All apologies

Sorry about messing up the second edition of Sonya Looney Picture Friday last week.

I've always said the one thing I'm very consistent at in all things I do is being inconsistent. It's just in my nature. I'm easily amused, easily bored, easily aroused, easily distracted, and easily...

Sorry, I got bored with that.

For a moment there I thought Sonya dropped me down to "stalker status" on Facebook. I couldn't see any of her photos this morning, but after thinking I was on the Looney shit list I realized I was logged in as The Pie.

The one thing that's always been a constant theme in my life is my inability to hold a long term focus. Depending on the subject I'm re-focusing on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis. I'm always slightly jealous when I get a chance to catch up on BikeSnob NYC, and I see that he has stayed consistently on theme for years. Colorways, palping, nonplussed, Larry King... day after day, year after year he keeps it up. Me, on the other hand, I jump from topic to topic quite randomly forgetting to run with good stuff or even mention it when applicable. When was the last time I mentioned Vikings? Fjear? The Seal of Semi-Approval? Awhile huh?

Such is my life. You're lucky it only affects you on an occasional basis. The Pie has had to deal with my "issues" for over eighteen years, God bless her.

What was I talking about? Cyclocross?

I got back from the cross race on Sunday and started scoping eBay for cross bikes. I realize it's a terrible time to be looking for a cross bike, and the fact that I want a single speed cross bike makes it all the harder to find what I want. The worst part is I am in no financial situation to be throwing money at a bike I really have no reason to own (except last weekend). I did find this gem:

That there is the SWOBO Crosby. It's only $999, and I find it's style sorta sexy, it's paint job less than desirable, and the parts pic below my elevated standards. Luckily it is sold as just a frameset.

That's better, and only $549 for the frame, fork, and a big cardboard box you can make a fort out of when you get tired of riding the bike. I've got parts laying around that I could build it up with, well that and some brakes and stuff I could stick in my pockets on another field trip to Cane Creek. I could get over the hideous paint and sliding drops, but the inclusion of ugly disc mounts definitely makes me give this bike my...

SEAL OF SEMI-APPROVAL

Ahhh... breaking out the old stuff.

Of course what I really want is some uber exclusive cross bike with horizontal umlauts (Germanic for track-ends), water bottle bosses, canti mounts ONLY, and a bitching paint job. Yes, I want this bike for that one race a year, and so when I dream about living somewhere in the world where I can go out on gravel road rides I can picture a specific bike instead of a random bike with a rainbow paint job and unicorn wings.

Tomorrow I'll talk about the bike that is really gonna be in my house at some point in the future. I won't tell you anything you really wanna know, but I'll make something up to fill in the gaping holes in the information.

Why you wanna be really good if you're gonna bunny hop the barriers (yoinked from drunkcyclist):

Running may not be the best option either.
Thanks Kim.