Bike to Work Day in Longmont, CO

Bike to Work day Longmont Colorado edition

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Bicycle Friendly Community '04-'12

Chillin'

I think this was the best coffee I had, and I had a lot.

Mmmm, pancakes and sausage.does a body good

What is it about watching the only guy working

The only other fixed gear but mine I saw

The guy on the right came from Loveland

Station at the Y

Present and past

Stretch Coolness

Jokes, love, bicycles : Older and Wiser : Times Record News

Jokes, love, bicycles : Older and Wiser : Times Record News

Bike Club Baiku

Here are some examples of bicycle based haiku. This was a "homework" assignment I gave to my bike club kids.

"Write a haiku about bikes" I said. "What is a haiku" they said. "5-7-5 syllables" I said. They said ummm ok....
Any way, four of them got one or more done and I came up with a couple.

Baiku

My bike is wicked

It has foot pegs on the wheels

I fly on my bike

_____________

My bike has cool wheels

My bike wheels have many spokes

A blur on the street

______________

Speeding super fast

Through the muddy grass

A big grass killer

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Serenity sweet

The breeze caresses my back

I’ll sweat later on

Turning northward oof

The breeze now a hurricane

Spinning gone just mash

Head down chest heaving

Turn ahead, a copse of trees

Relief, rest, home soon

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Cars and trucks rush by

Honks and cheers they cry I think

You walk on sidewalk

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Hybrid car driving

Quietly sneaking beside

Your conscience scared me

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Left right stop air brake

Look left right left back front turn

Start slow use helmet

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I like riding bikes

My friend and I like bikes

I enjoy bike club

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I love my new bike

It is red and black with gears

My bike is awesome!

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Carl

The Wind

The wind,

 

 

            Today, it was all around me.
Blowing this way and that.
And I just tucked into it,
And let it wrap me in it's evil charms.

Granted,

 

I was not going very fast into the bosom of the beast,
But feeling its chilly embrace,
I knew she was somehow helping me
become a better person

 

 

                                    Chromazoid

This is from FGGF and describes quite well how I felt yesterday. Pushing against the North wind blowing in our snow falling today.

Carl

Bicycles on roof of salvage yard in Denver.

Jon at Grinderbikes wrote in his blog about a trip to a salvage yard with an obcene amout of old bikes in huge piles. Also that they had some on the roof laid out in rows. I asked him if he knew the address, his reply was "north of the old Childrens Hospital. I was riding with someone... and wasn't paying attention to the streets". So, I went to Google Earth and began looking. Lo and Behold! I think I found it.

Carl


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Bike More - Drive Less!

Fun  stuff from New Belgium Brewery. Yum!

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The Stable...

...or quiver. "The Boss" calls it my "harem".



This is "Tyra" Fenders a Wonder! Stock Mongoose Tyax Elite with Planet Bike fenders and a DIY bike light


This is "Keley" my first fixed gear conversion. In this picture I had spent around fifty dollars for parts and paint.

This is "GiGi" my second fixed gear. I went really spendy on this one and bought a new cog, tires, tubes and some new to me pedals. the frame I traded for and the rest is parts bin.


This is "Sophie" and has been accused of being the catalyst of my renewed bicycle geekism. I found her on a corner with a sign that said free. I tore everything apart and cleaned and lubed and adjusted. I learned later that it "should" have been harder because she has a two-speed kickback coaster brake hub, made by Bendix. Apparently they aren't very user friendly. Oh well, now I know it was difficult. NOT!


This is "Martha" found beneath a HUGE pile of other bikes on top of a Volkswagon van. The wheels in this picture are now on GiGi. I have a set of 27" more appropriate for her. Do you like my emergency fender?

The next project to finish is a Schwinn Suburban. I just need to get some more elbow grease from the shop.

Thanks,
Carl