Wrong forecast, 2nd flat & floss flashing. Nonetheless it was a Good Friday.

Last night the forecast for today included a 70% chance of rain, heavy wind and temps 20' lower than Thursday... Well, this morning I woke to find a great morning and almost no rain in the forecast. We still had the wind, but, with the sun shining the cooler day seemed perfect.

On the way to work I got my 2nd flat so far this year. It happened near Casey's on 56th & Superior. They have free air, so I pumped up the tube and I made it the rest of the way to work. I later patched the hole and was good as new.

I did some other errands on the way home before running into this satin sweetie. The trails were full of bikes, but this mountain biking mama caught my eye as she chilled her crotch and allowed her thong to take some peeks from between her cheeks.

While there is nothing hotter than sexy panties, or chicks on bikes - somehow, this wasn't quite what I'd been dreaming of finding out on the trails.

Even though I'd been deflated in more ways than one on today's commute, I still had a great day on the bike. Tomorrow is the MTB TT in Jewel Park and the Chocolate Easter Bunny Ride with the GPBC. Hope you'll get some miles in this weekend. Today's miles = 21.2

Rode to Maundy Thursday.

Our youngest and I rode to the church tonight. That's all I was able to get in today. It was nice to get him out for a ride for the first time this year. And I'm glad it was a short trip so he didn't get tired or frustrated. 4.5 miles for the day.

Father, Son & Holy Felts

Our youngest and I rode our Felts to church. We walked out to find a sticker had made a big hole in his tube, I rode home to get a new one and we were good to go again in a flash. We then continued across town to the office for a couple of hours of work.

Today's miles = 24.5

Genesis 1:3

This is the sunrise as seen from this mornings commute to work on the bike. I love it that daylight savings is over now! The trails are light so much earlier.

Today's miles = 19.3

Staightnin' the curves, Flatnin' the hills...

Nothing like a great fall bike ride in the country to bring back old memories!

I had the day off work, so late this morning I derailed into the little ring and spun into the wind. I took the Billy Wolff to the Rock Island then South to the Jamaica North then down the Homestead about halfway to Cortland before turning back to Lincoln. Then some effortless sailing in the big ring all the way back. Back on the edge of Lincoln, I tried some single track in Wilderness Park before heading home.

Then, tonight our youngest and I took our bikes to church.

One of my most vivid childhood memories was laying on my side with one elbow on the floor and my head in my hand with the Dukes on the RCA and my orange Matchbox General Lee straightnin' the curves and flatnin' the hills of our green shag carpeted living room floor.

Then, riding my orange bike the next morning through autumn leaves as fast as I could at our rural Hall County farm, trying to get them to fly up in the air like Bow and Luke did as they tore through rural Hazard County. Yes, I would yell "Yee-Haa" too!

Today's ride reminded me of those early fall boyhood adventures. And while I denied yelling "Yee-Haa" today, I admit I did look back after plowing through drifts of dry leaves on the trail to see if they would fly up behind me like they did over 25 years ago... Sure enough, they did! "Yee-Haa!" (Oops! Did I say that out loud?)

Sure the weather is a little 'iffy' this time of year, but here's hoping you'll find some time to get outdoors for a little nostalgic fun, just be sure to get home in time to watch 'The Dukes'. Today's rural ride and trip to church = 39.94 miles.

I found God! & The new Bike Pedalers. (not in that order)

This afternoon I started riding at the South Point Mall and went west to the new bike pedalers location just south east of the corner of 14th & Pine Lake. It's a very cool store, really spacious, clean and modern. I only wanted to stop by and check out the building, but found a hot deal on a 2008 Felt MTB for our 11 yr old. We might have to make another trip out there to test ride it.

After Bike Pedalers I went north on the South Point Trail to the Rock Island Trail. Guess who I found out on the Rock Island Trail? God! Feeling guilty about skipping church to ride? Well, brethren, put your mind at ease. You can now get the good word while outside enjoying our city. Someone was cool enough to bare their soul on the bike trail, and with colored chalk wrote a handful of uplifting spiritual messages from at least behind Shopko on 27th & Hwy 2 to the North end of the Zoo. How cool is that? Then I turned east and cruised back on the Billy Wolff Trail.

Nice ride, felt good to get out one more time before this bad weather is supposed to hit. Today's Score - 10.98 Miles.