I want to rock and roll

Jake and I were talking about decent looking bike shoes the other day and today I think I stumbled upon the solution. DIY sneaker bike shoes

Lord knows I have enough haggard shoes to try this on, now I just need to score some old bike shoes from work. I'm kind of excited to give this a try.

I also stole this video from prolly because from every trailer I've seen it looks like a bike movie that would actually be worth watching.

Lastly here is music I can't get over recently.

The Sonics
Silver Jews
Uncle Tupelo
The Mr. T Experience

It's snowing outside, go ride your bike.

Updates!

Ice Race....

Feb 13th, 2pm on Half Moon. Meet at the Birch picnic area below Carson park on the east side by the road. Course will be long, short, or both depending on lake conditions. Bring a couple bucks. Drinking beer later as well. Self studded tires are highly recommended. We'll likely have a tire studding clinic the night before.
http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=278560904345&index=1


Regular indoor bike polo starting Saturdays at 2.

Except next weekend which is Stuporbowl

And the weekend after which is ice racing

Props

10 people shwoed up last night for what was by far the coldest TNR of the year so far. Low of -10 god knows what the wind chill was. And we had an awesome time to boot.

Also, I stole this from bike jerks because it is nuts.

archival footage

More old pictures! More HILARIOUS captions!

"Why do they make these damn cooking instructions so hard to follow!?"
"What are you compensating for!?"x2

In all seriousness I like this photo becasue it has everyones bikes as they were a couple years ago.

"Hey the sign said no bikes!"

'What is this? The 80s?"

"Oh great! Now where is my dog going to pee?"

LOL, Oh man that was fun!

Thusday night ride tonight. Dress for negatives!

makin waves

I went to Underwater Adventures in the Mall of America with Jen the other week and saw this ad. What do Oakleys have to do with fixed gears? I have no idea. But heres a picture of some fish and a shark.

STUPORBOWL 13!

Saturday February 6th
Registration 10:00am-1:00pm @ One on One Bike Studio(117 Washington Ave N)
Race starts at 2:00pm

I would really like to go again this year. Any other takers?

Bike workshop!

Dan sent me this update via facebook on a bike workshop he will be hosting as part of the Eau Claire Community Free School project. This is a really cool idea and I encourage people to participate and learn more. Where you ask? Here!

Anyway, more info on the workshop:


Saturday, February 6, 2010
Time:
2:00pm - 5:00pm
My(Dan's) House
623 Fall St

This is a beginners Bike Mechanics class. Bring your bike and get some hands-on education! If you have tools, bring them too. I have two bike stands and enough tools for two. Topics covered will include:

- Tools
- Cleaners and Lubricants
- Bike Evaluation
- Parts
- Regular MaintenanceBike Fit
- saddle height
- stand over height
- seat angle
- stem/bar height/distance from seat

Tires and Tubes
- Proper Inflation
- Right tires for the job
- Rim Tape
- Finding and Fixing a Flat

Chain
- Cleaning and Lubrication
- Tensioning (for single speeds/fixed gears)

Brakes
- Alignment Tips
- Cable Adjustment BasicsDerailleurs
- How they work- Basic Adjustments
- Cable Problems

If you have suggestions on what you want to learn, please let me know! I'll try and include everything I can