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What do you mean this is silly?Alive and very well.
Wow, today was one of those days that I get all spiritual.
For those of you that don’t know; the bicycle was instrumental in saving my life. *Here is some of the original story. I’m not looking for sympathy, just explaining why being on two wheels means so much to me. I hope you’ll understand who I am, where I’ve come from and that ANYONE can make the changes to become a better person. What will help you escape? I’m proud to say it was a bicycle, a no-name 20″ BMX bicycle.
So the wheels turn and for 2012 I’m returning to a former team w/ a newer name: Stan’s NoTubes/AXA Equitable Cycling Team.
Click on the picture below for the Stan’s NoTubes/AXA Equitable main page:
Here is the team blog:
There’s also a Facebook Page and Twitter account. I’d greatly appreciate it if we could generate some new “friends” and “followers.”
My goals? Simply explained with a quote from Grandma Moses – “Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.”
Of course there will be some events on my calendar and I really look forward to running Stan’s NoTubes wheelsets for all of them. I will be staying aboard *Cannondale too.
I’m kinda superstitious and like to talk about events AFTER I’ve finished them. Please check back as the year rolls on to see what I’m up to in my cycling life. I’ll be humbled if you do.
Major thanks to my *friends, family and loved ones for their unconditional care.
Keep on keeping on.
* The “Why I Ride” video in the VodPod is a video and I completely relate to it. Check it out.
*ALL my friends and special props to my Ciclismo buddies for a great year. I still hope to see y’all often.
* The first piece of given cycling equipment was a Cannondale. It was a used red criterium frameset. The good folks at (now closed) T-Town Cycles and Cannondale were the some of the first bike related people to help me out. I was 18 years old.
Two Super Sundays
Sunday #1: November 13th and the Crossasaurus Awesome.
All went well. I raced the Elites and was top step.
“Raced” the SingleSpeed category. Finished with a big smile.
Singlespeed smiles all around.
Mustachio Bashio Contest was fun and we were able to give money toward a good cause.
Without my teammates, who do a TON of work, and our generous sponsors the day would never have happened. Thanks y’all!
Sunday #2: November 21 and the “experience culture” day.
Early morning: Gabe and I road a three hour hilly loop, sprinkled with gravel/dirt roads.
Cannondale Money shot.
Early afternoon: My niece, scholarship vocalist at Temple, was in an Opera! I’m so lucky to have such a cool niece.
Evening: I went to see Red Fang, Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon at the Trocadero. I may be biased but Red Fang was the best of all three.
Was able to talk briefly with the bassist/singer Aaron Beam and the guitarist David Sullivan. I’m pretty sure I scared them as I uttered words like “transcend” and showed them pictures they took with me from Oregon. They were still cool and posed for another photo. Brave men indeed.
Home in bed by Midnight.
Two great Sundays.
Keep on keeping on – Geronimo
