- The Cosdi dental kit
- Crisp tan lines
- Not riding obsessively
- The color black
- Tubeless everything
- 32 inch wheels. Especially if your the Grayling giant
- Barry Roubaix
- ICEMAN
- friends
- Ice cold refills at Subway
- Leadville 100
- Kroske
- Quality over quantity
- Riding instead of racing
- One close friend instead of a crew of banter buddies
- French fries n vinegar
- Pizza from anywhere
- SRAM…ok I said it’s not so bad
- Rim brake road bikes. Everything comes full circle
- Secret crushes
- Proper sticker placement
- Giving kudos to the ones who give you kudos
- Unfollowing
- Old cross bikes
- The feeling of a new kit.
- The smell of your favorite person after a shower
- Shutting up more often
- Loyalty
- 70s nipples
- Monster Magnets entire music collection
- Paul’s components
- Bill Fartindale
- Velocity wheels
- Killing dead end negative friendships
- Inner peace
- The Grand River shoot out
- EVO racing
- Dybo
- Not owning one single piece of Rapha shit, and still being able to breathe fresh air and drink clean water
- The Midwest triple crown
- Perfectly executed field sprint
- Corey Stange, fastest dude to rarely leave his zip code
- Olives
- A clean drivetrain
- Waxing chains
- Ignoring narcissistic assholes
- Sleeping in
- SJD
- Tom Clark
- Killing Joke
- The Mc5
- The Bike Shop
- Mad Track Arena
- Jack White
- Motorhead
- SLAYER
- Old school trails
- Waxing chains
- Not having small screaming children
- Leveling up
- Being flexible
- Compliments
- Buying used
- Discovering new music
- Comfortable shoes
- A good plate of onion rings
- Warm soup on a Sunday night in winter after a long ride
- Analog Radios
- An organized workshop
- The cool side of the pillow
- Claudia the Horse Doctor
- The Turbo kit
- The start of a cross race
- A fresh new kit
- Not buying into the hype
- Reading books
- Being nice to people that most people aren’t nice to
- Knowing your boundaries
- Lunch breaks
- A clean bike
- Fresh shave
- Waking up to rain and still getting a done…ZWIFTERS not applied
- sealing a tubeless tire first try
- E-tap
- Shutting up when you need to shut up.
- Not overusing that thing that people that like Metal do with there fingers
- punching a Nazi
- Putting ignorant assholes in there place with one word
- Rock Road cycles
- Seth from Sweet bikes
- Liking things because you like them
- Dogs, any kind
- Cats are rad too.
- New stories
- Stouffers French bread pizzas
- Dog bite lawyers
- TimboSlice
- UCI world mountain bike series
- Met helmets
- MVDP
- MVW
- Box sections
- Riding to the ride
- Podiums
- Drop bars on everything
- Honda everything
- Being an adult
- Fresh playlists
- Apple products
- South Side Chicago wheelmen
- Being ok with being ok
- Morning Cranks
- Adams sports Medicine
- Raising responsible kids
- Fresh vegetables
- Kicking it Freestyle instead of following a structured plans
- Accepting your short comings
- Not doing what everyone else is doing because there doing what everyone else is doing
- Supporting small businesses
- Hitting the snooze button
- Laughing at yourself
- Crank Cross
- Figuring it out by yourself
- Not leering at the opposite sex
- Accepting the fact you probably have poop in your beard
- 80$ adult actresses
- Paying cash
- Riding wheelies
- Skidding
- Singing out loud
- Tell that person that needs to be told to fuck off
- Stadium Nacho with arena cheese
- New York instead of Watopia
- Makuria islands instead of New York
- Pretzel buns
- 11 speed
- Triple Triangles
- Street sessions
- Keeping secrets
- Looking people in the eye
- Giving instead of selling
- TCKolo
- Not driving 10 hours to ride for 4
- Avoiding this crumby blog
- Telling your crush you have a crush on them
- Wolf tooth components
- Threshold intervals with good legs
- Random texts from friends
- White Lightning…if uno uno
- Riding because u want to
- Humble humans
- Dick heads..cuz we learn how not to be from these people
- PBJS
- last 1 minute and 32 seconds of Bostons peace of mind song
- Fast lines
- Being smooth
- Not caring about wearing Lycra at the trails
- Checking up on your friends
- A clean butt
- Erie st crit
- Proper foot wear
- A fresh haircut
- Growing old
- Asking questions
- Your favorite color
- Egg rolls
- The sound of silence
- Working on your own shit
- Warm summer nights
- The smell of autumn
- ICEMAN training rides
- Going through it…and surviving
- Short rides
- Waking up at 1 am and realizing you don’t have to get up until 630
- Living to remember when
- New tires
- Proper CX pressure
- AAVC
- a great TT fit
- Someone remembering your name
- Non press fit frames
- Clean Sunny’s
- Blending in
- Laughing
- First time successfully bleeding a SRAM brake set
- Marj get sick
- Coast to Coast gravel
- Caffeine Soul
- The original chicken sandwich by Burger King
- Casio Watches
- Honest answers
- Proper payout
- Realistic heroes
- 3rd wheel 150 meters to go
- Spring Classics
- A successful bathroom experience
- A fresh pack of Sweetarts
- Finishing a tough workout
- Cake
- Green Olives
- Seeing a friend happy
- A good night sleep
- Cervelo bikes
- Short punch climbs
- Remembering where you came from
- Slow Cheetah
- Old friends
- That first sip of coffee
- Evolving
- Gas station snacks
- Never watching time
- Finally finished this stupid list….
Friday, August 21, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Nathalie Birli, a 27-year-old professional cyclist, was training when a car knocked her down. The young woman broke her arm when she fell. Her attacker got out of the car, beat her with a tree trunk, and took her home, isolating her in the countryside.
"When I woke up, I was naked, sitting and tied to an armchair in an old house," the young woman said.
Her kidnapper forced her to drink alcohol and tried to drown her, then put her in a bathtub full of cold water, she reported.
The woman noticed that the man was growing several orchids. She began to compliment the flowers. Her aggressor, initially "full of hatred," began to "soften up" and explained his passion for gardening and his difficult childhood.
The young woman finally managed to get her kidnapper to release her and take her home, not forgetting her bicycle.
Police were able to locate the crime scene thanks to GPS data from the bicycle. The 33-year-old man, who has mental health issues, was arrested, and police are now investigating whether he was involved in other unsolved kidnappings.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Friday, August 14, 2026
1. Didn’t race a single Waterford
2. No Gratten
3. Missed the Grand River shoot out
4. Didnt take a picture worthy vacation
5. Only caught the Tour day France 6 minute highlights
6. Skipped the Watetmoo
7. Haven’t driven the Marquette yet
8. Only have drank 3 Bells Oberons
9. Still riding in last year’s kit
10. Don’t care about cross
11. Let my USAC license expire two days ago.
12. Skipped big rides
13. Don’t give two shits about Quinn
14. Haven’t ridden a century yet this year
15. Can barely think of any real content for this shitty blog…
How my summer has been going

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