PRE-SEASON HYPE n DIRTY SHIT

Yo T. Hold up a min. You keep talkin up this roadie stuff all the time, but the dirt world gets metioned about as much as a ghetto kid tryin to fight his way for a livin. Com'on now, you know there is more to the Scene than this road thing. Its time to look at the other side of the Scene. the fellas and bellas on fat tires. and who and where will they be racin. Lets start with some match ups on where these burly folks might be throwing down.

XC Mountain Bike races. Lots to pick from, and the list gets bigger and bigger and more water downed every year. But who is going to come out on top? The tree hugging hippies in the CPS or old guard USAC Tailwind. CPS keeps trying to raise the bar by making the series new and exciting. But its not as competive, and they keep trying to make the series 100 races strong. On the other hand, tailwind has been racing the same loops every year that they are offering a blind folded class. But the die hards keep coming back, and make the competition level strong year after year. If the new owners can find the magic, and mix things up it could come from behind with a KO.

Long and strong! seems like everyone wants the distance, more for the money? You got the 100 milers and then the 12/24hrs? That kisscross dude cant do no wrong when he puts on a race, and the Lumber Jack 100 is the latest champ. But Fun Pro Mo has been at this game longer than Joe Breeze and Gary Fisher so dont count him out! The Scene is home to some of the best 12/24hr races in the country. But the attendance has stalled? But if your an endurance race junkie, you got to get those miles somewhere...

The KING? The iceman... Dont need an introduction when your the champ. But the camp sometimes cant see the small flaws in its armor leading to destruction. Will O2S rise and conquor? Will the little uprising called Peak to Peak be enough for the peoples to say fuck it???

PRE SEASON HYPE n SHIT P2

There's a sayin going around, i dont know where i scene it or heard..coulda been on the T shirt that lil shit Gary was wearing a few weeks back but that's another story..The saying? Don't Hate the Players, Hate the Game? I guess the way i see it to get proper motivation for what TMS is gonna be faced with in the weeks to come.. its befitting..Now i don't know em all and if i miss a few don't sweat it..cuz i got an old friend stopping by in a bit that's gonna drop his science on whats left, so far now its kinda like most sceners form...u got what you got..

the PLAYERS n shit

 the WOLVERINES, u no the brotherhood, once refereed to as the RED ARMY your  a wolverine always a wolverine..the numbers seem to enlarge and shrink from time to time.. but the core always seems solid..DYBO, TIMMY, The Future, Baby Huey, KROSKE, now Questionable, that LIL shit KACHELBERRY..BK, FB..add a few here and there and whole pile of up and coming... and its pretty solid..not the smartest group, but not dumbest..My Only gripe. dam big money...please for Christ sake stick with a uniform design for more than 2 season...

MCG/Trails Edge: with the heavy loss of the bunny, its gonna be the Vince and Colin show that is unless they got dirty lawyers hidn in there pockets and all the 3s got the Homie hook-uo....my only gripe..BIG MONEY!!..GET THAT STORE OPEN DONT TAKE NO 3 MONTHS TO MOVE THAT JUNK. GITR DONE

Essex Brass: the ever shrinking...455, the Micro machine, GrayZone Han Solo..Martin REV, Will Muulins..want some advice get out of there way there going fast cuz its the only way they know..and keep your hands and feet away from there mouths EEEEKS..my only gripe..spend less time and money with those silly photo shoots, and Dam change that kit fools it s U-G--L-Y..

Lathrup/Giant: heavy on the experience, light on commitment....the Eagle, DOCSAVAGE, ROADKING, the EvilDude, BRUUUCE, and possible additions? Once the Metro powerhouse, but most recently a aged club team.the ROADKING jusy cant stop, and ED is ED..maybe this year will be different.My only gripe the dudes are fighting father time... and he is tough SOB..

Ventus. no comment.

Priority Health.: regrouped its plan and added a whole slew of  cute pre-pubescent teenagers, old pros, cutters, wild eyes, and age battling AARP farts..names like.. Gotwild, Fisher, Yankus Alan Atonick, no-longer lost cross, Young (sit down fool!!) KARWANTSOME, Damyankme..Oh my suckas.OH MY... money must b good...My only gripe..lest see u get the plan together.

Panther. U-dont wanna know

Bissell/Nuvo..etc..Westside pride, the scrouge of the west bank the HATED...u name it.. at its best..I dunno what to say...so many watts but so little personality..but WTF Haters, take a look at your vacuum.kinda like dog owners they begin the resmble each other in both looks and actions.  enuff said.

Hagerty, like fine wine...just bcarefull when doin the group ride..my only grip..take some of that thick ass rip and pony up for some up dated threads..

Team Card: the one man wreck in crew will we see more of the infamous BLACK ACE in 2012..my only gripe.. all super heroes have a cape ..

LeadmeOut : crazy bunch of fools from over there...they aint too many things that put a chill into T's bone but i gotta say..that the Krone-aken  suck'a and the HULK scares the B-jesus outta me..I mean i aint runnin but dam fools that dude is grizzle add in some new legs and learners .My only gripe..lotsa bark...lil bite..

EAst Hills: Velo: two words...WHITE-LIGHTNING..nuff said

I know i missed a few along with the also rans..but if u didn't make this list.... re-read Saturdays post and insert yo John Hancock in there..because like Creed said...THERE IS NO TOMORROW..THERE IS NO TOMORROW..THERE IS NO TOMORROW..THERE IS NO TOMORROW..THERE IS NO TOMORROW..

later hater

My name is( insert name here) Last week I turned ?. I wasn't ready for it. I haven't done anything yet. So I made this deal with myself. This is the year I make my mark.

March 9th 2012, 3:20 a.m

Mike: Lawerence its me.. Mike... are you awake? Lawrence..Lawrence...

Mr T: zzzz zzzz

Mike: Lawrence..I will not disturb you,but i was just passing through and I thought id stop by, but i see you are resting. good... as the body gets older... the battery's need to be recharged more often, missing too many recharges is hard on the machine.

Mike: Lawrence..ill leave you with this for now...the  four D's..Desire, Dedication, Discipline, and Direction. with out any of these precocious time is a waste. Ill stop back by when your awake to speak more of each .

 good bye Lawrence.

TAO of Bruce

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

PRE-SEASON HYPE-n-SHIT P1

By now most that frequent this poorly composed blog have gotten there 2012 plan in line..Goals might be set, grudge matches are composed in the brain, new teams are composed, the banter has hit the self bloated blogs more than the grip the TOWC stole from sceners again... Throw the fact that facebook twitters with wattage numbers, calories cut and early season miles and possible results. Just the mere thought of all this hub bub raises T's pulse so much that punching keys is a difficult task..but a mans gotta do what what i gotta do..so without further here goes what most are shootin for, and then some...

BRX..Barry Ruby..the big opener for most..its a beautiful thing this race is some will race up some down..COUGH COUGH...and others are just dam tickled ignorant to be there..speaking of ignorant the added run up at the end and no beer..well i guess it isn't springs version of ICEMAN..but still a cool race to boot..you might wanna bring along the SHAQ packs if its anything like last year..

Lowell 50 3/31/12..dirt roadin in the westside its a gettin bigger every year..cross bikes are prefer d but don't rule out the roadie rig..

Spring Flingin 3-412in the metro area..take your pick , or do double duty, or any way you want it... Back to Waterford, or the AAVC runaway plaza..nothing getting race form for say an early season crash..i mean peak..good races solid turnout leave alittle in the tank every weekend and you still could be rollin into July..come and see those that have and have not..

Fisk Knob 4/15/12 the annual get your TT thing on a roll em out..it got bumped back a little this for 2012 with hopes of using more tolerable tt gear..if never done it do it..suffocation on a tt bike in early spring is a beautiful thing

Willow TT, 4/28/12 if you missed Fisk Knob or like the roadking just cant stop racing hit up the infamous willow TT, 6 laps..count em if you can 6 laps.... a good opener for the seasons gauge..wind is always on the menu but beware of the parking lot warmups..DAM fool watch yo self..somebody is bound to carnage themselves to the fullest......... hey look out.....
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Cone Azalia 5/6/12 classic..the infamous break your bike, break your body and yo wallet..hardmen and hard tires need only apply..its now to the point it has earned its name the classic wind, mud, flats and Paul martin are usual the deal breakers....thank that dude super Dave if ever comes to town for starting the tough SOB!

TOWC, 5/12/12 sick of riding your overpriced carbon rig on shitty Michigan roads? well god saved you haters they cancelled that shit again...but dont get too depressed, theres a good chance it will get rescheduled before you make other plans..

West Michigan stage race, 5/19-20/12 gets the official hype it needs 3 races 2 days...come locked because spring flingers should be starting there peak..

Tour Of Frankenmuth.. 5/26/12 get up early to the this posh little place in the middle who gives shit and bring as mush watts as you can muster, only big rollers need apply, oh and while your at practice your parking lot speed bump bunny hops..dam hater...got more in yo tank hit the fondo up later and pretend to roll like BIGRAY

GRBC TT..5/28/12 cant stop racing...TT lovers rejoice you got another...check it out its wortha shout

West Branch Classic.. 6/2/12 two days in semi northern Michigan..the peak has now begun..If the big bitch of a climb dont get you the shear watts to hold rollers wheels on the back side will...beware of tangy beer, and hot ass chix in the Sunoco stations..that shit will get you every time

Le Tour DE Mount peasant... 6/9-10/12 3 days..TT friday night ...fast ass crit saturday and if you roll the 1/2...130 miles of gettin guttered...leave your pimped out TT rig cuz you cant use that shit friday night...watch out for indians,and the local hotties...

Duck Lake state TT. 6/16/12. if you still got anything left cranking out a 40K with that seat shoved in no mans land is a good way to squeeze the rest of the spring fling juice outta your hynie...you say WTF 180 hr doenst feel no matter what you park yo butt on. give it try..fields are thin, hell race up 1/2 and pop a top 10...just sayin..

Celebration Crit.. 6/17/12 real prize money and it aint too far for all you east siders to lose your pride gives this one a try crit season now in session MF"S

Detroit CRIT.. 6/30/12 MURDER CITY MURDER CITY...Canucks came over and beat the pants of most 1/2..tight fast course( ask YANKUS) with a open BLVD finish...for god sakes if anything come on down and check D-TOWN in the heat of the summer..

Terry Riech charity race 7/8/12..Hillsdale where..ok ok..its in the middle of what T refers to as southern Michigan militia territory..don't be scared those Nazi punks just look angry..

BTR.. 7/14/12 easy on easy off..big ol office park crit....with a interesting twist of a finish...make sure you know your social security number if you plan taking home any fat cash..wtf you need that for?

le Champion Pave.. 7/22/12 .for god sake at least come down and see a city in decay..Flint..nice place to visit wouldn't wanna live there..Kidney belts not required but are suggested..race on one of the oldest crit course in the state.

Mullet Yawn...where are you?

Milford state championship CRIT 7/29/12 doggin..secod chance to get your form is now brewing don't worry about the last corner it only looks sharp..and the silly little hill aint shit....make a day out of it cuz theres whole lot to look at here folks..and when your done..hell get yo self some Ice cream..

Hine park TT 7/5/12 out and back..and your done..the one that brings out the creeps from the wood work..everything from dirt clods, to tri dorks hit this one up watch out for fool in the 5s fast dude..

Cherry Ruby in Traverse 7/11-12/12 city..miss this one and your either at ORE/shore or your dead..great race weekend..if you still got legs if you don...t theres always the bar at the Holiday Inn..hey fool this aint my drink..what chu lookin at sucka ..?

Tour De gas Light.. 7/19/12 Critin in the place that breeds beautiful women...GR water..its good for your skin and boobs..solid event..

Sylvania Cycling Classic, 7/25 /12 Ohio state Crit championship in the Black Aces back yard, and close to your neighborhood bring your trunks. but not before you practice suffocation and riding at the same time as this one will show no mercy..and even better if it rains.ouch ooh..

yea the RITE AIDE..its down there..thanks.

Birmingham Bicycle Festival 7/26/12 ...they like there money up here and the Wolverines....it would be a dam cryin shame if you didnt hit up this dog after you got done hanging out in the Glass city the night before..dam..AAVC and Springflingin seemed years ago...

Debaets-Devos Pro-Am Memorial Bicycle Race 8/3/12 ..with all do hope its not the only gig in the Murder city come the three day...but if it is..get ready for the grand finaly..of crit racing in for 2012....round and round she goes..it just isnt the same as the the old venues..I got kinda used to Hypos gettin stuck in my Tufos...

feel free to plug in your midweek Big Johnson contest going on at any nearby race track, office park or Tuesday night ride..whatever you choose..just don't hate the game..hate the players ..

come back later... cuz it could get dirty.
HATE ON FOOLS

Essex Brass 2012 roster

Dave Mullins and Bruce Rivera mugged it up at the 2012 Essex Brass team camp.
the big question/rumor will and is Tim Saari returning?

TMS

How long has it been? another season another pile of numbers, miles, multiple pizza elbows, some will come, some will go, hatred will be thrown around and as much as love..before i come in with the part 1 of the 2012 pre season hype and shit....i want you all to think about what excuses you will make now, during and after the whole thing is in the books and were stuck with days of fodder, filler and fat around here. time flys when your havin fun one minute your going circles in Allen Park, and a fast time at Island lake, next thing you know its another lost race on labor day and a mouth full of double cross..So before i set to work on part 1...ill leave you with some of the most popular T has heard to date..

too windy
no money
no motivation
that race sucked
im not a climber
im just sitting in
sick
hungover
im a cross guy
just here for the work out
i cant sprint
black ice
knee issues
not a A race
im on break
its a rest week
dropped my chain
not interested
back hurts
had the flu
kids sick
on vacation
i got better things to do
didnt get enough miles in the spring
flatted
not in the plan
helpin a teammate
cooked
just gettin time...
no teammates

Sure as shit theres more...but dam it all haters give it a fair shake your gonna have a calendar chocked full of everything from road bikes on dirt roads to mtb riding pavement and a few fondo's in between..if your gonna make an excuse at least give it some effort..haters...dam

CYA soon

Details...

Michigan's Hard man Adam York gets his act together and gets on the "better"plan for 2012 season, signs with RGF/Felt continues on with his robot like status.
throw him a double Slayer when you see him!

details

Late nights most of the times are filled with non threatening good ol fashion wholesome entertainment, a full sleeve of chips ahoy s and big ol glass of D ..and T is set. while laying back and and working my brain over the pre-season game.. Once gain the gentlemen like figure I have come know simply as Mike, came before me in the Static like haze of the idiot box. He brought with him one word for the night...Details.. Lawrence.. Details...and then he asked me to give my definition of the word and how and "if" I use it..

Webster 's version : de·tail An individual part or item; a particular...which wasn't too far off my thoughts. I couldn't resist and asked why? Because Lawrence, in life either we are told its all in the details, or simply don't sweat em. Its a balance and when we find that balance as most of us have in other aspects.. it can be a sweet relationship. Mike then went on to say, We are all unique, and we succeed and fall short by our own details, too many will drive a man crazy, not enough will leave him searching for excuses. My ultimate goal, if I could teach the world to sing, would not be for all of us to be clones of choir , but rather a performer in there own image. I said but what does all have to do with my speaking of the 2012 season? Mike simply said: Details will make the difference, anyone can take a picture as we all know, its the ones who can pull the meaning out of it that will succeed... Lawrence..think about it.
And in within the time of the Ronco commercial tried sell me another Ginsu ...he was gone..all he left me with was some thoughts of my upcoming pre-season shake down and whole pile of mystery...

before I get to work on the 2012 details....

Another wise man once told me.."life's beach, is filled with stones and on your journey to self success the detail you may have missed may be under the stone you failed to turn over"

HATE ON !

monday

TAO OF T

Got up this morning stumbled into the commode, looked in the mirror and out of the corner of my eye this is what i saw, And I thought DAM another grinder....but just then i got a glimpse of something.. a iny little dot it was moving real slow...it was something I experienced a few days back, if you want know.. look elsewhere at another time..but that being said..it put me back into perspective...Before you all go hatin (theres enough of that here already) and assuming this is just more unnecessary filler, fodder and dog farts....take time and stumble through my poor grade school grammar and you might learn a thing or to, or maybe you don't..
I know my drift isn't always easy to understand and sometimes rather redundant.., but I also know some of you get it, just like i know some of you are doing what needs to be done..i can feel it, smell it, Ive seen it and have even tasted it..What is it?
The Initiative putting forth the effort with what time you have here, i don't mean going through the same hardly breaking a sweat lying to yourself motion, i mean making the most of it following through, committing to the process of whatever it is the big man lays on the breakfast table every day you rise to see another. Time is too dam short to fake excuses and fake movements and facial expressions....embrace that shit with new eyes, eyes of those who didn't get the second chance..treat days like the one i thought i was going to have like its the first, last and always..like my Mee Mee once said...cuz you just never know..

get my drift haters?

HATIN

Hey fuckers wanna talk about the four F's ...Filler, fodder, fat, and Facebook..? I got all the fuckin time in the day to give my opinion,and desperate fact, while sitting on the shitter i thought about the whole bloody batch..
Filler? you want filler, fat and fodder? its all on the Final F..that's right give me some hate.. I DONT CARE..fuckin Facebook..i get it..Waste more time and Fill the work day up with senseless babble about what your eating how many K's you rolled today, and were your going for the weekend .Stop with relieving the glory days..the Simple fuckin Minds sucked...and Molly Ringworm got fat, and you were never that good..... Its a whole shit sandwich that everyone of your friends gets to take a bite of..speaking of Friends...Fodder half of the people you call friends..Fuckin JHC...Fat yea that's a whole nuther can of worms snoop through everyones mug shots, pictures of what your eatin?. I DONT CARE and im sure to fuckin bloody hell no one else does..no matter how hard you try.. pictures of food only look good in Martha Stewart's over priced magazine, Christ sake.. booze is for drinking not makin artsy photo's of..give everyone a fuckin Iphone and a Instagram ap and walla there photographers..

GAWD DAM and the next time some jack-off ask me if im on Twitter.. im gonna tell em twitter this dick mother fucker..

god save me Haters

STILL

"STILL"

Still Getting up late after missing the basin with your carry over?

Still shoveling the same watered down porridge?

Still kicking the dog on your way to the same under appreciating, over valued, inconsequential drill you call a job?

Still bellying up to the table and lying to the waitress about how good you are?

Still spending more time in the car than on that over priced garment rack that you call a rig?

Still eating the same stew?

Still spilling the same elixir?

Still telling them it will be different this year?

Still knowing that it won't.

Repetitive ignorance and YOU. Is the mirror clean enough now!!!

Good luck liars and enjoy the springtime or your discontent. The numbers sometimes can lie.

TAO of Bruce

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect

Spoken Words

By now its no secret, I creep more than i sleep..but with all that late hr creepin there comes a price. Maybe its the lack of deep slumber, maybe all its the 99 cent Tortoni's pizza, and Townclub i consume..could be too much Dragnet and Remco commercials..I don't know..because there gets a point in Twilight that you just gotta say to yourself WTF T? is this for real, whats going on? and when is all this craziness gonna cease..take for instance a few odd 5 nights back..
After hrs sittin back on the Davenport feet up, dancing through sleep n creep, i had what i thought was a vision...mind you... thought..A figure stoodd before me in the dim light of the Magnavox..It was in a odd shape of an older gentlemen, he was quiet and solemn, and asked if he could sit down for a moment. I tell ya i ain't particularly fond of Bill Murray, and I sure as hell ain't afraid of no ghost ..and no way Ray Parker Jr isn't on my current tempo play list..but this was a tad strange even by T standards.

The Ghost like figure stood before me in true Midwest Jedi fashion, and this is what he said. "T i come before you tonight to ask a favor, Your a person of great knowledge discipline, and i request this one deed. I too have a great knowledge i would like to spread, It cost nothing, there are no commitments, it does not require a call back.. and you do not have to go to Tampa, Tempe or Tuscon to reap the possible benefits. But you must understand there will be doubts and skeptics, and even expressed the word we come to know oh so familiar "HATRED"..and UN like death itself..its not certain . Your grammar is not important.. but more is the way you spread what i will bring forward from time to time. I listen intently..Other thoughts were exchanged in this brief late night encounter. But he soon expressed his need to move on and assured me of a timely return..

Upon his departure. i had to ask ...because im "human"

you can call me Mike

14th of the 2nd 2012

Monday

HATIN

Wheres your motivation now you Michigan fucks? as expected old mother nature plopped her big greasy arse on the lower half again, and left a foul steamer.. Fuckin spring fingering, and Barely Ruby seems alittle shitty about now..
fuckin rotters

tgif

Pardon my soap box before i get to the real reason why im wasting your time. More so often I gotta scratch my head and say whats this world coming too, you got folks doin there grocery shopping in there Jammie's, people missing teeth but still got enough bread for that pimp in 4g network gizmo that they got there face stuck in, and TV has went from, Maude the Jefferson and Dragnet, to the Gator boys, two clowns rollin around buyin other peoples bric brac , and Pawn brokers making a living off being made for TV. and that aint even all the bad stuff our society is up to...Hell i ain't against change its just so overwhelming at times it makes me creep more and more as time goes by.
So that brings me to this BRX thing the Barry Roubaix. All though i don't necessarily agree with everything that cat has got on the docket for March 24th, ill leave that up to others.. but besides that, promoters around the scene should take note how a guy can take a once small event and turn it into this Godzilla like thing in a mere short night time. It has now become what in my opinion what others have tried to do with spring classics like ConeAZ or TOWC, made it the first swingin match of the new season, lets face it aint made for everyone and some will, some wont, some will sand bag and others will race up to just "do it". It may not have the life span of the infamous ICEMAN, and by no means does it hold the "party vibe" but its gettin its fair shake for what its worth.
Just when i thought i figured it out.. i lose the grasp of the ever changing world of ours, one minute you pay your 20$ to go with 700+ for the annual Yankee Springs TT on a rigid Mountain bike to ride 12 miles, and now double that for 3x the amount, to go a month early on bikes with Big skinny wheels that shift by buttons to do a 60+ miles gravel road race.
oh brother..

"It used to be when you bought a man that son of a bitch stayed bought"

monday

filled

Well,
ill speak about this on a later date, but until then be like Joe L and get out there.

Coming Spring:2012

REALITY 86’D.

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R.I.P Don.

TAO of Bruce

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

Sleep Talkin

It don't take much to wake me, Im a light sleeper, years of Dragnet and Mr Ed will do that to a guy, besides what most you all don't know...Im creepin while your sleeping. Im in the basement, bouncing thoughts and ideas back and forth off the Kenmore, and the More-Flow. Fighting Demons in the dark, and wrestling with new ones in the bright light. Im taking interviews and speaking to old ghosts, and making down time go in the best way I know. What does all this mean to anyone that gives two bits? I can tell you this if your "IN"...TMS is planning on shoving stuff down the throats that aren't, I ain't promising you a rose garden or the best year to come... but i will, with possible help from friends give it the just it deserves.

On it or under it..Keep Hatin and keep coming back because 2012 is rolling.