wastin and driftin away

Initially i wasn't gonna speak today..not like it matters and shit..but after two cups of hot fresh black stuff and a few quick smiles from the passing customers..im gonna counter dict myself for a few brief moments and waste some of your pressure time..
I know.. I know..its phat Tuesday and all but i aint here to babble on about that..but mind you i aint shunning it and all..kinda ketchy in a kooky sorta way..just to think 420+ in some of those Delicious lil guys..I know they aint on the plan... but like Lotta things there tough to resist..just like those phat bikes..I get it......but anyways my ramble isn't about that..i guess what im saying is just because you got a thought in your head..an idea a comment remark, or suggestion doesn't mean you always got to act on it..lord Knows T has Lotta of them soo many im bustin at the seams sometimes at 3a.m..In my meaningless empty opinion...the similarity's are a lot like bike racing i think..just because there is a ride or more appropriately a race or an opportunity doesn't mean you have to do it..black or white is a hell of alot more truthfully the grey...So I sit and eye this pretty lady choosing which caff e latte, skinny, creme shit she's gonna ruin that fine ass black stuff with..and i  think "man life is full of choices"..good or bad... what a wonderful day to be free and have soo many at our finger tips..

Monday

WATTAGE!

DOPAGE!

1. 28% of men use condoms
2. 57% of men have had sexual intercourse outdoors
3. 15% of men have paid for sex
4. 33% of men have had sexual intercourse while airborne
5. 84% of men think there partners had orgasms, but only 64% of those partners had orgasms
6. the missionary position is still favored by 27%
7.  23% of men have cheated on there partner
8. 54% of men think about sex on a daily basis
9. 29% of men have had sexual intercourse on the first date
10. 75% of men have orgasms
11 25% of men visit physical pornographic locations per month
12 .50% of men visit pornography websites per month
13.  men masturbate on an avg of 12 times a month
14. 33% of men worry about sexual performance
15. 85% of women are satisfied with there partners penis, but only 55% of those partners are satisfied with there own penis

Driftin

Back when T was little boy he went to a little school..the classes were little not all blown up like they are today.. he wasn't the biggest kid in his class..and wasn't the smallest he was just a kid ..besides being one of the only kids in elementary school to be able to still go home for lunch everyday and enjoy a meal watching Popeye and the The I love Lucy Show T  was like many others..School days were fun..Schools of T's time were a tad different i think than today... kids fought out there disparagement with punches behind the backstop, traded wacky packs during free time and the one token fat kid got picked one sporadically and it effected him to no avail later in life..
Back then T's schools  had this little program..they called it.."Talented and Gifted" it was time during a busy day usually on Fridays once every two weeks for an hour or so where the kids who possessed some form of special talent or gift got to leave the class and polish that gift.. I dunno how the school chose these kids from year to year  students from K-6 got a chance to work harder on whatever  they may have..T was one one of them..the talent is irrelevant..it should go without saying writing and composition wasn't it..but T loved the special time all the same...even better than recess that he often missed and that meant alot since he was usually the best kickballer and runner in the 3rd grade..time was good....for some reason the criteria for picking the gifted one was unknown and T was never invited back..at first after a long summer vacation it was off his radar but shortly into the first part of October when kids started leaving mid day on Fridays.. T wasn't one of them..never speaking a word about it T carried on with rejection that fueled his imagination.. much to the dismay of his teachers he often skipped recess to do his own thing.a thing that carried on all through his school years...all the while never lettin his talent or whatever go without some kind of use..to this today it has gained him zero fortune and not a spec of fame..To sum it up...T throughout the years often wrestled with the rejection but never let it mar a passion..

So what does this silly kid story mean  to anyone who could of stumbled through it? before the KIDA's the Lion of Leroys, the A-Games the Larry B's and other hopefuls I may have missed..although the above story "DOES NOT PERTAIN to the above rider..it does hold a similarity. money..wattage..carbon wheels, dope, status updates..mean nothing in a life of longevity without a few simple key components..that money cant buy..

Another Useless Shit post

"to know where your going never forget where you came from"

Thats right another useless shit post ..poorly composed from T's slow churned thick ass crappy grammar..I aint got no fat bike race report to banter about and no i aint coming at cha with plans of a new contest and such...instead im gonna waste your time and talk briefly about the above quote brought to me by a dear friend over the weekend...maybe its close to home for some and maybe it dont..but after a visit with this wise person over the weekend over some drinks and sounds.. it got me thinking about the state of the state..just when you some of you had visions of spring flingin,  BRX and a whole slew new of a,b's and c's T comes back at cha with another cross banter..trust me...i aint gonna banter long..ive heard the play by play enough to fill the dozen grimy tube sox that litter T's basement...but i will ...just enuff to keep some of you all in check and maybe plant the seed for the new you...mind you its like most most of these useless shit post its just some other person opinion...while some of you are still relishing in the champagne Belgium haze and status updates....its quite possible the cross scene as you may know it may be at the tender white high it will ever be here..i aint just space talkin around our silly little scene..im speaking in the U.S.A. as a whole..this banter aint meant to be a downer or a pile of slow hatred..just a seed..a lil tiny seed of growth..the time to look at it with new eyes..and a lust and vigor to slow the curve down ever so slightly while you still have the time to turn em over ...change aint easy...i dunno maybe im completely off my rocker....maybe it was too much vicks on my feet..but the whole weekends gig reminds me of another wise saying..

"Its better to burnout than fade away.."

peace fools have a nice week...T

DOPAGE!

                       
Watch more video of 2013 Cyclocross World Championships on cyclingdirt.org

:  The Fastest thing in the south to come out of the North                 Sven Baumann

1.transition
2,base
3,build
4.macro
5.micro
6.rest
7.test
8.sweet spot
9.lsd
10. zone
11.improve
13 epic
14.fail
15.excuse

 I know i aint bringing anything new to the table as of late, no coverage of the World fat bike championship, Big Banana overview, haven't been tweeting and updating enough of whats really important and going on i suppose..its now to the point where most are dialed in there own  "plan" to be fully in tune that there are still some on last years plan..So if you dont get my drift..thats fine and all..But im gonna be flat faced honest ive been wearing thin spots in the Berber for the past 72 hrs..and just tickled with butterfly's over these guys..few things in life T likes more than surprises..and waitin for the final round has me makin frequent lavatory stops more than i have time for...I just wanted to let you know.......

  God speed fools..

45 - 49 Qualifying
Heat 1 - Pony 2nd
Heat 2 - Ace 3rd

30 - 34 Qualifying
Heat 1 - Das German 1st
Road King 2nd

WATTAGE!

this

Wattage-Skill-Style-Perservence

as far as scneres go..you could write a small story about these two...

good luck to the too few at worlds..

TAO of T

Dont Let the Mondane of others punch yourself in the face..

follow your own path fools.

DOPAGE!

Reasonable Thinking
1. don't have the time
2.don't like training alone
3 Im taking this year off
4. im focusing on Cyclocross
5. Its cold outside
6. hate riding indoors
7. I used to ride more before i got married
8. I used to ride more before i had kids
9. Its Hot outside
10. the riding sucks were i live
11.My power meter unit is broken
12. Im in my off season
13.My peak is still a month away
13. I don't have my training plan from my coach yet
15. I think im over trained

WATTAGE!

More Than a Feeling.

via "back in the day"

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name: Jody Koch
Hometown: Ann Arbor   Michigan
Team: Kona

On the job: Automatic transmission design engineer at the ford motor company.
You'd be surprised at how many people ride bikes here...probably 20-30 in my division alone.
staying in shape with a full time job through the summer isn't difficult because im racing so much. Its in the early spring that's hard when i need to get the miles in and the weather isn't always and i don't get off until four.

Built Ford tough:  Ive been racing for four years last year was my first pro season. making the the jump to pro was difficult you have to create all new priority. Winning and finishing in the top 10 isn't realistic anymore, so if i come knowing i cleaned a tough section than that's an accomplishment that i have to take home. i used to like winning expert races, but now finishing 23rd at the MT snow Stxc is a big deal. The good part about racing pro is you get a lot of people out there cheering you on. Even when they don't know who you are the encouragement makes the toughest climbs a little easier.

The life; as hard as racing is its still really fun. I have a friend at GM who designs door latches who turned pro with me, its nice to have someone to travel with sharing the s some of the same challenges. I used all of my vacation days to get to the races, so i never really get a real vacation . But the family atmosphere at each venue makes up for that. The weird part   is that we seem to spend as much time packing and unpacking our gear as we do riding them.

My Car: i drive 97 Ford Escort. It wouldn't be a good thing if i went out and bought a new Toyota it would be like a guy working at specialized riding Trek.



ya know....just cuz i aint hittin up all the local 2 bscene group rides and tending the  "IN"  parties..sure my grammar is in the tank, my humor is more often missed than received..and it aint no dam surprise i fly under the radar than most care to admit.i aint much different than most folks..sure when its all said and done most of  my creepin is done while normal people r sleepin...that don't mean i aint got More Than A feeling....yea thats right Ive been spending some listening to the best song/album  ever produced..like 4.5 hrs at a time... and lettin my mind wander into the grey land..i aint necessarily thinking about just one soul that passed through T's life..but that being said ill use the above as an example..I dunno if you took what i took out that crusty moth riddin grey matter memory...heres what T took in four short years she went from the runners world to trouncing the Tailwind series on a box stock Schwinn to a aspiring Norba pro....and then poof!!!  I think another wise man once said... Life moves pretty quick..

DOPAGE!

 pistrix

1.G
2.N
3.O
4.R
5.T
6.S
7.M
8.R
9.A
10.E
11.C
12.N
13.A
14.L
15. Versus

"Everybody wants to know what I’m on. What am I on? I’m on my bike, busting my ass six hours a day"

Normally folks as shocking as it may seem i try to keep my mouth shut on subjects, people and places i no little about...but over the many years of reign one has to be a fools fool, not see any of this coming...quite honestly i have no opinion one way or the other about anyone of those human beings and there going ons..I know i may take alotta heat from this..but like in history..if you can see past the silly sport of cycling and all its fluff and money..there was good inside all this so-called evil human..what the hell T? ..in my meaningless opinion..maybe the decade of denial and lies...gave days, months and years to those that only dreamed of being as strong as Zeus..maybe those feelings hopes and dreams kept them around for another birthday, another grandchild's first day of school, another sunrise... another wedding and another day to watch there children play...i dunno i aint saying lying, cheating and stealing is right....but in scope of the world its just riding a bike...

hate on T all you want..cause in the TAO of Chuck

“I’ve had so many knives stuck into me, when they hand me a flower I can’t quite make out what it is. It takes time.”

think about it before your next status update.

Im sure i aint the only one trying to come to grips with another day of being normal..no i aint talkin about feet up drinkin joe and dunkin doughnuts gettin ready to watch some euro fucks..But that being said there sure as hell aint enough of that thick stuff this Oasis in the early a.m. is puttin out i just keep tellin myself the hotter the joe the quicker it softens the creaky joints up to get the job done.. while i wait one just has to wonder..about things..mostly how half the nation that still cares feels after being ground to a bloody pulp for five days in the land of good times and bindings..  cant say mother nature was lookin out for there best interests..but like i often say shit could a been worse..although i must say im a little disappointed in the amount of sceners that made the trip...big solid pops go out those that kept there dream alive for one more day...and with the biggie comin and all cross sits at a pinnacle of high...im tickled ignorant as how the whole big show will play out...and if that isn't enough shit BRX and spring flinging is merely a few suffocating moments way..

 Tom Burke 8th masters 30-34
Mark Pamelee 16th masters 30-34
Patrick Russell 39th masters 30-34
Jeff Weinert 7th masters 45-49
Jonathon Card 15th masters 45-49
Scott Fabijanski 57th masters 45-49
Danielle Mullis 10th junior women 15-16
 Alex Morton 6th junior 10-12
Danny Gerow 21st U-23
Mackenzie Woodring Elite women 49th

peace...

DOPAGE!

 figures.

1.ride alot

2. Coppi vs. Bartali

3.Sew-ups

4.’86 La Vie Claire Team

5.Avocet cyclometer

6.Paris – Brest – Paris

7.Tour de France Stage Length (482 km)

8.Tour de France 1903

9.Tullio Campagnolo

10.Triple Crown

11.Look strapless pedals

12.Amphetamines

13.49.41 km

14.Eddy Merckx

15.Major Taylor

Networkin

that's right..Listen up..by now a good solid handful of you are ego deep into your 2013 "plan" got New Years resolutions locked in place, droppin weight, tryin on new kits, pickin up numbers.. spyin A, B's and C's as the micro cycles click on...all the while your blissfully unaware that some still are in there 2012 mode...Its Ok i aint mad at cha so dont feel lame or like a cripple and such..cause sometimes things aint even in your network...Can you dig it?..I aint gonna go all eye of the Tiger about the next few days and week to come..for the select that are..i just wanna make it clear T's is still rollin with you and your basement time may gettin alittle easier cause the lights are gettin brighter and there some good solid T time comin...roll on suck'as and take me with you both spiritually and mentally...

peace.

DOPAGE!

 The seeds of cycling.
 1.  Bib shorts
2.  Lycra
3.  IMBA
4.  Tubeless tires
5.  Disc brakes
6.  Electronic shifting
7.  Suspension shocks
8.  Integrated shifting
9.  Power/weight ratio above 5
10.  Clip in pedals
11.  Supportive spouses/partners
12.  Promoters
13.  Knowledge
14.  Proper genetics
15.  Heart

First Words

first words:
its a stretch that some of you may recall your first words..although i do often..even i have to go deep into the grey matter for that one..so don't feel bad...i aint gonna use that word..the reason i bring this up as with soo many things there always has to be a first..which leads me to this early a.m. rant .....i ask myself...can i do this again...could mean many things to anyone who cares to stumble through the poor grammar that has made t so well..someone close once said..you can start whenever you want..but once you stop...that's a different story..maybe 90% have already started..maybe .01% haven't stopped.....but to me and you it shouldn't matter 2 bits what other fools do..be your own fool..i know what your saying...just what in the hell is T babbling bout now..maybe some of you probably think you know..."the 2013 plan"?...
To be flat faced honest i aint worried about your plan, your teammates plan.. or any other blogger, tumblr, stumbler and status updater and i dont have to tell i aint no fake suicide man and it will be a cold day when I play the that strava game......im focused on the plan at hand here at TMS..and once again under all do circumstances im in for 2013..i aint gonna say its gonna TMS's best season to date,, nor i will say im gonna up the numbers..meet this goal or that.. and as much as i like toys  and  the marketing side of life don't expect no plastic trinket for your birthday or deliciously flavored fake ass sweetened trendy micro brew....the way T see's it don't expect shit and you will be all the jazzed if it arrives in one piece... with a little help from Friends TMS will try to control it and refrain as humanly possible from feeding you the same wind trainer induced porridge some of you have come so accustomed to....

so in cliche sorta way...
im ready to roll like the first time...lets do this..

The Most of the most

25.DannyG heads 2 euro cross camp
24. the underdogs comeback       was like most TMS comments
23.The Monkey now replaces the Tailwind's cat logo
22.the CrossGuru race is so undergorund most dont know either exist
21.1k+ hits on Friday June 6th 2012 prove TMS hits an all time High in low.
20.like poop on a Kenda, JTP is all over the place...
19.mutha nature pays a visit to P2P nearly kills people.
18.Melly Kelly is 2fine
17. Lathrup Takes each other out at B-HAM
16.KACHELBERRY goes MIA
15.after 3 state titles  Steve B the un-offical masters scene champion
14.Jason SWAT solo's off the front at the toughest scene crit since the Rockford days
13.Jgood....
12.Former and always Miscener Chewberti moves south and puts on a pair of MT kahkis for 2013
11.DC spend the year breathing and racing every 3 days.
10. the State Roads got really fuckin hard.
9.RK drops the Argyle kit for Fuji's with discs
8. the Grayling Giant is coming.....
7.Cruze Bogie comes home..
6.Tailwind schedule gets shuffled. jury is out if it was a success.
5.KIDA takes one step closer
4.SIMONSTER signs back with a Miscene frame builder for 2013
3.KOLO-Tc names Aaron B crosser of the year..
2.after an over the top start                                      the Bunny melts into a beautiful pile
1. Das German                                                       nuff said..

thanks folks its been a good ride..
 maybe Ill see you on the other side..

Most of the most 49-26

49. The Sylvania  "hard man" crit sends many seeking permanent life alert
48. the Lion and Mac B get the call up
47.Booze, babes and Travel the Rodd brothers make it all look easy
46.Friday Fifteen first apears lessens the low T stress level
45. Cyber Bullies now offical call TMS home
44.Kroske recovers fast after a jacked up wing
43.CrossGuy lays an egg
42.ICEMAN sets another record....
41.Timmy F cant stop pullin triggers
40.Getting dropped sucks
39. you got nothing to lose when you lose fake friends.
38.TMS rarely speaks relevants.
37.das-german rides Miscne's best off his wheel in late August
36.RonC comes on late in the season..looks strong
35.Lance gets crucified effects the locals to no aval..
34.Rainman upgrades and rides well.
33.the lead vehicle takes out Dlam and the sockless ex Lathrup guy at Cherry Ruby crit
32. Tao of Mike creeps in leakin secrets form the dark
31.CrossBastards keep the enthusiam level up when low t sets in..
30. the BlackAce isnt scene all fall...
29. Crybaby gains momentum
28.Lathrups Z-man tops 45+ state Crit title
27.KIDA goes back to worlds
26.RGF/Cleveland clinic reek havoc on miscene crits all summer

Most of the most 74-50

74. DG rides nearly human
73.former state road champ Jim Bruce is MIA most of the season
72. Antonuk leads the Status update point series followed closely by SJD.
71.Venges are the weapon of choice for sprinters and posers alike.
70.Dybo still can win
69.everyone gets out alive in miscene's other murder city
68.MP is briefly co-governed by a socialist party.
67.some smart shop mechanic straightens out Rudy p's shifters
66.Lathrup got old
65.Nate williams wins State Tt with a broken seat.
64.Rick Snow wins more than most notice
63.Fly-weight wins one for PH health
62. Herrmitman lives up to his name early on.
61. white Lightning stays in the same kit for two seasons
60.Parmachicken terrorizes  em all summer.
59.NRC tough guys invade state crit championship
58.Upgrades and downgrades. thanks for all the hard work USAC
57. KID-A could be it
56. Ben Whitehead pulls one out at the festival of the Sun Crit
55.the Bunny just keeps going
54.Kroske named first TMS Jedi
53.Murder City loses its Crit due to financial woes
52.A-Game hits the road with Bissell
51.The Turbo diesel fires up in early July.
50. six+ and the grammar still sucks.

Most of the most 100-75

this shit is in no particular order of significance..so dont be so quick to be hating...

besides its Xmas time fool..spread some love to those that dont get it..

100. 2011 ends
99. BRX is quickly gaining cult like status faster than a spring peak
98.2012's winter kindness equals the playing field
97. the Bunny takes Antonuks place on RGF
96. Joe L spends the winter in Hibro-mode and chunks up
95. Danny K goes into semi seclusion in northern Quebec
94. Lumbo 100 gets harder as Norba pro's start showing..
93.Spring Flingin gets kooky. different winner every week.
92.Bissell debuts its new Miscene elite squad
91. The lion of Leroy begins his march early in March towards evolution
90. A-Game now official owns the BRX crown
89. Another year goes by and no Kennsington RR.
88. WMSR stage race comes aboard...greeted with mixed emotions
87. Cone Azalia goes smooth
86. Shrek goes on a 6 week terror of  the scene winning a handful of races and scaring kids all the while
85. Kolo-Tc gaining steam.
84.comebacks are under the radar.
83. the Lion of Leroy kills the memorial day weekend crits
82. Lathrups Z-man... likes Wednesdays better..
81.Das-German and KidA ride away breathing  in Westbranch
80.. WTF-Das Germans carrys two bottles for 90 miles
79.WIZ+SSBRX=kills em again
78.DC starts coming
77.Priority health packs its 2012 squad with old pros. and cute teenagers.
76.SIMONSTER beats skinny guys at there own game
75.RBS fields one of the biggest teams to date..bike business must be good.

 The death of cycling
1.  Any device that can shave legs
2.  Strava
3.  Fitting systems (see Body Geometry or ReTul anything)
4.  Power based training devices
5.  "Training Plans"
6.  "Coaches"
7.  Any clothing item or accessory costing more than $200.00 (see #8)
8.  Credit cards
9.  Power/Weight ratios below 4
10.  Any event becoming popular post '99.  (see cyclo-cross, Ultra-anything, Fondo-anything,"poser-anything", etc.)
11.  PEDs
12. UCI and USAC
13.  Excuses
14.  Thinking too much
15. Lack of heart

coming soon

DOPAGE!