T-Minus 5 Days & Counting!!!

You heard it here first!!! Whole Foods Market will have downtown food delivery starting May 27th, 2009!

Sandwiches, Pizza, BBQ, Tacos and much much more!!

For more info get at me!!! 512.542.2243 gets you grub!

Long Way From Home. RAGBRAI

I'm big on covering local events and happenings BUT this is just beautiful. Nine days of riding. Different distances. Lots of climbing. Apparently lots of parties.

I think I'm going to be in for a treat. :)

Serious applicants get at me!!!

More info at: http://www.ragbrai.org/

WINE, Beer, BBQ, Bikes

Hokayso, once you do the Real Ale Ride, the next weekend (June 6th) you gotta get back on your horse and do the Atlas Ride with the Texas 4000 riders.

The Atlas ride goes from Cedar Park to Lampasas, and you can do either the 50 or 70 mi ride, both end at the same place: Texas Legato Winery & Vineyard for wine tasting, bbq, live music and beer! 

Training for these two rides...

I went out to the Veloway yesterday with my buddy Max and we did 6 laps in preparation for this ride. He took his nice Giant road bike, and I took out my Rensho with 50/16 gearing and did 18.6 mi in about 45 minutes. It was cloudy, but cool and slightly breezy, actually very nice riding weather. If you've never been out to the Veloway, I highly recommend it. Riding was really nice, there were a few families out and some leisure riders, but Max and I were the only ones tearing ass out there so we pretty much had free reign to take the corners hard and hold nothing back.

Who is going to both of these rides on track bikes with me??? Chris, let's do both!!!

Also, if you are an avid rider who has completed lengthy rides before (as I have not yet done a ride longer than 20-30 miles), if you have any gearing suggestions for making the trip with good energy efficiency, I'd love to hear them.

TTFN

Beer, BBQ, Bikes

May 30th Guys. You've got a month to get ready. I did this last year on my single-speed and I had a blast. 15, 30, 50, 65, and 80 miles are you choices.

Logan and I are shooting for the 80 mile. Lee said he'll do the 50 on his Cinelli.

More details here.

www.realaleride.com

out with the old, in with the new

cyclebum has a nice homage piece to the venerated Ginger Man location on 4th st. they've just moved down the street.

old Ginger Man



















new Ginger Man

















definitely the best 'old man beer bar' in austin. can't wait to check out the new hotness!

and also, a brake hood molded arm cast?