Stellar Day!

So Mr. Jon Rahn sent a text of interest to me earlier today...its contents were as such: "riding to Brandon, meet at Sanford" So I decided to try it on for size. All in all Jon Rahn, the Hochstatter and myself rode ourselves to Brandon. On the way the Hochstatter ate shit on a railroad crossing at roughly 16 mph....I felt TERRIBLE for the guy, luckily he only suffered a skinned knee....luck! All in all, the ride took roughly an hour from Sanford to Brandon on the way out...the ride home was only....wait for it, wait for it....22 minutes. Tailwind (and guiness(s) in Brandon) rule!

WOOOOOOT!

The deal went through! Say hello to my new Cross Check!

New Addition(s) to the Family

So I ended up striking a deal with a local boy where I traded my Cannondale Scalpel for a Cannondale Chase 1 and an undetermined amount of cash money...all in all it was certainly fair for the both of us....his lightweight body gets a lightweight XC rocket and my fat body gets a super beefy rig to match (which I have upgraded and plan to upgrade more!!!) Aside from said trading of goods...I may be on the receiving end of a Surly Cross Check in the best color they make it in and it has plenty of Campy parts to boot! Pics when (and if) the deal goes through!

Starlight Ride

So last night 1900 hours at Fawick Park in front of Davids bronze penis we started the Starlight Ride. Earlier the weather had been fairly crappy but I figured "what the hell" and I would ride anyway. As they end of my day at work came closer, magically the sun came out and I knew it was going to be a good ride. There ended up being 11 of us riding the loop last night, with one new-comer which is certainly a good thing.

On a side note: Phil Tau (the shop manager at Harlans) decided that it would be a good idea if Sean, Kevin and myself all teamed up our powers (like some redneck Captain Planet) and did a Leap Frog attack on the Gut Check 212 (www.gutcheck212.com)...looks like I had better get myself on the A train to Hillsville for some training.

Its Spring Today...

Now, I do know that it is matter-of-fact that tomorrow is really Spring...but, the way I look at it is like this: When the city sends out their Pelicans (street sweepers) is when it really turns to Spring and as luck would have it, my ride from downtown all the way to home was smooth as a babys ass. I would have taken a picture of this glorious occasion but my camera was at home and I am too dim witted to remember my Blackberry has one on it...que serah serah.

Another Great Day

Yesterday was another super nice day outside. That coupled with the fact that I was off of work at 5:30 left me with plenty of time to RIDE! I jumped on the bike trails at the Pee Wee football fields down off of 14th and Southeastern, then I proceeded to ride around to 12th....then decided that I would ride up near Dunham Park and see what my mom was up to. All in all yesterday was about 22 miles worth of time NOT in a car...stellar!

Its Warm....Finally

So with Monday's temperature in my brain on Sunday night, I was looking forward to the ride. The 3 miles into work was nice as was the 30 minutes of lunch I used as a reason to ride to the bank(s) and back. Work was not as busy as I figured it would be considering. I anxiously awaited the big hand to reach the 7 and I was off for a ride before heading home. All in all it was a good day, not to mention running into Craig Lein in the downtown area, who always has something amusing coming out of his mouth.

St P Day

So tomorrow is the day of green beer and getting pinched and all of that shit. At the shop we had our "pre-game) by letting Sean plug his iPod into the stereo and listened to bagpipes for most of a day. Tomorrow is the St P Day Parade, so I suppose I had better get my beauty rest so I can meet at Spoke N Sport with the rest of the lackeys. If you feel up to it (not TOO hung over I mean) you can meet us at either SNS at 12:30 or right near the Coliseum at 1, be there or...we wont be able to find you...

Enough of the Snow

Alright, alright...I will call in a favor to a friend of mine and get the snow "shut off", as you all know I hate riding bicycles so I said "fuck it" and called for some snow...figured I could get a couple more good sledding runs in, I'm kidding I..I dont sled although my stature is perfect for the downhill.

Aside from the duties I have already listed, it has just been steady workin' at the shop...build new bikes, eat lunch...laugh at Sean or Kevin or Phil or Cal or Rick....repeat. It's actually quite amusing anymore since they let me out of my cage and I can talk to customers now.

All Thule'd Out

So this is a picture of a 2005 Honda Pilot. The interesting piece is the Thule rack located on its roof. This is a new acquisition that will be hauling bicycles as well as all sorts of ill shit with the 13 cubic foot bag I bought as well. Yes, I understand the point of the bicycle is to ride it...but trips to Minneapolis (like for the ArtCrank poster show April 4th) will be a bit easier. I am easily recognizable by the cycles to which I own, or a bright ass blue Electra Townie 7.