Nosepolcity Criterium

And finally, here it is. Scheduled for 2 December. Though we might be forced to do it on the following Sunday since weather forecasts aren't very good...




Fixit&Carveit

matitesonfissà art (real art)

These are some amazing drawings, in my opinion. I really love the chain-brain, that's just amazing. Someone else might have done it before, I don't care, I had never seen it and it's gorgeous. And I love the light bulb, and I love the cogs with the name of our group inside...Giacomo Licen-Porro is the artist behind them. The man is quite gifted: left aside the drawing talent which is so evident, Giacomo is a marathon runner too. Not just one who runs marathons, he's the kind of guy who actually WINS marathons...And he's got family too. He's filled his life with positive things to do, me thinks. 

A friend of the Prof, of course. It was his idea to ask Giacomo if he would be willing to draw a few sketches for a possible logo of "matitesonfissà" (there's been several designs proposed lately, some good and some...well). When and if there will be an official logo, I don't care. And I don't care which logo. The drawings you see below are my idea of a logo and I'll definitely use them for a t-shirt sooner or later. I absolutely love them. 

Am getting more and more convinced the Prof has some inborn talent in spotting out beauty. Be it a slow-motion video of absolute poetry, an object, a piece of clothing, some kind of weird design or traditional tool, the man's got an instinct and can pick up the scent of beauty a thousand miles away, I guess. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder so maybe it's just a question of shared taste...

Anyway, bring joy to your eyes with Giacomo's drawings:

matitesamontar?

Had almost forgotten these clips, shot when I turned from my old bike to the Pelizzoli frame.

CriTSerium?

We've decided to organize a critterium. No serious organization by the way, just trying to give it a vague aura of respectability, with a track, a day and time to meet, as well as a little money contribution to participate (money = beers). Perhaps we'll even manage to have some kind of trophey...We'll see. I like the track, I like the spot we found. No 180° bends which is a pity but still, there's a nice unexpected curve into a sort of short-cut among two roads and we decided to include that. It's super short, but we're  super novices, so it's fine...

We have no traning, no idea, almost no organisation. And it could end up just the 5 of us meeting on Sunday. It will be fun, for sure. Nothing to do with a serious critterium. Which we will eventually organize...It will require phone calls, sponsors, and some extra work to make it happen properly. And if it turns out as expected, racing will be the last of our thoughts since no one among us will be able to compete with the guys who will participate. But that's just dreaming. And by the way, I actually dream more about an alleycat than a critterium. An alleycat would be even more complicated to organise. In the meantime, reality grounds our feet to the circuit you see below and to the non-existing speed you can appreciate in the video.