Sorry that I haven't been posting very often (not like anyone reads my blog anyway). With this wedding around the corner, I haven't had very much time to myself. After the wedding though, I will be shooting more images and shooting more videos to share. For now, here is a video that my friend, Jeremy Castillo, helped shoot. It was during the SubZero festival in Downtown San Jose. The local DJ crew, The Bangerz, were performing with some cool traditional Japanese drummers. Check it out for yourself.
Showing posts with label San Jose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Jose. Show all posts
Got My Legs Back...Sorta
About 2 months ago I built a new bike.
Something to take on the nasty terrain of San Jose. It's not so nasty out here, but very very bumpy haha. It felt nice, fast, compact and able to pull tricks (if i practiced enough). After a few weeks of riding it, I noticed my right knee was starting to hurt. I didn't pay it any mind, so kept riding. Then after another week, I noticed my knee really starting to give me heat. When I would go to work it was hard to walk up the stairs and what not. I decided to lay off the bike and consult with my buddy Jero. Jero is a Sports Therapist so I knew, if anyone knew what was going wrong, it was him. It's really hard to get our schedules together so, my professional consultation was done through text. I told him, my right knee was aching and there was a slight "clicking" sound when I bent it. Right away, he hit me back with "Dude, you might have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome". What The SUC!!! Pattelofem-wha? Good ol' google told me that it "can be defined as retropatellar or peripatellar pain resulting from physical and biochemical changes in the patellofemoral joint." Again, WHA!? Jero also hit me with "make sure you ice your knee and do stretches that will work the butt and thigh". After another week of being scared to ever ride a bike again, I decided to go to the doctor and get the official word. Not that I didn't trust the words of Jero, but I needed to see a doctor anyway. 20mins in the waiting room and 85$ (high deductible) later, the attending doctor told me "You have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome", and handed me a purple piece of paper with stretches I already knew about. WHAT!!!!!! I paid 85 smackaroos for THIS! Whatever, for the piece of mind, I guess it was worth it. So, 2 weeks of nightly stretching and icing, my knee feels better. I am back on the bike and feeling good. I don't fully blame the new bike I built (which has now been parted out and sold to others), but I'm sure it played a part. The bike was too small for me, and the parts were not to my spec. Oh well, lesson learned.
After work now, I usually saddle up and head downtown. It's only a 12+mile round trip to iMD, but its a good gateway route/mileage to get me back to 100%.
Today, I did my ride and I felt great! The wind thru my helmet, tunes arockin', all good. Stopped by iMD chilled with the family and had a burrito.
After the La Vics, Matt and I went to Ryan's pad to chill for a bit before TNR. More of the SJFAM, JP, and Andrew were there kickin' it. Then we all took a small ride to the TNR meet up. Mike met up at the San Jose Giants stadium so him and I could ride back to the south side together. Andrew decided to tag along so we were off.
We stopped by Mike's old house so he could pick up some mail, and I decided to invite the dudes over to see Meghan and my new place.
After they took off, I turned my machine on and decided to blog this whole slab of boring stuff.
::end rant::
Here are some randoms from my iPhone that I just now decided to post. Enjoy
*click to enlarge
Sweet zip up hoodie Meghan bought me. It is from her unit at the hospital. I'll wear it proudly!
Pano of the newly remodeled house I grew up in. My dad is in there twice. haha
Been bowling a lot with the iMD family. My score sucks, but I'm getting better, so watch out!
DJ ReSpin on the wheels of steel!
Angelique with her new Gan Well Pro, and Marcopolis in the background.
Something to take on the nasty terrain of San Jose. It's not so nasty out here, but very very bumpy haha. It felt nice, fast, compact and able to pull tricks (if i practiced enough). After a few weeks of riding it, I noticed my right knee was starting to hurt. I didn't pay it any mind, so kept riding. Then after another week, I noticed my knee really starting to give me heat. When I would go to work it was hard to walk up the stairs and what not. I decided to lay off the bike and consult with my buddy Jero. Jero is a Sports Therapist so I knew, if anyone knew what was going wrong, it was him. It's really hard to get our schedules together so, my professional consultation was done through text. I told him, my right knee was aching and there was a slight "clicking" sound when I bent it. Right away, he hit me back with "Dude, you might have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome". What The SUC!!! Pattelofem-wha? Good ol' google told me that it "can be defined as retropatellar or peripatellar pain resulting from physical and biochemical changes in the patellofemoral joint." Again, WHA!? Jero also hit me with "make sure you ice your knee and do stretches that will work the butt and thigh". After another week of being scared to ever ride a bike again, I decided to go to the doctor and get the official word. Not that I didn't trust the words of Jero, but I needed to see a doctor anyway. 20mins in the waiting room and 85$ (high deductible) later, the attending doctor told me "You have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome", and handed me a purple piece of paper with stretches I already knew about. WHAT!!!!!! I paid 85 smackaroos for THIS! Whatever, for the piece of mind, I guess it was worth it. So, 2 weeks of nightly stretching and icing, my knee feels better. I am back on the bike and feeling good. I don't fully blame the new bike I built (which has now been parted out and sold to others), but I'm sure it played a part. The bike was too small for me, and the parts were not to my spec. Oh well, lesson learned.
After work now, I usually saddle up and head downtown. It's only a 12+mile round trip to iMD, but its a good gateway route/mileage to get me back to 100%.
Today, I did my ride and I felt great! The wind thru my helmet, tunes arockin', all good. Stopped by iMD chilled with the family and had a burrito.
After the La Vics, Matt and I went to Ryan's pad to chill for a bit before TNR. More of the SJFAM, JP, and Andrew were there kickin' it. Then we all took a small ride to the TNR meet up. Mike met up at the San Jose Giants stadium so him and I could ride back to the south side together. Andrew decided to tag along so we were off.
We stopped by Mike's old house so he could pick up some mail, and I decided to invite the dudes over to see Meghan and my new place.
After they took off, I turned my machine on and decided to blog this whole slab of boring stuff.
::end rant::
Here are some randoms from my iPhone that I just now decided to post. Enjoy
*click to enlarge
Sweet zip up hoodie Meghan bought me. It is from her unit at the hospital. I'll wear it proudly!
Pano of the newly remodeled house I grew up in. My dad is in there twice. haha
Been bowling a lot with the iMD family. My score sucks, but I'm getting better, so watch out!
DJ ReSpin on the wheels of steel!
Angelique with her new Gan Well Pro, and Marcopolis in the background.
Piece of History
I've lived in San Jose the majority of my life (about 21 years of the 25 I've been alive). I know that San Jose is rich with history, from Charles Harrold to Sarah L. Winchester. However, I did NOT know that San Jose had a history in cycling. A member of SJF posted on the forum an interesting piece of history that I think all San Jose cyclist should know about. There were "underground races", a wooden velodrome, and street races, where fixed gears ran the streets and reigned victorious. Here are a few images from the piece that was shared.
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"riders, when you're in the drops, we can roll out!"
Vintage Gold Sprints
Jim Manning riding the "blue band" on the wooden velodrome
I've been riding for a few years now, and after reading this little taste of literature, I know that cycling will be a part of my life, until I leave this earth.
Click HERE to view the whole article.
*click to enlarge images
"riders, when you're in the drops, we can roll out!"
Vintage Gold Sprints
Jim Manning riding the "blue band" on the wooden velodrome
I've been riding for a few years now, and after reading this little taste of literature, I know that cycling will be a part of my life, until I leave this earth.
Click HERE to view the whole article.
Humble Beginnings
More from the San Jose Tattoo Convention.
One of the main reasons (besides getting some ideas for some new work) for going to the Tattoo Convention, was to see my friends over at Humble Beginnings. I've known Orly for a few years now, and he has been very welcoming. The bulk of my work has been done by him, and I encourage anyone interested in getting art done, to stop by his shop and check out his work and the other talented folks there.
Orly
Humble Beginnings
Also got a chance to chill and talk with Jason and my best friend XiAN. Team GTB!
Here is that Cukui shirt I was raving about a couple weeks back.
On a wedding update, Meghan and I hired Orly's wife, Michelle, to be our "day of" coordinator. We are very excited to have her on board. Thanks again Meesh!
Like in an earlier post, Meghan and I bought some Rebel 8 gear, and got a change to have Mike Giant sign them. Super juiced on that!
Mike Giant
Giant One
Random Images:
XiAN
Jason
Orly
Blake : Aaron
One of the main reasons (besides getting some ideas for some new work) for going to the Tattoo Convention, was to see my friends over at Humble Beginnings. I've known Orly for a few years now, and he has been very welcoming. The bulk of my work has been done by him, and I encourage anyone interested in getting art done, to stop by his shop and check out his work and the other talented folks there.
Orly
Humble Beginnings
Also got a chance to chill and talk with Jason and my best friend XiAN. Team GTB!
Here is that Cukui shirt I was raving about a couple weeks back.
On a wedding update, Meghan and I hired Orly's wife, Michelle, to be our "day of" coordinator. We are very excited to have her on board. Thanks again Meesh!
Like in an earlier post, Meghan and I bought some Rebel 8 gear, and got a change to have Mike Giant sign them. Super juiced on that!
Mike Giant
Giant One
Random Images:
XiAN
Jason
Orly
Blake : Aaron
Weekend Recap
A couple more images from SJF/iMD Alleycat. Check out the lot, here and here
Whips
Cookie Monster
GO!
Me : Dan
UPDATE:
Here is a small clip of Tim and I racing a gold sprint. Please forgive the delay in audio. I don't know quite what happened in the upload process to vimeo. We are riding the new Globe frames by Specialized. Super sick frame!
UPDATE v2.0:
Matt shot and edited this cool clip for us to enjoy.
Whips
Cookie Monster
GO!
Me : Dan
UPDATE:
Here is a small clip of Tim and I racing a gold sprint. Please forgive the delay in audio. I don't know quite what happened in the upload process to vimeo. We are riding the new Globe frames by Specialized. Super sick frame!
Ghoul Sprints from jared mendiola on Vimeo.
UPDATE v2.0:
Matt shot and edited this cool clip for us to enjoy.
SJF Halloween 2009 from Matthew Divita on Vimeo.
UPDATE v2.1.1
hahah another Ghoul Sprints video brought you to by Sean