Jagged Frozen Mud

After a year of no updates I've decided to make this my weekly journal for biking. With alot of mountain bike racing planned with the Sabers this year it should be pretty interesting. Anyways I decided to hit the trails first thing after work for the third time this week. It finally got cold enough out for everything to freeze over. The frozen mud was actually welcome after the cold days trying to push through thick muck. I ended up sweating through my gloves that eventualy froze to my bar ends in the 18 degree weather, but it still felt pretty warm in the cover of the trees. The wind chill on the road home was pretty brutal however. With nothing other that my 5 day a week commutes for the last few months I felt pretty good on the trails. I was a little winded after a 15 mile lap, but the cold more than my fitness kept me from doing much more. I still felt I had alot of power however, but I'll have to do a little more riding to see if my time in the gym this winter really paid off.

If you look closely you can see the trail I rode up from on the other side of the valley.

What are these odd tracks on my mt bike trails?

Other mt bike tracks. Most likely made by other Sabers!

Winter but still no snow

Mt. biking ninja style.

Chris trying to conquer the equilizer.

Not much sunlight left.

Fall in Korea

Everything is starting to change colors.

My bike with a nice coat of fall time muck.

Taking a break at a park.

Korean Food

Krista just got here a few days ago and Hahm and I thought it would be cool to kick off her time here with some traditional Korean food.

A day of work for an AF SSgt

Get the power!
Sharpen the pencil.
Stick in the ceiling.

Mission accomplished.

Superman?

I took my bike in for a new bottom bracket because I believed it was the cause of the creaking I was feeling when I pedaled. After we swaped it out my bike was doing the same thing. Hahm tried to take off the cassette to check the rear hub, but for some reason it wouldnt come off. We were both comepletely shocked by what we discovered.

(See the grooves where the cassette dug into the hub?) Anyways Hahm called the dealer I got the wheel from and they were also shocked by what they heard. Thier answer was that I was too strong for the hub..... Either way they're gonna fix it for free but that means no road bike for the next week. Goodbye 1000 mile month. Maybe I'll have better luck in September.

10Aug08 Century

Sorry its been a long time since I last posted. I've been training hard and it rains every single day in the summer here so I havent had much time to mess with my camera. Did my first century this last weekend! We had a mix of the base bike group and a Korean tri club. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Meeting up at the 7 11 right out the gate

The group

Flats are never fun! He had 2 during the ride!

Hiding from the sun

Hahm.....

Time to refuel