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Sometimes I try to do mildly awesome things, but most of the time I don't.  Regardless, here is a list of my attempts at awesome things: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39968093@N08/ http://brglktt.tumblr.com/ http://brandonhalleen.tumblr.com/ http://twitter.com/BRGLKTT http://www.etsy.com/shop/bhalleen Don forget to tell your Mom!

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ZOOM ZOOM I'M GOIN' FAST!!

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End of a good season.

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I'm movin': http://brglktt.tumblr.com/ It seems to be simpler.  As if this were really difficult to begin with, but so it goes. Oh, yeah, and this: http://twitter.com//BRGLKTT

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All kinds of things have been going on: Riding the BEAST a month or so ago on the Snowpath. Dang potholes.  What you can't see are the busted strut mount and bearings. Saw this on the way to work one day.  No glass, all class. $1.49 Ah, yes, Mace Windu.  Just wait until I build up the trailer. "Why do you only take pictures of me when I am off my bike?!" There: Mohican action shot.

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BUCS 2011 X.C Carnage! from Joe Bowman on Vimeo.

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Look what I got! Thanks be to the dudes on high!  I can't wait to get it totally built up, but it will be a little while until I get some wheels together.  The second I pulled it out of the box, I was psyched.  Cross gon' be fun!

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The final race of the NEOCX series was about two weeks ago, and a brutal day it was.  The course at Kirtland Park was really good; an amphitheater, ups, downs, and two sets of stairs that magically grew bigger every lap. I was at the starting line after a bit of warming up with good intentions: it was my last race of the year, so I had to keep my legs going for sure. I got out at a somewhat-good

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Okay, this is pretty late, so I will make it quick... The sun was shining.  I am pretty sure it is the first time it hasn't been pouring there.  This only made the already fast and dry trails more dry and even faster... so good.  With that said, and skipping forward in time a bit, we took off from the line.  The beginning section is kind of mellow rolling through a good long grass section.  It

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I was able to grab a couple photos at the Meltdown, mostly of the CAT 1-2 race.  The corner above was a sweet spot, where I am guessing the above dudes were coming in at about 45 mph or so.  However, the race was interrupted by a potential jumper from the bridge the race went directly under - and I am not kidding.  One comment I heard was from a grizzled old man, who rode in to watch the race: "

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Man, I was close.  So damn close. Sunday morning held the Medina Twin Sizzler, a nice 26+ mile road race (among 8349 different types of running races, as well).  I've known about it for years, but I didn't even consider it until about two months ago.  I figured, well, why not?  The 4th is usually a bit lame, so I may as well mix it up a bit. With that excellent reasoning, I found myself in the

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Yesterday I found my way to Mohican, and was greeted by excellent weather.  I was super psyched to get out - not too many people were there when I started out, so I didn't have to worry about running into anyone.  Last time we were there, Brent and I took it easy and just enjoyed it all, so I decided to pick up the pace a little bit - just a little.  I still stopped every once in awhile to take a

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I have been wanting a 29er for a little while now... and I finally got my hands on one: Raleigh XXIX SS (Special Hodala Edition). There we go!  100% PTE. I only got a chance to roll around the shop and the parking lot, but I am definitely excited.  I am hoping that I can somehow manage to get out this weekend for a first run, but I will have to wait and see what the weather will be like.  I

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The other day I was lucky enough to get my hands on a Raleigh Team frameset. I was psyched to build it up because, quite frankly, I simply thought it looked cool. I was, however, a bit apprehensive about riding a full carbon setup, not to mention riding a frame that was a teeny bit longer than what I am used to. My Salsa Pistola, my steel darling, was what I had been riding. Needless to say,

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