Saturday, December 24, 2005

Merry Christmas

I often think what it would have been like 2005 years ago on this day. Thankfully the recount by Luke in the Bible allows my mind to wander. It can be found in Luke 1: 26-56 and Luke 2: 1-20. This year my family and I have been blessed beyond anything we could have ever imagined. We are absolutely sure that our faith in that baby (Jesus)born 2005 years ago has been the source of the blessings. I pray that Jesus would be the reason for your happiness this Christmas season.

Saturday, December 17, 2005


Inside with the trainer  Posted by Picasa

Whinning about the weather

Ok...I admit that the weather in Florida in December is better than most places in the northern hemisphere...However...it is wet and cold by my standards...so I'm gonna whine. Yes I know there is snow and ice over most of the mid-west and north-east but its just down right chilly here in north Florida (its 56 and raining) I have such thin blood. But when its hotter than blazes it doesn't bother me much.

At any rate, I don't much like ridding the trainer but I'd rather be dry and comfy than wet and cold. So...I have my fixed gear bike packed in the trainer for a little ride. Not much on TV either. Boring!!! Here's a picture of my set up.

My fixed gear is a 2005 Specialized Langster. I have a 42t chain ring and 16t freewheel and 17t fixed cog. Everything else is stock...I don't have a lot of spare bike parts to throw onto it.

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Masi Bicycles And Inferno Racing Partner For 2006

This press release is dated but still newsworthy.

November 11, 2005- Vista, CA- Masi Bicycles and Inferno Racing ink sponsorship deal for the 2006 road racing season.

Masi Brand Manager Tim Jackson and Inferno Racing team manager Chad Thompson began a dialog that ultimately lead to team sponsorship during the bicycle industry tradeshow, Interbike, in Las Vegas in late September. “I was impressed by the professionalism of Chad and [Jacob Fetty] during the show when they stopped in the booth between visits with potential sponsors”, said Jackson. “We hit it off pretty quickly and the conversation turned from a sponsorship pitch from Chad to just talking about bikes and racing. That doesn’t happen often when you are talking with a Pro or Elite level team.”

Thompson had a similar version of the events as well, recollecting “we stopped in the booth while we were waiting to meet with another potential sponsor and ended up having a pretty fun conversation with Tim. In fact, while the bikes and their quality speak for themselves, representatives such as Mr. Jackson are very rare in this growing industry.”

Inferno, currently a Pro/Elite team, will be seeking one of the few UCI Continental Tour licenses issued to US domestic professional teams in 2006. All things look good for the team to be racing at all of the National Racing Calendar (NRC) events and with the off-chance of potentially (perhaps) getting into events like the Tour of Georgia, the new Tour of California and the USPRO Championships in Philadelphia, as well as all USCF Elite National Championship Events.

Masi will be providing the team with framesets for the season and hopes to be able to partner with the team to use their valuable feedback to further develop new and better bicycles for all Masi consumers.

“I really can’t quantify how excited I am about this deal”, offered Jackson. “This marks a big moment for the brand as we try to re-establish ourselves as one of the premiere road brands in the US. I am very optimistic about what the team can do and I look forward to reporting on some great racing.

The Inferno Racing team website (www.infernoracing.org) is currently being updated with the final calendar, roster and sponsor information.

Masi bicycles have been ridden to victory by many champions for several decades and the brand looks to make a triumphant return to sponsoring professional/ elite level cycling teams.