap at DTE want that that fast
  6. That KOM you didnt you missed because that GPS box on the handlebars didnt register 
  7. This shitty blog hasnt gotten any better of time
  8. That micro brew didnt taste like you thought it would
  9. That blind date wasn't what you expected
  10. The shoes didnt fit
  11. The band that throws the universal sign of rock out wasn't as good live as you thought they were 
  12. That blow job didnt make point your toes..or curl your feet 
  13. that blue pill didnt give the girth you wanted
  14. The energy drink didnt do much for your energy
  15. Those tires didnt ride like they claim
You ever thought you may have been cheated...






Thursday, August 29, 2019

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

GravelKingdom


The Bikes 
Love..
simply the most versatile bike a human soul could own...no questions about it..The freedom machine...(why the hell hasnt someone jumped on that name???) if the right one is chosen properly and set up the correct..its fair to say it can compete at most any discipline well.cept maybe that Redbull shit......through it under the right rider and the chances of success are far greater...



Like..
I like that we have options...options on all sorts bikes from the original do it all rig the cyclocross bike to the now somewhat dated famed and crazy hype Exploro to whatever is next in the pipeline from your favorite company...its ;ole the wild west and the wild west was Kick ass



Hate...
that in some sense its killing the roadbike,,,I have to believe in all sense there is some fool at some company brainstorming there rise to success with the capable roadbike..but not coined gravel...adventure cycle..hate it hate it  hate it.......










you know something else i hate the colors..lets drop the drop the bland colors of greens, browns, blacks and grey the shit is supposed to be fun...riding incognito to nature may seem like what the folks want..but it aint..stop with it








OH yea..I hate those ugly ass flaired out drop bars..i dont give a shit how comfy they are there ugly as fuck..............

fuck


The Tires
Love..
The Tires..(although this is something of another completely different topic later on TMS)
holy fuckin golden bat turds do we have more choices than not...this is such a huge Godzilla like category  now its hard to even make a logical choice..but when you do your dialed

until the next new tread pattern comes out






Like:
There all fairly in the normal human  affordable range and haven't stepped into the stupid money gouge your  eyes out with a steak knife price..50 Bucks is a fair dinkum







Hate
The overkill size proportions some humans are running..10 years ago no one in the there right fuckin mind would run 45c semi knobbies on concrete ...concrete? oh whatta ya mean concrete
are we not  talking about gravel bikin..................wait we will get to that..


The Events

Love..
WOW!...dont ever ever cry your bored and have nothing to do...if you cant find some cool ride on the weekends your a lazy fuck...And not to mention look what its done for the love cycling? folks that normally would never even look at a crit..or road race..are drooling crazy over just finishing the Cheeseburger and Beer farts dirty 100K...thats what we call winning..and the whole atmosphere is centered around having fun...and having fun is cool..and then wll there are World tour pro riders taking digs with the locals....how cool is that




Like
These bandit type races popping up...Like Nach-Del Torrie Wells..The Ann Arbor Minnie WannaaHahah...Like big fun organized group rides.. this is good..and its not centered around  The wide eyed Cat 3 soon to be a Cat 2 trying for the spot on the cool guy squad




Hate
flogging the horse...
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes
the hoarded of classes






FUCK off

wanna say you did Barry..ride the 62 mile not the 12 K for electric assist



Love..
The Industry
man the its been like a shot in the arm for them...and good..since the road thing was suffering after the Lance effect..and correct this old bastard if im wrong..its hasnt hurt the MTB world in a bit..



Like..
What its done for the progress of design...the bikes are almost like a buy-able skecht pads for new trends and upcoming designs soon to be carried over to the road world..brakes, shocks ..tire width
all have stared to evolve from this world






Hate
How quickly something that was red hot is now dated technology..but i suppose its the same with all other aspects of your sport huh?




still hate it



Love..
The People....Man o Geez o man i love the enthusiastic smiles from..who doesn't like a friendly cyclist..with the  motivation to explore..no one hates a stoned face fool that passes by on desolate rode with a barely a nod...gravel folks are all about smiles



Like
Its bringing new people to the sports, and hopefully into the LBS...but with a cost....see below



Hate
said it before and ill say it again.......................................

Gawd dammit it all..some technology shouldn't be allowed until you reach a level of expertise...These bikes will make noise..and some dont always do exactly as claimed..some tires dont fit some frames and not all treks come with full suspension..tubeless tire set up isnt for everyone...not entirely the humans that buy into this fault ..but stop crying over it..just ride your dam bike





we wish the industry would stop pushing some of this into the newbie for the experience and let folks just fuckin ride..smile and explor




Keep on keepin on...







the importance of good shoes

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Monday, August 26, 2019

The Way We Were



Lil Tony 
Lower Huron CX
circa 2005

Cross is coming....



Marilyn and husband Arthur Miller riding bicycles through Windsor Great Park in England, August 1954.


Cindy Crawford’s First Modeling Shot From Her High School Boyfriend’s Backyard – 1983


Sunday, August 25, 2019



Love..The Bikes
Like
Hate

Love..The Tires
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Hate

Love..The Events
Like
Hate

Love..The Industry
Like..
Hate

Love..The People
Like
Hate




this week on TMS



The way we were