The Bureau Supply For Ageing Men
Not like ya care, and are SURELY tired of hearing about it, but I woke up this morning STILL rocking a bright red, goo oozing sore eye ball and sore throat. Fan-f*cking-tastic! So after I got the B-Man off to day care, I headed to the Doc's again. More potent eye drops were givin' for my eye's ballz and anti-biotics for the sore throat. She says to me "you're really falling apart, aren't you?". I couldn't help but agree but somehow failed to mention how I ACTUALLY fancy myself sort of an athlete (in a very cycling sense of the word). Good grief! I should have just asked her about my f*cked up back while I was there too! She probably would have just got all Doctor Kevorkian on me. HA! Oh well, if this batch of meds doesn't clear it up, f*ck it. I'll live with it. But I'm pretty confident this should kick these pesky germ's asses.
In light of my throat being at tad worse today, and my eye still looking like a slaughtered pig's ass, I'm resting for the next two days. In a way, maybe this eye/throat thing was a good thing. I knew I needed to rest. But I can also obsess about getting ride time in and my waist line, so I'm not the best at "resting". Maybe this was the Cycling Gods way of saying "dude, settle your ass down and get off the bike or you're gonna burn out like a 19 year old 7th grader." Who knows? The weekend will find me on my bike in some way. I'm longing for dirt and the feel of the Mamasita betweenst my thighs. (I just grossed you out a little bit didn't I?) But at this point I'd settle for ANYTHING between my thighs (again with the grossing out, eh?)
Song Obsession On: "Drive In Saturday", by Morrissey. It's a cover of a David Bowie song that Mozzer has been doing live for years and is the B-Side to the recent single "All You Need Is Me". I just love this song. Not sure if I'd dig Bowie's version, since Bowie annoys me a tad. Here's a version on YouTube from 2000. The 2008 version is much better, but this one still rocks. I think this could be one of my fave cover songs of his. Although I really dig his version of The New York Doll's "Human Being" too. OK, Song Obsession Off.
Should I buy a pair of Maxxis Crossmarks? These tires look to roll super fast in dry stuff. Anyone rolling them? If Quantico is dry these might be the titz. Maxxis side walls scare me a bit, but there's no sidewall ripping rocks to speak of on the course that I can remember. Thoughts? Opinions? Bitches? Let me know before I freaking spend coin, or you'll be forced to hear me bitch about buying them and having them suck or not buying them and wishing I had. Throw a goo filled, pink-eyed, sore throat brother a freaking bone.
Time to cooks some food and "sigh like twig the wonder kid".
Later.


7 Comments:
the cross marks are good, but the side walls are weak, expect the tread to last a lot longer than the side wall.
Basically the down side to the 29'ers is that the tire selection still stinks!!
Thanks Andrew. My races/rides in dry conditions are few, but I like the idea of the fast rolling Cross Mark.
I ride the CrossMarks in the 26”x2.1” version and love them as a fast rolling hardpack/mild loose over hard tire. I know a few fast enduro freaks who swear by the same as well. I’ve had good luck with an Ignitor up front and a Crossmark in the rear. And courses that I know are all hardpack a Larson TT in the rear and the Crossmark up front. This is all 26” realated but on the tested 29er field the Small Block 8 rolls stupid fast. But as I learned last night you’ve really got to watch the PSI. The Kenda Karma’s are a great fast rolling with sketchy traction tire. Lightweight too! The 29” Mountain Kings look nice and fast enough and the WTB Exi wolf is pretty good as well.
Peace,
Metro
I can't speak for the CrossMarks but I've been rocking the Ignitors for the past three years and have never had a sidewall problem.
I've been doing some tire research myself recently since my ignitor's sidewalls wear out so quickly. I was looking at the crossmarks but figured they'd have the same sidewall issues as the ignitors. right now I'm considering the schwalbe lil alberts which supposedly have scrubbing resistant sidewalls...
Thanks folks. I REALLY dig the IRD/Panaracer Fire Pro 29er for all conditions, but looking for something that might roll faster for my upcoming 12 hour and then the 101 in JUly. Also looking at the WTB Nanoraptor
Who needs side walls?? Crossmarks ordered. We shall see.
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