Category Archives: Cycling

Failing to Get Out

St. Louis is experiencing some amazing fall weather, yet I’ve failed to get off my ass and ride the dust-collecting bike.

At least I get to walk to and from the office. Hopefully the weather holds out for some recreation soon.

2008 is Half Over

I wasn’t prepared for this year to speed by so quickly, and I failed to plan coherent thoughts to share just now, but found myself staring at an embarrassingly old last post. Let’s play catch up!
Family:
I have not broken our beautiful baby, Charlotte, though she keeps us busy and provides me plenty of opportunity.
Work:
I [...]

It is Hot

I dislike this weather.

What this doesn’t show is the humidity we currently also have, which contributes to keeping me from going outside, let alone riding the bike. We rode briefly on Sunday morning, but I didn’t feel good about it afterwards. I’ll have to visit the fitness room instead this week.
Someday I’d like to [...]

Broke a Spoke, Replaced Wheelset

My bike received a significant upgrade this weekend after a torn spoke led to a full wheelset replacement. Kevin from Big Shark was incredibly helpful and made sure my bike was back in riding condition with new wheels faster than it took us to get lunch and walk back to the shop - great service.
Seeking [...]