One Hundred Ten

Please don't eat me!

One Hundred Nine

Gotchya!

One Hundred Eight

Looking for crabs at the beach.

One Hundred Seven

Phil,

I'm soooo impressed by your service. I paid for two replacement rails and you sent me three PLUS a pair of socks! All that on top of a great product (the PRS saddle)!! I'll be sure to wear the socks at Furnace Creek.

Thank you,
John "Sabertooth Salmon" Spurgeon

Phil Schweizer wrote:

John , We sell PRS rails for $10.00 each + $3.00 shipping. One rail works for the entire saddle. If you want one then reply to this email with your mailing address & credit card info.

Phil Schweizer.
KOobi

-----Original Message-----
From: John Spurgeon
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 11:54 AM
To: saddles at koobi dot com
Subject: replacement rails?

Hi,

I love your PRS saddle! I've done several long fixed gear rides this year - Race Across Oregon, Cascade 1200, Seattle to Portland, Tourture 10,000 - and haven't had any problems with numbness or saddle sores. Without a doubt, I'll be on a PRS when I ride Ring of Fire (24 hour) and Furnance Creek in a few weeks.

Unfortunately, I lost some skin at the Alpenrose velodrome yesterday and in the process bent the rails on one side. Do you sell replacement rails, or do I have to buy a new saddle?

Thanks,
John Spurgeon
Hillsboro, OR

One Hundred Six

(Time to get that ugly picture off the top of the page.)

Measely rides since my last post:

Thursday (8/25)

Stopped by Tae Kwon Do school to watch David for a while. Then rode past the tressle, Helvetia to Jackson Quarry, and back home.

Wednesday (8/24)

Pulled David around the neighberhood on the trail-a-bike. Stopped at the playground at his school for a while.

Tuesday (8/23)

Helvetia to Logie Trail, up to Skyline, and back down on Rock Creek.

Monday (8/22)

Rode to Tae Kwon Do, around the "block" (185th to Germantown to Keiser?); then rode to the 50 meter pool and watched while everyone else swam. Then rode home.

Sunday (8/21)

Off

Saturday (8/20)

Off

Friday (8/19)

Rode to the velodrome. Did several laps before wiping out (see pic below). Rode home on bent rails and a little bit of adrenaline.

Thursday (8/18)

Off

Wednesday (8/17)

Drove to beginner track class at the velodrome. Embarrassing how tough it was to keep up with some of those guys!

Tuesday (8/16)

Off. (Retaped new handlebars.)

Monday (8/15)

Off. (Picked up family from airport.)

Sunday (8/14)

Off. (Taped new handlebars.)

Saturday (8/13)

Torture 10,000. (100 miles, 12,000 ft. of climbing)

Friday (8/12)

Off.

Thursday (8/11)

Off.

Wednesday (8/10)

Rode to blueberry hill farm (steep climb over Cooper Mtn.) and then to the velodrome. Did a few laps after watching the beginner class.

Tuesday (8/9)

Off. (Happy b-day to me!)

Monday (8/8)

Helvetia loop.

Sunday (8/7)

Off.

Saturday (8/6)

50 miles (North Plains, west to Clapshaw Hill, back home on Glencoe Rd.)

Friday (8/5)

Off.

Thursday (8/4)

Rode to velodrome. Watched a 100-lap race.

Wednesday (8/3)

Helvetia loop backwards.

One Hundred Five

Ouch!

Don't dilly-dally at the top of a curve at the Alpenrose velodromE! You might slip and fall. FYI, Koobie sells replacement rails for their PRS saddle. The rails are only $10 plus $3 shipping. Whew!

One Hundred Four

Tuesday (today)

Off - giving the right leg one more day of rest to be safe.

Monday (yesterday)

Off - muscle pain in right leg. Took 500 mg Naproxen for the pain. Soaked in a hot bath. Massaged legs after.

Sunday (etc.)

Rode past the tressle, the up Helvetia to Jackson Quary and back home.

Saturday

Rode to Alpenrose dairy and did a few laps on the velodrome for the first time. Wow!

Friday

Off. Went to dinner with Ed.

Thursday

Rode to Safeway for dinner.

Wednesday

To end of Dairy Creek and back. Nice, flat ride. About 35 miles.

Tuesday

A few easy miles before stopping at Win Co. to pick up some groceries.

Monday

Road to top of the hill on Unger Rd and back home. Tough climb, but not very long. Mostly flat otherwise.