Blue Streak TT - Fatty Style

 

Back on the fatty at Blue Streak. I had one heck of race on my tt bike last month. The rest of the year is on the fatty. I have other races planned on the tt bike. I was still feeling Saturday's race effort & this lingering head cold. 20.2 mph avg tho on a fatty is great. It's stupid, but fun. haha Buz did a great ride on his fatty with Tebow on the road bike. T.Bolt put in a good effort on the tt bike. Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg 

Double Ride Monday

 Back on the bike. I'm still a bit congested, so easy 21 miler from Brookville. Ride # 2 in Vandalia for a quick interval that has been on my mind since last Wednesday. hehe 

Venga!

Egg

Forty Five Race Vid

The Forty Five - Fatty Style

It's been 7 years since I've done this race. Wow! I picked up a head cold Thursday morning, I almost didn't go. I also had a gig Saturday night which makes a long day. Many races are on gig dates this year or have been cancelled. I had to race though. I left Friday night. Sunny early with temps 61 at the the start. Overcast 68 at the finish. Perfect. This race is a mix of single track, pavement, gravel & two track. 2,5 mile paved climb followed by 8 miles of single track. I started last and worked my way up to a nice group going into the single track. I was on my rigid fatty, so the rooty sections were a bit bouncy, hehe 

I finished the single track then on pavement for 5 miles. I felt great rolling those big tires. haha Then gravel. I missed the turn on to Middle Ridge. It looked different than it used to. I went quarter mile farther then turned around costing me 2 minutes. arggg. It was time to head back. More gravel then pavement finishing with 8 miles of single track. 4 miles to go. The trail split. The tape looked  to go right, but it was the wrong way. lol I added a bit more mileage again. Despite my head cold, I felt great. 16th Place / 2nd 50 - 59. Man, Bummed I added some mileage as I would have won my age group and been 13th. Racing a fatty is a workout, but also fun. I had to head home to my gig, so I missed the podium awards. My Forty Five ended up 48 miles. lol  Good stuff!

Venga!

Egg

Double Thursday

 

A bit warmer with the sunshine today. 24 miler from Brookville on the 5.9 Madone. I hit the TT bike for a quickie for ride # 2. Hit a short Strava segment. KOM at  447 avg watts. 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty Hilly Wednesday

 The weather was chilly. Brrrr. Well chilly compared to the last month of Summer weather. lol Seated hill ride with Josh & Buz. Good prep for Saturday's race. Taking the fatty to Kentucky. Yee haw! 

Venga!

Egg

MoMBA Monday

 

Busy day, but got out around 6:00. The rain is coming, so I got in another day of single track. Easy spin, but the trails were great! 

Venga!

Egg

Weekend Wrap Up

Rest day Friday. Busy day on Saturday, but chilly. I did a 22 mile Paris - Roubaix ride on Rouvy. I let it warm up Sunday. Late minute decision, I had a fun ride at Hueston Woods. Glad I rode both days as the motivation has been low with the weather. haha

Venga!

Egg

Farmersville Thursday

 90 minute Fatty Thursday in Farmersville. Sunshine, but chilly. 1,100 ft. of climbing for 3 laps. Good 5 days in a row. The weather looks to be chilly for a bit. Good fat bike weather. 

Venga!

Egg

P-Hill Ramblin' Wednesday

 Windy afternoon, but the rain was gone. 36 miler ramble around P-Hill with Josh. We  worked hard NE up to Gettysburg then tailwind fun back. Fun intervals. Great ride!

Venga!

Egg 

Brookville Tuesday

Beautiful day with temps in low 70's. Oh yes more wind. LOL Brookville NE via Verona, Gordon, & Arcanum. I spun up in the wind. 1 effort on Dull Road. 2.16 miles on rough surfaces with 2 S turns. Pretty good effort for the KOM. 30.5 miles plus another 5 miles for my commute. Going to be chilly for a bit. Fat bike tomorrow for sure. 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty MoMBA Monday

 I stole one tonight. The rain was coming quickly. I debated driving East to do a road ride, but the storms were moving too rapidly. I hoped for a 30 minute quickie. I ended up with 1 hour 12 minutes. The legs felt good. Last time I rode there in March it was a mud bowl. haha Good tempo workout. I was happy with my climbing in Hawk's Lair. Light rain started around 45 minutes, but it didn't break through the canopy. I did the full race loop plus 5 laps on Hawk's Lair Ridge. I pulled back in the lot just as the rain unleashed. Yeah! 

Venga!

Egg

Double Sunday

Back on the bike after a few rest days. I had something working on me as well. I made myself ride and after 20 minutes I felt a lot better. Put in a few efforts on Strava segments. 31 mile road ride with Josh followed by a 20 minute spin on the tt bike. 

Venga!

Egg
 

Fatty Hayes Thursday

Busy day, but got in 2 hours at Hayes. Thanks to Ron for clearing several trees. Still a few down, but it was nice riding there. It reopened last Fall. Love that place. Glad I got tonight in though. Trails are starting to overgrow. Not many volunteers, so who knows if the trails will be cut back for Summer. Spring is ahead of schedule for sure. 

Venga!

Egg

Cow Country Wednesday

25 mile recovery ride in Cow Country. The legs weren't too bad after yesterday's race. Back on the 5.9 Madone. Man, what a bike considering it's 16 years old. Well, I bought new in 2020. 105 11 speed rocks! Rudy in the wind was epic as usual. I imagined Keith with me as I accelerated up to Studebaker. Miss those days. Pulled in just in time as the rain was rolling in. Stole another one!

Venga!

Egg

MCR JB TT VIdeo

MCR John Bryan TT - Fatty Style

Awesome night for a single track TT.  2 x 6.5 mile laps. The trails were killer with everyone riding strongly. Big Tim was flying. I felt pretty darn good out there. I just missed 14 mph avg. I pushed the fatty as fast as it could go. hehe Great seeing Dan & Garry from Champion City. Good stuff.  Proud of everyone. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty Farmersville Sunday

 

Back at it after a well earned rest day. Chilly Sunday with a howling wind. Temps mid 50's. Tebow, T.Bolt, Buz, & I had a good one. 5 laps. 2.5 hours with 1,800 ft. of climbing. I attacked the short gravel section off the main rd. I beat my old KOM by 5 seconds. 431 avg watts. Yeah! Great ride fellas!

Venga!

Egg

Cow Country Friday

Wow what a week of weather. The wind was still there. hehe Fun 26 miler in Cow Country. It never gets old on those roads. Man, I shake my head in disbelief it's 2026 yet I'm still out there. haha Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty JB Thursday

Another killer day. 2 hours at JB with Joshium. Trails were fast. The fatty was feeling fast. My skills are coming around. Long way until we race in July. Lots of work to do though. Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg

Recovery Wednesday

 First commute of the year followed by an easy 20 mile recovery ride. The legs were a bit tired, but as expected doing 2 TT's last night. The wind was still howling. lol 

Venga!

Egg

Blue Streak TT - VINDICATION!

 Hard to believe it's 2026. It's been many years now of racing the Blue Streak TT. I've won it twice with many top placings over the last 15+ years. I had a goal of working a bit more on the TT bike. New cockpit over the Winter. We did a lot of Zwift TT's from December - early March. Today was the test. 80 degrees with a howling SW wind. I got a good warm up in with Josh & T.Bolt. Tebow counted me off and whamo. WIND! The first mile to the gate was tough.  I picked up speed after the gate heading to Gate # 2. From there Northbound was all tailwind. I held back just a bit for the run in. Good tempo heading East along SR 235. I took a deep breath then hammered the last 2 miles to the finish. I gave it my all to the line. 4th Place. I'm very pleased. Who knows if I'll do the TT bike rest of the year there, but I proved this old Egg can still ride. haha Sean crushed it winning at 29,6 mph. Incredible. Joshium & Howard did a great job too. Josh & I did Fat Bikes for TT # 2. 19.1 avg for me with Josh 17.6 mph. That hurt even more, haha Fun stuff. Great job Speed Feet & all racers!

TT Spin Monday

Easy spin on the TT bike. We'll see what's in the tank at Blue Streak tomorrow. 

Venga!

Egg