Posts from ‘February, 2009’

This is promising. Since I have never seen one I do not know what to expect. The rundown:
Riders will be able to rent space in 110 bike racks kept in a building where security is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week while they catch the light rail and Valley Metro and Orbit [...]

… since I have ridden my bike. I am soooo out of shape now. It is amazing how fast the cardio system goes out the window. I climbed a ladder today and was out-of-breath. Good news is I have been eating pretty well and drinking less. Bad news is I will pobably be riding the [...]

Attempted sexual assault, then took off on her bike! The lesson to this story is always fight back.
“The woman landed in cactus but hit and scratched [the assailant]”

Man who attacked woman on bicycle gets 23 years via  Azfamily.com

This is really cool – a self-charging electric wheel that you can attach to any bike. (presumably 26″ wheels) You can also add one in front and one in back for dual wheel drive. Although how you would throttle that is unclear. I would love to put one of these on the back of the [...]

A nice story. But I can’t help but wonder why “Parts and service managers from Audi dealerships all over the country” are hanging out at a resort/casino in these hard times. I guess Audi is not a US car company, that’s why.
Looks like they all got helmets too, kudos. But the tassels? C’mon.
Auto managers donate [...]

Good new is that the train is being used. With the bike and the train I can go just about anywhere now. Will the ridership stay up when the weather gets hot? I assume it will. Waiting outside a few minutes is no real hardship. Plus they are air conditioned, right?
I doubt I can squeeze [...]

Had my first post-surgery commute to work today. I did OK on the way in, but the ride home did me in. Good thing I can pick up the ORBIT right around the corner. I think maybe two more weeks of recovery. *sigh* I am a wreck after only a week off the bike. I [...]