St. Patty's Day

Good time at Sully's, started a self-destruct-tour @ 6am with Bloody Mary's then a couple of Beers, then on to Screwdrivers......... Stopped at Ladder 13 for a quick game of video golf couple more beers, Todd was driving by, came in, thought I recognized that bike, played one more game then home for a nap then back to Sully's for my 2 o'clock start work time. Will add photo's later, forgot camera at home.

Be the leprechaun behind the bar @ 6 O'clock
People in bar @ 6am
Out in the tent @ 1:30 Creighton, Amy and myself
Party in the tent

Same Ride, Different Day

Almost the same ride as Wednesday, stop at the Carney Marsh for a safety break.

Only thing that was different today was, Squirrel was riding his towny.

Squirrel stopped at Casey's on N.E. 14th grabbed a couple of 16oz, I made to trestle bridge a couple minutes behind Squirrel............ I was on auto pilot, followed my normal route, Brian was waiting on Hull & Cornell, then realized I turned onto Douglas, that's why I was right behind him getting on trestle bridge. Seen Jimmy & Carol on Urbandale trail walking dogs, and Bagger Mary on 48 & Franklin, other than that uneventful ride home.

Windy Ride

That will teach me, just had to be a smartass

Made one small comment about the world and it came up to bite me in the ass hard. Wind was out of the SSE 14mph leaving work, after meeting up with Squirrel in Carney Marsh heading towards town into nice wind, wasn't to bad going east. After the Douglas - Euclid stretch through MLK to Urbandale trail to Beaver the wind thought it would be fun to switch to SSW, plan was already in place to ride to WDM Post Office grab mail.
Tree rat with gears, never going to see him unless he stops, which we did for a safety break
Rode by Johnny C's thiought he might out on porch and offer up a beer.

Gas Prices

Have to love the demotivators @ www.despair.com they have a opposite for all the motivators companies put up, Hits my lifeIn the battle between You and the World.........

Bet on the World........
World going down

Headed to Wally-World to get some things to feast on at work.......... I won't ride all the way into work until later on........... Right now hit the bus downtown transfer to Ankeny Express, get to work around 6:45, makes for a long day............. love saving the money..... gas at $309.9 a gallon............. That SUCKS
Shirt says it all

Ride Home

Nice ride home, was going to stop for safety meeting at cemetary, it was across from a school how wrong is that.

So I stopped under the Interstate
Unadventful ride home, was tired needed a couple of safety breaks.........

Legs need to get back in the swing of riding.

Had to try this add map routes from rides, review your rides download from GPS or map out rides yourself.

Chilly ride in this morning

March 10th

Made it................ Finally got the bike out, loaded up the grocery bag headed for the bus stop @ Valley West Mall, bus was there around 5:45am 20 minutes later downtown to change to the Ankeny express, 6:45 @ work. One hour and fifteen minutes later than when driving.

Saved a couple dollars not having to buy gas which was $295.9 today as went by a couple of stations. Still wondering how the State is going to come back and bite me in the ass for saving a couple bucks or how they are going to add a special tax for riding a bus or bike.

Tired of the cold

Wanted to get out on bike, ride into work this morning.......

Just getting tired of being cooped up, no reasion I can't ride in the cold it's just I don't like taken the time to add all those extra clothes for cold weather riding

Have everything I need for cold weather riding except the will power to get out and do it...... March 3rd bike coming out of the backyard, riding atleast 3 days a week.

Winter Games

Greg and I rolled out of the shop Saturday morning around 7:30, Squirrel was building his Uncles Trike, Greg was driving motor home if we needed a place to stay warm, safety meetings, and cold beer. I drove cube van for advertising and haul Ski Bikes.

Someone on a pratice run
Justin on a ride

Race Start
I'm upright

Greg and camera

Race hill
Girls working on snow sculpture

Stripping bikes

Stopped down at shop yesterday to strip a couple of bikes

Ready ski bike
Couple hours later, 2 more bikes stripped down, pegs on just need to add skis.......

Thinking I did this one I'm going to be the first to crash it.

Finishing up a couple more at work

Squirrel's adding finishing touches!!!!!!!!

50+ Degrees

Nice little ride, home out to 74th in West Des Moines, coast into Coutry Club with a nice tail wind Squirrel was talking about riding the Clive Greenbelt trail, I told him it would be icey though out the trail, wanted to give me shit about not riding as much and if I was riding I might know what I was talking about.............

At the start of trail off Country Club
Between Countrty Club & 128th
Rider up, walker also
Nice little falls with ice
From creek bridge to InterstateHad to try a wheel shot

Oh yeah eat SHIT Tree Rat....................

Working on Ski Bikes

Stopped over at Squirrel's Sunday morning to work on Ski Bikes for upcoming Winter Games.

Tree rat was welding up parts I was cutting, and grinding.

And yes it was colder than a well diggers ASS!!!!

Breaks was a plenty, -8 degrees lucky no wind

Photo, duh

Out Playing

Needed to get back out on bike, snowing 3+ inches of snow on the ground, I have to, it's just calling me

Getting ready to ride.

At stop over at Jim's.

Boy has it so bad he doesn't get out of the house to do any maintenance, had to walk up the driveway, 2" of ice.

Trying to get a shot with the snow.

Finally able to get a good shot with snow falling

Time to Post Again

A few to many cocktails Christmas Eve @ Bike shop