Two Wheel Photos

Last long ride of '09

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:59:00 +0000

A few weeks ago my friend suggested doing one more long ride for the season. We planned it for the 16th and with the weather being as good as it was on Friday and me being on Fall Break from school, I couldn't resist. I rode down to American Fork Canyon and we rode the Alpine Loop and Cascade Springs before heading home. It couldn't have been a better day, temps were in the high 60's for most of the ride and I was taking my birthday present out for their maiden voyage. Boy were they good! Thanks G

Stats:
Distance: 191.77 km (119.2 mi)
Elevation Gain: 2,136 m (7,008 ft)
Link to interactive map

Taylor - welcome to the joys of road riding :-) You sure know how to fly on those downhills!

Birthday Surprise

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:13:00 +0000

Gina surprised me good for my birthday this year. I had really been wanting a set of carbon wheels for some time but I'd written them off thinking that I would just get a pair of nice all-around wheels instead. Gina totally faked me out and, with a bit of help from my family, surprised me with these! I took them out for their first ride on Friday and boy were they good. Thanks for a great birthday Gina and fam, you guys are the best.

Mmm, tubulars

Just a few shots

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:02:00 +0000

I haven't been taking too many pictures lately but Gina has been a bit busy.

Red vs. Blue Hill Climb (might have some pics at some point, results here)

Lotoja 2009 (results)

Harvest Moon Criterium (results aren't published yet but I got 8th in that too)

Guess 8th place is my lucky number this year no matter the race.

PS, I do not like how Google handles pictures on blogs and I don't want to take the time to fix it, sorry for the graininess.

Tour of Park City

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:47:00 +0000

A few of us from the U of U Cycling Team volunteered to be mobile course marshals for the "Felt Tour de Park City" back on August 1. We had a great time riding the course after all the other groups had passed through (essentially sweeping the course). The idea was that we could help patch tires, tend to crashes (if any), and help riders with mechanical problems... the irony of it all is that we didn't fix anybody's tires except our own. To be more specific, between just two of us (out of 4 of us total), we ended up with 7 flats during the 170 mile ride! I normally average 1 flat per year, go figure.

We still had a great time throughout the whole thing and I was super-impressed with how well the race/ride was organized. The organizers and sponsors did a great job with great aid station food, good support staff and vehicles, and a well-organized start/finish area. Looking forward to next year... maybe I'll race it next year :-)

Stats:
7 flat tires (4 for me, or was it 3...? hmm)
277 km (172 miles)
2,344 m (7,690 ft) elevation gain

Park City > Coalville > Evanston > Mirror Lake Highway > Kamas > Park City

(Click for larger map)

Gearing Up

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:34:00 +0000

For some reason back in May I had a funny urge to go to some website called www.lotojaclassic.com and register. Knowing full well that I'd, of course, never get in via the lottery as a category 4 racer in America's longest single-day road race, I was signed up within minutes of going to the website. The reality sank in while sitting at a friend's house idly checking my email on my phone and low and behold an email from Lotoja Classic came in telling me I was in. So here I am just a bit more than a month away from the race and I'm just trying to squeeze in as many miles in the saddle as I can.

Luckily, a friend from high school said that he and some other friends were going on a good solid ride on Saturday wondering if I wanted to come. Having been only 1 week away from lounging on a sailboat for 10 days, I gladly said YES! (was I thinking?) At the end of the ride I ended up with the following...

Stats:
Distance: 138 km (85 mi)
Vertical feet gained: 1,813 m (5948 ft)
# of riders: 6

Map:
Elevation Profile:

Belizean Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:23:00 +0000

To find out why I've been MIA, check out Gina Bina's blog

Here, Here, and Here

Here's a preview...

Tour of Park City Route added!

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:04:00 +0000

See my bike routes post by clicking the link or look over to the left at the top of the column to access it. Each link on that page will take you to an interactive map of the route.

The Tour of Park City route is linked under the "Summit County" section on that page.

Mmm, Big Mountain

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:23:00 +0000

First time up Big Mountain (in Emigration Canyon) for the year. This has to be one of the best rides in the SLC area.

View from the top (sorry for the crappy iPhone pic, I need a new Point and Shoot camera):

Elevation profile:

Map:

Getting excited about the ToU this August

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:47:00 +0000

Referring to that last post...

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:16:00 +0000

Apparently the video in my last post did not come through for those of you using Google Reader. If you're using Reader and you want to watch that video, please visit the blog outside of Reader.

B-Cycle

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Another company has finally gotten together what looks to be the right amount of money to do what I've wanted to do for quite some time. This one looks like one of the best implementations of this style system outside of some of the ones deployed in Europe. Very well-done B-cycle! Now let's just get it to come to SLC, ask for it here: http://bcycle.com/who_wants_it_more/

Portfolio Pics - Part 5

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:04:00 +0000

Hawaiian Sunset

As always, comments welcome!

**Update** I almost forgot to post the EXIF data. Some people have asked for it.
ISO: 200
Exposure time: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/18
Focal length: 24mm
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority

Portfolio Pics - Part 4

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:12:00 +0000

Another one... comments/critique welcome!

This was another one from film so I don't remember the camera settings. Lens was probably 50mm f/1.8 at about f/11 and about 15 sec exposure.

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Healthiest US City? Salt Lake City

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:18:00 +0000

Couldn't help but pass this one along. Salt Lake City deserves a big pat on the back for being nominated and chosen as the U.S.'s healthiest city! Ahh, such pride :-)

Men's Healthiest Cities
Women's Healthiest Cities

Published!

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:21:00 +0000

I just have to do a bit of bragging about my wife and her new publication! Well, OK, it's not a full book, but it is a photo in a book. We have a few photos on iStockphoto.com to help us earn credits so that we'll buy other images there. (I know, it's a vicious cycle) We've sold a handful here and there to non-descript downloaders and maybe one day I'll spot one somewhere, but the photo below drew a bit more of a personalized crowd. We received a message saying that Greg Witt was including it in his book "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City". We were pretty excited. Way to go GinaBina!

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Wife

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:55:00 +0000

My wife is awesome.

Portfolio Pics - Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:46:00 +0000

"Lake Mendota a la Mode"

Portfolio Pics - Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:43:00 +0000

Ahhh, the good ol' days of film

"Library Station"

And in black and white, as it appears on the wall of our house.

Comments welcome

Ringing in the New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:31:00 +0000

Besides the party that we had for New Year's (I'm sure GinaBina will post about that...), we celebrated the new year and the new snow with snowshoeing up by Mountain Dell Reservoir.

Here's the view we woke up to yesterday...

"Flocked"

Me and the Mrs.

This is what we saw all day long

Portfolio Pics - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:25:00 +0000

I decided that I'll start to get a bit more photography on my blog so I'm going to post a portfolio pic from time to time.

Here's the first one. Comments and critique welcome!

"Siblings"

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noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:42:00 +0000

The Landy is coming along ever so slowly... Here are some updates.

First, Dan fab'd up these great lower rear shock mounts, we just have to coat them with a nice thick coating of POR-15 and they'll be set.

Second, I finally got around to installing the electric fans on the radiator. These will be quite a nice upgrade to the cooling system and should keep it cooler than the old mechanical fan while improving gas mileage a tiny bit. I had to build some aluminum brackets, but I think it turned out pretty nice!

Finally, I got the block-hugger headers on after a lot of cursing and headaches and I installed the stainless steel brake lines. I'll have some more pictures of those to come later...

"A Utah Man am I"

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:21:00 +0000

This song definitely shows the age of the school, but it still rings true today!

VERSE
I am a Utah man, sir, and I live across the green.
Our gang, it is the jolliest that you have ever seen.
Our coeds are the fairest and each one's a shining star.
Our yell, you hear it ringing through the mountains near and far.

CHORUS
Who am I, sir? A Utah man am I. A Utah man, sir, and will be till I die;
We're up to snuff; we never bluff,
We're game for any fuss,
No other gang of college men
dare meet us in the MUSS.
So fill your lungs and sing it out and
shout it to the sky,
We'll fight for dear old Crimson,
for a Utah man am I.

VERSE
And when we prom the avenue, all lined up in a row,
And arm in arm and step in time as down the street we go.
No matter if a freshman green, or in a senior's gown,
The people all admit we are the warmest gang in town.

CHORUS

VERSE
We may not live forever on this jolly good old sphere,
But while we do we'll live a life of merriment and cheer,
And when our college days are o'er and night is drawing nigh,
With parting breath we'll sing that song:
"A Utah Man Am I".

CHORUS

'Bama's Chi-Town

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:01:00 +0000

And no, I don't mean Ala-Bama. I got lucky and happened to travel for work to Chicago the week of the election and I was there the night of Obama's rally/acceptance speech/victory party/drunken people fest in Grant Park. It was amazing to have the opportunity to be there. Now for some pics.

Bikes lining the fence around Grant Park:

One of the many big screens:

"The Hottest New t-shirt Design"

Looking from Grant Park down Jackson St. across Michigan Ave.:

"Rivets"

I also got lucky enough to hang with some high school friends, Lanny and Adam, which was great. Not to mention seeing Andy (I want that pic of us, please). And, while I was sitting down to lunch at Giordano's at the Prudential Tower, none other than Scott W. and his fam walked in. They were driving a natural gas GMC Jimmy home from New York (how cool is that?!) and happened to be eating at the same place in Chicago that I was, small world? yep.

Tour of Utah - Tyler Hamilton

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:45:00 +0000

I got a few good pics from the Tour of Utah, and I finally got around to processing them. Here's my favorite one that I got from the race. Corner #1 in the Friday night Criterium in downtown SLC.

Rock Racing's own, Tyler Hamilton:

Republicrat

noreply@blogger.com (Two Wheeler) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:52:00 +0000

I had a friend send me these funny videos.

If you consider yourself Republican watch this video first:
Video that Republican's need to see

If you consider yourself a Democrat, watch this video first:
Video that Democrat's need to see

If you don't consider yourself a Republicrat, then watch both of them and I think you'll like them.

It's unfortunate that politics is this way in America.