all over the place...

the RED BULL road rage race is a week away, and i finally managed to get the bike ready. its my superfly 29er, wearing a 32 mm wide road tires (bontrager race lite hard case). the front fox shock has been replaced with a carbon rigid bontrager raceXlite fork, and a compact road cranks by FSA.

after riding the course 7 times, i can say its a little scary and brutally fast. lots of pedalling and loads of adrenalin. the braking points are easy to find, but the turns exits are somtimes hard to spot early, 'cause the turns are so tight. hairpins, really...

thats it. we are ready for the move, and on saturday evening we will be sleeping in our new house in Sdey Chemed. i guess next pics will be from there.

moran and i went for a walk on the beach, as a farewell to the sea, which was so close to our house in the past year and a half.

this house saw us getting ingaged, marrying each other, and conceiving our yet to be born daughter. we love this house, but its tiime to move on... and so we do.

sitting on the boxes...

moran and i have almost finished packing the house, and the memories of this place are coming back... the moments we shared... from the house warming to the moment we found out moran was pregnant.

meanwhile, and through the chaos of this month, i've managed to squeeze a few rides of my own, in preparation for the RED BULL road rage down hill race, which happens next week.

tomorrow i'm heading to the race course, with the bike i barely managed to prepare. its my superfly, with 32 mm road tires and a compact road cranks...

pictures will come soon.

a busy, busy, busy week.

i've been all over the place in the past few weeks. my car has been munching diesel, as i've been driving to my parents house back and forth, working at our new house. its looking good...

i wonder how tantan will manage the move. oh, by the way, the little tiger found a snake today in our back yard!!

at last- i have a race in sight: the RED BULL ROAD RAGE downhill race. its happening on june 4th in Mevo Hama, one of the country's most famous climbs. i'm one of the few who got an invitation to this crazy race. now i have to prepare the right bike. a road, downhill race- it must be a mountainbike, then...

moving to the country...

wer'e moving. in three weeks time we will be leaving the carmel mountains in favour of my old place at my parents back yard. we've had some great times at this house, and i'll write a farewell post when the time comes.

found this good ol' TIOGA PSYCHO-K tire somewhere, and put it on my vintage 9800 as a rear tire. the last one started peeling off... no wonder, i guess, as it was about 17 years old.

the PSYCHO-K (which stands for Kevlar) was the tire of choice circa 1995, as it was a great all rounder. it is truly light weight, even in today's standards. being that i rarely ride the 9800, i think it'll last another 15 years... (fingers crossed).

redlich- the next generation...

so... i've been keeping it from you for a while, but now seems like a good time to say it : WE ARE PREGNANT !!! wwwwwwooooohhhhhhooooooo.... the last 4 months have been quite a journey, and we're proud to finally share it with you all.

Moran is feeling well, and has been feeling well from day one. we are now in our 22nd week of pregnancy, and every day that passes is one day closer to becoming a family. i'm sooooo excited.

its a girl ! our own little princess... she'll have the nicest cycling outfits. yes.

me- a dad... who would have thunk? a father in tights...

i know its going to be hard and demanding, but i truly feel up to it, but more than that, i know moran is totally ready to become a mom. mommy. mama.

ohhhhhhhh.... this is all so very exciting.

May is here!!!

i have not been updating much lately, and the only excuse i have is that i'm totally busy. working and writing and riding... but also because its not coming from within me. somtimes i just don't feel like sharing. but now i'm back.

'been testing this awesome Giant Trance X sl. a truly light and effective trail-bike. carbon bikes are spreading all over the biking world, from road to down-hill, and if you have the means, its a great way of spending your money.

it's been two weeks of riding this full-suspension bike, and i can totally understand why people are drawn to the comfort and security that this technology brings. especially when they're this light and nimble.

but you know what? i'll stick to my hard-tails.

i FEEL faster, riding them, and if not for the FEEL, what are we riding for?