Sunday, March 30, 2008

Team Bob's Update

slammer 1 through 4

1ROSE
These two in a break from the gun
2MATT

3ME
Attacking Richard
4Calvin

Full result

So with less than 10 miles to go, Tad(aka George) attacked and the field stuck to him like a sticky green buger. I had some mucinex in my pocket which broke up the mucus. I was on the solo rampage. I was hurting big time getting rid of the fresh legs! But Richard Feldman (aka WORLD CHAMPION) went to the front to bring me back! I was then met by another one of my teammates Calvin. We started swapping pulls but WC still chasing us and only 2 people left on his wheel. The WC caught Calvin and me, but Slack was one of the two on the WC wheel. 3 bob's/wc/ and a Cal Giant rider. Slack attacked then brought back then Clavin attacked and was brought back. I was just sitting in saving my legs for the sprint. Slack then took a hard pull at the front so we would not get caught from behind. Then the WC stood up and accelerated but not hard enough. With 200 Meters to go it was my time. I attacked and stuck it in the gutter not allowing any draft in the cross wind. I got 3rd and Calvin got 4th. Slack got 7th. Thanks to Slack good work today, you road well and took a GREAT PULL in that last mile.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Slammer 08



Well slammer is two days away and it's been a few weeks sense the team has done a road race. I can't wait to go out spin circles out in the waist lands of Boise. The slammer course is pretty flat two little rollers, on a rectangle course. It has been 3 years sense I last did the slammer Race. Wow how time flies! I was a cat 3 when i last did it but they had the 3's racing with the 1/2's then!! The weather really has been crap for my spring break. I have not been able to show the legs for a full ride in about 3 weeks now! I will have an awesome knee warmer tan line and a tan face but everything else is WHITE. This is the only time that white is not tight, it's like white can be used as a light. I can only hope that it is windy out on the slammer course for the race. If it is I'm sure I will be spending a lot time with my nose in the wind trying to shatter the field.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Idaho CIty Trip


Today I rode up to Idaho City and back. I got super lucky with the weather. I only got snowed on the way up Lucky peak the rest of the time the weather was good. This was the 1st time I have ever made the trip. The road was good and the there wasn't much traffic, which made it pretty enjoyable ride all together. The river along side the road was pretty awesome too. 4hrs 3min/ avg power 234watts. Legs are feeling that one!!!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

A weekend of trouble

That's right we had two rides and both of them we were in places we were not suppose to be. You better watch out for the Stuart boys, nothing but trouble.

GET OFF YOUR BIKE

So yesterday my dad came into town and we did a little epic ride!! We road out hill road to the Veteran's cemetery. We then cruised out passed the Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park (IVCP). It is really taking shape out there and looking great. Then we went through Eagle because we decided to ride the green way back to Boise. Well with all the Water Problems that Eagle has got going on, they have not yet connected the Greenway to Garden City. Yet I wound understand why they haven't, because the wealthy in Garden City SUCK. They have a great Cyclo Cross course along the River they don't have barriers because of walkers. Yet they have all of these signs reminding you to dismount and then get back on, and if the signs are not enough


You will also get some people holding out there arms on the trail like a barrier. It's great training for cyclo-cross, well it at least mimics dismounting and getting back on the bike. What a stupid controversy, I thought the path was made for Walking, Roller-blading, Running, Skipping, Oh Yeah Cycling TOO!! What a Joke!! I gave my Dad my Skin Suit from last year which was huge on me yet fit's him perfectly!! He gains 4 miles an hour when he wears it, so be careful when he is wearing the skin suit. You are at a disadvantage when he is wearing it! I glad that my dad can go out and ride with me, no better way to spend time!! I love my Dad, he is the man.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

TT action

I was no champion on the TT bike yesterday. It was a very windy day, with a major cross winds. I rode a deep dish front 90mm wheel and a disc in the rear(thanks Brandon for lettingme use those wheels). whichh blew me all over the road. It was a challenge within the race to keep the bike up right. The winner was Richard Feldman aka masters World champion TTer. He put a bit of a clinic on yesterday being the first rider off. Bob's took notes and got 6 guys in the top 10. Calvin Allan took the best notes getting the 2nd place spot. We also got 3rd Matt, 4th Mayfield, 6th Rose, 7th ME, and 8th Rumps. Full results This team has a little leverage in the Jason Broome spring series now. Their are 4 road races left in the series that we can open our lead on the competition. For me I'm look really looking forward to Tour of Walla Walla and the Gila. These two stage race I would like to be well rested and flying, aka get some good results.

Well tomorrow is the Jason Broome TT! I have been selected at the last minute to be apart of the Boise Spring series. I guess my form has came around in the past 3 days to get me on the roster!! Well with me not being the Man, on the TT bike and looking for bigger things during this season. I'm going to be putting in some time on the D loop today with Ireland Native, Poky rock star Rob Mcgovern and the Beast Eric Rumps. I'm might even get out later and grab a beer with Rob for a little pre Irish bash!!! Other than my riding plans I have started working at Bob's doing a little Bike selling, building, and of course talking about bike racing! It's a million times better for my back vs the stump removal. I hadn't seen my arms that ripped in a very long time, scary power that's hidden in those little things! Looking forward to Spring Break too, I wont have to make that 3 mile ride to school on the del sol(aka my cruiser). Oh yeah I am making the old MOTObecane into a single speed, not a fixxy because that's not how I peddle. It's going to be a 53x15 only rear break. It's going to have the old Spinergy deep dish wheels on it too, it's going to look super fly!!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Race Weekend 1


Well it started off with a 9hr drive, which wasn't that bad. Then we stayed at Brad's house who wasn't there. In the morning there was a Red Flicker in the house! WTF bird crap everywhere!! well we got it out but almost lost my life. Race one went well Rob Campbell Won!!!I thought J-rose was going to win it but we caught him with 1k to go. Good work ROSE!!! My legs felt like flat, really didn't have a whole lot of spunk to them!! Last week I was really nursing a strained hammy which didn't allow my to do much training

Banana Belt my legs felt a little better still lacking some power!! But the team race like studs making it into almost every move! Rob got 2nd in this sprint which is pretty dam close as you can see! Well there is a TT this weekend which means I have to recable my bike again uhg oh well. OFF to school!!!

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Game Day!!!

Bob's got a win with Sprinter Rob C. today. That's it for now need sleep!!!

All right here we go, it's the debut Team Bobs-Bicycles.com. Well the debut in force with lots of cards to play!!! I'm so fired up right now. It's a good thing when you are dreaming about the Tour de France all night long usually I don't remember my dreams but it was bike racing central in my head last night. We got into Olympia last night around 1030, what a long car ride. Long road trips like that are good for saving energy the day before have a race because there is nothing to do other than tease Slack(all in good fun). I hear the weather is Suppose to Rain hard today. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the weather is going to be good. We don't talk about the good things because that can tail wind into head wind and good weather into bad weather. As of now I have turned off the tour vision and have started the thoughts of how I'm going to get my first cup coffee!! Well I will update tonight after the we drive back to Portland!

Thursday, March 06, 2008

The Idahoans are coming MaMa

Alright the season is about to begin, less than 48 hours and the first one will actually be over with. I can't wait to go out there and see what I have gained over the winter months of training. The Boise crew is leaving tomorrow towards Olympia and racing at Mason Lake #2 72 mile race. The Mason Lake #1 was last Saturday. I have been riding well, so this will be the true test for the legs. I'm looking forward to also having 7guys all wearing Bob's jersey's at this race. This squad has some real horse power this year, OH IT'S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!!!! After the race in Olympia we are heading to Portland. This will be the first time I have ever been to either one of these places so it's going to be a Rad trip just because of that + I get to race my bike= Great times. The Portland race is the Banana Belt#2 77 miles. It's nice that we are going to the 2nd of both races because some teams will want to only contest for the series so the Bob's will be super aggressive and get something to go up the road. OH BOY IT'S HERE BIKE RACING SEASON!!! Wish me luck and the team, hopefully we can get 2 wins and come home satisfied, because we only race to Win.


Oh the weather is going to suck for both days Rain Rain Rain!!! I'm not bring my plate for Pie this week, only my can of whoop ass to hand out to some folks.

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Pie Please

Today the Boise Bob's gents a couple Bob's ladies and a couple of randoms did an Emmit Horseshoe Bend loop. I was looking forward to doing a little battleing with j-rose on the big climb out of Horseshoe Bend back to the treasure valley. What I was not expecting was eating a big piece of
I did not take a pull and ridden off of Sam J's wheel. He's riding really well right now, he got 3rd and Valley of The Sun two weeks ago in the Pro cat 1 field. Pie sounds good, but I would rather be the server at this humble pie joint, but today I was eating the pie. Some time you serve the pie and sometimes you eat it. Other than getting housed by Sam the ride went really well, and got some quality time out on the road.
This is the power file when I got dropped OUCH!!!

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Fun things

Well yesterday was not a fun day. It was a reminder why I am in school.
  • Racing bikes -fun
  • Snowboarding -fun
  • amusement parks -fun
  • beer pong -fun
I had a day off the bike but it was not a rest day! I was a stump removal system not the big horsepower kindIf you haven't seen my arms they are small and don't have a lot of power. Yet when I got the first one out it was a great feeling of achievement. It was quick removed by looking around and seeing the other 30 stumps looking me in the face. My arms and back were pretty much jell-o at the end of the day!!!

Things that are not fun
  • Stump removal
  • laundry
  • homework
  • Listening to Rose sing(not good rather I would remove stumps than listen to him)