toodles, prate

That's it. I'm done with blogs. Bundokbiker is now officially dead. If you have links to it, disconnect them now. It ain't gonna get updated.

Why? I don't have a good answer except that good writing takes a lot of brain cells, and I need to reserve what I have left for breathing, eating, and riding. Every time I'd hunker down to put in an entry, I'd spout off 500 to 1000 words, then think, "Where am I going with this?" I'd save it as a draft and never touch it again. My time, my thoughts, my moments converted to 1s and 0s, stagnating on some server out there. I could have been doing something else.

'Sides, there are plenty of fine specimens out there (stage left, for example) and the Net doesn't need my help to clog it up.

Happy trails,

-ricky deLeyos

Neato torpedo

It's been a long time since I've run into a really cool interactive website, but if you haven't played with google's new map system, do yourself a favor and try it out: maps.google.com.

It is extremely easy to use. You can also come up with funny results. Just enter stuff into the blank textbox at the top, and see what they come up with.

It works so fast it feels like you're working with an actual paper map. I especially love how smoothly the map drags. This is a perfect tool for finding new road bike routes...

Funniest $2.50 I've ever spent. Alfred E. Neuman, from the Swap. 

Max goodness

No riding since last Sunday, thus, no blogging. I've been sick as a dog since Tuesday, and I felt so bad today that I just had to take the day off and sleep.

Sunday's the annual Bike Swap up in Westminster, then the Outlaw will probably lead a ride at Hashawa, which is about 15 minutes from the Ag center. JoeP and I are going to head up there together to save some gas.

The swap's a fun time because people come out of the woodwork and I always end up seeing a bunch of people I've lost touch with. There's always NOS of crap that you don't really need, but just can't resist because it's so cheap. I guess it'd also be a good time to look for stuff that I'll need for the new 29er. Rims, cog, and fork is all I really need, but I may just get the last thing from Chester hisself because he can get it at discount.

On a completely unrelated note, I've got a new nephew! He's four weeks early, but a strong little guy so he won't have to spend too much time in the ICU. Hopefully his parents will let tito Ric take him out on the Burley in a few years.