One Cute Kid

Wow it has been awhile.

Ok, Well check out this Audtion file

The Kona Jake

Ok so here is the Jake



and the specs

Frame sizes	49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60
Frame tubing	Kona 7005 Butted Aluminum
Fork	Kona Project Two TB
Headset	Aheadset STS
Crankarms	TruVativ Elita Triple
Chainrings	28/38/48T
B/B	TruVativ ISIS SLLT
Pedals	Wellgo Road with clips & straps
Chain	Shimano IG-31
Freewheel	Shimano Deore 12-25 8 speed
F/D	Shimano Sora
R/D	Shimano Tiagra
Shifters	Shimano Sora
Handlebar	Easton OS Road Bar
Stem	Easton OS
Grips	CU Black
Brakes	Avid Shorty 4
Brake Levers	Shimano Sora Shimano 105 w/Tektro RX-2
Front hub	Shimano Deore
Rear hub	Shimano Tiagra
Spokes	14G Stainless
Tires	Nokian Ravagozzi Cross 700x35c
Rims	Sun MZ-14
Saddle	WTB Rocket V Comp
Seatpost	Easton
Seat clamp	Kona Clamp
Color	Red/Black
Extras	Tektro RX 2.0 add-on brake lever
1st Production	'August 2004

Would like some better components but this is $725 and thats about the top of where I want to be. I can always replace the components as I get more cash.

Been a long time

Well, the bicycle search continues. I would like to get a softride but dont have the cash, and it appears they dont make a road setup that will take a wide 35 tire.

Its looking like a Kona Jake is the bike I will be getting. But I can't find one to try out so I may have to order on blind hope. That does not make me to confident. So here I sit, just waiting.

American Red Cross - Preparing Communities for Emergencies and Keeping People Safe - Preparedness

American Red Cross - Preparing Communities for Emergencies and Keeping People Safe - Preparedness

Direct link to American Red Cross to donate to relief efforts.

Amazon Honor System - Disaster Relief for Tsunamis victims

Amazon Honor System

Amazon is collecting donations for the American Red Cross for a relief fund very easy to donate.

My favorite weather web site

Weather Underground: Regional Map

Me

Welcome to Bikesport!

Welcome to Bikesport!

This is the bike store in dearborn

Not Mikes rat but a rat none the less 

Changes...

Ok, do to user inputs I have made some modifications to the website.

Ok if I really had users I could say that. But really I just saw this site was a mess and it was time to learn some HTML code, or at least learn how to modify it. So now the blogger ad on the left is gone, and the adsense ads that I should get credit for clicks on is over on the left, under archives and above the google search.

Sorry Dave, this is kind of fun. Im finally learning come coding.

Mike if I dont get a picture of your rat I will just find a picture and use it.

Try to leave some comments on the improvements. (I know they are not that dramatic)

Dave

Run 3 --- Oh what Bike to get

Ok first the stats, ran 3.1 miles (now that I measured) in 41 minutes. Felt great today after yesterdays bike ride. Defenielty Like biking better than running.

Ok Stopped by one bike store to look know I dont know if I should go with a True road bike or a hybrid. Maybe I'll just go with the Trek 7500FX. will try to get to Bikesport in Dearborn this weekend they specilize in road and Highly specilieze in Triathlon bikes - not going that far with this but may learn alot. Already have from thier website http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/.

See ya.

Till the next update

New Determination

Got on the exercise bike for an hour today. Kept the heart rate about 130 most of the time. Forgot how much I liked riding. Measured the distance I had been running about 3.3 miles.

Please click on the above ad, I want to see what happens.

Thanks

Run 2

Well, another 3 miles done. About the same time, need to acurately clock it and need to check the distance. I know its a bit more than 3 miles. Feel better than when I started. But for some reason my elbow hurts.

Oh and Thank You D. McNabb for probably winning me another fantasy football match up.

My first 3 miles

We'll it has begun. I went 3 miles today somewhere from jogging to walking fast. Took about 45 minutes and kept the heart rate at about 130-150 BPM. So the training for the Island Lake Triatholon has begun. Hopefully they have the triatholon this year. Will I make it??? Stay tuned to this blog to find out.

Oh got approval from adsense. So ads should start appearing on the sides. Please click on them, A few of you get a lunch when I get my first check.

A moment of Silence Please.....

One of the Vilands two pet rats died this week. He's in that great cheese cloud in the sky.


Mike send me a picture of him if you have it Ill put it on here.

Day 1

My first Blog. Not much yet but just wait who knows where this could go, corvairs, politics, C. Rice for pres in '08, Ebay, woodworking, Triatholon training, Bikes, Fantasy Football, The Detroit lions, who knows where, I sure dont