Well if this ain't sexy I don't know what is! Look at his cute little WC colors! Finally came today in the mail and there is not a nick or scratch on it. For a used for it looks like it was never ridden. Unfortunately it's been pouring all day and is supposed to snow tonight so I guess I won't be riding it for some time. I'd like to get a Rotor Q1 stem (among many other things) to keep the cockpit looking nice. I think winter might be a rebuild period for the Jamis. Considering the drive train is from '01 I'm very surprised the fork is the only piece to have worn out. Ben has suggested that in order to improve my tracking around corners I should upgrade to disc brakes, of course this would involve new wheels and brake setup which does not come cheap. I'd like to see how this stiffer fork performs before jumping into that kind of financial commitment. I think I was loosing a ton of speed and steering with the old fork, more than I originally thought, causing me to loose control while entering a high speed turn. Of course none of this is going stop me from getting a SRAM X-O drivetrain and some stiffer cranks for next season! Here's to hoping my new discount kicks in soon (I can not reveal any more info than that since the team is not official yet)!
The rest of my day today was occupied with Thanksgiving, not really mine but a clients. I spent the morning transporting turkeys and wine, one of which was a '98 vintage Veuve Clique Grand Cru, and shopping at Whole Foods. Surprisingly it wasn't that full, which made for a quick exit only to get caught in holiday traffic. As much as I despise shopping at Whole Foods I enjoy the fun produce section. They had some really nice baby beets which I'm going to roast for our dinner and make a little salad. Leyla asked me to do quail this year so I think I'm going to roast them under real high heat and then pipe the cavity with some truffled mash potatoes. For a little app I'm stealing a page from Fergus Henderson's "Nose to Tail Eating" and doing his "Roast Marrow Bones with Parsley Salad". If it all turns out I'll take some pics.
Before writing this I was playing around on worldcycling.tv and I found the '95 San Sebastian Tour. This is a great 3 part video with Phil Ligget doing the commentating. Its also interesting for the fact that its Lance's first huge win (I think) and the first time an American won a single day classic. Pay attention at the end of part 3 and look at what a machine Lance is, he looks completely spent and then takes off with another rider leaving the rest of the break waaay behind. No hesitation just turns it on and goes.
2 comments:
damn that fork is hott and that stem is amazing...bikes, so expensive, but so totally worth it!
That quail sounds delicious. We need to get together with our ladies and cook a monstrous meal for them. We can monopolize the conversation with talk about bikes and bike racing, and they can get drunk off of wine and/or strange Belgian ales.
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