Dartmouth Cycling Wiki | Profiles / Day 4

First, some links for your consideration:

Secondly, a lot of people have asked what riding in california is like. This article explains it well:

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=4551&status=True

Well, probably more supermodels are involved in my rides than with this ex-pro hack.

Which reminds me of a true story: I was riding up Wildcat Canyon a couple of years ago, and honest to god, some Oakland Raider cheerleaders flagged me down and asked me for directions. They were going to a private party (editor's note: cheerleaders in fact get paid very little money from the squads they cheer for. They make most of their income from attending private events). I think they knew where they were going, and just wanted to check out my bulge. They didn't invite me to the party, so I guess they weren't impressed. Needless to say, ladies and gentlemen, I am still all that is man. I swear.

Speaking of all that is man, I will now channel my inner Timdoud (which will be a regular feature of this blog):

Dear Readers,

    The time has come. In a few hours I will stroll through the UC Berkeley campus here in Berkeley and ponder many thoughts. However, the most prominent of those thoughts will be of finalization and conclusion, as tomorrow is my final day of regular classes for a whopping 4 weeks. To most of you, that seems like no big feat, but to put 4 weeksk into perspective, thats ~100% of a month, or for the more mature crowd, if tonight were the night, you'd have to sent in another rent check in roughly about the same time I come back to school. So its definately a long time. The past week or so has been actually pretty rough, not only in physical matters such as school and weather, but also in my mind as I prepare for this life changing shift from college student to full time athlete.

Ok, enough of that....

I did a 70 mile ride today, starting with Sproul bike gang. It's mostly a group of Clif Bar Team riders in their 30s. Good times. Well, not really. I was pretty tired today, which made the ride long. Other things that went wrong: 1) my powertap hub gave out yesterday. the bearings are shot, the wheel hardly spins. luckily I have another wheel for now. Without powermetering, I was more or less lost. I rode around till someone passed me that was roughly my weight and aerodynamic profile and had an powertap. I followed him for the next hour, but then he said he had to go home. I told him that wasn't a possibility, as I can't ride without power. When he got surly, I frame-pumped him on the head and took his wheel. Ok, that story isn't true, I just stole it from Rudy. After my ride today, I had to choose between the 7 bike shops in my immediate vicinity to get the hub overhauled. It's tough to be a biker in the bay area... 2) I got a piece of barb wire through my rear wheel today. It went through the top of the tire and out the sidewall. Pretty sweet... Not so sweet was timetrialling forever to catch back onto the group (they don't ever stop for anybody). 3) I got hit by a car. A minivan driven by an old grandma slapped me with their rear view mirror. She didn't even know she had hit me. Normally, I'd be pretty pissed when something like this happens. But I didn't really care, I just wanted to get home.

So after 3 big days of riding, no riding tomorrow. Yeay. Which works out well, cause it's supposed to rain. I get to see my brother, too. Yeay.

Matt.

I've received a lot of fan mail about the website (editors note: this is bullshit), its nice to see. To clarify, you need to talk to my agent about hiring me for private parties, bar mitzvahs, magic shows etc... I do very little pro bono work, as I need money for all the drugs.