Bedrock & Paradox

I dream of a hard and brutal mysticism in which the naked self merges with a non-human world and yet somehow survives still intact, individual, separate. Paradox and bedrock.

Weight savings

Race season officially begins Saturday.
Time to get serious.

Yes, the weight of the bags has been zeroed out.

New Rudy Project shades. Thanks Mom! Hoping the fancy detached lenses will help the fogging issues I often have running.

Laying in the tub shaving is quite the decedant exercise. I like the contradiction of shaven legs, and unshaven face. Gives the war wounds better definition, too.

Fred wrote this afternoon to say there’s snow a plenty in places on the Red Hot course. Sounds ideal, as I’m pretty confident slippery will bother me less than ~90% of the other folks Saturday.

I also got new chains on both bikes, which seems to’ve fixed the shifting issues, too. Damn that chain was stretched a lot, and since October.

The eating, drinking, and sleeping plan continues apace. It’s gonna be bitchin’!

DaveC

10 responses to “Weight savings”

  1. JenyJo Avatar
    JenyJo

    bitchen camaro, bitchen camaro ;-)you look hot, red hot, on hot pace for a killer race.go get ’em.jj&eed sez: …he SHAVED!.

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  2. JenyJo Avatar
    JenyJo

    oh, and ed sez he lost 5 lbs. just shaving his legs.e.via jj

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  3. Chad Avatar
    Chad

    Damn dave, you look good now. I wish some of my races would’ve forced you to shave your legs, head, and face…. Scale of 1 to 10, where is a race like the Red Hot, 10 being a 3 day 300 mile ride with 40k of climbing on the bike (AZT 300)?

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  4. Meredith Avatar
    Meredith

    I would like to make it clear that D’s legs are significantly smoother than mine – considering he shaved his today, and I genuinely can’t remember the last time I shaved mine… several years, at least.What a weirdo he is.

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  5. Ed Avatar
    Ed

    You FREAK! Enjoy the cool breezes.Ed

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  6. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Well, I’m not doing the AZT 300 this year, so that’s hypothetical at best.The Red Hot I have a relationship with from last year. Gotta get that cleared up. The C2M is a question of survival.Cycling, the KTR is the “A” race. Sedona is the A- prep race. The Kaibab, Coconino, and Markagunt will be icing on the cake, depending on how much form and motivation is left over.Everything else is fun, enlightenment, and a means to an end. The legs are just a constant reminder to take it all as seriously as I want.

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  7. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    Hmmm looks good. Must be warm down there :) I shaved my head with a #2 last week and I’m still getting used to the temperature difference!

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  8. Cellarrat Avatar
    Cellarrat

    you look very “euro”Good luck and have fun!

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  9. Enel Avatar
    Enel

    Nice look!Break a leg. (not really)

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  10. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    I heard that Lance had a surgeon cut off one of his nuts just to save weight.You look like Ike from South Park.Either that or the Terminator.Kick some tail this weekend, amigo.

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