Archive for the 'Biking' Category

Cyclopath

October 15th, 2008

Now this is awesome!
Cyclopath
It’s a geowiki for twin cities cyclists. Meaning that anyone can create an account and add information about where the good places to bike are. Very cool!


Thoughts while riding

October 2nd, 2008

I finally had a chance to ride my bike into work today. Luckily it was a late start today at work, so the fact that I was totally unprepared for riding was fine. When you haven’t ridden your bike to work, there are a lot of little things to worry about. I have a small [...]


everyday is earth day (what was i thinking?)

April 24th, 2008

today is april 24th. on april 23rd, i was upset that i didn’t ride to work. i still hadn’t ridden to work. so on april 24th, i woke up a bit earlier, found my gear, packed my bag, and headed off.
five minutes in to the ride, i felt something.
rain.
ten minutes into the ride, it was [...]


Bike to Work in Minneapolis

June 28th, 2007

More people in Minneapolis ride their bikes to work than in any other U.S. city except Portland Ore., according to figures released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Yay for Minneapolis! The City of Bikes
I got the clearance for full activity from the doctor today, so I’m going to get one day of riding in [...]


Back In The Saddle Again

August 8th, 2006

I took my first bike ride of any significant length this evening after an eight week absence for the collarbone breakage. A nice little cruise with my best lady around lake harriet.
It’s amazing how weak your body can feel after not using it for a while. My shoulder was saying to me, “What’s with all [...]


Broken Collarbone

June 10th, 2006

So I was on my bike a week ago…
If you noticed the picture of my bike that is currently on the right, you may have also noticed that the fork is bent back at an unnatural angle. Let’s use that bent fork as a metaphor for my collarbone.
The doctor tells me it will be about [...]


Biking in the Rain

April 29th, 2006

I love riding my bike in the rain. Something about cruising down the street, water hitting your face, feet getting wet, nose cold and damp, it really makes you feel alive. While in Sweden, I learned that those crazy people just don’t care and ride in any sort of conditions. So, in an attempt to [...]