9.24.2006

new stuff

on the asylums. landahl killed the drivetrains with the clay/mud, so chainrings, chain and rear casettes have all been changed. last race of the year will have me running new stuff - sweet.

also, should be running new schwalbe little alberts too - and getting a couple of sets of cross tires from them as well. their tubulars are not available as of the present, but i am hoping that they will be in from the boyz in italy for nationals.

other then that, got in a training day at the shop and did a few repeats up the long climb behind the shop. very good sustained climb.

and - got back to see the dura ace 2 piece crank just getting installed on my cross moots. very cool. very light. very stiff. saved about 80 grams over my last setup.

asylum prototypes are in the works - all i can say is that at this point, you will have some options and the frames are different from the current version. there is too much to speculate on everything as chris is still considering a lot of different things at this point, from angles to materials, etc.

and - the vegas show is coming up. expect some pics up from the guys at the 'goat, but this year they are running lean and mean and are not doing the dirt demo days because they tend to get over crowded and by the time you get to ride, the bike is totally trashed. just got to remember, for bike geeks interbike is like a dream. for most people in the industry, it is work.

with that - gotta get a ride in. today was the first day in a loooooooooong time i actually got to sleep in.

sologoat out.

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