I flatted today and finally got to use my co2 inflator. Too cool for school.

Hell yeah. He fixed my bike after beest broke it, helped Thor "build his own" bike, helped Hector overhaul Hebe's old pink bike and respray it green and helped hebe with a working model for her science fair project "how do gears make bikes go faster". He also builds supremely lightweight electric bikes for fun.

We figure we should rename pottery "ceramics and cycles" -everyone there gets bike help at some point.

(we also take all done-with bike to him for "recycling" ;) )

Excellent move, he's the man to make sure it, or at least it's parts, will live on. :thumb:

Going fast...

Got legs?

Got body fat?

Methinks not. :haha:

needs some ivy leaves tattooed on there.

Just dropped off two bikes for recycling....

This project might be good for bragging rights at the bar, but I think it's a horrible thing to do to a little girl.

Collectors Weekly has an article titled;
It's a pretty interesting story about how it evolved. It starts out...
Then the Lord looked down and saw it was good...

:)

Uh Oh, Mom's gonna kill you. :thepain2:

motor and transmission, nice.

You give me hope, Griff. I need to get in shape. I wanna have muddy legs.

I've come to realize that fitness is always a work in progress. Old injuries try to get in the way, work gets in the way, important commitments get in the way so I commit to my exercise routine especially on the days I'm not feeling it. It helps that my riding partner is a true hyper-competitive hard-ass. I'm pretty tenacious but he really has a vision of how fit he intends to be when he hits retirement. I have a base minimum of 3 fitness activities a week. I'm doing two fencing nights and one mountain biking morning and just lately I've added some youtubed pilates routines which help my lower back and hamstrings. I'm coming to grips with the reality that I cannot eat like I used to and still keep the weight off with enough exercise. Right now I'm a pretty fit guy with a substantial gut which could wreck my back, so I'm slowly cutting back on the chow.

Bottom line: I find activities which I enjoy and commit to them and now and then I get an endorphin rush so strong I'm worried the suits in Washington might try to ban it.

It also helps if it's built into your routine. I walk every day to the metro and back. Have to. So that's 40 minutes of moderate exercise every single week day. No getting out of it. Then I do other stuff on top of that, when I'm motivated.

Jim, I know you are close to work, but are you close enough to walk? Would you feel comfortable riding a bike there, or are the roads terrible for that? It would be great if you could build exercise into your daily routine like that.

I'm gonna throw a bike question here. So, I finally have a chance to go biking. I'm thinking of going along with my cousin on a bike trail. I bought a bmx bike a long time ago because my legs are too short to reach the ground with even the smallest mountain bikes. And I was too afraid to ride one that I could not reach the ground because I wasn't confident about my biking ability. (Didn't want to fall off the side of the mountain. Bought it to ride the trails in the mountain.) When I told him I have a bmx, he said I won't be able to ride a 7 mile trail with it. So, I'm wondering if you (thinking of Griff but anyone else with the knowledge could answer) think I would be able to pull a 7 mile trail ride with my bmx bike?

It depends on the trail conditions. If you were riding on flat paved or gravel trails, you could do 7 miles easy. 7 miles is nothing. But he knows the trails you will be going on, and I don't. If they are really steep with lots of climbing and obstacles, and your bike doesn't have low gears, you could have trouble.

Yeah, if its really a rail to trail or similar you can do it but if there is climbing to be done a single speed bmx may be too hard on your knees. There are women specific frame builders out there. We carried Terry at the shop I worked at BITD. Their sizes work for small women although their prices may not. Trek has a women's line as well.

It's 2.6 miles. I should walk, but then I'd I get out at 11pm.... That's gonna suck

Thanks, guys! I'll attempt it with my bmx. I think the trail is a paved bike trail in a park. Gonna double check with my cousin. I'm finally able to take Griff's advice in doing what I enjoy. In addition to biking, I'm gonna try out crossfit tomorrow. :D I didn't have a chance to thank Griff for his advice a while back. Thank you, Griff!

Take a water bottle. Sounds fun.

:) Excellent!

http://cellar.org/2014/bikinglady1.jpg

Ms Ward was more than a casual rider, this 200 page book covers it all. From care and feeding of the bike, to care and feeding of the rider, to handing rejection by old hands. The three dozen illustrations are mostly pictures of her, walking the walk.

http://cellar.org/2014/bikinglady2.jpg

She sounds like a cool person with her shit together. You can see the pages here.

Hot on your tail...

http://cellar.org/2014/hot-on-your-tail.gif

Man. I hate when that happens.

I approve. Simple, but very cool.

Neat idea.

A lovely ride is the woods...

Not cool man, not cool.

Not real man, not real.

No pic i nic basket.

Two results when you mtn bike on 12/29. Better than a snow dance...

Ha, ha, ha, earned rest is the best. :thumb:

No reason to let a little winter slow you up...

Someone is about to open a 320,000 sq ft indoor, 100 feet underground bike park in/near Louisville.

Louisville Mega Cavern

It's in an abandoned limestone mine.

Raining? Ride in comfort, it's underground.

Cold out? Ride in comfort, it's 58 degrees, all the time.

Too hot out? Ride in comfort, it's 58 degrees, all the time.

45+ trails, jumps, dual slalom, BMX, single-track, and a cross country course.

Link

Damn, that's crazy. $40 a day doesn't sound bad considering the investment, but a little high to just go for a ride when it's raining. It could get noisy to.

These places turn into destinations for cyclists. I think the original ones were built in the wintry North as an alternative to taking your your bike out in unfriendly conditions. The layouts are fantastic. I just enjoy the skiing instead.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/rays-indoor-...park-milwaukee

Aw, you just like getting molested on the lift. :haha:

If you ride in the winter you can burn this for warmth in an emergency. ;)

Meh, the fork could use some work, but, the rest is kinda beautiful. In a way.

Louisville's underground bike ridey place:

Pretty cool. I wonder how it flows?

I'm not sure if this a restoration, or a steam punk bike, but I suspect it's not old. Sure is pretty though, in that romantic nostalgia sort of way.

Modern but purdy.

Want.

Biking in the winter takes dedication...

... a fast-moving cold front must have stopped him in his tracks.

Cool. Like, cold, even.

A barn find.

Fun for all ages...

That is outrageously awesome. 1936 model Evinrude-powered, water-cooled bicycle. With all hard lines looks like.

When I was an early teen I saw an old motorcycle that all copper hard lines on it. I wanted to run my brake and shifter cables on my ten speed through copper or brass hard lines.

Didn't happen.

That would have looked very cool. :thumb:

Speaking of looking cool...

I don't see anything good coming from this on unpaved roads, and horse poop covered cobblestones.

That is from the movie Wild Wild West, with Will Smith.

That is AWESOME!!! I don't think we can buy it here in the states though.

VOLVO is giving it away only in London and Kent for now. It lasts about a week.
You can get them all here. https://albedo100us.com/
They also make one tailored for pets fur, and one more permanent.