Furlough Friday! 7 hours of peace and gravel

• Super Dave picked up 3 points for this sprint sign
  

• January what?
  

• We found the old Sandy point CDF Forrest Fire Station
  

Punxsutawney Dave saw his shadow!

Super Dave & DZ (Tyson) saw their shadows this morning, that means 8000 more kilometers until Paris-Brest-Paris.

Fresh vs sando

Fresh had to dislocate his jaw to enjoy this sando. For the record, not a single crumb went to waist. Cory Coletti thanked us for our "leisurely pace" on Old Santa Cruz Highway. Little did she know, she could have dropped us all.

Olivia Jane & Jaden Jane

These two mermaids have been known to surface for a dollar slice and some pirates booty on wednesday afternoons.

Steinbeck Country

Thank god the pace dropped when we hooked a right on the Thurwacker Bridge. I think I had enough lactic acid built up to tranquilize a horse or better yet, Ginger Baker. Thanks for a great ride, the wonderful baked goods and may the wind always be at your 6.

Fast Freddy Markham

While pedaling through the Santa Cruz Mountains today, Doug E. Fresh
and I ran into our long time friend Fast Freddy. He had a custom
"Markham" carbon frame with DA and of course 'sew-ups'. This 2 time
Olympian and 20+ world record holder was looking lean and mean! I
wonder what its like to pedal at 71 mph? He is like a wizard on the bike
and descends better than Trent Klasna. I learned how to suffer while starring
at his rear hub in the mid 80's.

San Benito County, home to "benitoite"

Old Hernandez Road X of Coalinga Road. This is where benitoite was discovered and named. Can't you just here the peleton descending? What is "benitoite"? Stay tuned.

Steve Bauer's "stealth bike"

Steve designed this custom Eddy Merckx himself. My buddies thought I was crazy when I described the drastic seat tube and head tube angles of this machine. I finally found a photograph of Steve racing this funky rig in the 93' Paris Roubaix. Check out the clearance in the rear triangle. They had to add almost 10 links of chain. For the record, Gilbert duclus- Lassalle won that year (using a rockshock) and Steve was 22nd.

Happy Birthday Vladislav Bobrik

Bobrik was born on January 6, 1971. He won the Tour of Lombardy Classic in 1994. During the 1990 Tour De Trump the Russian Government flew in Miss. USSR to meet Bobrik when he was in the leaders jersey.

Bruce McTyrebyter

Meet Bruce McTyrebyter. He is one of three applicants who have made the final cut for the Steel Wül security job. We are almost through his extensive background check. His parole agent recommended that he give back to the cycling community and offer up his unrivaled "security" skills. His resume states he only did a "nickel" in Chino and that he was innocent and don't "hate". I was a little concerned during the phone interview when I could hear his "buddies" in the background asking what flavor tires we ride.

Der Kaiser,........ and his get away sticks!

Jan is arguably the most decorated cyclist of all time. He has the gnarliest
pair of drumsticks, pins, pillars, stems, uprights, get away sticks, gams, aka -Legs. Needing a little inspiration this winter? Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8PY1OrUYTg

Chase Kelsey visits Santa Cruz

Look out David Blaine, Chase has some tricks up his sleeve.

Check out the youtube link below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNHvdGIL16A

Happy Birthday Piotr Ugrumov

Piotr Ugrumov was born 1-1-1961.

The Latvian rider was twice runner-up to Miguel Indurain in the Grand Tour events: once in the Tour de France and once in the Giro d'Italia. In the 1994 Tour de France he attacked Big Mig on the Col du La Bonnet and absolutly shattered the field.

The warmest summer I ever spent was the winter in San Francisco

Luke Christopher Grenier enjoying a pedal around the SF bay.
Once again, do not argue with a Grenier when weather is involved!
This was Little Gren's first spin on his 26" Mt. Bike.

Happy birthday Christophe Rinero

Christophe was born on December 29, 1973 and won the Mountains Jersey
in the 1998 Tour de France. That was the year that Bobby J put both
Ullrich and Pantani on the preverbal ropes in the mountains on the Porte, Cucheron, Granier, Grand Cucheron, and La Madeleine.

The celebrated jumping bike of Santa Cruz county

Nimble Nick making 10' leaps look easy peasy.

Happy Birthday to Xavier Florencio

Xavier was born on December 26, 1979 and won San Sebastian in 2006.
On December 26, 1979 I was enjoying my 'Intellivision' game system that Santa gave me on a cold winter morning in Truckee, ca.

The San Benito Boogie

The "San Benito Boogie" is back on the table. Date: TBA

Happy Birthday Jo De Haan

Jo De Haan was born on December 25, 1936. He won Paris-Tours in 1960
and took the bronze medal at the World Road Race Championships in 1963. Dave Reid's bars on his yellow Look KG were almost as narrow as Jo's.

SFFD's Brent Marks "catching a job"

Steel Wüler Brent Marks laying on the growler en route to a "job".