Capital City Criterium

I rode down last Saturday to watch and snapped some pics while there - tough, windy day for the racers.

Floyd Landis Confesses

Floyd has confessed to doping, and implicates Lance, Levi, George and others in statements that can be found here, here, and here.

Ride tonight?

It's going to be a perfect night - anybody want to try the Bike Pedalers 6 pm ride tonight?  It's a no drop ride with a possibility of post ride fun.

A dream I had

Last night I had a dream that I went on a group ride, and a bunch of fun people showed up, and the group stayed together the whole time, and we had a good time laughing and telling stories, enjoying the perfect 72 degree, sunny, calm weather.

Then I got off of my unicorn and woke up.

Time for a teamFIRE ride

I've been busy most Wednesdays, but I'm definitely in the mood for a ride like this:

(as posted on the teamFIRE website)

teamFIRE Wednesday Night Ride - RETURNS

WHAT: teamFIRE Wednesday Night Ride - no rider left behind
WHEN: Wednesday, MAY 5th, aka CINCO DE MAYO!
TIME: 6PM -ride leaves at approx. 6:05pm
WHERE: S.27th & HWY2 (North Bench)

Invite your buddies! Head out for a good 30-40 miles ride. Head back to town and stop in for refreshments at Las Margaritas.

Roll call...

Who all has been riding? Who all hasn't been riding?

My son can ride a bike... finally.

Haven't posted in awhile. Figured this would be good to share. My 6-year-old son finally conquered the bike. I had a three day weekend a couple weekends ago and decided on Friday that it was time. No more wimping out for Jr.

I lowered the seat so he could touch the ground while sitting, planted him on the bike and forced him to ride it without help. The first few times he steered down the driveway, then off to the left and fell in the grass. I then said "No more turning into the grass, if you're going to fall over, it will be on concrete." Long story short -- we were out there for about an hour. He had tears, I had anger/frustration and the wife couldn't bare to look out the window. Then, it happened. He made it all the way across the cul de sac and into the neighbor's driveway.

The next day was even better. At the end of the weekend, he was cruising around the circle and jumping off curbs. He rode with me on the trail to his soccer practice last week and is finally enjoying all the things I told him he would once he learned to quit worrying about crashing and ride.

I knew he was bit by the bike bug when the Saturday after learning, he was out riding his bike at 8 a.m. instead of watching SpongeBob in his pajamas.