Archive for April, 2007

7th at DSG

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Not my best result or best day at the office, but still a good ride at the end. Still catching up on house duties and bike fittings today, so full report tomorrow.
Here are some photos….feel free to jump in on the caption contest.
Eddie O

DS&G Coverage on Ride424.com

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Ride424.com will have live race updates throughout the race on Saturday (8:00 AM start, 9:00 PM finish) including audio updates from pit crews including Namrita. We are heading out this morning, so if I have access I’ll post an update later.

Eddie O

Next Up

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

I’m heading to the Dirt, Sweat & Gears race this weekend. Nam will be supporting Scott O’Dell, the Southeast Kona rep, and myself. There is a ton of hype surrounding this event….big money, big name riders, a hellacious course, and lots of media coverage…all of this for a first time event. These [...]

Cohutta 100 - Long

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Let’s preface this report with the fact that I have not raced since July of 06. Sure I did a couple of 6 hour races in FL, but I had no real ambitions or delusions about my fitness at the time to actually be racing. This was the first time I raced prepared [...]

The 07 Sponsors!

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

I am very excited to announce the sponsor line up for 2007!
Kona Bicycles & Apparel:
Once again I will be riding on the an amazing Kona rig. This year the Hei Hei will be the bike of choice. It’s a Scandium frame and with 2.5″ of rear travel that offers the perfect balance of [...]

1 Hour 18 Minutes

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

That’s the difference between my times from last year’s Cohutta 100 and this year’s. Luckily it’s a positive 1:18. I finished up at 15th place in 7:27. Nam kicked single-speed butt with her first 100 miler (road or off-road) in 10:20 something. She was the just the second female single speed [...]

So I got one…

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

It involved removing this:

A long time messing with this:

I little too much of this:

Before it turned to this:

Then after a few divots and an attempted mulligan:

This…

…came to this:

Nam admires her work:

The final product:

My in-laws are going to love this!
Eddie O

I need a hair cut…

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Nam took this last week up at the coach’s house in the Gaps:

I’m not sure if I’ve had a hair cut since our wedding in Oct. It’s time….
Eddie O

The Weather Man is an Idiot!

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Namrita & I have been watching the weather reports all weekend as this storm has been loaming to the west. Rather than try to out run it, which as failed miserably the last few attempts, we decided to hit the roads here in town. We rode together for a little over 3 hours [...]

Wingnut to Debut Wind/Solar Powered Tent System at Sea Otter

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

SEA OTTER CLASSIC NEWS
Wingnut to Debut Wind/Solar Powered Tent System
04.09.07
Highland, New York
SEA OTTER CLASSIC NEWS Wingnut to Debut Wind/Solar Powered Tent System
WINGNUT/ECOPIONEERâ„¢ debuts its wind and solar powered tent system at Sea Otter Classic.
The ECOPIONEER tour of renewable energy education, demonstration, and promotion will have a custom built solar powered Charriot cargo trailer pulled by [...]