Stefan Rothe is an APE!

Training Partners

I'm gonna' go train with all of these dudes after work. We're gonna' do five 8-minute threshold intervals with some chill-time between.

Ferguson Bachelor Party

16 or so dudes + 16 or so guns + gallons of alcohol + no other humans for miles = testosterone-filled shenanigans. I shot a gun (lots of guns) for the first time and I gotta' say that I'm a pretty good shot. Cream soda and Rum is one of my new favorite drinks. I did a 70+ mile ride on Saturday and maybe 10 vehicles passed me—pretty awesome in my book.Seriously?


Eldorado


RR 2569


Clif Shots


Zachary Ferguson


Dan—the man who made it all possible


Camo Datsun in the sunset


Caleb shooting cow dung


Sonora sunset


Sonora sunset w/plane trail and moon

New whip to debut at NAHBS Indy

So, my new Hufnagel road bike has been built, painted, and assembled. I'm pretty excited about this thing. The frame is fillet-brazed USA-made steel loaded with the new Dura-Ace group, Shimano carbon bar/stem combo and Chris King headset. I had originally planned on waiting until it showed up here before finding out what color it was, but I couldn't resist. This bike and a few others will be on display at Jordan's booth at the NAHBS in Indy next weekend.

Walburg and Pace Bend were this weekend. Pace Bend was awesome, Walburg was not. I still have some training to do...

Today is history...

Vacation in Concan (last day)

Pat was nice and only destroyed us on the climbs.

Didn't get a chance to see what was on the menu

Not a climber...

but do like taking pictures.

Somewhere between Leakey and Vanderpool

Playing Hansel—leaving a Frito trail from Leakey to Concan.


Frio River & 1050

Vacation in Concan

muy frio nuebla..?

Strings of pearls



Garner State Park

Batman in deep thought

Frio River running through Garner State Park

John Trujillo taught Pat McCarty how to make tamales!

New Year's Day

Kim killing us with her intervals

Twinkies
Highway 83 between Leakey and Concan. Garner State Park is all the land on the left side of the road here.

I actually wussed out on my way back to the cabin and tried hitchhiking the 16 miles between Leakey and Concan. I succeeded briefly when a wrinkly old guy let me ride in the back of his truck for a mere three miles, but hey, it was better than nothin'. Not too exciting for my first hitchhiking experience. Oh well.

New Year's Eve Vacation in Concan, TX

Kim & John on our way back from Camp Wood

Mandatory front wheel photo.

Even though these are hills, this is one of my favorite stretches of road in the Leakey area—reminds me of a roller coaster or a set of bmx jumps.

Kim was nice enough to motor-pace us from Leakey to Concan at the end of our 4.5 hour ride. This was the first time I've motor-paced a car when the car was voluntarily letting me use it's draft. It was definitely nice to make it back to the cabin considerably earlier than we would have on our own power. Thanks, Kim!

Partying and Christmas in Rockport

So, one of my best friends and favorite designers, Caleb Everitt, flew in from New York last week. We've been filling the time with parties, food, single-speeding, and in-depth conversations about design, bikes, and life. He's the last of our little design-crew that's still in NYC, so we all can't wait until he moves back to town someday.

I spent Christmas in Rockport, Texas with the fam and was greeted with my nephew, River, peering down at me as I stood next to him. He's 12! I am officially NOT the biggest person in the family anymore. (sad face) I have no idea what my sister is feeding him.

I snuck out for a ride in the morning fog. Normally, the gulf coast's wind averages about 20mph, but on this foggy Christmas day, it was 0. I left Rockport and headed South towards Ingleside, but decided to change mid-route and head East to Port Aransas. The roads down there are as flat as the sea and really straight, so it didn't make for the most exciting rides, but the fog was pretty cool in some places. It's also not very often that the water is perfectly still—made for some cool pictures.

Riding photos

I've been trying to bring my new point'n'shoot camera with me on group rides. There's just something great about a blur of asphalt, paint, and wheels. Throw in some smiles, stupid faces, and beautiful Texas winter weather and this is what you get.

Routine stretches

I've been doing a series of stretches every morning for the last ten years. My cat, Barney, has been around for the last six and he's just now catching on...