"That's what ibprophren is for!"

Got some riding in early this evening on tranq dirt. After the trail work on Sunday my back was a little sore. But "That's what ibprophren is for!". Anyway, that’s what I hear. My cell phone camera caught Dmars doing the rollers on blue trail at the top of the south hill.



We met with Craig starting his ride at the south end of the Ice Loop. The heavy south wind pushed Dmars, Craig and I up the hill. I pretended the farm dog was chasing me and broke away for a second. Those two caught me quick on the new reroute to the Inner Loop Descent. I’m already missing the South Hill Descent.

Many thanks to Dan and Bike Masters for taking a quick look at my shifting issues. All is well. And don't worry I'll learn how to take care of my bike eventually.

Roll On It

The first official "Trail Day" of 2009 at Tranquility is complete. The closed signs are down. Now it's time to roll on it.

Sunday Trail Day - Tranquility Sunday March 29th

Like dirt? Come help make some more ridable. Please join us on Sunday. Trail Day Sunday March 29th starts at noon and we finish at 4PM. We will meet at the trailhead kiosk on the south side of Fort St. just past the creek west of 120th St. You can bring shovels and limb cutting tools, etc.. There is also a Trail day tues march 31 from 6 till 8. This is to finish up anything not completed on Sunday.

Check out the full calendar of trail days on the THOR website trailshaveourrespect.org. Click on the calendar link for full details.

Second Day of Spring

My expectations for Sat. March 21, 2009 were low but it turned out good. Met up with Dale, Chris, Dave, Marc and Marc's "wonder tiller" at 10AM. We got in 4 hours of trail work fixing erosion from the spring thaw. The warm weather had us all shedding jackets and sweatshirts in the first 5 minutes of work.

After that I took a quick paved trail spin to cool off. I feel bad for the many trail users out on Saturday. I had to be leaving a bad trail of stink! Sorry about that but the dirt trails are starting to get really nice. Well, maybe not after it rains today.



Later in the afternoon, after cleaning up, I took Emma's old Schwinn downtown to donate it to Community Bicycle Shop Omaha. CBSO had an open house from 4PM to 6PM. I was impressed with how nice and organized the place looked. The way I understand it, a kid that needs a bike will work in the shop for a number of hours and earn it. Great idea!

Happy 50th Mom and Dad!

2/14/1959

Saturday Laundry Upgrade

The washing machine was giving us trouble. Since it was a model from the early 90s it was decided that replace wins over repair. The floor in the laundry room was in bad shape. While all the appliances are out, I slapped a new floor down yesterday morning.

Managed to get the floor done in time for a ride with dmars and RG.



The new washer and dryer don't show up until late on Tuesday. The laundry is piling up...

Fort St. Gravel Ride

January 18th, 2009 was a good day for a gravel road ride. Temps were in the 30's with a light west wind. This would also be my first ride on my professionally tuned Marin - East Peak since Bike Masters finished tuning it back in December. I took Doug's advice and rode west on fort street today. I didn't want to fight any traffic with ice and snow on the road sides so I loaded the bike up on the back of the truck and drove west to about 170th. I parked in a residential area close to were the gravel starts. The traffic was light. After riding for about an hour I realized only about half a dozen cars went by. I passed one runner but didn't see any others on bikes. The light wind gave me a bit of a push home. Fort St. past 196th has some nice hills. I enjoyed the climbs and the gravel was solid enough for some fast descents. I was up out of the saddle on the climbs without any bike trouble. Back in November I would have been worried about climbing hard because of a drivetrain problem (cracked derailleur hanger). My brake performance was a big improvment too. They were very quiet and worked great. Thanks Bike Masters!

I was expecting to have a mad dog come running out of some farm along the way. Fortunately that didn't happen.
Good Ride!

Good Game - Great Halftime Show

No. 5 Omaha Central took down top-ranked Omaha Bryan 22-8 last night. It was a good close game where in the final five minutes Central came from behind for a 68-56 win. At halftime the Eagles trailed by 10 points. The great halftime show contributed to Central's awesome comeback. Nice job Central Pom Squad!!!