Ride or Die

St. Olaf Back to School Cross Crash

2009-11-11T14:43:00.003-06:00

My favorite part:

Here it is in full:

I'm a flamer

2009-09-14T17:44:00.002-05:00

It's Spring (?)

2009-05-15T19:32:00.008-05:00

Recent bike shop insanity has caused a lack of blogging, and general loss of personal sanity. Here are some important updates:

This guy is back (bro-tastic).

The venerable Tavern special has jumped 50 cents to $4.00 USD.

This is our new bicycle bridge:

This guy fell off his stool under the sheer force of some road bike.

Your tires should be as wide as your nose. I rock 35's.

This bike is killer (it might be mine...)

There is still no shortage of these.

Its winter

2008-12-30T19:49:00.004-06:00

Yep, it is.

Special delivery straight from Kathmandu- a 28 inch wheel for a local rickshaw hailing from Nepal. It came in a hand-sewn burlap sack, complete with nasty bearings and swastika-stamped spokes. I guess the swastika has some religious meaning over there, but this wheel is hilarious. I'll get a closeup soon.

Post-August update

2008-09-25T12:47:00.002-05:00

I'm going to eat your brains and gain your knowledge

2008-06-16T09:15:00.005-05:00

I've been a semi-busy little bee. After my temporary state of immobility, the desire to create could not be suppressed. First, I gave birth to a moustache-equipped amalgamation of metal and 28mm rubber. I enjoy it.

Then, after seeing some pictures in the innernetz and sort of thinking about it for a year, the Surly-Schwinn drunk bike answered it's higher calling. This is what it has become.

Yes, derailleur-free two-speed bicycle that can be pedaled forward as well as backward, propelling you forward the whole time. Wow. I'm still working out some kinks, (really one big kink) but it works.

After donating the wheels from my Fillmore to the Scorcher, the Filly hung naked for months in back. It has since sprung from hibernation with a makeover new wheels.
Damn, thats a smooth machine.

Broken

2008-04-07T15:29:00.004-05:00

I broke my 5th metatarsal on Saturday night. And it wasn't even bike-related. I'll wear the cast for the next month, then a walking boot for another month. Doc says that cycling is the perfect physical therapy to regain my flex-tasticness, so that's a plus.

Chemical spill in Northfield

2008-03-31T16:15:00.003-05:00

Action in Northfield! Hot damn! Trip and I walked from the bike shop over to the train wreck by Dairy Queen about an hour ago to take some pictures. Every time I stopped and aimed my camera a police officer would tell us to move along, but I used the zoom feature to the max and got some OK shots. I emailed them to northfield.org and they were posted promptly. Go here for the whole lot of 'em.

Debauchery of the highest caliber

2008-03-23T15:44:00.004-05:00

More party shots, from last night. As always, Bryce threw down.

Yesterday's productivity

2008-03-21T16:07:00.004-05:00

Dan and I assembled the Trek Trailster wagon yesterday, man those things are fun.

Green-themed shenanigans

2008-03-18T14:03:00.007-05:00

Nick Double-U and Mole had a little party last night. Things happened, things tipped over, things broke, and things were photographed- things that should never have been photographed. Those things won't appear here.

Moustached, Scorched

2008-03-16T15:53:00.006-05:00

Hot damn, 40 degrees! This means its time to bust out the 1982 (83?) Specialized Sequoia touring bike. Bought it from a local school teacher last fall, slapped on a set of my favorite handlebars and a Brooks B-66, some new cables, one tire and whole lot of polishing time. I absolutly love this thing. Its the only geared rig that I own, and I dig it.

On another note, one day last week I had the sudden urge to build an Ibis Scorcher tribute bike. When contemplating handlebars, Mike went into the darkest corner of the shop and emerged with some original Ibis crescent moon scorcher bars. He was too broke to buy a Scorcher when they came out, so he called up Ibis and ordered a set the bars instead. Anyway, here it is.

1970's Dura Ace brake

Local DFL Caucus Pimps

2008-02-29T12:11:00.002-06:00

Passing Time

2008-02-18T15:17:00.003-06:00

Trek's new marketing campaign

2007-12-13T20:34:00.000-06:00

George is Trek's new Lance. He's won more races than JHK and Jesse Lalonde combined.

I will not be working in the bike shop tomorrow....

2007-10-19T22:51:00.001-05:00

New employee at Mike's Bikes...

2007-04-11T23:27:00.000-05:00

Thats right, Rev. Bryce Thompson is now part of the Mike's team. Phutmaster Phlex Himself has his Saturday Night Bible Study face on, and yall better bow the fuck down. Send him one thousand dollars, and he will die for your sins. Holy hands are now tossing wrenches at Mike's Bikes.

Scenic Cycling

2007-03-24T23:44:00.001-05:00

More is better

2007-03-21T11:19:00.000-05:00

Pie-eyed

2007-03-12T12:10:00.000-05:00

Mukina provided housewarming guests with a real American pizza. American in the sense that it was really fuckin gigantic.

Moon Unit

2007-03-04T16:34:00.000-06:00

Satan takes many forms

2007-03-03T11:43:00.000-06:00

He roams the earth, and likes Northfield especially.

Dope.

2007-03-01T13:13:00.000-06:00

Birthday presents.

2007-02-06T01:17:00.000-06:00

Mad props to our Trek rep for hooking me up with a shiny new Chi Red T1 track frameset. Who says Trek doesnt give freebies anymore?

Come one, come all.

2007-02-01T21:03:00.000-06:00

Sunday, Feb 4th- Join the celebration of my birth at Jesse James Lanes at 7PM Sunday evening. Cheers!

Randomness

2007-01-23T13:37:00.000-06:00

Politricks

2007-01-10T20:41:00.000-06:00

Fuck you too, fuckbag.

Crappy New Year

2007-01-01T14:04:00.000-06:00

Auntie, Uncle, and Gerald

2006-12-27T14:56:00.000-06:00

46:13- The Law Enforcement Evasion Ratio

2006-12-09T11:51:00.000-06:00

Cold-hearted

2006-12-02T20:45:00.000-06:00

Halloween was fuckin sweet

2006-11-03T15:36:00.000-06:00

I was hot:

Cutie pie.

2006-10-07T11:37:00.000-05:00

Mukina hit a van on Friday.

2006-10-01T01:42:00.000-05:00

Our very own Mukina was busy looking at the ground last night while powering along Water street, and happened to look up and receive a facefull of van. Good job dude, you fucked that van up.

Repack

2006-09-22T00:04:00.000-05:00

Mike today...

(Mike can be seen below in red pants)

Trek World 2007 Pics

2006-08-22T10:01:00.000-05:00

Today: Surlyness

2006-08-07T12:52:00.000-05:00

In this kind of mood.

Gangplank Quadrant Geyser

2006-08-06T13:26:00.000-05:00

Pee on it, throw it in the river

2006-08-05T16:30:00.000-05:00

Nobody showed up last night. I give up.
I'll pee on all of your bikes and throw them in the river.

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Revitalizing Forces of Evil for Friday, Aug. 4th

2006-08-01T18:11:00.000-05:00

Nobody shows up to ride on Mondays without me spending a minimum of four hours on the phone. So howsabout: Friday. Show up to ride on Friday at the Blue Monday at 9:30PM, or I'll lose all faith I ever had in any of you. The monkey is evil.

Serious Customer Care

2006-07-28T12:37:00.000-05:00

At Mike's Bikes, the customer is Number One.

Deep Contusion

2006-07-28T12:07:00.000-05:00

The doctor tells me I have a badly bruised femur, and bruised muscle tissue.
He the then goes on to say that riding my bike will make it better.
Kickass.

Division Street Derby for Monday, July 24th

2006-07-24T15:16:00.000-05:00

Meet at Blue Monday at 9:30PM and depart at 10:00PM.
Cheers, bitches!

Happy Birthday Kendall

2006-07-23T17:38:00.000-05:00

Kendall turned 18 on Saturday. She promptly started smoking, gambling, and visiting adult establishments.

Puerto Ricans are NOT lazy....

2006-07-20T02:02:00.000-05:00

Mukina started his new job at Mike's Bikes. Seems to be picking up the biz pretty good so far, but he's still my bitch for now.

Critical Mass

2006-07-19T14:57:00.000-05:00

Critical mass last month. McKinstry and I drove up and represented the 507.
Wow.

2006-07-19T13:46:00.000-05:00

Flippin' Sweet

2006-07-19T13:44:00.000-05:00

Updates of upcoming rides will be posted soon, tell all yur bitches.