The Grim Reaper and Victims

BH Connect Full Durace 54 cm

This BH Connect Full Durace 54 cm road bike is for sale (minus the wheels) . . 

This is a sweet, stiff ride - great for crit racing, but also comfortable on longer rides. Make me an offer at sonjagoat@gmail.com

Make me an offer . . .

Killer Deal on a Titanium Bike

Model: 2005 Douglas 6 AL/4 V Titanium 56 cm Full Durace 10 speed, Reynolds carbon Ouzo Pro fork with threadless carbon steerer, Cane Creek headset (wheels not included)

Cost: $1500 

Summary: I bought this bike off the floor at the Colorado Cyclist. It had been their travel case model (and still is, but only in their print version catalog - p. 54 sitting inside the Trico Sports case.) The bike rocks; it is stiff with excellent responsiveness, but is also very forgiving. The bike was actually made by Litespeed for the Colorado Cyclist's Douglas line. Unfortunately, it is way too big for me. It came with a sweet 44 cm Stella Azzurra Tirenno Carbon handlebar - retail $400 - probably the nicest bars you'll ever hold onto. I took them off because they were too big for me, but I'll throw them in for $100 if you purchase this bike.

Email me with questions: sonjagoat@gmail.com

Rest Day

After lots of hills, hiking with the dogs and such,

I was ready for a day of rest.

Maya chillaxin

Chicken and Badger

Crab Cakes and Muscles

After some tempo at HP, the Chicken and I were lucky enough to run into the Muscle. Later we had good eats at the Starfish Cafe on the hill.

Isn't that special . . .

The Chicken Rocks Long Island

Go Chicken GO

Velochickens

K-Tee the one-eared terrier

The last few weeks

1 AM a couple of weeks ago. Aaah, life in SE DC.

Cotton fields in AL

Riding in AL with my sister, Annette

More sweet trails in AL

Power line ride

Black dog with Chikin

Iron Cross VI, one of my favorite races of all time!

Tickhead at the Graveyard

Tickhead at the creek.

She Got Bike

Today was the 3rd Annual She Got Bike and it was a huge success! Despite the near 100 degree temps and high humidity, we had over 500 women participate in different length rides followed by a festival offering food, bike clinics, and products from vendors and, of course, Joe's Bike Shop.

The C3-Sollay girls volunteered to lead and sag the rides of the day. We had lots of volunteers on bike and in the car to help out.

Eli, one of our SAG drivers

My new friends, Missy and Sue

The Butler Road rest stop

Sue and I taking a break

One of the helpers at the rest stop. This could be Tickhead's long lost cousin.

Ridgebacks

Mix this with the Ridgeback and you might get Tickhead

Susan Miltenberger (with Chicken), the brains behind SGB. What an awesome event, thanks so much, we can't wait until next year!

Stump Run aka The Road to Nowhere

www.lostriverbarn.com

Little Bear to Blanca Traverse

With Laura and Chicken home on the IRL, Ken and I decided to go ahead and drive up the Blanca road aka "the toughest 4WD road in Colorado" to do Little Bear, Blanca and Ellingwood, hopefully in one fell swoop. My Yoda did awesome, as usual, and got us really close to Jaws I, significantly shortening our heavy pack slog to Como Lake.

Ken the pack mule
Class 4 on the Northwest Face of Little Bear. Ken has never done anything harder than Class 2, but the exposure, loose rock and technical difficulties didn't seem to bother him much. He's just a natural!
Ken scaling the first part of the Little Bear/Blanca connecting ridge
This part of the ridge was rotten and loose. We really enjoyed that. It was a real thrill, plus the exposure was spectacular, as well.
Ken is one happy guy. That's Little Bear in the background. Way to go, Ken!