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Bad Andy

...this is not a good town for psychedelic drugs. Reality itself is too twisted.

About Me

Andrew --
[noun]:

A dance involving little to no clothing

'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.comI live in my opinion one of the greatest cities in the U.S. Minneapolis. Tons of variety. From the weather to down to the people who call this place home. Cycling takes up most of my time in the summer, with my newest love of endurance mt. bike racing. I'm thinking of going back to school to become a writer. Most likely freelance and journalism. I also would like to learn sign language.

My Interests

BICYCLES!!!! My Baby-----
Your Bike Setup
Frame 2006 Specialized F.A.C.T. Carbon Hardtail
Fork 2004 Rock Shox SID Team
Headset Aheadset integrated
Stem Thompson
Bars Race Face Deus alloy
Grips Specialized BMX
Brake Lever Avid Single Digit SL
Brake cable Quality cables
Brakes Avid Single Digit Ultimate
Pedals Crank Bros. Candy SL
Crank Race Face Deus
Bottom Bracket Race Face
Sprocket Race Face
Chain Shimano HG-90
Seat Specialized Avatar
Seatpost Thompson setback
Seatpost Clamp specialized
Front Tire Nokian NBX 2.2
Front Rim American Classic
Front Hub American Classic
Front Spokes DT Swiss
Rear Tire Nokian NBX 2.2
Rear Rim American Classic
Rear Hub American Classic
Rear Spokes DT Swiss
Freewheel/Cog Shimano 9-speed XT
Pegs N/A
Special Mods N/A

CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!I also love brewing beer, watching hockey, and bean bags

I'd like to meet:

anyone who is a fellow cyclist. and any old friends who i haven't seen in awhile.

Music:

CHEVELLE!!!, Radiohead, =w=eezer, Pink Floyd, Atmosphere, Gorillaz, Postal Service, Citizen Cope, Foo Fighters, Elliot Smith, Paul Simon, The Faint, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Fall Out Boy, Bush, Benny Benassi, ZZ Top, System of a Down, Green Day, RJD2, James Taylor, Taproot, Dialated Peoples, Coldplay, Skankin' Pickle, Avenged Sevenfold and much more. Oh and check out these guys.

Movies:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Bourne Series, Where the Buffalo Roam, The Big Lebowski, Boondock Saints, Lock Stock and Two Smokin' Barrels, Snatch, Mean Machine, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Sideways, any Mel Brooks film, Freewheel Burning, Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, Coffee and Cigarette's, Out Cold, OffroadtoAthens, many more and I'm looking foward to seeing The Rum Diary's with Johnny Depp.

Television:

"24", Nip Tuc, Rescue Me, Sportscenter, Scrubs, My name is Earl, The Office, and anything on comedy central

Books:

"A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey, "The Rum Diary: A Novel" Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist" Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" Hunter S. Thompson. If you've never read any of H.S. Thompson's material you don't know what yer missing out on.

My Blog

The Real blog site

Hey guys,I have a new hosting site for my blog. check it out. and for those actual readers of it, bookmark the new site. now anyone can leave comments if they so wish.The Aldrich Ave Daily...
Posted by Bad Andy on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:32:00 PST

BAQFUP comes to a bitter end

FUCK. That's all I can say. An entire summer spent training for one race and I would have something go wrong. Things started out great. The course was in perfect condition. Nice and tacky, not too mud...
Posted by Bad Andy on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:29:00 PST

July update

Its now down to 22 days until Afton. BAQFUP grinds on. Only one race last month. That was Mankato. I opted out of the Red Wing race and rode 7 laps out at Theo instead. That was a solid 3 hour ride. A...
Posted by Bad Andy on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:20:00 PST

June update

What a month. The legs are really coming along now. Way back on June 10th was my last race. The Afton Avalanche. I did pretty good considering a wicked hot day outside. Racers were saying readings of ...
Posted by Bad Andy on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:07:00 PST

May Update

BAQFUP grinds on. May 20th was the first race of the year for me. Erik's Spring Cup @ Harmon Hills. You can read more about that here The Aldrich Ave Weekly you can also read about my new gruppo on th...
Posted by Bad Andy on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:32:00 PST

April Update

Folks. Work right now has me on a fine line. Flirting with insanity and chaos, it has taken over my life. 50-60 hour work weeks took up my April and the riding was minimal. I did ride a 37 miler last ...
Posted by Bad Andy on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:33:00 PST

March update

Just like that March is gone with the wind. It started out nice, the snow melted pretty fast, and I was finally outside on a daily basis pedaling away. Then mother nature got mad at me, said no more f...
Posted by Bad Andy on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:17:00 PST

Feb. Update

Time for the first update on BAQFUP. February started off great!!! I was skiing and riding the bike on the trainer at least twice a week. Then it got really, really cold. Skiing was out of the questio...
Posted by Bad Andy on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:53:00 PST

What's your niche?

After last August's unexpected success at my first crack at a 24 hour solo mt. bike race, I have decided to put 90% of my attention on the upcoming season at this years annual 24 hour suffer fest. The...
Posted by Bad Andy on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:30:00 PST