Archive for the 'Bicycles' Category

Tour of California – Wanksta Style

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Devon and Ben had a good idea, this is rare so I went along …
After Devon killed a can of Aqua Net on his fauxhawk we were finally on our way to meet the rest of the Wanksta crew at a local Sports Chalet. From there it was off to Ralphs for [...]

2008 MWBA Pancake Breakfast . . .

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Better extremely late than never.
This ’should’ have been post WAY back sometime in April, but I was either lazy or busy or both. Ohhh, both lazy and busy simultaneously! I like that.
It actually all got started the evening before with a little BBQ and movie screening at Pasadena Cyclery. I didn’t take [...]

Anytime Jam – Venice . . .

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Slick tricks in the afternoon.
After spending all of my Saturday energy biking 100 kilometers at the Cool Breeze ride in Ventura it was time to ratchet things down a few notches for my Sunday adventures. I check the Midnight Ridazz site and then decided I didn’t want ride my bike today, but instead I [...]

I Like Colorado – Boulder . . .

Monday, June 16th, 2008

More specifically Central Park in Boulder, Co.
Monday I spent the day in Boulder to re-visit the Pearl Street Mall (for you Los Angelenos, think 3rd street in Santa Monica minus the crowds and homeless) and see other parts of the city I hadn’t seen before.
The night before this, when I had dinner at the Buckhorn [...]

I Like Colorado – New Belgium Brewery . . .

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

After getting my Darth Vader wake up call it was off to Fort Collins, Co.
Got up sorta bright and early to drive north to the New Belgium Brewery, but first I had to pick up my fine ladies. Christine and Alexis. Must give mad props to Christine for picking up a Rockstar energy [...]

Down But Not Out . . .

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Soooo, last Tuesday I got hit by a car while riding my bike.
Relax! No broken bones, but I was awarded with a screwy neck which was confirmed today at my Doctor’s office. I used to be the first person to say whiplash schmliplash! Well, no more. According to some tests, x-rays, [...]

Midnight Ridazz – The Glo Ride . . .

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Pouring one down for a homie.
This ride was dedicated to Glo Rider who recently passed away from cancer. I didn’t know him personally but had seen him on my first rides. He was hard to miss because he rode low to the ground recumbent trike. He will be missed by many and [...]

NAHBS 2008 – Portland, OR . . .

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

YES! Finally! My NAHBS 2008 post!
NAHBS? For those who don’t know, that is the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. It is the annual showcase for custom bicycle frame builders from around the world, but mostly from the States.
On to the bikes!

Joesph Ahearne had a bevy of stunning bicycles on display. [...]

Portland – The Everything Else Post . . .

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Still sorting my NAHBS 2008 photos!!!
Soooo, until I get through them all here is everthing else I did in Portland. Well, what remember in roughly the order I remember them in. My good friend Shaun picked me up from the airport Friday afternoon and we headed to my hotel.
I was staying at The [...]

Back From Portland ! ! !

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

NAHBS 2008 photos and report are coming up this week!
I’ll also give you my take on the Doug Fir, The Jupiter Hotel, various restaurants, Tillamook cheese, The Tram, and more. My plane landed in Burbank less than 2 hours ago, so I need some sleep.

RIP Sheldon Brown . . .

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The single most important cyclist in America has passed away.
Yesterday the world lost the best guy to ever ride a bicycle, Sheldon Brown, to a heart attack. If you ever searched the Internet to find out something about bicycles chances are you ran across his website. If you ran across his website chances [...]

Midnight Ridazz – The Halloween Ride . . .

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

It’s wasn’t quite Halloween yet, but the Ridazz like to stretch this holiday out!

The Bike Oven, where it all got start that night. I like their super swanky sign.

The crowd begins to assemble out in front of the Bike Oven. There was a pretty good turn out for this ride.

The Devon and The [...]