f50
in keeping with my goal of completing a "fixie century" this summer i got out on the weekend and got 50km on the fixed gear. it felt great and my legs are not nearly as sore and stiff as the last time i rode. i rode pretty much the same route as last time (see previous post) but extended it a little by heading down through north glenmore park and back over the glenmore dam to river park - where i reconnected with my city loop.
one thing i have noticed is the strength that seems to be building in my quads from riding the fixie on the road. i think its because of two factors - simply having to stomp up hills encountered and skid-stops. i could feel my right quad wanting to cramp a little yesterday during a couple quick stops, which forced me to start skidding more with the left leg to balance it out and avoid the horror that is quad cramps - didnt get a cramp, dont want one!
i had my gps with me but failed to restart it after a quick water stop at bow cycle - so no map this time - sorry.
next up - f60 this week sometime.
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Mar 11, 2009
B.I.K.E.
my copy is on the way! if you are unfamiliar with this movie, click on the link above and check out a couple of the video clips - c'est tres tres rowdy!
i think the calgary film festival screened it a year or two ago - did any of you see it? if it meets my strict criteria maybe i'll arrange a screening for a few of us at tubby's and we can throw PBR cans at the screen a la blues brothers style!
my copy is on the way! if you are unfamiliar with this movie, click on the link above and check out a couple of the video clips - c'est tres tres rowdy!
i think the calgary film festival screened it a year or two ago - did any of you see it? if it meets my strict criteria maybe i'll arrange a screening for a few of us at tubby's and we can throw PBR cans at the screen a la blues brothers style!
Mar 10, 2009
RIVENDELL BICYCLE WORKS NEWSLETTER
if you are into bikes, into tinkering with bikes, into old bikes, into bike tech or bike fitting - the newsletter from these guys is worth a read. their general perspective is - well - crusty/curmudgenly/old-skool.
however, there is a lot to be said for fighting against the "keeping-up-with-lance" consumerist bike culture that permeates the bike industry today. i have never owned a bike with dura-ace or record - having always thought that it was a little excessive for this guy - and have always enjoyed trying to make old bike shit work with various other old bike shit - there is something about the creativity needed to make unlike things work together that i have always enjoyed. hell, all you have to do is look at the current state of the world economy (meaning, uncontrolled consumerism and greed) to see in 20/20 technicolour that the last 50 years of consumer culture has proven itself to be unsustainable and destined to the trash heap of history. i think you can also look at the way the youth/art/hipster culture has embraced fixedgear bikes as a sign that simple is indeed cool again. no need to spend $7000 on the latest carbon-whizbang-speedmachine - just find any old bike in the garbage, strip it down, and ride like a banshee. uncomplicated fun.
these guys have it figured out i think. sure, some of the new bike technology is cool and some of it will live on for years to come - but by and large - i beleive that most of it will disappear into the "great-catalog-of-cool-bike-junk-that-didnt-stand-up".
if you are into bikes, into tinkering with bikes, into old bikes, into bike tech or bike fitting - the newsletter from these guys is worth a read. their general perspective is - well - crusty/curmudgenly/old-skool.
however, there is a lot to be said for fighting against the "keeping-up-with-lance" consumerist bike culture that permeates the bike industry today. i have never owned a bike with dura-ace or record - having always thought that it was a little excessive for this guy - and have always enjoyed trying to make old bike shit work with various other old bike shit - there is something about the creativity needed to make unlike things work together that i have always enjoyed. hell, all you have to do is look at the current state of the world economy (meaning, uncontrolled consumerism and greed) to see in 20/20 technicolour that the last 50 years of consumer culture has proven itself to be unsustainable and destined to the trash heap of history. i think you can also look at the way the youth/art/hipster culture has embraced fixedgear bikes as a sign that simple is indeed cool again. no need to spend $7000 on the latest carbon-whizbang-speedmachine - just find any old bike in the garbage, strip it down, and ride like a banshee. uncomplicated fun.
these guys have it figured out i think. sure, some of the new bike technology is cool and some of it will live on for years to come - but by and large - i beleive that most of it will disappear into the "great-catalog-of-cool-bike-junk-that-didnt-stand-up".
Mar 5, 2009
GIRLS ON BIKES
...being the hetero boy that i am - and always happy to see girls on bikes - i am now even more happy to have found this site. it seems the site author is mostly into the fixie-chick scene, which is ok i guess, however more pics of pretty bikes with girls on top would be nice too.
now i can be happy (as a little girl!) looking at girls on bikes from the comfort of my livingroom.
...being the hetero boy that i am - and always happy to see girls on bikes - i am now even more happy to have found this site. it seems the site author is mostly into the fixie-chick scene, which is ok i guess, however more pics of pretty bikes with girls on top would be nice too.
now i can be happy (as a little girl!) looking at girls on bikes from the comfort of my livingroom.
Mar 4, 2009
FIXED40
...just a little fixie ride the other day. i am working up towards completing a "fixed century" this summer and will post a few of the rides that i do as buildup towards the big ride. i will probably do a few more rides of this distance before taking it up to a 60km ride.
anybody wanna join me? it would be nice to have a wheel to suck...
...just a little fixie ride the other day. i am working up towards completing a "fixed century" this summer and will post a few of the rides that i do as buildup towards the big ride. i will probably do a few more rides of this distance before taking it up to a 60km ride.
anybody wanna join me? it would be nice to have a wheel to suck...
SEARS CANADA SELLING CARBON ROAD BIKES!
what has the world come to when you can buy a full-carbon road bike from sears - unassembled!??? it must be nice, with all those reflectors, "designed by mongoose" monicker and $75 going to charity. way to go sears!
weird.
what has the world come to when you can buy a full-carbon road bike from sears - unassembled!??? it must be nice, with all those reflectors, "designed by mongoose" monicker and $75 going to charity. way to go sears!
weird.
Mar 1, 2009
RED BICYCLETTE MERLOT 2005
for you discerning wine-o cyclists out there, here is a fine example of why the french are still considered one of the best wine producing nations on earth. a fine dark colour, with saviory notes of dung, sweat, and plum with a sweet finish and a pleasant, well behaved tannin. all that for $16. a worthy addition to any bottle cage.
seriously. dung? sweat?
for you discerning wine-o cyclists out there, here is a fine example of why the french are still considered one of the best wine producing nations on earth. a fine dark colour, with saviory notes of dung, sweat, and plum with a sweet finish and a pleasant, well behaved tannin. all that for $16. a worthy addition to any bottle cage.
seriously. dung? sweat?
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