Wheelie Dude

This guy is my hero... dudes name is David, he had his bike in for repairs.. bike felt very strange with both wheels on the ground but when you try to wheelie it suddenly it makes sense. This guy did this all the way aound the back parking lot with out putting a foot down. wicked cool. The bike is actually an old bmx bike with a Sturmey Archer 3 speed rear hub.. the shifter mounted on the left side. The bars are stretched way foward and an extremely layed back seat post pushes the rider right on top of the rear wheel. I tried riding it and could get a couple parking spots out of it but i was just a bit nervous trying to freaking SHIFT... ha amazing stuff.

One less Car

rode my bike to work the other day... 70 miles.

I decided to bring all my camping gear with me as a test ride. It was an awesome ride. I was amazed at the speed i can hold while riding with 40lbs of equipment... though it was tough to get up to speed I could maintain 16-18 mph fairly easily. I will be riding from the shop up to Santos for the 13 hours of Santos laborday weekend. I had planned a camping trip for the weekend, but my plans have changed a bit. I will still be camping but ill be doing the 13 hour race on my single speed as well. not sure if im going solo or team but it will be a long weekend of riding.

Bike Parking

Alan snel stole this from me! :) One of the other Brians here at the shop parked his motorcycle in the bike commuter spot behind the shop yesterday. Just a funny shot. Thats my Long Haul Trucker there too. :)

66 FIXED!!!

DUDE! checked out a new shop in my home town of St. Pete today called 66 Fixed. The owner and only employee is a guy named Mike.. Cool guy.. The shop is dedicated to fixed gear and single speed bikes. Being a single speed junkie myself this totally turned me on. Its a tiny little shop just off of MLK(the street I live on) on 1st ave N. Everything in the shop is based on the idea of running one gear. Lots of fixie hubs and deep dish wheels in all colors.. track frames.. single speed and fixie cogs... this place is a specialty store for sure. Check them out at http://www.66fixed.com/ or stop in when you are in town. awesome stuff.

Weekend of Riding

Lots of riding... I did a road ride and a mtb ride this weekend. Saturday after work I left from the house towards the Friendship Trail Bridge on a Salsa Cycles Primero I borrowed from the shop, i did a couple laps back and forth on the bridge and then headed from there out to Weedon Island Preserve. I love the feel of steel between my legs, that Salsa is a great bike, and much faster than the Trucker(shes been real jelous lately) The Scenery out there is beautiful. Its less than a 15 minute ride from my house and its a great place to go and see Florida as it always was. A Fantastic ride. And well worth my Saturday afternoon.

Sunday morning I went with my buddy Ian out to Loyce Harpe Park in Lakeland, FL. I took the Karate Monkey. I was a bit nervous that I was out of shape, especially since most of the guys we were riding with were on geared bikes. We rode with some members of the Ridge Riders, and my buddy Jeff showed up as well. The weather was hot but the trails were in great shape. It was easily the best ride i've had out at these trails. Typically renaming a trail is bad luck but since Carter Road Park was renamed Loyce Harpe Park its been good luck for me. The trails were in great shape and the ride was smooth. There was only a few climbs I didnt make and not a single downhill missed with out my wanting to. Though Ian took a pretty scary fall off the downhill on the first finger. I regret that I forgot my camera on Sunday. I regret even more that I missed riding with Caleb. I did get a short ride in today with Caleb around the complex. He always loves the sidewalk rides around the lake in our complex. And I love to watch him ride.

Phil Wood Fix

Just wanted to brag a bit.. I built this wheelset last week.. probobly one of the coolest sets ever. Phil Wood Fixie hubs on Mavic Open Pros... this guy was happy with his wheels... i was happy to get to build them.

San Antonio

WAY too early this last saturday morning Rebecca and I went out to San Antonio to ride in the hills. It was a fun ride. I brought my camera but the batteries died so i didnt get any cool pics. im sad about that. It was the first time I have ridden a road bike in the hills, and I must say it was fantastic... the climbing was fun and the downhills were super fast. It also helped that I borrowed a Lemond Etape from the shop, a much lighter bike than the Long Haul Trucker. I felt bad to be on another bike while i was out. She must have been thinking about me back at the house while I was off galavanting on some other bike. I feel bad. Well it was a fun ride.
This weekend Im thinking of riding out at the friendship trail bridge with Caleb. I need a trial run for my new pannier set so we may ride out from the house, so if yer out there and see a bike loaded to the gills with a 5 year old close in tow thats most likely us. So ill see ya on the trails.

Note to self: Carry extra batteries for camera.