tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69555762008-06-18T17:23:05.363-07:00petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-47585144434915395492008-06-13T08:24:00.000-07:002008-06-13T12:05:31.816-07:00

Wednesday June 4th - ~2 Miles Left Minneapolis at 3pm sharp with Kris, Mikey, Andrew, and myself. The ride up was uneventful except for the stop at the DQ along the way. We blew through Duluth and made it to Crosby Manitou State Park and got our gear out plus a cooler full of Surly plus a few KBC brews. The hike to the site was going to be about a mile. We had about an hour and change

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-86280240250133215902008-05-26T09:17:00.000-07:002008-05-26T09:19:07.418-07:00

I would like to introduce Josie to everyone! She likes to sleep and chase tennis balls. Stop by and play with her!

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-83544939196935540162008-04-11T10:39:00.000-07:002008-04-11T10:41:16.425-07:00

So most of you people know I am getting hitched. Well here is all the information and the place to keep up to date: Anne and Pete's Wedding Website See ya on the 8th!

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-38814324147349060982008-01-11T11:17:00.001-08:002008-01-11T11:23:13.188-08:00

We have clean bathrooms at work, they are cleaned multiple times a day and smell decent for a bathroom(unless someone is pooping up a storm). The bathroom in the building I am in is small, one urinal, one stall for about 300 people in the building, more than half men. So you would expect a lot of traffic, which happens at peak times of the day, you have to wait to use the urinal, which is fine.

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-37773890705127202772007-12-14T15:25:00.000-08:002007-12-14T15:28:24.367-08:00

Check out MORBIDMTB.COM if you haven't already, fun on two wheels or a bottle.

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-24542654428401140362007-11-26T20:28:00.001-08:002007-11-26T20:39:30.152-08:00

New washer and dryer with the drawer stands...To be delivered Thursday. Should be nice!

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-40917158139420505962007-10-28T22:41:00.000-07:002007-10-28T22:55:34.131-07:00

Merry Halloween to me! I am going to pimp this ride, it is a Surly Karate Monkey frame and fork. On the way are some Shimano XT hubs laced with DT Swiss spokes to some Mavic hoops. Also some Avid BB7 brakes, Chris King headset, and single speed cog and spacers, Salsa stem, bars, and seat post. ODI Yeti lock-on grips and a boat load of other parts. Keepin' it real around here. Merry

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-78321661835754728412007-09-10T22:38:00.000-07:002007-09-10T22:43:45.268-07:00

There is going to be snow on the ground soon! Get outside! MikeyB and I hit up Leb for a few laps. Broke out the lights and had a ton of fun. Come on out with us!

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-1484263456360489212007-08-26T21:59:00.000-07:002007-08-26T22:05:48.247-07:00

Back from our trip to Montana, it was awesome. It was a great trip and I will try to put up some recaps in the next few days. Until then, enjoy this picture of Devils Tower.

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-5267822928645914362007-08-10T12:03:00.000-07:002007-08-10T12:07:45.170-07:00

Ahh, riding. You should go!

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-84306882539328785242007-08-05T20:56:00.000-07:002007-08-05T21:07:15.638-07:00

I have been doing a lot of riding with MikeyB on some of the sweet offroad trails around the city. We hit Murphy Saturday AM before the rain. Sunday Night I met MikeyB and Aimee at Terrace Oaks for a few laps. Get out and ride your bike, it is more fun then you would think. Me clearing the rock obstacle. Me riding the log.

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-5795670734652689592007-08-01T20:24:00.001-07:002007-08-01T20:24:46.364-07:00

Anne, Fredo, and I are all fine. Hope everyone else is a-okay. :(

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-85969172152156979762007-07-26T20:27:00.000-07:002007-07-26T20:32:58.837-07:00

Camping with the PL Crew.

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-44130575960982499872007-06-26T19:50:00.000-07:002007-06-26T21:05:32.740-07:00

Windy and hot today, felt like crap from the start. I got there around 4:45 and stood in line to register. Got through that pretty quick and got the rest of my stuff together and the bike assembled. I only got about a 10 minute warm up, I usually need about 8-10 miles before my legs are set to go. Stupid 5:30 start time. I got to the line and there was a bigger crowd for the Cat 5 race, 22

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-71195991623927283592007-06-20T10:06:00.000-07:002007-06-20T11:22:09.422-07:00

Windy again but not as warm. Winds were out of the West at a little over 20 mph with gusts near 40 mph. Riding across a vast stretch of what was flat farmland with those kinds of winds beat the shit out of you. You don't wanna be riding a bike or trying to cast a fly fishing line into it. One thing I also learned during the race is remember wind direction when spitting. The race went off

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-68408887088662278112007-06-15T20:49:00.000-07:002007-06-16T09:25:27.454-07:00

This was the final night of the St. Paul Bicycle Racing Clubs Beginners Racing Program. We hit the Velodrome at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Click the photos for larger sizes(Thanks Anne for taking the pictures!). It was a lot of fun to get out there and ride on the track bikes. If you don't know what they are the bikes don't have brakes and don't coast. You use your legs to

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-77242883073411019622007-06-13T11:31:00.000-07:002007-06-14T19:38:09.167-07:00

Summit Criterium - Dakota County Technical College It was hot, 91 when we started the race, winds were moving out of the South East steady at 18mph with gusts at 29mph. Each lap was about 1.2 miles and it was an eight lap crit for the beginners. This is my first road race that I have ever been in so I wasn't sure quite what to expect. I took some warm up laps with a guy(we'll call him M)

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-36299298264037212482007-06-08T10:51:00.000-07:002007-06-08T11:09:08.470-07:00

So I bought a few Light My Fire sporks about 8 months ago. I keep a few in with my camping stuff one in the car and one at work. Honestly, the thing rocks. They are kinda expensive at about $4.00 per spork. From the LMF website: * Heat resistant Polycarbonate material - doesn't melt in hot/boiling water * Won't scratch non-stick cookware, Teflon-friendly * Machine washable *

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-57516982020133955142007-06-07T00:02:00.000-07:002007-06-06T21:24:53.476-07:00

The big 28 today. Yay for me!

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-27829250944038381352007-06-06T21:25:00.000-07:002007-06-07T13:28:43.564-07:00

Got tagged by Kate, so here are my answers. ;) What were you doing ten years ago? I had just graduated High School on the 6th or June and then hit Mystic Lake early in the AM after I turned 18. Then slept a lot. What were you doing one year ago? I just bought my roadbike and was about to celebrate my b-day! See June's posts for more info: Posts. Five snacks you enjoy: 1) Chocolate covered

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-19097486809847806792007-05-22T09:57:00.001-07:002007-05-22T10:07:08.633-07:00

So I saw this guy sunning himself up in Fort Snelling where 5 and 55 meet near the quick gravel sections between the concrete walk/bikeways. I whipped out the RAZR and snapped this crappy picture. I wasn't sure what it was at the time, it looked and acted like a Rattlesnake but without the rattler part of the tail. But it did shake it's tail like one. I kept my distance and a few other guys

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-3579708695480910302007-05-17T13:27:00.000-07:002007-05-17T13:44:06.218-07:00

This is part of my afternoon commute home. I ride through part of Fort Snelling State Park. I prefer this much more than driving. As I took this picture up on 5 and 55 cars are backed up for nearly a mile along the road. Suckers. Friday is bike to work day and you should do it. If you have showers near/at work you have no excuse. If you drive less than 5 miles, no excuse. :) 10 miles

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-19398274958927029092007-05-07T19:45:00.000-07:002007-05-08T07:52:13.872-07:00

Too may acronyms? St. Paul Bike Racing Club Beginners Racing Program. Tonight was the first night of the BRP. I wasn't feeling well when I left work today but by about 5:15pm I was feeling okay. Since I signed up for this program I figured I better head over there. The class is held in Ft. Snelling and we met in the first parking lot. They split the group in to two smaller groups, red

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-4765271896770887522007-05-04T09:51:00.000-07:002007-05-04T10:33:36.393-07:00

After work yesterday I came home to let the Fred out, I was already late to softball and most of the first game was done before I left work last night. I decided not to go to the rest of the 2nd game. I looked at the forecast and saw lots of rain in our future. I decided to cut the grass. The front was much longer than the back but it still wasn't terribly long. I raised the blades of the

petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869624324886979346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955576.post-71134267251480135202007-05-03T09:51:00.000-07:002007-05-03T10:04:28.285-07:00

I left work excited to get through the first 4 miles of my ride home. The first 4 miles are all on highways, usually the speed limit is 55 but people usually go 60 or more. Once I got across the bridge and into Fort Snelling I decided to take a few minutes and watch the people across the river sitting on the beach. There were a few people playing with dogs and a few just tanning. I snap a

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