NUUN

THIS POST WAS MEANT FOR TEEM HEEB BUT IT ALL GOT MESSED UP. I HATE MY LIFE. THIS POST HAS NO RELEVANCE TO MY MTB-ing


I emailed scott, the main man over at NUUN- my 2010 sponsor, of sorts- around 3 pm today; i was inquiring about a heeb sponsorship- and a few hours later he gets back to me with this:


Hey Adam,

Here at nuun we sponsor lots of teams out there! A majority of our sponsorships are in the form of pro-deals through our website with a discount code specific for the team. We also can do special deals on bottles. We are rearranging our sponsorships for 2011 and there should be much more opportunity out there for teams and for nuun. 

Thanks for keeping us in mind. Once you have the team together, just touch base with us again and we would be glad to support the team the best we can. 

glad you love the nuun and are spreading the love! much appreciated.

cheers for now! 

- make your water count -

scott forrestall


... pretty badass. i will get team heebs shit together (aka my shit together) and get back to him asap. I really like NUUN, and i can be found drinking it for recreational purposes- its better than water and i have a pretty hefty supply so i drink it a lot. I dont think it is a revolutionary product and i dont think it will make you/me stronger, but its better than drinking just water or my "homemade gatorade". Its got some electrolytes and some flavor and i enjoy it. id love to have NUUN on board for 2011, and you should too.


THANKS SCOTT, your run an awesome business (i doubt he'll ever read this)

it it taint broke dont fix it

i have been devoting a lot of time to school work and my team heeb blog (as i guess it will officially be a for-real team), thus i have been away from here. anyway, after my training ride i was searching for why my taint hurt an unusual amount today and stumbled upon this article. it has nothing to do with taints (from my reading) but it helped me understanding training and how the body works a bit better. school is over tomorrow= drive 5 hours and afternoon intervals.

finals week

no time, finals week. but i think one of these sexy new stems in going to be ordered soon for my GT. back to finals...

newz

i got 25/35 at my race in fair hill, it was a killer race and if i spent less time in the big ring (as i thought i was in the middle one) i may have had more energy to go faster. thats the boring news...

this new stuff from shimano REALLY piqued my interest today, as i am ALWAYS looking for new things to buy. would 10 speeds make me faster-probably not. would i pretend like i was faster if i had 10 speeds- defiantly yes. i have been thinking about going 2x9 as all the cool pro-style pros ride that (or so it seems), but 2x10 would be even cooler cause i could buy new stuff. id probably do it cheaply and just get the cassette and shifter. the pricing isnt too bad either:

2011 Shimano Deore XT Specifications:
RD-M773 – XT Shimano Shadow Rear Derailleur

Low Profile Shimano Shadow rear derailleur design reduces the component profile by 15mm less than a traditional design in high gear.
Top normal spring design to mesh with the more common choice of RapidFire shifters for trail / all-mountain riding
Sealed bearing guide and tension pulleys
Available in medium and long cage (GS and SGS)
Total capacity: 43T (SGS), 35T (GS)
MSRP: $129.99
FD-M770/771-10 Front Derailleur Specific 10s cage design

Available in Top Swing, conventional, or E-type configurations to mount on most any frame
Adaptable clamp means one size fits all for 28.6, 31.8, 34.9 and multi-pull allows top or bottom cable pull
Set screws are angle outward for easier adjustment on some full suspension designs
Clamp band positions the same for 9 and 10s versions
Cage profiled for more tire clearance
MSRP: $59.99
SL-M770-10-R RapidFire Plus Shift Lever (rear)

Additional rear shifter option with 10s vs. 9s
Alloy main lever 2-way release trigger allows thumb or finger actuation
Two position clamp band for tune-able ergonomics
Multi-bearing construction for greater durability and reduced effort
Removeable optical gear display
MSRP: $99.99 (set, front lever same as 9s)
FC-M770-10 Front Chainwheel

Hollowtech II design maximizes stiffness while keeping weight to a minimum
Precision two-piece construction for perfect chainline and chainwheel alignment.
42T-32T-24T
Carbon / Steel composite middle ring adds rigidity for better shifting, increases service life, and smoothly delivers powers to the cassette.
Outboard bearings maximize stability and stiffness
MSRP: $359.99
CS-M771-10 Cassette

Largest 6 cogs on two spiders for light and rigid construction
11-13-15-17-19-21-24-28-32-36 and 11-13-15-17-19-21-23-26-30-34
Alloy lock ring
MSRP: $114.99
CN-HG94 Chain HG-X direction chain

Inner and outer plates feature asymmetrical design to optimize front and rear shifting
Zinc-alloy plated for maximum durability
Uses standard connecting pin
MSRP: $49.99

8am?

uhh, it 8 am, and i only have 1 cup of coffee in me so no fair hill race report. but i pre-class-internet-search stumbled upon these - pretty cool id say. i only wish they had em in "my tire".

stuff and stuff

rode my gt today for the first time in a while- it felt great. i got my new heart rate monitor and maxed out at 187, i guess thats good? but the coolest thing of the day is this...- i think my bikes are dealing with #97. tomorrow is bike tune up day and cleaning day, my brakes need one of these.

Sucknell

Dear blog, sorry for being away. i only have time to for schoolwork and bikes. i havent even been to the co op 3 week; im afraid its dark smelly hipster infested walls have forgotten me. anyway...

racing at Bucknell university this weekend was very good. i finally moved up to C and got new number-386- i think its a very sexy number combination. i had a 38 mile road race and i felt great until, oh, maybe, the last 200 yards, when some assholes from RIT thought they could sprint, but they couldnt. they both collided with each other and caused an epic field crash. i crashed, my sorta friend Adam from UCONN crashed and broke his face/nose (he and i used to race D together and he beat me in the Lehigh xc race), a newly made pal Jordan from Penn State crashed and broke both wheels, and my good friend and teammate Jeff crashed and broke part of his skull and his nice front wheel.

Jeff is ok, but he gets to miss school for a week and wear a dopey neck brace, and he will probably not race again for a while. it kinda sucks because he was one of/the main reason(s) i moved up to C- Pitt needed another C rider. However, after that epic crash, i got on my bike (first i made sure everything was there) and said, "fuck all of you guys..." and sprinted the 200 yards to the finish. i ended up in 16th which was better than i thought i could do, but Jeff and I (and UCONN Adam and PSU Jordan) were all pretty much up front - i was in the 3rd row back- and we all were going to take a better finish. Whatever.

now its on to mtb racing next weekend (i hope), as Yale is too far away and i hate long car rides, and Jeff will no longer race the road race at Mt. Joy so i have no reason to do that. im probably driving home and doing the Fair Hill xc race sunday and then driving back to the 'burgh. im feeling real good about it too, as i think im in much better shape this year and i recently got some more skillz- - kinda like that but bigger logs and on my rigid SS. i hope i do better than last year where i broke my chain more than halfway through and had to walk 5 miles in the brutal heat and then got a dnf.