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		<title>By: Fat Cyclist &#187; Blog Archive &#187; 2011 Leadville 100 Race Report: Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-524356</link>
		<dc:creator>Fat Cyclist &#187; Blog Archive &#187; 2011 Leadville 100 Race Report: Part 1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] see, unbeknownst to everyone in the whole world, my brother-in-law Rocky had signed up for Leadville for the fifth time, and had brought &#8212; in addition to my sister [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] see, unbeknownst to everyone in the whole world, my brother-in-law Rocky had signed up for Leadville for the fifth time, and had brought &#8212; in addition to my sister [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Fat Cyclist &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Help Me Help My Sister Help Her Son Get a Kidney, Win a Bike (or Two!)</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-479192</link>
		<dc:creator>Fat Cyclist &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Help Me Help My Sister Help Her Son Get a Kidney, Win a Bike (or Two!)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] tried to figure out what the problem was. They never diagnosed it, and when he was eighteen, Rocky &#8212; Dallas&#8217; dad &#8212; donated a [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] tried to figure out what the problem was. They never diagnosed it, and when he was eighteen, Rocky &#8212; Dallas&#8217; dad &#8212; donated a [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Glenna</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-427942</link>
		<dc:creator>Glenna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>P.S.  Did I say how very handsome Rocky is???  Well, he is!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>P.S.  Did I say how very handsome Rocky is???  Well, he is!</p>
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		<title>By: kiwi</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-427941</link>
		<dc:creator>kiwi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PS...Rocky

DRINK....PEE....No I.V.

Kiwi</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PS&#8230;Rocky</p>
<p>DRINK&#8230;.PEE&#8230;.No I.V.</p>
<p>Kiwi</p>
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		<title>By: kiwi</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-427940</link>
		<dc:creator>kiwi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My Kokopell is Assault on Mt Mitchell in Spartanbury N.C.....104 miles last 26 miles up hill....I saw God on that ride!
she is very nice...

Win SUSAN!

Kiwi</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My Kokopell is Assault on Mt Mitchell in Spartanbury N.C&#8230;..104 miles last 26 miles up hill&#8230;.I saw God on that ride!<br />
she is very nice&#8230;</p>
<p>Win SUSAN!</p>
<p>Kiwi</p>
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		<title>By: Glenna</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-427877</link>
		<dc:creator>Glenna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, I am proud to say that Rocky is my brother...REALLY!

I had no idea he had such luck!  I do have a sneaking suspician that some of what is written here is partly due to the &#039;eye of the beholder&#039;:-) but, that said...
We will continue to pray for Rocky when he rides...just in case any of this is true:-))

Rocky really is a nice guy (but, what&#039;s a sister to say?)...and I know he rides hard...and loves it...at least I think he does?

Win Susan...and Rocky!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I am proud to say that Rocky is my brother&#8230;REALLY!</p>
<p>I had no idea he had such luck!  I do have a sneaking suspician that some of what is written here is partly due to the &#8216;eye of the beholder&#8217;:-) but, that said&#8230;<br />
We will continue to pray for Rocky when he rides&#8230;just in case any of this is true:-))</p>
<p>Rocky really is a nice guy (but, what&#8217;s a sister to say?)&#8230;and I know he rides hard&#8230;and loves it&#8230;at least I think he does?</p>
<p>Win Susan&#8230;and Rocky!</p>
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		<title>By: Rocky</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-427874</link>
		<dc:creator>Rocky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Strike item 1. from above.  Leadville 2 handlebar was silver, not Kokopelli, though it is the same bar that was on the bike for the Kokopelli 2.  It was the same year, just 2.5 months apart.  I still fault dug for having pointed it out.  

It&#039;s nice to be a punchline.  I&#039;m glad I could be of assistance.

I did not wreck on the triath - alon.  Both of my daughters that rode that day crashed, within seconds of eachother.  I, proudly, did not, though I cut my foot pretty badly on the rocks at the bottom of the waterfall.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Strike item 1. from above.  Leadville 2 handlebar was silver, not Kokopelli, though it is the same bar that was on the bike for the Kokopelli 2.  It was the same year, just 2.5 months apart.  I still fault dug for having pointed it out.  </p>
<p>It&#8217;s nice to be a punchline.  I&#8217;m glad I could be of assistance.</p>
<p>I did not wreck on the triath &#8211; alon.  Both of my daughters that rode that day crashed, within seconds of eachother.  I, proudly, did not, though I cut my foot pretty badly on the rocks at the bottom of the waterfall.</p>
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		<title>By: Rocky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rocky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A few things noteworthy:

1.  The Kokopelli 2 handlbar was silver, not yellow.  C&#039;mon man! 

2.  It has been an interesting fourteen years of riding.  Nothing has been easy.  Ever.

3.  Re-living all of the unfortunate riding events of these years reminds me just how stupid it is that I continue to love mountain biking.

4.  Not realizing what day it was, my wife, some friends, and I set out to ride Gooseberry Mesa in St. George, UT on Friday last, the actual day of this post.  True to form, my usually plush long-travel bike was converted through yet another series of unfortunate events to a hardtail due to -- you guessed it -- my cursed nature.  Gooseberry on a bike that is intended to have six inches of rear-wheel travel, that has none, is a hard ride, indeed.  The angles are all wrong, and that being the case, it is hard on the knees, the back and unexpectedly the shoulders.  

5.  Yes, I cleaned the drop into Horsethief bench as pictured with today&#039;s post.

6.  This catalog of grim luck events doesn&#039;t even scratch the surface.  Really.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few things noteworthy:</p>
<p>1.  The Kokopelli 2 handlbar was silver, not yellow.  C&#8217;mon man! </p>
<p>2.  It has been an interesting fourteen years of riding.  Nothing has been easy.  Ever.</p>
<p>3.  Re-living all of the unfortunate riding events of these years reminds me just how stupid it is that I continue to love mountain biking.</p>
<p>4.  Not realizing what day it was, my wife, some friends, and I set out to ride Gooseberry Mesa in St. George, UT on Friday last, the actual day of this post.  True to form, my usually plush long-travel bike was converted through yet another series of unfortunate events to a hardtail due to &#8212; you guessed it &#8212; my cursed nature.  Gooseberry on a bike that is intended to have six inches of rear-wheel travel, that has none, is a hard ride, indeed.  The angles are all wrong, and that being the case, it is hard on the knees, the back and unexpectedly the shoulders.  </p>
<p>5.  Yes, I cleaned the drop into Horsethief bench as pictured with today&#8217;s post.</p>
<p>6.  This catalog of grim luck events doesn&#8217;t even scratch the surface.  Really.</p>
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		<title>By: Rocky, The Karmic Black Hole &#124; Stephen's Personal Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.fatcyclist.com/2009/03/13/rocky-the-karmic-black-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-427843</link>
		<dc:creator>Rocky, The Karmic Black Hole &#124; Stephen's Personal Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Rocky, The Karmic Black Hole [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s one of the funniest stories I&#039;ve read in a long time.  Thanks for the great laughs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s one of the funniest stories I&#8217;ve read in a long time.  Thanks for the great laughs.</p>
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