The monsoons are here and now it is 105 degrees and very humid in the afternoons.

Football season is right around the corner so I am excited about that.

We are off to Wisconsin tommorow and will be back Monday.

Riding to work today just to try and keep loose.

Epic S-Works. Specialized all out effert for a cross country race bike.All carbon mainframe. 

Here is a carbon Stumpjumper S-Works, nice smooth lines light weight and smooth ride.  

Allright I am back from Santa Cruz, CA. Good trip. I saw some pretty cool new stuff and will post some pictures soon. Next up is Wausau, WI. leaving Wednesday and should be back late Sunday. I have ridden prety hard the past week and actually feel rather good. All the inside reps for Specialized like to take turns hammering on you during the group rides. After the third day strait I was cooked and had nothing left to give. There is a climb just outside of Santa Cruz that is a 14 percent grade for 6 miles and that hurt on the second day the most, by the third day the legs were knumb so it really did not matter to much. that is it for tonight.

If you look closely youwill see a screen in the backround. this was used in The Truman Show, Apollo 13 and alot of universal movies that had water in them.  

This is the delorian used in the second Back to the Future. 

Apollo 13. Anyone remember this movie 

Alright I was able to find the password. THE GLOBE 

It is time to get back on the bike. I have an event in 2 1/2 weeks and have not been riding hardly at all. Yea this event is going to hurt! Oh well it is all for fun anyway. Tonight I am planning on at least 2 hours of bike time and hopefully another 2 hours tommorow morning (Early since it is supposed to be over 110 tommorow. I figure I will start tonight at around 7:30 or so. It will still be around 100 or so but the sun will be gone, in the morning I will be on the bike by 5:30 and be done b-4 8:00.

My schedule is pretty jam packed for the next month. here are the highlights

7/18-22 Morgan Hill California, Specialized yearly dealer meeting. They put on the best dealer meeting I have been to. one reason is that you get to feel, touch and acually ride and try the product.

7/27-31 Wasau, Wi , This is the 12 or 24 hour event that is going to hurt, also it is a chance to see some of Michelle's family.

8/18-22 Madison Wi, Yea back to the midwest. Trek bicycles yearly dealer show. This is always a good time also, but always seems a little to laid back( no structure) and I never seem to leave with a full understanding of the line. I always have to refer to the manuals.

Pictures of Universal Studios will be up soon. Forgot the password to get into the program.

We are back from Universal Studios and I am ready to be home for a while. Although that wont happen unfortuatly since I am of to a buisness meeting in Cali next week and then the 12 hour event the week after that. Yea I am pretty busy right know but thats good. I will post some pics of Universal soon.

Well just another hour and a half ride this am. Nothing special just a cruise. felt pretty good. I might have to turn into a morning person since the past two rides have been really nice in the cool am weather.

Lance is in yellow again (no suprise) and the next real stage is on sunday. Thats when they hit the mountains! Wathching the flat stages is rather boring until the end or a good crash (much like nascar) .

I was up at 4 am to take Michelle to the airport for a biz trip, so I tok advantage of that and hit the road bike by 5:30. It was nice weather proberly around 78 degrees or so and a light breeze. hour and a half ride z-2, z-3 zones and a few sprints. Now lets watch the Tour de France.

Happy fourth 

Happy 4th everyone!! I was up at 4:30 am this am to put a coat of rubberized sealant on the roof . It took about three hours for Loran and myself to do the deed. Just in time it was getting hot by 7:00 (around 95ish). For those who dont know what I am talking about , In the southwest most houses that are not "cookie cutter houses" have flat roofs. Every few years or so they require a new coat of this sealent stuff that reminds me of liquid latex.

Other than that today was very relaxing. I rode the trainer for a little more than an hour( to hot outside and I was busy this am).

Suprisingly I have not heard of any deaths this year yet from people riding or doing hard labor during the hot hours of the day (10-8ish). Usualy one or two people a week drop and either die or have heat stroke. It is almost impossible to stay hydrated when you are sweating faster that you can consume fluids.

Thats all for today. Also here is a picture of the Statue of Liberty

Well nothing new here in Tucson the annual state fire is underway up in pheonix. Last year we had it and the year b-4 that it was northern Arizona. I think The Weather Channel Takes what ever the average temputure is for that month and puts it on there web site. Yesterday they said the high was only going to be 102. Man were they wrong, by 9:15 it was 114 and it topped out at 119 at my house. Only 3 more months then it it beautiful weather again.