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This is how you do it!!  FOAD shows you how to use the Fairdale Skaterack!!  Sweet Surly… man after my own heart.  

Yesterday I hit up my first real back country road ride.  Timo Stark (AKA The German)  invited me out on one of his leisurely paced rides (also first ride in my Hincapie bib shorts… BOMB).  It was awesome!  He cruised along as I gave it my best.  All in all it wasn’t that bad of a ride…. untill we hit the 1000+ foot climb at the end.  I started strong and gave it hell, then slowly turned into a wimpering little girly man!!  Looking forward to fighting that climb again soon.  I ended up riding further than I every had before at about a mile and a half faster average speed than I would have if I was by myself.  This is another great example that you are only going to be as good as the people you ride with.  Moral of this long winded post… Ride hard with people that are better than you and avoid wimpering.

Art work provided by Kyle Steed

Check these guys out here. Sweet fixed gear pic’s and vid’s!  I’m really digging the GoPro/dog camera action.
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Toby’s Trail Adventure: Part I from Dirt Rag Magazine on Vimeo.

Just picked up some Power, Hincapie Bib shorts.  These suckers are amazing.  Very comfortable and keep the boys pleasantly positioned for 4+ hours of riding.  I picked them up at Blevins Bicycle Co.  Blevins Bicycle Co. is an official Hincapie dealer and will pretty much go out of their way to get you what you want.

List of activities pursued: Skateboarding, running, mountain biking, cycling, rock climbing, CrossFit, Powerlifting, snowboarding, body building, soccer, baseball, golf, etc.  The point is, I’ve pursued a lot of stuff.    I’ve think of why i’ve pursued them.  I can’t count how many times I’ve change mind sets and been very obsessed with it.  The only think I can think of is that I’m very motivated to follow what my heart is set on to the upmost!! It is a motivation that comes from within.  I may not be the best at the end of the day but I strive to become very knowledgeable in what I am pursuing.

The last transition I went through was from a 220 lbs. amateur Powerlifter to a 180 lbs. cyclist in about 4 months.  There are a lot of things in life that I do half ass but when it comes to my intrinsic active passion there is no stopping me.  This has positive and negative effects attached to it.  I’ve been married for 5 years to a very beautiful women by the name of Tiffany.  She is my balance… along with the Holy Spirit Jesus died to provide me/the world. Tiffany constantly tells me “I’m like Madonna, you constantly reinvent yourself.”  I always smile when she says that.  I find the beauty in change.  I believe that too many people get locked into their way of existence and ride out life knowing nothing more.  This scares me.

Intrinsic motivation is by far the most inspired and deeply committed motivation a human can have.  It makes the unthinkable/”impossible” the thinkable/POSSIBLE.  The cool/frustrating part is that no one can teach you this motivation.  It is something that YOU develop all in yourself.  It is a driving force that will NOT be stopped.  Sure, there might be some delays in the process, but it will NOT be stopped.  Art, Music, Strength, Education, Business, Reading, Running, Cooking, Knowledge, Creativity, Health, etc…. YOUR PASSION IS YOUR PASSION.  You do it because you love it and it is done because YOU have developed a love for it through life experiences/the purpose God created you for.