Monthly Critical Mass Post

So yesterday i went on the monthly critical mass bike ride!! For those of you who don't know... Critical mass is a community bike ride through the heart of orlando, spreading cycling awareness through the idea of strength in numbers. It's also just an awesome way to spend the last friday of every month riding and a chill pace through downtown orlando with a buncha other bicycle enthusiasts.. =) My brother and father and I ride it every month, and we all agree it's something that everyone has to do! =) well anyways... it was a good ride like always.. of course there are the moments when a police officer has nothing better to do than to tail the riders and threaten to arrest them because they aren't riding on the bike lane... (apparently they didn't notice that there were a couple hundred cyclists riding and there wouldn't be any way possible for everyone to fit on the bike lane without causing 10 times more congestion... ) kinda funny actually... but yea. it's completely legal for a bicycle to use the road, and if they want to arrest a bunch of cyclists for legally riding on the streets, then they should check I4 eastbound any day from 3pm-7pm... and arrest those people for causing WAY more congestion than a couple cyclists on one friday at the end of the month...

and here's a picture of my dad on his bike in front of a group of cyclists before our ride out.. =)

daily bike rant... helmet or no helmet?

So i've been cycling for the past couple months without a helmet... and i mean I hate wearing helmets as they make your head even more sweaty than it'll already be cycling hard.. but i do ride a whole lot more now and for longer distances too. I've been calculating my average speed through town, and it's around 22 mph(that's including traffic lights, so it's actually probably a faster mph) so it can get scary at times.. hmm but on the other hand.. if i were to get hit by a car going at that speed, i'm guessing the damage would be similar in either situation whether i have a helmet or not... i see many experienced fixed gear riders ride helmet-less, and i'm guessing their experience riding fixed allows them to predict traffic patterns and find a better flow through roads. hmm I probably wont get one anytime soon, but i'm thinking about it, and maybe i'll pick one up eventually just "in case"... oh and now i gotta post a pic up cuz blog posts are boring without pictures..

here was us chillen at lake eola during the orlando food and lifestyle festival, or whatever it's called.. =p

getting faster!

so i rode to work on my bike again.. usually tkaes over an hour taking my car.. even on the highway!!! and last time i took this way to work on my bike it took me 2 hours 22 minutes... quite the ride... welps today i got up like 11:30ish.. kinda late.. =/ had my leftover subway from last night.. and went on my way with my bike shorts on and a tshirt.. with all my workclothes and computer stuff in my backpack.. well i'm not gonna lie.. it was a tough ride and i mashed through it pretty hard.. my back was aching and my bum had a hard time dealing with all the rough bumps in the road.. but i made it!! only took me 1 hour and 48 minutes this time!!! =) more than 30 minutes faster than my last try... and coming in at an average of 22 miles per hour.. beast!! well here's another picture i just took of my bike... ENJOY!!

Bikin

Bout to take another 2 hour bike ride to berrywise. Just getting prepared by having a healthy sub to energize me.

what a weekend...

So i hung out with lynda the entire week.. it was good times.. took her to see the town, went to eat crawfish, chilled down park ave, and lake eola with jeremy and flip mike etc... oh and watch a magic game where we lost.. sigh... but yea.. such a crazy weekend.. i'm pooped.. so much drinking and going out at night takes a toll also.. but it was good times.. and i hope lynda enjoyed her stay in orlando.. =)

At the magic game!

for the rest go here!

Tessa lounge

I'm at Tessa lounge outside drinking cuz we got here early. Haha. Lynda's in town and so far we're havin a dope time. We bought Orlando magic jerseys for tomorrows magic game whoot!!!

some time to relax..

Awesome! my friend lynda is coming in from out of town.. gonna show her the city and at the same time check out some sites that i've always wanted to see. Orlando magic game on friday!! whoot! and of course partying pretty much every night.. it'll be a good weekend where i can finally relax and take a break from work... =)

bicycle ride..

So for the past 4 months i've gotten into the lovely sport of cycling... I'm not a hardcore rider or anything, but i feel like i'm getting better and riding longer distances.

recently for the past months i've been having longer rides, and it's been awesome! cold but still awesome! yesterday i rode my bike longer than i have ever ridden before. I rode from my house to work at berrywise cafe. it was a 37 mile long ride on the route that i took. The headwind was CRAZY! and pretty much a slow rise in elevation the entire ride there.. not a good thing. i still managed to time myself and i was finished in 2 hours 15 minutes. It woulda been faster if the wind wasn't as harsh. but it was a good test of my abilities. I feel i can pretty much ride to anywhere in orlando if i wanted to and tried. the weather yesterday was also incredibly cold.

here's a picture of my bicycle by the way.. =)

It's a Volume cutter frame, with fumanchu fork.
gear ratio is 46t-17tcog
velocity b43 rear wheel
aerospoke front wheel.
and more choice components.. =)

i'm actually looking to sell the frame and fork and pick up an NJS keirin frame...

My first post..

Here's a flyer i just designed For the shop Berrywise Cafe in Altamonte Springs... Berrywise Cafe is a Self serve Fro-Yo shop that also carries Lollicup Boba Tea! =)

Check it out sometime... the car meet's gonna be on the 28th of march.. so it'll give you plenty of time to prepare for the event and bring out the family and show off your cars! =)