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Monday, March 28, 2005
Wahooo! 60+ degrees outside in Minneapolis right now and nothing but blue sky overhead. I've seen two cardinals and a blue jay from my window today (I was doing some serious thinking mind you!). A few flecks of green grass are starting to sprout and my strawberry plants at home are emerging from the layer of mulch I put down last Fall. The cycle of life, eh? There is nothing finer. Last week I had a great vacation up on MN's north shore. Lots of snow in the woods still. I'd say a good 4 feet still. Did a little XC skiing and snowshoeing with my lady and Jordan. And some flat out relaxing as well. It is a very beautiful place...God's country. But down here in the cities, it is our first taste of the Spring to come, so here is a celebratory haiku. Springtime nearly here. Funky smelling gray longjohns. Your days are over. Get outside and enjoy the fresh air, folks. Winter could be back tomorrow! -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 6:45 PM 0 comments | permalink 
Friday, March 18, 2005
Chuck and Butcher are missing all the fun while they're over in Germany hoisting steins with our German distributor Cosmic Sports. At least I think Chuck made it there... He's been deathly ill fighting off pneumonia or maybe the plague. Yesterday Stacia stuffed his carry-on with various drugs and prescriptions then rolled him out the car door onto a luggage cart and paid a SkyCap $10 to drop him in the security line. Hopefully he isn't sitting in German customs trying to explain the over-the-counter pharmacy he's bringing into the country. He gets a little punchy what with the codeine-and-jet-lag casserole his body is dishing up. Yeah, this is the kind of snowstorm I used to get all excited for when I was kid. Hell, I still love it! If I had a better sled than a FedEx shipping box I would run over and poach the ski hill we have a couple blocks away. Poaching ski hills isn't exactly a habit of mine and it's never turned out well. Needing some practice before a climbing trip out west I threw on the Alpine Touring gear and snuck onto Lutsen Mountain ski area on the North Shore of Minnesota. With skins on the skis I figured I wasn't going to be using the lifts, so why buy a lift ticket? Plus I needed to get more efficient at switching from skin mode to ski mode. A quick climb up on the edge of the run and a slow run down (three falls, I suck at skiing) and I was halfway up again before a Ski Patroller approached me. I was politely informed that I was a hazard (climbing up, not going down so I think he had it backwards) and I had to either buy a lift ticket or leave. Another guy came over who worked at the hill and there was less polite mention of "liability", "trespassing", and that magic word "police". Weighing my options I knew there was no possibility of outskiing a five year old much less these two so I took the only out I had. I pointed over their shoulders, asked "So why is it ok for that guy to skin upslope?" and when they looked away I started beating cheeks straight uphill and into the woods. After four fun-packed hours of fumbling around on the Superior Hiking Trail and skiing ditches I made it back to the car. At least I got in a good cardio workout that day. I don't think the snow is going to let up anytime soon, and Bobby has already left to go play in it with his daughter. If you live in Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin it's time to shut down the computer, go outside, and go be a kid for a couple hours. Don't forget your mittens! -David P. Posted by Pierce : 2:22 PM 0 comments | permalink
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
I was just reflecting the other day on how fortunate I am to work with Salsa and in the bicycle industry in general. It was 1989 when I got my first real mountain bike. The addiction started with that Diamond Back Ascent with gray smoke paintjob...ah yeah. A year later and it was back for a Bridgestone MB-Zip. The hook was in my mouth and I couldn't spit it out. Shoot, I still can't. All those bikes led to a lot of really great friends. More than I can count really. Some have moved, but others have stayed. I've bought bikes from some of them and worked with others. We've ridden bikes, talked about bikes, and enjoyed quite a few beers along the way. Bikes have been such a central part of my life for the past 18 years that I can't even imagine what I'd be like without their influence. Kinda wierd when you really think about it like that. So raise your glass to our illustrious sport. Many don't know anything about it and that's a crying shame. Take a friend out for a bike ride. Or a kid. So we have more people to raise our glasses with in the future...many more. Cheers, Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 4:10 PM 0 comments | permalink
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Hola Amigos. Salsa Cycles is committing itelf to making a greater effort at community service. Our first new program is the Can-A-Month Food Drive. We are challenging ourselves and all of the employees of our parent company, Quality Bicycle Products, to donate one can of food per month to our food drive. At less than $1 per canned food item, we believe this is a donation that most of us can afford to give. At month's end, Salsa will take the donated goods to a local Food Shelf for distribution, and an email will be sent to remind everyone that the boxes have been emptied and are waiting the next month's contibutions. All of us at Salsa are fortunate to have good steady jobs, food to eat, and nice places to live. Many others in our community are not as fortunate. Most likely there are people in your community that could use some help as well. We believe this is a simple and effective way we can be of help to our local community. Please consider launching a Can-A-Month Food Drive whereever you live. You could start it at work, school, church, your local bike shop, in your apartment building, or on your neighborhood block. The program is simple to run, asks for a minimal monthly contribution, and won't take a lot of your time. If you start your own Can-A-Month Food Drive, we would love to hear about it. Send us an email at pman@salsacycles.com and let us know! -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 10:52 AM 0 comments | permalink |
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