12/5/04
The inner speed demon (more like my own personal gremlin) got out today. But I showed it.

I crashed again. At least I didn't damage my new helmet.(I just got a Giro Zen- my new favorite helmet, it rules.)
Unfortunetly, I kind of wrecked some other stuff. I broke a saddle I really liked, a WTB Lazer V. The worst part was that it was pretty much brand new. I laid my bike down on fast corner on a fireroad, going much faster than I had any right to be going- again. It was rather painful. No scratches on my new frame, but my Hayes levers took a big hit. As you can see they got a little scratched.

My brand new (less than 200 miles on it) SRAM X-9 derailleur is not the happy bird it used to be. (it's definitely not shifting the way it used to.) I love the SRAM, but I seem to be breaking their stuff a lot. And my $100.00 fancy saddle is pretty much done. The thing didn't have a scratch, and now its f*cked. I'm gonna beat that stupid speed gremlin. Maybe if I rub it's belly across the ragged surface of a logging road going about 30 MPR. Unfortunetly, like in Fight Club, I get to deal with the stinging pain later, in the shower, when I try and clean it up. And it did sting. I mean, look at it. It looks painfull. The stupid gremlin is me.

In case you were wondering, I was indeed wearing my knee pads. No stiches this time, although my new shorts have a hole in them. However, I am pleased that this time, my knee does not.

Oh yeah, my Heckler frame still doesn't have a scratch on it. How funny is that?