Thursday, June 18, 2009

specialized. i am dumb...only if you ride one.

Everybody knows that Specialized does not make one product in the U.S. Looking for a job? There is no passion in Specialized bikes so they, in their ads, have to convey that they have sustenance when in all actuality there is a complete lack thereof. I altered the jpeg to express my feelings.

1 place & 24 seconds form the podium.



Left work at 3 AM (bartender/part-time). Bed by 4:30. Up at 6:30. Drive 109 miles to race, ride and get high on my bike. Some dismiss the Michigan series in favor of this or that State, but for whom the bell tolls…you just have to grab a wheel and hold on because Michigan is fast. Focus, and if you are religious even say a prayer. 22 Miles of all single-track with 10 times crossing various rivers, knee high, 30 feet across at the USACyling sanctioned event, Ruby Campground. A light, responsive bike like a Fisher 29er is always fun, finding the big gear after the first lap of 5 just adds to the fun. 1 spot and 24 seconds from the podium and the cash, the later is always nice, but the former is where the love can be found. See you at www.lumberjack100.com this weekend.







Saturday, June 13, 2009

miles.



Miles and miles and miles to go. Bike fest two years ago, last year and yet today. Ann Arbor a bloom and the streets blocked and filled. I have found myself in small town after small town on two wheels…solo in so many ways. Work. Sleep. Eat. Ride. Life. That is it for now. And that is all I need for capitalism always keeps you wanting more. Lumberjack 100, Saturday June 20, 2009. Mountain Race Race #4. The only thing missing is you.





Thursday, June 4, 2009

made.



From: "dan k"
Date: May 12, 2009 6:36:46 PM GMT+02:00
To:
Subject: 180 g

Is the pro 104 made in Italy?

Dan k.
http://29times.blogspot.com
____________________________

From: ProNet, Inc. [mailto:info@ProNetCycling.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 4:09 PM
To: dkotwicki@yahoo.com
Subject: LIMAR PRO 104 180 g

Dan:

Your message below to Limar was forwarded to us as their agent for the U.S.A..

All Limar helmets are designed and engineered in Italy but about three years ago production was moved to China, currently the Pro104 is not available for sale in the U.S.A. as the large size just recently passed CPSC approval and only after adding carbon weave to the helmet which raised the weight to about 250 grams and suggested price to $199.99 so at this time we are waiting for the medium to pass CPSC before importing them.
Check it out at ProNet Cycling
Regards,
Bob
ProNet, Inc.
910 N. Cambrian Ave.
Bremerton, WA 98312
U.S.A.

Tel: 1-800-279-3793 or 360-782-2463 Fax: 360-782-2479
e-mail BobK@ProNetCycling.com or info@ProNetCycling.com
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in the last 30 days or there about (May 2009).

I was totally going to write a review about something cool, like the Misfits Box Set or my 300 lb Trinitron TV but I don’t watch TV and the music is personal, but I just can’t shake this feelin’. In the last 30 days I have raced twice. I have smelled the fresh cut grass and the flowers…the flowers are in bloom, wild and ready, just the way I like them.

I dissed my friend Dave in favor of work. That bummed me out. I kissed like I have never been kissed, like I had catching up to do.

I had some dental work done, I am not from England. I made plans for France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and to lose 10 pounds. I have altered my training. I am going back to 2005 standards. ROAD biking. 90% road bike and 10% mountain bike. 6 hour rides several times a week. That is very, very tough for me as I love the dirt. The power output is a must. The cardio is no problem. I had some friends in from WI. I turned on my AC in my car to find it was broken. GM filed for bankruptcy and I still don’t have health insurance. I have 3 more 100 mile bike races, 3 other big races and a handful of local races including cross. I sold 2 Presidio cross bikes and I know I now I need one. Made in WI baby. I race this Sunday in Grayling, Michigan. I love to love. For the love of baby jesus in a baby jesus tux tee shirt please visit http://29ercrew.com and think about me, your brother Dan K(otwicki) – MI. Late- P.S. Floyd Landis was guilty and the Red Wings will win the Stanley Cup.



Sunday, May 24, 2009

insert non sequitur.

Keeping it real for those out of state, mind or head. What is really Detroit Tiger Stadium.


On Wednesday I walked down stairs into the basement of my condo here in the mid-west. I found something I lost. It was sort of déjà vous.

Roughly French for "again you", deja vous is the experience of thinking that one has been oneself before, perhaps in a past life, or in this same one, but several days ago. Extremely self-aware people are often unable to avoid experiencing deja vous throughout every minute of their waking lives. (and fuck, I know how that feels.)

Insert non sequitur

Self aware, something my ex-girlfriend is not. The woman below however is not the ex-girlfriend and is self aware...and she is super cute.

What I found was a weird looking bike with curly handlebars. The name read Trek, the model Madone. It is the flagship of road bikes. It is handmade in Waterloo, WI, USA....and there was a twin, apparently I have two of them, an old one (pre-2008), and a new one (post-2008).

I love to ride it. As a matter of fact I swap them every other day now, mountain bike, road bike, mountain bike, road bike. While my house is empty with no significant other, I have found another love, a lost love and as a matter of fact I have 8 of them. They call hang heel to tow from the rafters. They never sleep in, they never leave dirty dishes, they toil from sun up to sun down, they communicate what they are feeling, and they rarely let me down. They are my bikes. They read Trek. They read Fisher. Peroid.

Friday, May 1, 2009

in the last 30 days or there about (April 2009).

I got a call driving on 248 just outside of Allentown, PA I got a call from a girl who saw my ad to rent a room, she said, “Hi, I want to rent a room from you but I Googled you name and I think I might like you and don’t think it would be a good idea to rent the room.” A man on ‘local loop’ (loosely interconnected trail system) in Ann Arbor upon approaching a decent on our bikes states, “You look faster than me, you go first.” What gave it away, I thought? Was it the fact that we I started the climb you were almost to the top and I caught you. I bought headphones that fall out of my ears all the time. I went to ATX (Austin, TX for 12 days). I woke up on my return to a dream of her where she sent me a letter with a SASE, I sent myself to her in ATX (Austin, TX). I fell in love with Bat For Lashes. I found love within. I kissed like I have never kissed before. I sold a bike. I tried to rent and extra room. I shared my room. I saw my friends from Wisconsin that are really from Michigan. We had a sleep over. I slept over. I celebrated my Grandma’s 85 year. I spoke to my friend in China. I got some new business for my business. I fell and broke my ribs…again. I spoke to my ex…for a minute. I visited an ex. I got a shipment from Trek Bikes with my name on it. And Chrysler filed for bankruptcy. I watched Garden State. And I kissed more, like I had never kissed before. So there’s that.


The words.

We walked arm in arm
But I didn't feel his touch
A desire I'd first tried to hide,
That tingling inside was gone
And when he asked me:
'do you still love me?'
I had to look away
I didn't want to tell him
That my heart grows colder with each day

When you love someone
But the thrill is gone
And your kisses at night
Are replaced with tears
And when your dreams are on
A train to train wreck town
Then I ask you now, what's a girl to do?

He said he'd take me away
That we'd work things out
And I didn't want to tell him
But it was then I had to say
Over the times we've shared
It's all blackened out
And my bat lightning heart
Wants to fly away

When you love someone
But the thrill is gone
And your kisses at night
Are replaced with tears
And when your dreams are on
A train to train wreck town
Then I ask you now, what's a girl to do?

What's a girl to do?
What's a girl to do?
What's a girl to do?