Some real good mountain bike movies.

This Off Road to Athens I just bought about a year ago is the best cycling documentary I have seen. It is by Gripped Films, a really good film company, and it is about the world cup races the cyclists raced in to get to the Athens Olympic spots in 2004. They took 2 male bikers and one female biker from America to race in the Olympics. The story is great and showed some pretty good action. I really liked the music from the film and I even bought the soundtrack cd to listen to. The picture was good, the music was good, and the story was good. To those who haven't seen it, should. To family members, you can borrow mine to watch it. It is even good for those who don't bike, my mom really liked it.



Gripped Films just made another mountain bike documentary this year called 24 Hour Solo and it just came out. They first showed in the theater during the Sea Otter Classic Bike Race and other theaters all over the country last March. I am planning to buy it in June or July and I am really looking forward in watching it!

Me, a country boy or a city boy?

With all that country music, the mooing of cows, and sounds of trucks and fourwheelers is sure a hell a lot better than the sounds of cars honking and airplanes roaring above. Even though I hate country music and farms, I still like the peace in country towns. But I like to do city stuff, not country stuff. I ride my bikes, not fourwheelers. I drive cars, not farm trucks. I listen to rock music, not country music. I ski, not snowmobile. I see me as a city boy living in the country. That's it, I am a city boy that lives in the country. I love the peace and views in small country towns but not the loud noise and city lights everywhere. In fact, there are more places to go on my mountain bike in the country than there is in the city. I hate to ride in the city with all the cars around. So I head up the mountains and ride peacefully with NO people. Yeah, you can get some riding up the mountains by the cities but look at all the people there! In the country you can go up there and you feel like you are out there in the middle of nowhere. It is actually nice and you can head up there every day without driving 115 miles out of the city to get some peace and quiet. The bad thing about living in the country is that those Sanpete idiots in old trucks give you a bad time when you are on a bike because they don't like city people. The farmers are nice but when they see you on a bike or on skis, they want to run you over or shoot you and say, "You don't belong here! Go to the city!" Oh, they are not that bad but it is sure a heck lot better than riding around with so many cars and people around. I hate farms, I hate cows, I hate farm equipment, I hate how people gives a such a big deal about you because you live in a small town and everybody knows each other. So, the only reason I am here: The peace and quiet, more land, and less crowds. So call me "City Boy in the Country".