All good things must come to an end. Anna and I, after much discussion and thinking, have decided that Bike Skirt is one such thing. We have LOVED doing this, but feel our time is over. Why? A millio...
****************************** ****************************** ************ Last weekend I rode downtown to catch the Christmas Parade with some friends. I am not sure why I was so surprised to find out...
How do you know what to wear when you leave the house and it is 45 degrees and it quickly warms to 75? Tip #1: never put away your summer clothes. 2 nights ago the heat was on, now the AC is going. S...
Photo by Scott Thigpen – at the beginning of the race approaching the stairs. The terror is visible in my eyes. Sloss Furnaces is an amazingly picturesque historic site wit...
Erik Noren of Peacock Groove is the subject of a short documentary called Deep Custom. It will be showing this coming Monday at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis. Here’s the trailer! The full f...
I was back in Minneapolis recently for work, and was lucky enough to hook up with Erik Noren of Peacock Groove again to ride one of his handmade bikes. On my last visit I saw a preview of a killer bi...
And the winner of last week’s contest is…. ****************************** ****************************** **************** DAN! Congrats Dan, who said , ”I’m thankful for the friends I...
Everyday (well, nearly every day) I give thanks for my bicycle(s). I am thankful for the freedom they allow, the calories they burn so I can eat more pizza and beer, the way my legs look, the feel of...
Well since I had so much success with my last rant, I thought I would add another to this week’s posting. I get regular emails from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. I have no idea...
Bikeskirt is primarily a story proving that women in the south can and do in fact commute by bike fairly successfully. I personally haven’t delved too much into the philosophical/political because I ...
What do you wear to bike commute when you leave the house and it is 55 degrees and windy as hell, knowing that it will quickly warm up and I must talk to and teach 300 kids AND run a farmers market? ...
I know when Cyclocross season rolls around it seems like that’s the only thing I’m doing cycling related, but I continue to ride my bike to work, to Bici, to events (beer festivals are al...
(Photos by Gina Simpson and others that I can remember. Sorry!!) These past two weekends had back to back cross races for us here in Alabama, but I was sick for the most recent one. I gotta tell ya, ...
****************************** ****************************** ************************** A little late, but a post about the Pirate Alleycat that I raced in a few weekends ago. It was a stunning day fo...
This past weekend I enjoyed the first of hopefully many rides with my father on the Longleaf Trace, a rails to trails project in Mississippi. The trail is 40 miles long, starting in Hattiesburg and e...
The second Bamacross race of the season when a little better for me than the first. As in, although I had the inclination to upchuck, I was able to resist this time around. There were a few more wome...
****************************** ****************************** *************************** This weekend Rubarb (Rusted Up Beyond All Repair Bikes) is having an alleycat! I have yet to do an alley...
****************************** ****************************** ****************************** ** Every Wednesday night in the Fall, New Orleans has Harvest the Music. This is a free concert in Lafayette ...
Which do you think is worse – dust, or mud? After race 1 I’m going to say dust. Why? Well I’ve never puked at a race before, and at this one I managed to twice. That makes me hardco...
Rossitron and I recently returned from a vacation for the ages. Wedding in Atlanta! Final beach visit of the season in Pensacola! ELISA TIME IN NEW ORLEANS!! Our plan was this: beer. Ok, we did ride ...
Sorry for the delay on this post; this week has been mad! ****************************** **************** Last friday was Park(ing) Day. I have always wanted to participate, and this year I got to! Ne...
* This was originally posted on the Bici Coop website, but I thought you dear readers might enjoy it as well! The only sad part of this day was that Elisa could not join us. MISSED YOU!* ************...
(you can’t spell Go any other way in this state) ****************************** ****************************** ************************** I am proud to say that New Orleans is now recognized as a...
****************************** ****************************** ****************************** *************************** Late last week, Sugar and I had a night on the town with my good friend (and co-w...
Last Wednesday, I rode up to work to find a lovely surprise; the bike rack was completely full! My office building is part of Tulane University (but not on the main campus), so they have one class in...
Sugar, my new bike, and I are having a ball. Earlier this week we took a morning jaunt through the French Quarter before a work meeting. Sugar had an agenda planned out and I just came along for the ...
Scary thunder and lightening! ****************************** ****************************** ***************************** We are being dumped on by Katia currently with flood warnings all over the plac...
As the Bamacross season approaches (1 month to go!), the Bici team has gotten into a groove of Sunday morning practicing, followed by brunch at our favorite local spot for yummy food and brilliant li...
****************************** ****************************** ****************************** ************* I finally got the commuter bike I have been dreaming about: Schwinn Cream. Saturday, which happ...
Lookie! It’s the Bici Coop 3rd Annual Ladies Alleycat! Per usual, men must wear skirts to race. Event will start and end at Rushton Park. Registration starts at 1:30, race will roll out ...
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