Saturday, December 05, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Met up with the Simonster for another perfect fall day for riding and I crossed the 15,000 mile mark. :-) On my way home happened across a few friends, cool! Rolled in the driveway with 120 miles. The OCD was compelling me to put lights on the bike and bust out a few more miles but I refrained.
My 2009 miles to date: 15074
My 2009 ride time to date: 1025 hours 24 min
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Niceman :-)
Yep. It was shorts and short sleeves today. Yea! A was a pretty fun race, well except for getting caught in that big crash about 500 feet from the start line. Bah! I felt pretty lucky to get up with just some scrapes and bruises. Coolest of the bunch was the chain-ring to the ribcage. Ouch! That left a mark. From there just tried to ride back through as many guys as possible. Rode back to Kalkaska after the race to get 64 miles on the day. :-)
My 2009 miles to date: 14297
My 2009 ride time to date: 974 hours 34 min
Friday, November 06, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Joined The Simonster and Brewchamp for the Pine Knob Switchbacks today. I'm quite sure the PKS blowout is a lot like waterboarding. You feel like you're going to die and it can cause lasting psychological damage... Ouch! In mileage news, I crossed the 13,000 mile mark for the year and totaled 125 on the day. At the end of ride I'd only consumed 34 ounces of Gatorade. I know.. Pretty bad... :-(
My 2009 miles to date: 13031
My 2009 ride time to date: 892 hours 41 min
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
12,000 Mile Ride
Crossed the 12000 mile mark for the year on today's Sunday Hundo. Rode out to the Waterford CX race to watch the team, then over to Pontiac for a lap and then Highland. 104 miles when I pulled in my driveway. It was a perfect day, well except for my big wreck at Highland. Clipped a tree with the bars on a little decent. A cracked helmet nudges this shunt into first place for my worst crash of the year which I feel pretty good about because besides the helmet it was just a few little scrapes on my knees, hip, and shoulder. :-)
Friday, September 18, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Friday, September 04, 2009
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Stony XC
Dang, and I had been looking forward to this race but I definitely did not feel great today. Not 100% sure why I was so off today but I'm gonna blame the Prednisone I'm taking after my exposure to poison ivy at Fort Custer.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Fort Custer Time Trial
Amanda, Steve, and I did a nice camping/ft custer tt race weekend. A fun pre-ride on Saturday. Then my favorite tradition of Nina's Taqueria for dinner, and a new tradition of Lickity Split for dessert, these kids love their ice cream. Finished off the night with some campfire stories. I felt good in the race and only had one little bobble the entire way. It was my 8th trip out to the fort over last 10 years and this trail is always a blast. Steve had a great ride missing 3rd by just 0.37 seconds. Amanda flatted and had to run several miles, :-( ...but she finished!! :-)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Friday, July 03, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Lumberjack 100
That was interesting. First couple miles of the race went perfect and I was positioned in the top 15 as we hit the dirt, but then my seat-post clamp broke into pieces. I turned around and started back to the parking lot. Just happened to have a spare post in the car. It was pretty hilarious to be riding against traffic just after the start of the big mass-start hundo. Got a lot of sympathy from the racers when they saw me riding, saddle in hand, just 2.5 miles in. After a pretty quick seat-post and saddle swap I was off again. I’d lost some time, but so much worse was the 260 places. The first lap was ridiculous as I worked my way past about 231 riders, riding through the ferns off line and hoping I’d not crash into one of those hidden stumps that got me and busted my collarbone at the first lumberjack. I’d given up hope of a result and was feeling a bit grumpy during that first 25 mile lap. But knowing there was chip timing this year and lap times would be posted, I’d try and post a solid final 75 miles just to compare with my friend’s times. Long story short, the final 75 miles were really fun and I was simply amazed to end up top 10 on the day. As for my plan to compare lap times after the race, my final 75 miles placed 7th best in men’s open and my last lap was 5th best.
Special thanks to the hospitality and race support of Team O'Dea/Simonster. Thanks guys for an awesome weekend!!


Sunday, June 14, 2009
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Brighton Stage Race (Day 2)
What a perfect day!! The Brighton XC was awesome! I decided to ride the Fuel EX again. I started out sluggish, but felt better each lap and was happy with my second half speed. The rest of the guys had great races, and Amanda picked up the women's Pro/Cat 1 win!!! After the race I busted out some nice month end miles. Finished up the day with 86, the month with 1452, and that brings my 2009 miles up to 7007. Oh yeah, it's a palindrome.

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 09, 2009
0 hours of Addison
It was a bummer that the weather didn't cooperate for the Addison 12 hour. After we got the word on Addison, Bill, Tim, and I decided to go to the big bike demo at Island Lake. It was sunny and beautiful when we got to the demo so we jumped on our bikes and hit the trail, but the rain came and ended our day there too... Bah!



Saturday, May 02, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
I Quadrupled My 2009 Miles Today
Seriously!! Well, my trail ride miles anyway. I started the day with 10 and finished with 40. :-) Some fun hot laps at the PLRA with the Clikman, Freedinger, and Kuhncapi. Sunny and 77 degrees!! Could winter finally be over?? I rode my Superfly and my Fuel EX today, not at the same time. I fully expected the Fuel EX would be the bike for me at Pontiac, but surprise, surprise, I think I might race the Superfly at Pontiac. I lowered the tire pressure down to 20psi and that made the bike handle and feel great. Who'd a thunk it?
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
5000 Mile Ride
I crossed the 5000 mile mark for the year, tonight on a nice little ride with the Clikeman.
My bike statistics at the end of the day.
Total Miles: 5025
Total Time: 363 hours 0 min
Average Miles per day: 47.86
Average Time per day: 3:27:26
Days Ridden: 105 of 105
Whoa.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Miles, Miles, Miles..
I set a new personal record today. 1748 miles in a 31 day period. Of course all the miles were knobby tire miles. :-)
The Superfly has been doing most of the work lately. I have had the bike for three weeks and it's already knocked out 1150 miles and has not been cleaned off once.
2009 miles to date: 4957
2009 ride time to date: 358 hours 19 min
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Winter, Day 90 of 90
I did it!! I rode every day this winter (December 21 thru March 20). Totaled 4004 miles in 299 hours and 44 min. That's 44.5 miles & 3:20 per day on average. Wow!!
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Rainy weekend...
Not a very good weekend for riding my bike. I managed 2:03 today. Got caught in a soaking rain. Uhg! So far this year, 2 hours, is my self-imposed minimum, ride-time per-day. It's days like this that 2 hours seems like a lot. The graph below documents my ride-time per-day for the year so far. Just 2 weeks of Winter left till Spring is here!!! :-)
2009 miles to date: 2992
2009 ride time to date: 227 hours 42 min

Thursday, February 26, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Winter, Day 50 of 90
Simonster invited a few of the guys out for a nice ride in the country. As much as I ride and as well as I know area roads it's not often I end up somewhere I've never ridden. I love that feeling of not knowing where I am. It's kinda like a mini vacation. Simonster had promised a 90 mile loop from our designated meeting spot. I knew I was going to ride 32 miles to and from that spot. When I rolled into my driveway and came to a stop the 122 mile mark clicked over. 90 + 32 = 122. Mike had planned the ride out to the 100th of a mile!!!
2009 miles to date: 1761
2009 ride time to date: 136 hours 8 min
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Winter, Day 46 of 90
Yep!!! Winter is better than half over, Kids!!! Still no problems encountered for me in reaching my goal of riding "outside" every day this winter. I have averaged 3:12 a day over the past 46 days and 4 hours a day if you count getting dressed and undressed for riding in these conditions. :-)
2009 miles to date: 1503
2009 ride time to date: 119 hours 19 min
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Winter, Day 40 of 90
Major heat wave tonight! It was in the upper 20s. Seriously, that felt warm. Last night it was in the upper teens and we were all laughing that we remembered when 18 degrees seemed really cold. It's amazing how the body acclimates.
Well, winter is nearing the half way point and historical average temps are already on the rise. Yay!!
2009 miles to date: 1207
2009 ride time to date: 96 hours 53 min
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Winter, Day 29 of 90
Bah!! Some more bike wrestling and white knuckle riding this weekend. My hands seriously ached from griping the bars so tightly, yesterday afternoon, while we were receiving our latest 7 inch dump of snow. I suppose it's my 2005 ankle fracture that makes me feel so anxious. I sure don't want to go through that again.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Negative Tempreture
AccuWeather.com says the wind chill was minus 20 while I was out riding tonight. Yikes!! To add to the fun.. I flatted!! Fortunately I was just a mile and a half from home so I decided to ride the flat/walk home. I wasn't about to change a tire in these temps. My hands would fall off. The flat tire cut my ride short so I ended up going back out for a midnight ride to finish up my day. Besides missing out on some sleep midnight is an awesome time to ride!!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Winter, Day 21 of 90
Wow!! I have averaged 44.9 miles and 3:27 per day for the first 10 days of 2009. That' a new personal record.. I checked the archives. Today's WRCS ride was fun with a serious bike wrestling bout over the final 15 miles. I was all like, Greco-Roman style and my bike is all like, WWE SmackDown on me. Uhg!
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Friday, January 02, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008 miles per bike report
Robert's 2008 Miles
Total Mountain Bike
8985 Miles
634 hours, 21 min.
(14.2 avg. mph)
250 rides
250 rides
Total Cross Bike
927 Miles
63 hours, 14 min.
(14.7 avg. mph)
28 rides
28 rides
Total Road Bike
253 Miles
10 hours, 51 min.
(23.3 avg. mph)
4 rides
4 rides
*Total Bike Trainer
36 Miles
2 hours, 30 min.
(14.5 avg. mph)
2 rides
2 rides
Grand Total Bike
10201 Miles
710 hours, 56 min.
(14.3 avg. mph)
282 days
282 days
2052 Single-Speed Miles.
84 days off the bike this year.
*I'm including bike trainer miles from two rides back in February while I was taking some time off the bike and doing physical therapy for my low back. Herriman rules allow a rider to count bike trainer "only" during an injury.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
10,000 Miles
I hit the "10,000 miles of bike riding" mark, for 2008, today.
A birthday/christmas present to myself.
It's just what I wanted!!!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Owed to the Snow Plow
I rolled 45 miles with the Dolppinator today. I was skeptical that we could successfully pedal our bikes today after the area got slammed with 6 to 12 inches of snow yesterday, but thanks to the local Department of Public Services snow removal dudes, the riding was awesome!!! Alex and I even worked some structure into our ride today with some hill repeats on Cranbrook hill. Ouch!
































