Bike Tire Fixed

May 29th. The bike tire is fixed. I rode 5.30 miles.

It felt good to be riding again. I got my new issue of Adventure Cycling. Usually its read cover to cover right away but I've been busy. I really enjoy reading Adventure Cycling.

More in depth coverage coming later.

No mileage today

Don't have me a air pump yet so I'm gonna push it to the gas station in the morning and air it up befor class. Had a flat.


4/25 2.25
4/26 7.32
4/27 1.25
4/28 3.94
50.34 miles since Total miles since blog inception

Mileage Update

4/21--- 1.25 miles
4/22--- 1.25 miles
4/24--- 5.94 miles

35.58 miles total.

Riding in The cold

Rode 5.22 miles today. 27.14 miles total since blog began.

My bike ride commute on the way home from work was damned cold. 27 degrees with a 12 mile an hour wind. Of course the wind is always to your face no matter what direction your pedaling. I had a hoodie on but I couldn't wear the hood over my ears because of my bike helmet.

I need to get something like this dudes wearing. A Headsweats Warm Cap. It fits underneath a bike helmet.

Performance bike has these ear warmers for $19.95.

My cheapo headlight fell off and broke but it "ain't no biggie". After being harrased by a cop because of no headlight on my bike I went to the thrift store and bought an angled flashlight for $1.00. It was taped on but after riding in a bad snow/sleet/rain one day the tape loosened up. Not having anymore tape I used rubber bands to connect my cheapo flashlight to the bar. The battery went dead and is not replaceable so tonight I was riding in the dark hoping no cops would see me. Guess I'm gonna have to upgrade my lighting situation pretty soon. Maybe I'll go back to the thrift store and get that $3.00 flashlight.

Mileage Update

Tuesday only .52 miles and weds I went
5.24 Miles. No miles on thursday,friday or saturday but today I will have about 5.30 miles. I did go for 2 walks of 2.5 miles each. 21.92 miles total on my bike since blog started on 4/11.

16.16 miles

5.35 miles on 4/14. I had 15-20 mile an hour winds hitting me head on for about 1/2 mile on my way home. 16.16 miles total since blog inception.

Bike Nashbar

5.37 miles today(4/13). Just another day of riding my bike to work and back. Total milege for 3 days since the bike blog began is 16.18 miles.

If your a bargain shopper then check out Nashbars Return Center
If people return something they bought they slap it in this section. Some good deals to be found sometimes. Just bookmark it and check it every few days. Theres alot of various cycling clothes. If your not looking for clothing items then you won't find much.

Back in the regular section of Nasbar website they got the Shimano Alivio Rear Derailleur for $19.99.
In the catalog they have the upgraded Shimano Deore Rear Derailleur for $17.99. Why do they give it to you cheaper over the phone for a catalog order instead of a cheaper price for the website order. Most companies try to encourage you to buy from the website instaed of over the phone. This saves them the cost of designing/publishing/ and mailing the catalog out. It also cuts the cost down because you don't have to pay a worker to be taking the order over the phone.

Maybe it's the old upsell 'em game . I don't know, never ordered from them yet but they do have good deals on a lot of their products.