Finally

Finally it is summer. That had to be the craziest winter I have ever seen. Idaho is a strange weather place. One day it is snowing the next thing you know it is ninety degrees outside.
I have been quite sick for some time. Suffering from some type of sinus infection. But after some good quality antibiotics I am feeling a lot better. I have been riding my bike a fair amount. Trying to get in reasonable condition after over a year of very little exercise, due to work and moving my family. I have a stage race planned in July called the Capitol Reef Classic in southern Utah. It is in my family's home town and I am looking forward to it. I am not looking forward to the 100 mile stage up fish lake mountain. It will travel through some of the most challenging terrain I have ever seen offered in a north American bike race. I just hope to survive.
I have been plugging along building some nice titanium bikes. I will also be working on a tig welded steel track bike. Any takers? I do not think I will be able to use it myself since I live on a dirt road. I am currently working on a new titanium/Carbon fiber bike. I hope to ride it myself at the race in July. Usually when I build one of these bikes. A friend of similar proportions will ride it and want to purchase it from me. That is why I always seem to be riding the same steel bike I have been on for the past five years. I don't mind I love that bike. There is nothing like the ride of steel. Often people ask me what the best material is for building a bike. I usually tell them that they are all good, it just depends on the bike and its purpose. But my favorite material for a nice road bike is steel. They are not usually surprised and will tell me about an old steel bike that they wish they had never sold. Well I will post some new pictures of some current build real soon. The fishing has been phenomenal here in Ashton so If anyone gets a chance come on over and we will drowned a few bugs.

Snow in June

When I woke up this morning I looked at weatherbug.com just to get an idea of what today would bring. It said expected snow showers. I thought how stupid could that be. What a lame site there is now way it could snow in June...... so I went out for a mountain bike ride and at the top of the mountain it began to snow. This has been the strangest spring we have had. The weather has been horrible. I have tried to suffer through it on the bike, but I keep finding myself ill with a cold that I just can't shake.

This week I finished a bike for a guy I have been riding with for the past 15 years. He has been riding the same Gurceiotti road bike for that same time. I recall when he got that old bike it was equiped with the best components, I was so jealous. Well, that jealousy eventually faded. It still is a cool bike definetly something I would hold onto. He was due for something a little lighter, and something that fit better. The bike turned out great. Complete dura-ace with a fizik saddle and Ritchey WCS bars and stem.