9.28.2011
FBC BIKE SWAP
FBC not EFC
Frederick Bicycle Coalition (not the Eaton Football Club) is hosting a BIKE SWAP THIS SUNDAY Oct 2nd in Frederick
http://frederickbicyclecoalition.com
this is a swap meet with tables and components
while my Bicycle Swap in DC on October 1st at John Eaton Elementary School will be a USED BIKE SALE with Bike Swap potential
people will get 15 dollars credit towards the purchase of a bicycle
the logic being
a family will come with a 12 inch wheel bike too small for their child and will leave with the next size up
or a family will show up with a 20 inch wheel bike too small for their... oh... you get it?
got it?
good!
Frederick Bicycle Coalition (not the Eaton Football Club) is hosting a BIKE SWAP THIS SUNDAY Oct 2nd in Frederick
http://frederickbicyclecoalition.com
this is a swap meet with tables and components
while my Bicycle Swap in DC on October 1st at John Eaton Elementary School will be a USED BIKE SALE with Bike Swap potential
people will get 15 dollars credit towards the purchase of a bicycle
the logic being
a family will come with a 12 inch wheel bike too small for their child and will leave with the next size up
or a family will show up with a 20 inch wheel bike too small for their... oh... you get it?
got it?
good!
9.27.2011
missed the shot...
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=eric+hiltonmissed the shot
yet the shot is interesting just the same
photos of nothing are photos of something
Adams Morgan and its ever changing face
omg
it is LEAF BLOWER SEASON!
which brings up list serve talk about noise and noise pollution
I remember my neighbor yelling out the window "get a broom"
and this guy is clearing our whole walk!
raw sausage
I did a right click save as
the name was pixel
so I did not follow through with the save
raw sausage
I wonder what happened to that raw sausage
I am enjoying taking less photographs
gotta hate wading through bad photographs
today I wasted too much time looking for a photo of myself racing my single speed Jamis Nova at Tacchino on Sunday
I wonder if anyone is going to buy his images
there was this tag line about stealing the images
what about "sharing" the image
if the image is worth sharing... than share it
a screen capture would do well enough for the web
but really... the image is not that special
now if I could get back that time I spent looking for a photo of myself
I think I am finally done scouring the web in search of a photo of myself at Tacchino
Cyclocross Clinic at Fort Reno Wednesday!
Tips to better ride the tricky sections-DCCX clinic at Fort Reno
This Wednesday September 28th, DCMTB will be hosting its last CX clinic.
Mike Birner (USA Certified Level 2 Cycling Coach from the Sportif Coaching Group and current MABRA Masters 35+ Champion) will cover multiple aspects on how to better race your bike through the tricky technical sections of a CX course including, off camber, switchbacks, 180˚ degree turns, mud and sand.
*Instructors will be assisted by DCMTB
Wednesday clinics start promptly at 6:00 pm at the Fort Reno Park bandstand (Chesapeake St NW, between 40th ST, NW and Nebraska Ave, NW). Please arrive at least 5-10 min early to register.
All levels of riders are welcome. First timers are encouraged. All you need is a bike with knobby tires and a desire to learn. Please arrive early to register. This is a USA Cycling non-competitive event.
To offset the costs from USA Cycling, we're asking attendees with a USA
C license to pay $1 for insurance. If you don’t have a USAC annual license, the fee will be $5 for a one-day non-race license.
*** All riders under 18 years old need to be accompanied by his/her parent/guardian to sign their waiver.
Clinics and DCCX race info is at dcmtb.com
Questions can be directed to Raul Rojas rojasrau@gmail.com or Dave Vannier dvannier@yahoo.com
Cleveland Park Day is THIS WEEKEND!
Cleveland Park in NW Washington DC is Celebrating Cleveland Park Day this Weekend!
http://www.cpday.org/
http://www.cpday.org/
I am not sure about the e-Bike
okay...I often throw out the blanket statement "I HATE eBikes!"
but really...
I am not a fan
beyond that... I am not a fan of how people operate them
ebikes on the sidewalk?
ebikes on the bike path?
maybe it is ebike users that I am not a fan of...
not sure
these are some pretty eBikes
http://news.cnet.com
when the cost gets up there... I think a scooter or a motorcycle would just be more practical
9.26.2011
BLOWING MY MIND
Watching THE COVE
had heard of it
had blogged about it
took me a while
finally watching it
not regretting it
enjoying it
and
it is FREAKING ME OUT!
so... over a decade ago I was on a bachelor party with Peter of MY BIKE LAW
it was Peter's bachelor party
and it was as interesting and as unusual as Peter himself
no strip clubs... no limos... and definitely no naughtiness
so yes... an unorthodox bachelor party
we went camping on an island off the coast of Charleston South Carolina
a member of the wedding party chartered a boat
we all brought gear to camp
by my design we had mason jars filled with ice so each mixed drink would have ice without sand
a glow stick in the Jack Daniels GREEN helped us to locate the whiskey through the course of the evening
we had plenty to eat and drink around a camp fire on the beach
we had plenty to eat and drink around a camp fire on the beach
never did Bob Hope show up with a military helicopter filled with bikini clad babes
it was pretty tame
AWESOME.... yet tame... while awesome just the same
hung over we packed our tents and our bags and left off to meet the morning water taxi pick up
on the beach I saw a dolphin swimming along the beach
I ran along side of it... I ran... I sprinted
the dolphin paced with me at the surface
the dolphin paced with me at the surface
I could swear that it was making eye contact with me as I ran down the beach
it was as if the dolphin was communicating with me
like a fool I stripped my clothes off as I ran down the beach
the dolphin appeared to be smiling... maybe laughing
down to me underwear I dove into the water
the dolphin dove and did not resurface
I swam alone
to hit someone.. but to hit and run? this is not scratching a car in a parking lot
Photographer Michael Wang was killed in a hit and run in the Seattle area
the cyclist is venerable and the car driver is so often wreckless
I do not know the details
but the concept of "hit and run" sounds more like murder than an accident
image from here
anyone have a link to his photographs
what sort of photographer was he
what sort of cyclist was he?
all very sad
my heart goes out to the friends and family of Michael Wang
it saddens me that his life was cut short
love and luck to all that knew him and all that would have in a different future come to have known him
may people find peace in this loss
and also perhaps some justice as well
bunny hopping barriers...
Family Bike Shop Jonathan seems to be too lazy to get off his bike for the barriers
video of Jonathan Seibold and Chris Nystrom clearing the barriers with ease
http://johnkimnagy.smugmug.com
MONEY!
MONEY IN THE BANK!not sure of the cultural significance... but there were money and sausage hand offs on the course yesterday at Tacchino Ciclocross yesterday
bikes and chicago
I was just in Chicago and there were bicycles and bicyclists EVERYWHERE!had me wishing I had the camera and the time to use it
but really... the trip was a "flyby"
in and out like a teen boy on prom night
BIKE LANES IN CHICAGO
http://chicagoist.com/
people suck.... people suck even worse when behind the wheel
Bike Lanes... BIKE LANES SAVE LIVES!
www.nydailynews.com
BIKE LANES ROCK!
but really...
we need acceptance as much as we need separation
if car drivers just respected each cyclist and pedestrian with the same level of respect that they would want... well... we would have far fewer dangers on the road
but shamefully
car drivers see cyclists and pedestrians as obstacles rather than human beings
lots of photos from Tacchino http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
lots and lots of photos from 2011 Tacchino Ciclocross on the GWADZILLA FACEBOOK pageimages here
http://www.facebook.com/pages/GWADZILLA
like it... share it... tell your friends
and
tell your friends about the GWADZILLA PAGE!
9.25.2011
Mount Pleasant Day
it was Mount Pleasant Day today...I did not make it to Mount Pleasant Street but I knew it was Mount Pleasant Day because there was no place to park on my block
the boys had a home cooked meal instead of chicken on a stick
and as far as the activities in the main strip... the boys opted for activities in the alley
this kid from a few blocks away was loving the adventures in the alley behind our house
oh... I did not build the ramp
that ramp was designed and built by the kids!
9.23.2011
REGISTRATION OPENS THIS SUNDAY FOR DCCX
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=14363
USA Cycling Permit # Permit Pending
DCCX Presented By Dogfish Head Alehouse and Family Bike Shop - Race #4 in the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Super 8
Presented by
Dogfish Head Alehouse, Family Bike Shop, and DCMTB
Washington, DC
Sunday, October 23, 2011
USA Cycling Permit # Permit PendingOnline Registration Will Open
Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET
Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET
9.22.2011
LEGOS... this does not solve my LEGO PROBLEM
this guy has a LEGO STACKING SYSTEM for Sorting his LEGOS
www.evilmadscientist.com
well... it sounds very time consuming
I think that there needs to be the creation of some sort of sifting device that separates pieces by size
all the small pieces would be with small pieces
all the medium pieces would be with medium pieces
larger flat pieces would be with
well... you get the basic idea
9.21.2011
so many photos... not all of them make the page
I hate taking so many photographsas I tend not to post all of them
Rites of Spring
listening to some classic RITES OF SPRINGHains Point by Rites of Spring
www.youtube.com
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=hains
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=haines
REM Retire
REM retire after over three decades of rocking and rollingwww.reuters.com
WOW!
REM... some fantastic American Folk music
how many female messengers remain?
there are not as many messengers as there once werethe percentage of female messengers may have remained a constant
I am thinking that there are 3 or 4 female bicycle messengers in Washington DC
but that is a guess
Origin 8
Origin 8 bicycle components and accessoriesthese guys have a wide variety of product
I just learned of them
stoked on the crank bolts... just what the doctor orderd
now I am stoked to see all the stuff they have to offer
Origin 8 looks SOLID!
http://www.origin-8.com/
I love Capital Bike Share
yes... I LOVE CAPITAL BIKE SHAREbut at this point in time
I have no need for a membership in my life
my one year membership has run out
just a few days after their anniversary
CAPITAL BIKE SHARE IS AWESOME!
but I think I will just ride my own bikes
9.20.2011
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