Ready for the weekend?

Try this one on for size.



Thank you Red Fang
Thank you AHTBM

Appropriate dinner attire? Yes.

I got a new T-shirt in the mail today and happily strutted around the house in it admiring how happy I was with it.
Its the new AHTBM "I'm Fucked up. What are you?" shirt. Not that I needed another black T-shirt but I like to support what my friends do.

After a bit I realized that maybe wearing a shirt with the word FUCKED on the front might not be appropriate for dinner tonight with the Keithly's at our favorite Taco Tuesday haunt.

Thats when I remembered this other snazzy number I had buried in a drawer from Pink Bike.
Now that is very appropriate dinner wear.

I remember when I got this shirt back in... 2003? I wore it out one night with my girlfriend to dinner. Much like me she thought it was funny. The other folks at the Chinese buffett didn't seem to think so.
I got up to go refill my plate and upon my return my g-friend was doing all she could to keep from bursting out laughing. I guess as I was re-filling my plate she overheard the table behind ours say: "Oh my god. Did you read his shirt?!"

Now being me I think the shirt is fantastic. But I guess I could see how some people might be shocked and offended. But that is part of the fun, isn't it?

You kinda have to understand the context. Its a shirt about full suspension down hill rigs. The 7 inches being the amount of rear travel. The back of the shirt even has a very phallic looking rear shock on it.
Fun stuff.

This whole fun with T-shirts thing also made me realize how may T-shirts I have. I've got a lot. And by a lot I mean A LOT!
So many in fact that I'm gonna get out the camera and take some photos tonight for a new Flickr set appropriately titled T-Shirts.
And yes I know. I'm a dork. Funny things happen when you waste away a perfectly beautiful day inside.

Time to go get a taco.

KC Sprints found some sponsors

Well well well... Looks like KC Sprints have found some sponsors for the 2010/11 season.
Some are repeat sponsors & a few are brand spanking new!
Who are they you might ask?
Well...

The repeat sponsors:

PBR


UrbanVelo


Eighth Inch


CycleOps


Giro


All Hail the Black Market


The brand spanking new sponsors:

Portland Design Works


GhostShip


We are very excited to have gotten the support of these sponsors.

First race is this weekend. Topeka, KS here we come!

Pretty...

OK so I may not be able to afford any of the cycling clothes made by Rapha but they sure do take some pretty pictures.
They also put on the Gentlemen's Race which I would love to do some time but doubt I am strong enough to handle.
Found this vid of one such race this morning via AHTBM while I was chomping down my breakfast burrito.
The best part (besides being well shot and edited with good narration and tunes) is that I know some of the people who participated in it.
Enjoy

2010 NW Gentlemen's Race from RAPHA on Vimeo.

the Sick Day video dump

Thursday is apparently sick day for me. Its been going around the shop. I guess today is my turn.
Here is a little light entertainment for ya if you are having a sick day too.
Enjoy!

Fixed 4 from Charge Bikes on Vimeo.

Chris Akrigg THE MAURICE.0 from chris akrigg on Vimeo.

Mariachi El Bronx - Holy from Our Videos on Vimeo.

New music Mondays?

Sure why not?
I have recently been introduced to a couple new bands and since they were shared with me I'll share them with you.
Granted since I'm tend to be a bit little slow, chances are you've heard of them and/or already are an avid/rabid fan.
But sharing is fun... at least thats what they told us in grade school.
So...

First up from brother Stevil over at AHTBM is a group called The Bronx

He's a little taste

The Bronx lite:

Mariachi El Bronx - Holy from Our Videos on Vimeo.

The Bronx heavy:

The Bronx - Inveigh from Our Videos on Vimeo.

I haven't hear much more of The Bronx than those two songs but I like what I hear and plan to find more and give it a good listen.

Up next is a band that I know has been around for a bit although I've just started listening to them (what did I say about being kinda slow?)
Introduced to me recently by a lovely lady I re-met at a Festivus party
Monsters of Folk



Monsters of Folk I've been listening to on repeat since I was loaned the CD.

Good stuff on both counts
Check 'em out

Pappa got a brand new bag...

...or will.
I don't really need a new bag but I'm really diggin' on the creations of the folks over at the Mission Workshop. More so with The Vandal bag.
Check out it out yourself:

Day in the life of the Vandal Cargo Pack from Mission Workshop on Vimeo.

Thinking I may have to buy myself a X-Mas present.

Speaking X-Mas gifts if yer still looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for the cyclist in your life... possibly me... hop on over and check out some of the goodies at Brother Stevil's :All Hail the Black Market
Or Brother Hurl's : Car R Coffins
And you can always pick up some new socks from the fine folks at Evil
Don't forget the soon to be avaiable stickers from the KCSprints gang

Git to shopping. Those gift giving holidazes are almost upon us

KCSprints Season Opener Saturday night!!

Sign ups at 8
Racing begins at 9
Come Out
Come Race
Come Heckle
Come Drink
Come Cheer
500 meter sprints = 20 seconds of hell!!

Don't forget that Harlings is a CASH ONLY bar so come prepared

See you Saturday night!!

2009/10 KCSprints Sponsors:
All Hail the Black Market
Twin Six
Surly
Chrome Bags
CycleOps
Giro
UrbanVelo
Volker bicycles
Acme Bicycle Co.
Honor Vodka
The Bunker