Tour De Cure ---Help!

If I was rad and had hair...

In an effort to help not only a great cause, but also my wife's team, I have agreed to do the 100 mile portion of the upcoming Tour De Cure in Napa...

I would really like to raise more than the $150 minimum, so every little bit helps. This is a great cause and if it helps you can think of your donation as paying for me to wear spandex and drag my overweight ass around the Napa Valley for 100 miles!

To donate online, click
My Tour de Cure Page

To send a donation:

Make all checks payable to: American Diabetes Association
Mail to: Ken Prosser
3144 Laurel St
Napa, CA 94558-5629

Good Livin'

"I still ride the mountain bike primarily to help settle the soul and to burn off the excess energy one gets when you're living life to its fullest."
-President George W. Bush to AP reporter Scott Lindlaw, while riding mountain bikes in Napa Valley on Bush's recent trip to California

Let's see...
• 68% of the population says you are not doing a good job in any measure of performance (myself included)
• You sent soldiers off to die daily in a war based on false pretenses
• You could care less about anyone in any tax bracket I know

Keep up that livin' life to it's fullest George, we're glad your soul is settled...

Winning the Ride

This is NOT you*.
* My apologies to Floyd, Ivan or Jan in case I actually see you on the roads of Napa-in which case it COULD be you.


This is just a quick rant I need to get off my chest concerning my fellow cyclists. I am out there pretty much every weekend (thanks to my generous wife and understanding son) on a 30-50 mile ride around the valley. I see a few cyclists here and there and I always make it a point to at least acknowledge and say hello to all I pass.

My gripe?

I don't know why it bugs me so much, but not getting a return hello, wave, head nod or grunt really pisses me off! More times than not, the slight comes from some over-weight (not like I am one to talk, but at least this fat-ass says hello), Postal Service kitted out, Trek OCLV riding cool guy. I guess you could replace the Postal Kit with any of those sweet Primal Wear things too.

It's not like these guys are really flying by or too busy/occupied to return the wave either. So what is it?

I find myself asking this over and over in my head for at least 5 seconds after the incident takes place. One thing that keeps popping into my thoughts is the old "Win-the-Ride" mentality.

When I used to be more involved with group rides, we used to have a saying for some of the local hot-rods-you know the ones-always off the front, usually frantically spinning the gears and bouncing all over the saddle-all in a quest to win a casual group ride. It happened on the road and on the dirt. The champ would always have to reflect on how much further behind you were, and how much faster they could have gone. I always used to think,"WOW! You're really gonna kill in your next beginner mtb race or CAT IV road race. With such powerful wins on group rides-I am sure there is nothing that stands between you and 15th place other than 14 other people."

Well guess what? They won! Uhhh, nothing...



I have so much more respect for folks that I ride with that don't have to tell me how powerful they are and constantly race for the win. I'll always choose to ride with the kind of folks that actually enjoy the ride, help others learn more about being a better, more powerful and competitive cyclist through encouragement and truly show the friendship that cycling has to offer...guys like Kirby, James, Steve-folks that I know can destroy me and pretty much anybody I can think of, but ride for the joy of it...

OK there-it's off my chest...