Beyah!

Funny Stuff. Anyway sorry about the blogging hiatus i just needed a little break. I believe my last blog was about me chasing down the guy who stole my bikes. Well, Lyle decided he would comment on the situation, and i quote:

"I don't mean to dash your hopes Blake, but "they" are too busy hassling Sager for leaving a gas station to be hot on anyone's tail.
Of course if and when I'm proven wrong and you get your bikes back this comment will be stricken from the record and I'll happily eat my words."

Well Lyle, Eat um Up.






So the idiot that stole them decided that the tire was flat when in reality it was tubeless and just needed to be pumped up. The idiot also decided to take this problem to Full Cycle, the one bike shop in town where two of my roommates work and everyone from CU cycling goes. Within a minute of bringing it in the store employees formed a low key barricade around the door and said the bike was mine, called me and i called the cops. When i got there the guy was there and said he was sorry and that he bought it off craigslist. I believed him at first until he said he bought it 2 weeks prior when it was only stolen 4 days ago. Well thats when the cops showed up. The interrogation was simply amusing. The guy was floundering in his own sweat. Not only did he pretty much give away that he had taken my bike but also gave up another bike he had stolen. We proceeded to his house where the cops got a search warrant and found my other bike. The guy was arrested and now has three counts filed against him. Justice! Thanks to everyone who helped out, its really cool to see how tight our little niche is.

In other new I joined Chamois Army Fort in a camping adventure last week up in Winter Park. It was a blast. Ended up riding with JHK and Heather for about an hour in the middle of nowhere. Its a small world!


The riding was really fun, especially since i rode my HT for the first time in eons.


During the trip i was also able to get kiel onto a mtn bike. He suprised the hell out of me shredding the DH even though he said he just about died and crapped his pants. I give him 3 races until he wins a B race this coming season.


Before Kiel left for road nats we decided to give him a haircut. I dont think this it what he had in mind.


Shep going in for the kill.


This weekend i found the motivation and fire to try, in a last ditch effort to qualify for Mt Snow. Well i raced the best race i have raced but didnt quite make the cut. I got 19th, 4 spots shy. Oh well. I was pretty bummed when i got the news but after a late evening ride up flagstaff i have cooled off and moved on. I hope to find some event to race although nothing has really appealed to me just yet. Mt Evans, eh......14,000ft. We'll see. I hope everyone has a great time in VT, race extra hard for me because your racing one of my favorite courses that i dont get to race! We got a new fridge, im happy.