Tinkers coming

 

 

1. Complaining over the pay out
2. Complaining over the lack of races
3. accumulating  MBRA points
4. accumulating Strava kudos
5. trust worthy opponents
6. Sketchy team mates
7. Separate category's
8. everyone runs together
9. Having questionable wattage, but still being able to post results
10. Having big numbers but using them fruitlessly 
11. two day stage race
12. One day fondos
13. Twilight downtown crits
14. Week day worlds
15. Having plenty of races for a Category  upgrade
16. not nearly enough races for the chance of the upgrade
17. Small select few for a concise teams
18. Team store is open, password "bicycle"
19. Planning for a peak
20. peaking for every race.

that was then...this is now

Garbage Fire

 

your world..not mine

 

Hey Richie.

Yea, what’s up Fonz?

How many days you got left of school?

Gee Fonz I’m done after this week!

Cunningham you got any major plans for your summer vaycay?

Well gee Fonz, I dunno probably sleep in , do the beach a few days with Mary Beth, Arnold’s and movies, and oh wow the family is planning a trip to Yosemite sometime in July!

Why? 

Because Cunningham it’s about that time?

What time Fonz..

To launch my weekly summer program, called Cool Cool summer. And I’m gonna need your help you  in?

Well I dunno Fonz..I got a lot on my plate..

See you next week..in the meantime I want you to do a little recon and catch me up what’s been going on around the scene so I can start tallying up the first series of points...

 All milk is breast milk.

Tripper: congratulations Rudy..you did it! You completed your first ever Cherry Roubaix and you not to mention your first ever real road race! 

Rudy: thanks Tripper feels pretty good, I mean I beat a whole pile of legitimate USACycling, category racers, and I just obtained a license not 9 months ago 

Tripper: yea that’s gotta feel pretty radical, I mean it takes some people years to get a solid ride like that.

Rudy: thanks Tripper I’m feeling pretty good, I thought just because I don’t do all that weekday stuff I’d be at disadvantage, but things just kinda worked out. I’m hoping that now maybe I can find my groove, and pick up a decent sponsorship, in hopes of maybe doing another race at some point, I mean you can’t really be a bike racers with no sponsorship or a team.

Tripper: Awe come on Rudy! You don’t really believe that do you?

Rudy: well yeah tripper don’t you have to?  to work as a team ? And what about the equipment deals, and free stuff, racing a bike cost money, and don’t have deep pockets to chase my summer dreams! It seems customary that as soon as a guy starts posting notable rides, and making the selections he gets the offer.

Tripper: trust me Rudy, being on a “team” isn’t a requirement and most that are on a team are doing little or nothing to even justify the discounts, or even free stuff that’s getting swagged to them. You see there has this been this long running misconception that everyone should have a sponsor or be on a team of some kind. But in all actuality it’s not a requirement nor is it that beneficial at local level. Besides there is a pretty rad term out there that’s getting tossed around.

Rudy: oh, what’s that?

Tripper: it’s “ Privateer” 

Rudy: what’s that mean?

Tripper: look it up...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Last season jersey and a helmet from previous team
2. New snappy duds, and a fresh new new helmet 
3. Sunglasses purchased at a gas station on I-80 for 6 bucks
4. Sunglasses swagged from within the sunglasses industry 
5. Showers when ever
6.  showers after every ride
7. Mooches free gel, and Clif Blocks from random race vendors 
8. Multiple small nutrition sponsors 
9. Sleeping on friends floors or in there car 
10. Host housing or Hotels 
11. Clapped out car traveling with four others, and bumming rides
12. Posh newly conversion van and sleeping single in a double bed
13. Last seasons tires
14. New tires every third event
15. Two seasons ago bike
16. Current up to the year bike
17. Non shaving and a slight hint of body odor because of lack funds
18. Non shaving and a slight hint of body odor because its cool to look gruff 
19. No social media presence 
20. More social media presence than the next gas price increase 
21. No money this month for travel expense 
22. Having the liberty to race whatever and when ever you want
23. Living on Ramen , PBJ and fast food salad bars
24. Eating fresh mex, and pro race lie cuisine 
25. Bottle return savings
26. Trust fund savings
27. winning and or placing well but barely getting noticed
28. Getting print just because 

Privateers, then, and now

 Everybody isn’t your friend. 

Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn’t mean they are all your friends.

 People pretend well. 

At the end of the day,

 real situations expose fake people, so pay attention...

deliverance

 

Louis: so Bobby your telling me that you get free grip from nutrition companies, a free set of fancy duds, and nearly all your equipment paid for, and your calling your status..”Privateer” ?

Bobby: that’s what I’m telling you..

Drew: I’ve never heard such a thing...

Bobby:  times are different, gone are the days of getting a full a factory ride, and all the sweet backing that comes from the benefits of being solely under the umbrella of one big name..you see riders, and athletes alike can prosper as well as and if not better than most big time companies 

Louis: well that doesn’t sound like the typical life of a struggling privateer to me because back in my day...

Bobby: oh boy here we go again, the old back in my day belly ache...

Ed: well tell me Louis what did the term privateer mean? ...back in the day...

Louis: you just wait for Ed, once I shed a little light on the true definition of Privateer, your gonna see the stark contrast of how different life really is now a days,.

Bobby: you make being a pro level cyclist sound like a cake a walk.

Louis: now Bobby I didn’t say that at all...I’ll shed some more light on the subject further on up the river, best we move along, 

I hear banjos...

 

 Ahhhhhhhhhh! Fuck

What happened to style!?