My first chance to really use the new Blur XC came last night just a few hours after I picked it up. Aside from my test ride in the parking lot last night was my first real mountain bike riding in over a decade. David, his wife Leslie, his brother Brian and Marc – the…
First Ride on the New Bike tonight
So the new Santa Cruz Blur is very bling. I like to look at it. It makes me happy. It is very light and very silver. Tonight will be the first real trail ride. I’ll let you know how it goes. Marc at Wimmers (bike shop) threw on some egg beater pedals. They are actually…
Gave up on Road Bike, Going off Road with Santa Cruz Blur XC
Too much research can fry one’s brain. I have been looking for a new road bike forever. In the meantime my lust for the dirt has been growing so I bought a new Blur XC with SRAM X0. Once upon a time I spent a lot of time on a mountain bike. That was a…
SEO – rip offs-R-us
I sat in a meeting at the university today and listened to a sales pitch by an SEO company. We get calls at The Plan Collection for these all the time. I need to setup one of these companies. They are usually run by a couple of jokers who know very little about SEO. In…
SQL Server 2005 Express error: 40
I ran into this error while trying to run some scripts on my SQL Server 2005 Express Database: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections….
Ride Your Bike to Work and Get PAID!!!
Well sort of get paid. Congressman Earl Blumenauer is my new favorite politician. He introduced a bill that would give a tax break to people who ride their bike to work. With gas prices soaring and pollution levels climbing, riding your bike makes sense. I would dare say that the United States’ greatest energy reserve…
Differences Between the Trek Madone 6.9 and 6.5
In my hour of pain as I lament the fact that I will have to wait until September to get a new Madone I have been doing some investigating. As per my previous post on Madone pricing information the 6.9 is $7700 while the 6.5 is $5830. That is a $1870 difference. What makes the…
2008 Madone Seatpost, and Trek love/hate
Interesting discussion on the new 2008 Trek Madone seatpost. Some people like it others hate it. There seem to be plenty of people that don’t like Trek just because they are a big company. Personally, I like them because they are a US company, make good bikes, and have a good warranty. Aside from smaller…
2008 Trek Madone Weight
Light Bikes posted stating the new Madone weighs 1400 grams (about 3lbs) for the frame, fork, headset and seatpost (integrated). Weight weenies rejoice. I know I am happy.
Why Trek Why?
I just went down to order a 2008 6.9 Madone. This is a $7900 bike. I am sure Trek wants my money, but damn it I want the bike. I read that they were already in production, but it looks like September before I can even get one. Can you hear me crying?