As I have blacklisted this moron who's initials are RH, I don't bother to read anything this imbicile spews onto the pages of our site. But I was emailed and told he had been throwing my name into a good many of his insane ravings since I blacklisted the obviously mentally ill idiot. As usual he is managing to place his nasty little foot squarely into his obnoxious mouth. Now it seems that I am too cowardly to serve in my country's military efforts. This one is too damn funny for words. If...
Last night one the way to work, around 11:40 PM I was cruising along minding my own business when as a pickup passed me I felt a hard impact against my helmet. It hit hard enough to make me see stars. A beer bottle. I managed to not wreck the bike and got the plate number. As soon as I got to work I called the cops. They caught the morons at a c-store buying more beer. The driver was busted for DUI, the passenger for public intox and assult with a deadly weapon. Turns out one of the cops w...
It's my day off. I headed out earlier for a nice bike ride as it was a beautiful, if hot, day. I rode into town, cruised around checking out some of the shop windows, and then rode to the south end of town where the shopping centers and Wally World are located. While traffic was fairly heavy I had no problems and really enjoyed the ride. I cruised around the shopping centers, stopping to visit a store here and there, and then made my way home again. All total only about 10 miles of riding....
While I have really been enjoying my new bike, the rear deraileur wasn't shifting quite as smoothly as I would like. Since we are rained in by Dennis I decided to go ahead and tune the shifting a bit. This bike has a very nice Shimano deraileur of a type I had never had before so I wasn't quite sure of exactly how to tune it properly. I spent a little time looking up the specs and adjustment instructions for this deraileur, which seemed to focus primarily on getting proper cable tension wh...
The effects of hurricane Dennis made themselves known just about sunrise this morning. There had been some rain and thunderstorms during the night, but they were just the precursors of the real thing. I stood outside the guardshack this morning and watched as the front edge of the rain bands moved in. Fast. There is nothing quite like the look of a hurricane's weather. The clouds look different, and move different. Once you've seen a few, you know it when you see it. As the storm approache...
As I work the midnight shift a few nights a week I often have need to sleep during the day. This presents a problem as I am currently living with my mother and stepfather. While I really appreciate them taking care of me during my recovery, it's a less than ideal situation for trying to day sleep, especially since I don't actually have a bedroom of my own. As they normally use the family room during the day for watching TV and such, I live in the (appropriately) living room. I have a sofa ...
It looks like my biking to work is going to be on hold for a couple of days as hurricane Dennis makes his presence known here in Florida. Between high winds and heavy rain riding a bike is going to be unwise at best. With any luck Dennis will stay well out into the Gulf and won't be doing any real damage here, but past experience has proven a hurricane doesn't watch the weather channel and doesn't always follow projected paths. They pretty much go where they damn well like. If things ge...
I started thinking about this after answering yet another comment on one of the cycling forums proclaiming me some sort of "inspiration" due to my struggle to recover from my injuries. These sorts of comments are flattering and always nice to hear, but is it really so rare that a person does what they have to do in order to achieve a goal? Especially overcoming a devastating injury or illness? I have seen various peoples referred to a "heroes" (myself included) for struggling with some dis...
Ok, I finally shot some pics of my new bike. Sorry for the poor quality but my little cheapo camera just doesn't do much better. I even included one of me on the bike against my better judgement. I can't believe how fat I got sitting around laid up for six months!
The Muslim terrorists success in attacking and murdering innocent people depends upon countries allowing them free access to their societies. They travel freely from one country to the other, often using forged documents. They count on the "fairness" of other nations who are loathe to openly ban Arabic/Muslim peoples from their country for fear of being seen as bigoted and unfair. This is an enemy who relies upon our unwillingness to single out a group of people, or take any sort of negati...
Tonight I worked the 4PM to midnight shift, and it was the first time I rode the new bent to work. What a great ride. The bike was extremely comfortable and responsive, it was a real pleasure to ride. No pain or discomfort at all if you don't count the blistering heat and humidty of a typical July afternoon in Florida. On my old bike, the commute took about 15 minutes. With the bent it took 10. The bent is definately faster than my old beater without my actually trying to be faster. Jus...
Firstly, no I haven't had a chance to shoot a pic of it yet, but I will soon. The new bike is fantastic! It rides so much more comfortably and easily than my old beater did. And, while it's classified as a "slow" recumbent, it's still faster than my old bike was. I have already discussed upgrading to a larger chainring with the owner of the bike shop. I plan to do that as finances permit as it will increase the bike's speed considerably. Riding a bent is nothing like riding a regular up...
When I got home with my shiny new bike, I moved the old bike out onto the carport and parked my new bike on the lanai and chained it. As I only have the one bike lock the old bike wasn't chained. An HOUR later I walked out and saw that my old bike was gone. A freakin hour! Broad daylight. I really really hate thieves! The bike was old and worn out so I don't really care that much about it, but I did kinda plan on rebuilding the drivetrain at some point and getting a little use out of it. I...
I've been having a lot of trouble with the worn gears on my old mountain bike I ride to work. I called the bike shop, Power On Cycling, where I am buying my new bent. I explained the situation to Mark, the owner, and told him I really need to get on my new bike right away so I can get to work. I offered to leave my laptop with him as collateral until I get paid on the 15th. He said he really couldn't do anything with my laptop but that I should just come on down and get fitted on the bik...
I made the small fifty dollar down payment for my new recumbent bike today. I am really looking forward to getting that bike out on the road and being able to ride with far more comfort and far less pain than my current bike provides. I know it's just my imagination, but after test riding that bent, my junky old beater felt all that much more uncomfortable on the ride to and from work. I feel like a little kid that knows he's getting a really great toy for Christmas and is on pins and need...