They all done pouring. Not the straightest trail.
Just really cool to have this on my block. We use the carp out of it 
Fuggles and I on the north end of the jamaica north trail
4 tanks of gas = 1 bike
I heard that cycle works has a banner or sign that says that. Oh man that cracks me up cuz it is pretty close to true. I guess it depends on what you drive and what you want to ride. When I think about that it makes me think about how much $ I save riding to work and the store. Plus it is good for me in many ways. Now every time I drive all I can think about is “well there just went one tenth of a bike”
hrm…. what to do this weekend
Well first there is Ragbrai which starts at Missouri Valley Iowa just a hour away. 59 miles of climbing would be a bit painful though. But how often do you get to ride with 10,000 other folk on closed off roads?
Oh and Ween is playing the stir cove Sunday night. Hey wait I will be coming back that way from Ragbrai if I go.
Hrmmmmm……
online petition to have gmaps include bike there
I for one know online petitions are silly as heck, but this one is really cool.
We would like a ‘Bike There’ feature added to Google Maps - to go with the current ‘Drive There’ and ‘Take Public Transit’ options.
The feature would take into account actual bicycle lanes from the locality being mapped, and it would automatically plan a route for a bicyclist, possibly even providing the cyclist options for either the most direct route, or the most bicycle-friendly (safest) route. The Google Maps-based third party site, byCycle.org, provides these features for two metro areas - Portland, Oregon and Madison, Wisconsin, and there are countless other mapping initiatives around the world aimed at accomplishing the same goal. We hope that Google will consider building this feature into the core Google Maps service.
There are many reasons why this feature would be a wonderful edition to Google Maps. Among them, some of the most influential would be to:
* Make bicycling safer for millions of bicyclists around the world.
* Empower world citizens to better adapt their lifestyles to face the challenges of global climate change.
* Help Google realize its core mission of ‘organizing the world’s information and making it universally accessible and useful.’
You can visit their main site here
Bob is cool
A friend let me borrow his bob trailer last week for a 4th thing I had planned. I have been seriously thinking about getting one for a while now. I put the skewer on my single speed thurs night and took it for a test ride. Then a few times Friday including a trip to the grocery store. Which would be my main reason for wanting one. I would hardly have to drive at all if I could haul. Hauling groceries is 90% of my driving.
It is different, but not as bad as I thought it would be. It follows really nice and you kind of forget it is there. It has a lateral (?) stiffness that keeps you from rocking side to side when crushing the pedals. You also get the roller coaster effect of pulling it or having it push you on hills. Momentum is what it is all about. It takes a bit to get going, but once going it keeps going.
I get to keep it for a bit longer and am really gonna put it to the test. Thing is a bit of a pain to get in and out of the house. Ideally I will be able to keep it in my garage and hook up from there. I doubt I would go with the really fancy one with the shock since I would mostly use it on pavement. A bit of an investment too. But if it helps me drive less and gets me out on my bike more it will all be worth it.
can Lincoln handle a zombie bike invasion?
the LJS has an article on the art show. A couple friends made bikes for it.
The opening reception for the “Zombie Bikes Ride Again” art exhibition will take place from 6 to 9 tonight at Against the Wall Gallery, 6220 Havelock Ave. The display will run through July 31.
The bike artists include Scott Grossenbacher, who owns the bike shop Re-Cycled, 27th and South streets, where many of the artists hang out. Other artists: Bill Jones, Daniel Kelly, Jon Taylor, Brian Mac and Johnny Yates, among others. Check out their work at www.ratbike.ning.com.
