a cold wait

maintenance sunday

it's like 12 degrees outside which means it's a good time to stay in and do maintenance. brujita has a thing for brake cables.

cold... but picturesque

first fridays

hittin the lanes

pump up the volume

it was cold at the CX races in Pioneers Park last weekend but at least there was music to help warm things up. DK and his buddies were a rockin' during the mens1/2/3 race.

miller time

i didn't do so hot in the hustle last night, it was cold and windy and i went the wrong way right from the start, but still... anytime you spend an evening with friends on bikes it's a good time.

margarita'd out

the first "maratón de morales" was yesterday. it involved riding to all of the morales restaurants in lincoln and drinking margaritas (y cerveza tambien!). that's six stops. we started at la tapatia downtown, then south to las margaritas, then to el toro, then to mazatlan and mazatlan II, and finally back downtown to finish at la mexicana. the weather was perfect. besides one crash and some flats i think everyone had a blast, though i think i don't want to drink another margarita for quite a while.

haunted hustle

i hope everyone had a fun halloween. i had a blast at the haunted hustle/alley cat race on friday night. there were lots of peeps there, including: a ballerina, a tron girl and a toddler in pigtails, a witch, the wolverine, an alluring hag, and yes... even beetlejuice was there! thanks to kat, the two l's (liz and lis), and everyone else involved in putting it on. what a fun night!

splinterfest

rachel checks out one of the legacy phoenix models.


when he isn't riding his mountain bike he helps build pipe organs. here jon explains the innards of one of the smaller models.


alix and lauren get the lowdown on pipe construction.


hmmm, looks like alix and lauren beat us out there.


heading south on the jamaica trail.

on sunday rachel and i rode south of town to attend Splinterfest (aka the Bedient Pipe Organ company's open house). we wen't the only ones to bike to the event (we ran into alix and lauren as they were going for a road ride and told them about it so they met us out there). it was interesting to learn about all the craftsmanship that goes into building these timeless instruments. thanks to jon (aka johnny T) for giving us a personal tour.

2am tikka

afterhours chicken tikka korma? yes!

flying home...

rachel is learning quickly... trying to stay warm means go faster! it's definitely longsleeve jersey weather from here on out.

harvest time

it was a good week

monday... went for a ride that ended in the dark


tuesday... pecha kulcha & film festival downtown, and tacos at 3am with a good friend.




wednesday... at the mill (lots of coffee needed on humpday).


thursday... had some fun on the alleycat race that ended at the usual bar.


friday.... art openings.



saturday... dj'ing for lincoln calling.


sunday... dusk miles with rachel.

buenos dias

firewood

sunday afternoon miles with lauren. we passed by this place and she had to stop to get the number... apparently they need lots of wood for their kiln on campus.

equinox miles

what better way to say goodbye to summer than with some evening miles with rachel, a few margaritas, and then riding home in the dark.

em and TJ

last night i ran into emily and TJ at the shop. em and i go way back so i'm glad that she recently moved back to lincoln because that means we'll see her and TJ more often. TJ is the coolest pooch ever. he probably has put in more miles with emily on her bike rides (running or riding in a trailer) than any of her other biking buddies. we headed over to yiayia's to catch up over a slice and a few drinks. yo em, i hope you also brought a road bike with you back to nebraska. welcome back! :)

farmtour

friday evening i rode out to the sunset community farm (in west lincoln) for the community crops farmtour. along with the friendly staff giving tours, each farmer had prepared some food from their latest harvest. i especially enjoyed the salsa and veggie tamales made with papalo that was grown by rogaciano and enriqueta. man they were delicious!

mid week sunset

boy, i'm sure enjoying this weather.