seat like a razor blade

Reading Chris Hoy's bio (2008 Olympic triple-gold track racer) at the moment; Heroes, Villians and Velodromes. Considering I am not a huge bike person I have to give it a B+ as inspite of an odd writing style (lots of more on this laters) I am racing (ouch...) through it. Makes you want to get out there too, plus the boy has his scrambler now. I just junked a trash-picked mountain bike that had no brakes when it rained... and won't even pretend that a Dutch commuter would be in my future... leaning more towards a 24" bmx I have to admit.


Anyway, the above ad is a classic. Ending gets cut off in this clip though, the dad says "I were right about that seat though [being like a razor blade]"

chris hoy

Chris Hoy got a victory rally in Edinburgh today; 3 golds in track cycling. Picture from flickr, thanks to blackpuddinonnabike. Thx to Sis for the heads up. 50,000 welcome Scots Olympic heroes home.

olympic velodrome racing

No, not a horror movie; velodrome is fixed gear bike racing. Solo, duel (as in duelling called "keirin") and in teams. Chris Hoy of Scotland has won 3 golds this Olympics, more than any Briton has hauled in at one Games for over 100 years. The facilities available in Scotland are abysmal (and outdoor) but still produce champs. As one commentator says, "imagine if there was only 1 pool in the country to train in...and that was outdoors." Fixed gear bikes have become more popular with the public in USA too though i havent heard a peep about Chris Hoy on the American tv. The group sprint has a motorcycle as pacer and no brakes=big crashes. The attached video is to raise awareness (read: money) of the sport in Scotland.

Major work ethic and great example. "What would happen if I lost the gold by one thousandth of a second, because there was a training session I skipped or didn't give my all to?" Three Golds and I'm Shattered.