Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Always Something There To Remind Me


In continuing with the trend set forth by Stevil, and Mr. Savery- I give you the stache of the day-Baseball Legend Rod Beck.

My goodness, upon exiting the house on paper st this morning I was instantly reintroduced to my old friend 44 degrees, Wow did that feel great.Other things that are great include but are not limited to, fluorescent yellow bike jackets, seeing riders stumble about on their road cleats on linoleum floor,folks coasting down hills with no momentum only to realize moments later that a hill is anxiously awaiting them. front suspension,and last but not least bike rides with motorcycle escort.

Had a killer b-fast at Lisa's with Fortnight sans Greenewalsh, and dessert at Sweet Magnolia's to complete the morning.

Got a date with Iowa gravel, pain & suffering, dream killing/belly filling on 5-22

I'll leave you with sweet melodies that caress my inner eardrum nearly every day, the best freaking band in the land, (sorry Fortnight) give a listen if you haven't already.

Til next time



Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Twelve Hr?

Does anyone out there know any info on the Lincoln 12 hr race?

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Business as Usual

For those of you that don't know, I deliver sandwiches for JimmyJohns on my two-wheeled wonder.

It's a whole lotta fun, I especially love the comments I receive when delivering. The area I cover is 60th. to 29th from Hamilton to Center,it contains a lot of ups and downs. (hills)


Part of the fun is hearing folks respond when they recieve their sandies. One of my favorites is when people say, "oh they got you guys on bikes now,cool" I reassure them that no, we don't have a fleet of riders flocking the city, but just myself.


Yesterday I delivered to a woman who was shocked at how fast i got there, she said, "boy I bet you could kick down a brick house with those legs" I reply, "Oh you bet."

Last night as you can tell was more of the same, folks yelling with windows down, "Go ,Lance Go" as I pedaled up Dodge. Sorry folks i'm not Lance Armstrong. But its getting mildly annoying, anytime folks see a cyclist they do this; almost like they can't control themselves,people do the same when someone is running while blurting out,"Run Forrest Run."



In addition to sandwiches, folks can order sodas. When I started delivering this was a problem, but as time progressed and bike handling increased, I can now ride one handed and pretty much take it anywhere.

When I carry 3 or 4 drinks and i get there to give it to them, my forearms are just ready to burst, I hand them the drinks and ask if they got it, which they don't as they spill the drinks all over themselves. Sad but funny, that I can pedal usually up a hill one-handed to deliver it to them, and they can't even take them from my hand without dropping them.


But yesterday was a good time from 5 to midnight, I rode nearly 70 miles freaky -fast which i'll do again tonight, and get paid.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Boulevard 100

Rode with Lucas yesterday for a little urban century
good times were had.







































































































Wednesday, May 7, 2008

NoDo is all systems go

"Omaha bets on NoDo to extend downtown revival"
Heck yeah, that area has done wonders for our city. With Slowdown, and Film Streams.... I'm about to wet my pants in anticipation for blue line coffee to open down there as well. The Future looks bright Omaha!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Giving school a sock in the jaw




The end of school is near, having spent the entire day locked in a cell of writing,reading and rereading everything i wrote. I'm eager for miles in the saddle this weekend, thinking 29er trifecta ride x 3 or maybe a lincoln and back ride, who knows. I do know that laundry needs to happen i was out of socks today-

Good mornings start with coffee and oats
then a pedaling frenzy ensues:

pedal to school at noon.
pedal back home at three.
pedal to school at six.
give speech about bikes and how people should ride them.
see girlfriend.
pedal home.
yeah yeah!




Sunday, May 4, 2008

First Timer

This is it, blogging.
Well I enjoy pedaling, especially bikes with one gear.
Currently in school and struggling to focus on things not related to bicycles.
I'm starting this blog with hopes to unite with you other bike bloggers out there,
getting together for rides, supporting bikes as a form of transportation and just plain ol' shenanigans.