My new favorite movie

Check out this movie - Rendezvous, 8 minutes of flying through the streets of Paris at high speed.

The film shows an eight-minute drive through Paris in the early hours of the morning (05:30hrs), accompanied by sounds of a high-reving engine, gear changes and squealing tires. It starts in a tunnel of the Paris Périphérique at Porte Dauphine, with an onboard view from an unseen car exiting up on a ramp to Avenue Foch. Well-known landmarks such as the Arc de Triomphe, Opéra Garnier, and Place de la Concorde with its obelisk are passed, as well as the Champs-Élysées. Pedestrians are passed, pigeons sitting on the streets are scattered, red lights are ignored, one-way streets are driven up the wrong way, centre lines are crossed, the car runs on a pavement to avoid a refuse lorry. The car is never seen as the camera seems to be attached below the front bumper, judging from the relative positions of other cars, the visible headlight beam and the final shot when the car is parked in front of kerbstones on Montmartre, with the famous Cathedral Sacré Cœur behind, and out of shot. Here, the driver gets out and embraces a young blonde woman as bells ring in the background, with the famous backdrop of Paris.

RENDEZVOUS

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MTB Denmans May 20 2009

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Took kids the DSM farmers market by bike

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Trip to Farmer's Market With Kids

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Rocked the trails like a vandal

Took the afternoon off today and when mtb down at the center trails for ~1 1/2 hours. It was a great bit of riding. It started to rain about half way through, but the trails stayed dry right up to the time I ended. My knee hurt for just a bit while riding hillside. I decided to stop at Rassmesson to talk with Adam about my pain. I suspected that the shim placed under my left cleat had collapsed, but Adam didn't think so. I'll keep and eye on it and let him know.

While at the bike shop I saw this new Specialized Rockhopper. Compare it for a moment with a picture of my Cannondale F600 from 2005. Does the paint scheme look familar. Nice way to rip off Cannondale. Try being orginal for once. I still think the Cannondale version is better paint scheme. I like the way Cannondale changed their text of the 'Cannondale' to match the scheme while Specialized just printed the same old version. My Cannondale has better components too even at a 2005. Specialized is way to over priced at $1300 for all Deore component and a no name crank. You also can't beat the headshock on the F600.

Family and Ride'n

Monday was my birthday - 36yrs. Feeling pretty good about it. I can't complain, I've been blessed with great wife, darling kids, a job that pays the bills and keeps us with a roof over our heads, food in our tummies, and gas in the cars. Not to mention bicycles in the garage. Cycling is going well, although I haven't commuted as much as I'd wish (errands to run over lunch). I have kept up the speed on the trails. See earlier post about my race entry.

I've included the kids in my conditioning work by pulling them in the buggy, ~ 80 lbs as fast as my legs will go. We've found a nice park in GM west that they really like and its far enough away to give me a work out but not too far to make it a pain in the ass to get to.