Holy Headwinds Bikeman!

This morning's ride to work was sweet. My roadrash on my arm hurts a bit when I go over bumps, otherwise I'm fine now. But, when I walked out of the office this afternoon I was greeted with a stiff headwind that made the ride home take a bit longer. Today's miles = 19.7

The Nacho Ride was a popular way to spend this evening.

A good crowd made their way out to Eagle tonight on the Nacho Ride. The weather couldn't be beat and everyone had a fun ride out for food and drinks. The parking lot was filled to the gills eventhough many bikers rode from home to the trailhead to start the ride.

If you haven't tried the Nacho Ride yet be sure to make plans to come out one of these Tuesday evenings. Some riders start as early as 5 in the afternoon, while others don't leave till hours later. There is no fee to ride. You don't need to be in any club or group. Just show up. It's 10 easy miles to Eagle, and you can go as fast or slow as you like.

After riding to work and the Nacho Ride I ended the day with 47.8 miles on the bike.

Bike to work week - day 2.

This morning's work commute began with a layer of fog over the city. By afternoon it'd turned into a gorgeous day. Today was the kids safety fair on 27th street and the trails had lots of bikers and walkers. If you didn't make it out today, you missed out.

Sure they are small, but at only 75 cents, who can say 'no'? Come Nacho Ride tonight for cheap tacos and fun!

Tonight is another Nacho Ride, come out for the nachos or 75 cent tacos. And have a fun 10 mile ride out to Eagle. Apparently, I'm teaching a short course on staying upright, so this'll be a Nacho Ride not to miss. Hope to see you there!

The Ride of Silence is Wednesday at 7pm

Make plans to be at the Ride of Silence tomorrow at 7pm.

Meet at Sawyer–Snell Park, 1st and South St (West of Gooch’s Mill). Join cyclists around the world who are riding today to honor those who have been injured or killed while cycling, to raise awareness that cyclists are here, and to ask that we all share the road responsibly. 8 mile ride through Lincoln. Helmets required. It will be a very slow quiet ride to remember those who have been hit and raise cycling awareness.

Biketacular is Saturday.

Held in conjunction with the CCC is Biketacular a family bicycling event for kids. It's free and we had a great time there last year. Hope to see you there!

Joyride hosts Specialized demo truck.

Head over to Joyride before 7 tonight for a chance to ride some really sweet road & MTBs. They had the demo truck there yesterday and it'll be there till close tonight. They brought in some very high-tech stuff and here's a chance to ride some of these high-end bikes that you won't normally get. I stopped by yesterday to take it in. You can visit with Specialized reps and ride your choice of bikes. There were over 40 of the latest bikes available brought in for this event.

The Capital City Criterium is this weekend!

Image by benkamprath.com. Click here to find out all the details about this years events. And click here to check out the fun I had there last year.

Slippery When Wet.

Ha, ha! Chicks dig scars, right? And this one is even heart shaped! Lovely huh? Bikers - laugh all you want. Just remember to take the corners slow and wide when the trails are wet and slick like they were this morning. Besides the road rash, I also bruised my thigh and ego. I hope there is no swelling. Because my thighs and ego are already plenty big! Ha! Today's miles = 19.6 biking + 10 feet skidding.

Wagon Train 12 Hour Mountain Bike Race.

Tonight from 6pm - 6am is the angrycowadventures 12 hour MTB race at Wagon Train State Park near Hickman. I went out for awhile to cheer on friends. There were just under 100 racers and the weather and trail was great. It might rain in the early morning hours. But so far the race is a success. Lap times were being clocked at 20 minutes.