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i rode down to tugboat for a second friday 'mini' artwalk, currently showing video stew.

fat kitty sunday

while riding around today i ventured over to the south mill for some coffee. that's taura's hood... so i gave her a call to see if i could come over and meet her kitties, bill and ms. xanadu weatherby. she's had them since spring and they are now fat, very playful, and much too cute to scold.

wake up call

i like seeing all the leaves everywhere. with such beautiful fall weather that we've had lately it's unfortunate if you aren't outside and enjoying it. i probably would have slept in this morning had it not been for janna calling and waking me up just before 9am. 'let's go for a ride, i'll be at your place in 5 minutes' she said. well upon arrival i could see that her bike was in serious need of some maintenance, so as i've done in the past, i threw her bike in the workstand for a mini tune up (a new 18t freewheel and new brakepads... her old ones where totally shot). afterwards we rode to tina's for some breakfast. thanks janna for the wake up call and breakfast. i think it's all a scheme of hers.

almost racetime

some peeps (and one pooch) assembling for some alleycat fun on a thursday night.

on a quest for celeste

i have a late 90's vintage cross frame that i picked up a while ago. i'm gonna build it up as a gravel/dirt/commuter rig but before i do that the frame needs some touching up first, so i headed out to a few places to see what i paint could find. bianchi celeste is a difficult color to match but i found a few shades that were pretty darn close. at hobby lobby it was a toss up between the bahama blue and sea breeze, but they only had them in acrylic.... darn. so then i rode to hobbytown usa (which is in southpointe now) hoping that they'd still have a huge selection of testors enamel modeling paint like they used to when they were out at eastpark plaza. testors enamel is a good choice if you can't find touchup paint for your frame at a local bike shop or can't order it online anywhere. hobbytown's selection was decent but not great. i guess i'll have to use the 'interior blue/green #2135' which is a smidge too dark but it was the closest enamel i could find.

GBN mixer

harvest time

350.org ride

not anywhere close to 350 but still an ok turnout for the 350.org ride.

she rides again

felina makes another appearance.

could be worse

cold rain sucks, though the reflections off the wet pavement make for a colorful ride through downtown.

2am sub run

i do lunch kinda late

maintenance monday

i finally got around to thoroughly cleaning the drivetrain and installing a new chain the l'una... and now the merckx is next. geez, maintaning a fleet takes work :-P

colorful friday

i don't know who's bike this is but i like the jigsaw colorway.

rain in the brain

good thing i put the fenders on last week. this cold rainy weather is bumming me out. i can't wait for fall to return... which they say will be will this weekend. yay!

too soon

bummer, not ready for the cold yet. guess i need to put away the slicks.

magic hour lens flare

it was a short while later i realized i forgot to bring lights... oops. oh well, i just kept going south anyway (coming back on 77 in the dark is one of my specialties). great night to be out on a bike.

magyar express

she has arrived, and it didn't take as long as i thought it would (just seven days). the magyar biker i got her from must share my fondness for rare italian steel.

shorter days

big wheels

after dj'ing at the bar i was about to ride home and saw this chevy caprice. it's interesting that the wheels probably cost at least four times as much as the car is worth. a few minutes later the owner showed up, got in, and fired it up. i think whatever cash he has left he should spend it on a tune up, cause it sounded like crap and spewed black smoke as he pulled away. real smooth dude.

bike build session

someone couldn't wait to get their new touring bike (a jamis aurora) built up. a couple of hours later (it takes me a while to build up a bike.. gotta grease all the bolts you know) melissa took her new steed for a spin in the dark and she was quite happy. she said she's gonna name her astrid.

el brent

brent heading down to the station for a special 'cuban odyssey' edition of my show. brent talked about his trip to cuba in july. it was a good start for the new time slot for mundo latino (now 3:30-5:30 saturday afternoons... CST).

le gustan las bicis

i think beechum likes my surly.

sunset on the trail

another flat... but with a sky like that who cares?

hanging on the bridge

flats are no fun but when it happens in a nice place well then i just take my time and enjoy the atmosphere. tonight it was one of the bridges on the mopac as i was heading out to eagle.

bike shopping

tasha has always had trouble finding bikes her size, but today we scored and found a couple of cool 80's vintage cannondales that fit her perfectly. so along with a touring bike, she might get a mountain bike too. i dig the teal paint and coral colored stem combo.

early risers

the gang (nicole, gina, melissa, lis, and ashlee)

ashlee and her sweet puma bag

melissa and her beloved peugeot

yesterday was the annual swap meet, and though we kinda tied one on the previous night, the girls and i still managed to meet up early for coffee at meadowlark before riding out to check out the deals.

riding in the rain

heading to starlight lounge with some friends. we were all wearing jackets, except for melissa because she's hardcore.

the hut

i caught up to some peeps at the hut. it's a popular stop on the way to eagle.

petting toll

i decided to head out on the mopac for some nachos tonight. a few miles east of town i was stopped by this cat. he just wanted to be petted, and then he went on his way... probably to exact more petting tolls from the passersby.

kinetic with caitlin

i met up with caitlin for some coffee at kinetic brew downtown. she rides a 70's vintage ladies schwinn continental that's in primo condition. i dig the bronze color.

cat watching on campus

he's a big one.

the brass van

a special screening of automorphosis was at the bourbon theatre tonight. one of the vehicles featured in the movie was parked out front. i wonder how much all that decor weighs. there was something for everyone on it... especially the ladies.