MexicanDragon

Jeff, Troy's new cycling industry gig is with http://www.bikeshophub.com/, with http://www.bikebagshop.com/ being the site for bags, so he may be good to talk to again for that. I'd recommend hitting him up personally, and LMK if you need contact info again. **BRENT** Edit: If anyone is interested in anything from those guys, or wheels, e-mail: [email protected] and tell him I sent you.

Sweet! Looking forward to seeing what you guys came up with. A local friend (former Cat 2 racer) said Troy built up a pair for his younger brother when he got back into racing at a high level. Said "funny you bring up Troy..." Hope they work out for you! **BRENT**

Nooooooo!!! So sorry to hear, Shelly; was looking forward to seeing you again. I hope things get better with your situations. Brent

Love Pentatonix. Of all people, my mom sent this to me. Why did I ever get her to get internet? **BRENT**

Suck @ the first part, awesome at the second part. Pretty great that those people got arrested, if nothing else b/c it fucked with their weekend. **BRENT**

Thanks! I'm SERIOUSLY glad there are no mountains. I'm thinking "next year" for mountains... maybe. If I get a 12-30 cassette, maybe. **BRENT**

<3 you guys! **BRENT**

Awesome, Shelly, thanks! There's still plenty of time, I think 3 weeks from yesterday is when the event is. There's a flood warning until tomorrow, which is fun, but I have a couple of after-work rides planned for this week. Hopefully the weather cooperates a little better. **BRENT**

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/Barely-Legal-specialized-turbo-bike.html I want one. **BRENT**

Vicki, come to Atlanta next weekend, and I'll ride with ya! It's just been dumping buckets of rain in this area all weekend, so I'm kinda bummed. I'm totally not prepared to ride in the rain, gear wise. There is a beginner ride on a quiet stretch of road on Monday that it SHOULD be dry enough to do. I'm planning on doing that, but an old racing buddy used to be into racing bikes before racing cars, so we spent a while last night talking shop and have a ride we're going to do once it quits raining. **BRENT**

Not a bad belated intro. You should try to hop in chat sometime. **BRENT** FYI: If you hop in the chat, you should talk... not hop in, have someone talk, then leave without saying anything.

Head to Wal-Mart, buy a bike, take it off, install on yours for tomorrow, then return it/donate it to some kid on the way back who looks like they could appreciate it/leave it by the dumpster saying "Free Huffy: Ride at your own risk" **BRENT** Edit: rest of the page hadn't loaded, didn't see you got it fixed. Enjoy the ride, kids.

AWESOME! Carl, let me know what you think! I really really like my Note II, but the S4 should be even faster than that. It's an interesting phone for sure. **BRENT**

Damn you people who think 14mph is slow! I'm not* saying it's NOT slow, but that's what I've been seeing on my rides lately. **BRENT**

Yeah, but I bet Nate and Ian's skill and prowess can't compete with me rearranging molecules in a tree to somehow fall through it, then land in a thorn bush. Ian, I remember that bike coming up for sale and it looking like a KILLER deal. You're going to love it! **BRENT**

I woke up and you guys had pushed me over my original goal, which seemed pretty lofty at the time. You really are a special group of people Midnight over here, and I don't have a light rig yet It's going to be pouring rain all day today, so I'm going to get out during some dry spots. A buddy of mine was leading out the Music City Marathon (Nashville) a couple hours down the road, and it just seems like it's dumping buckets on them. Bummer, but the TdC is a rain or shine event, so I guess I better train in the rain a little, just in case, no? **BRENT** Edit: So not only am I riding for friends... I found out some more stuff last night. When I originally posted this ride on Facebook, my mom posted that she was in and that it runs in the family. This was news to me, as I hadn't heard that before. Last night I was talking to my cousin, and it turns out that both of his parents AND our grandmother had diabetes. It's more of a recent thing for them, but as my grandmother was slipping away at the end, I take it that not every detail was shared with the entire family. Just goes to show that this may affect people you know, and you could have no idea.

Mmmmm... biscuits. I believe they are part of the training regimen. I suspect I shall grab a Bojangle's Cajun Filet Biscuit the day of the ride... you know, for fuel! **BRENT**

So it's been right at 23 hours, and thanks to mostly HC people, I'm only 3$ away from my original goal! This is even before I make a donation myself (I'm working on something with the Team Captain that we may be able to get corporate to do), and I'm truly grateful for all the help. Here's the ride I'm planning on doing. http://main.diabetes.org/site/DocServer/2013_Chattanooga_Tour_de_Cure_40_Mile_Ride.pdf?docID=134241 The 25 mile ride turned out to be 18. I feel like I owe it to everyone to do more than 18. **BRENT**

Nope. I saw them last night, and talked to Jeff about them in chat. I think it started yesterday. Maybe Todd is going Huddler-Case? **BRENT**

You guys are fantastic! I'm already at almost 60% of my goal after only 12 hours, and most of that is from you guys. Gene, I was debating 25 or 40 mile ride. The 25 is actually 28, and the 40 is actually 36. 15 miles seems like a big difference, 8 seems like I should go for it! Training starts today. I'll try to post the map later. No mountains, but looks like there may be a couple good hills that will make me work for it. There should be plenty of SAG points along the way, so I should be in good shape to take breaks and a quick rest. Rain in the forecast all weekend, but the beginner group ride is on the books for Monday, with some extra miles afterwards. Again, thank you all so much! **BRENT**

As many of you saw, Jeff had signed up for a TdC in Virginia, as it's a cause near and dear to him. It just so happens we're having a ride in Chattanooga on May 18th, and with Jeff and other friends in mind, I was one of the first people to sign up for this one. I plan on training to do the 40 mile ride, which I think is doable in the 3-4 weeks I have, and having a good cause is worth me pushing a bit further, a bit longer than I normally do. http://main.diabetes.org/goto/BrentLawson My goals aren't quite as lofty as Jeff's, but I'm hoping to raise $500 over the weeks leading up to the ride. My work is sponsoring the event, and we have a nice little team so far. If anyone would like to join this ride, or Jeff's ride, get in touch with us, as I bet we'd both love to have some more of the crew out there with us. Thanks, Brent

Justin, if you want to do that instead of a hitch... you may need a rack adapter, but not a big deal. **BRENT**

Nice, Justin! **BRENT**

Congrat on the new bike, Nate! (Imagine I'm saying that tomorrow, after you figure it out). **BRENT**

Gene, thank you so much for doing all the leg work for my friend. I REALLY appreciate it. Nate, I hope that works out for you. That would be awesome! **BRENT**