Short Wind: Stage One of the BRECK EPIC is done. Not the most climbing and not the longest day of what's to come. Essentially, some time passed, most of which I made the worst of. In the end, many and many people better than I went faster. Long Wind: I slept on a bunk, on a tiny mattress, without a ladder. By no means am I an active sleeper. But. ...
We (being I) have entered the final stage of preparations for this months impending trifecta; BRECK EPIC SSSRWC CELEBRITY ROAST Flights, acquired. Accommodations, made. Equipment, well in process... As you might recall, on July 31 I appealed for assistance, hours later actions were enacted and by August 3 I can affirmatively confirm that I indeed have (most) of what I need in order to be done. Most. Most because the wheels were (...
Within an hour of yesterdays post, Stan's NoTubes answered. Introductions made, digits exchanged, words spoken, questions asked and heads scratched. Stan-service was most knowledgable, predictably, but they also proved excellent in the art of (re)direction. Repeatedly and oft (re)focusing my stabby wit back and unto the more relevant Stan-facts of note. This epic Corporate summit ultimately culminated in decisions being decided and declarations being declared. Mere hours thereafter, ...
The BRECK EPIC is coming. Looming. Threatening. An impenetrable fiscal fog, blackening the heart of mine August and spewing loss well into the fall. To the most and unknowing, participation is entirely voluntary. To the rest, it is anything but. The Breck Epic is absolutely ineludible. Like so much of a necessary evil. Like crime(s) committed in the interest of some good. Or. Like Valentines Day. Damned if you ...
A long long time ago on a garage floor not that far from here, our world-wide famous diSSent AL was crudely sketched in chalk and urine. A sample was run and (reluctant) testing began. At and around that same time, my thoughts and intents were laid forth at the feet of many a higher power on MTBR. While the offending thread is long since gone, the scars remain. 70mm bottom ...