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Not to be out done by Ben's awesome poster and event I made a poster too. ^
Also, Sabino Canyon is a beautiful bike ride:

But it's also Hazardous. There are lots of Peds that one must yield to.

It makes biking 4th Ave interesting. I'll let you know when I attempt the stunt for myself.

And in closing, Zander is a cool dude.

APRIL FOOLS!

Hey everybody! April fools is awesome and I pulled some super sweet pranks!

The New Newest

I also got  a new bike. as of last Wednesday  the 27th. I'm sorry I've been so slow with the news but I'm sure no one will notice anyway. except that I just pointed it out... But yeah, 100 bucks for that slick piece of machinery! I'm pretty happy with it.
Regardless though, I've been having a blast. I'm able to just fly on my way to work and since I have atleast a 20 mile bike ride every day that I work at Performance (generally just M, Th, F; Weekends have a different mile count) I'm very glad to have that extra zip. It also really helps my options for drafting busses and vans and SUVs. quite a thrill, I must say.
In addition to the New Newest I also had bought a bike computer. Here are some of the stats from the past week:
TM: 4:23
AVS: 11.3
MXS: 34.3
DST: 50.14
ODO: 50.14

In addition to the New Newest and the bike computer I also just got some climbing shoes in the mail! Katie Jantzen is the coolest and when she heard of potential deal she remembered me! Luckily they fit just great, and I can't wait to use them. Unluckily I left them at the YAV's and so I'll have to get a photo with them in the next edition.

In addition to the New Newest and the bike computer and the climbing shoes I'm also about to get a new place to live! Good ol' Zander saves the day. Luckily he was able to work it out with his current landlord/ sometimes-roommate and its cool for me to stay! Honestly its a rather funny situation. Brian the Roomie works in Phoenix and lives there most of the week. He then comes back on the weekends and lives in his apartment for a night or two. I'm not sure how space is going to work on those nights, but I'm sure we'll figure it out.

In addition to the New Newest, the bike computer and the climbing shoes and the new place, I'm about to go to bed! Goodnight y'all.

Zander in the wild.

This past Wednesday I helped to introduce Zander to Mountain biking:

It was exhilarating!

He was what you might call a champ. Although biking was admittedly very new for our fearless adventurer, (not to mention mountain biking!!!) Zander took on the new challenge with gusto. After listening carefully to pointers about shifting and braking and how to take on the gnarly descents of Fantasy Island, he realized that it just made more sense to take a crash course at the school of hard knocks. Despite the gash on his knee and blood trickling down his shin Zander the Champ kept on keeping on. 

The old clunker of a bike was no match for Zander's perseverance.

Not the actual bike he rode. Just a good picture.

Nor was the sandy terrain:

If only Westley had a bike.

In the end, we made it out alive and all the better for it.