Chinese sausage

ball, Plaza Bogota

Weird intentions

Broken in Chile

Why it seems like all of the little annoyances in my bike, like missing bar end plugs, loose spoke or constantly moving grips, are some way in straight connection with the rest of me. Suddenly appearead knee ache, slowly healing finger that I somewhat unwisely left between door and its frame of my friends old VW van allmost disengaging it from what is rest of me, and stiffer than usually lower back seems to have everything to do with nuisances written above. They come and go in sync. I don't know if you have any idea what I am talking about, but it seems to escalate especially here in Chile. Hence, I own only one bike in which, as a deep hater of all most all the other forms of moving, I am most dependant.

Have I started to be religious with my bike or bikeing in general? Did I, in some point, thought that there is actually Zen hanging around me and my bike just because it has no brakes? Right. For some reason I think that more than a little maintainance for my bike and streching for me, it is time to have a small reality check. Like most of annoying little details even these shall past.

Perseguido por el Perkele

At 20.30 friday night. Approximately sixty bikers and buddys are gathered at Plaza Bogota. Perseguido por el Perkele is about to start. Well, we are still missing one of the organizers, but things will happen in time if you are willing to adopt a chilean way to think about it. 

2 laps, a bit over 10 km track through Santiago borough as a race against the clock is the job for tonight. 16 riders take the chance. First straight is a lazy shoot through few traffic lights comparing to what is about to come.

Two kilometer  descent at 3-4 laned av. Matta is giving nice speeding with cars certainly taking their space. Through few darker alleys track reaches it midpoint and come-back ascent at av. Matta takes what riders still got to offer.

Winning time with gears: 00:36:50 is made by Erik, same rider who ruled previous Santiago alleycats with fixed gear some month ago. Minute and fifty seconds slower comes first one- gear taking second place in total score. Winners are awarded with products of friendly local brewery DieM and miscelanious goods. Polo and party keeps on going until last of the brave poloists wreck their mallets and it is time to head home.

Polo, Plaza Bogota