the past month or so i have been riding more ( Read more... )

after over a year of waiting, erin finally brought home my pista concept frameset.  last april she made it her mission to get me one.  she started by calling bruce at bikeworks in urbana.  i had bought two other bianchi pistas from him and wanted to continue my support.  for those not in the know bruces shop is wall to wall bikes and parts.  on a ( Read more... )

friday april 11:

erin picked me up from work and we headed to sandys to get the van. we dropped off eleanor at jessups to get the headlight fixed and headed back toward oak park. once there, we got our stuff together. we grabbed clothes, paint, locks, bedding, the bikes, and jeff and headed north to pick up caitlin and company as well as alex. ( Read more... )

last weeks freedom ride roster ( Read more... )

i rode the lakefront yesterday.
high winds off the lake suck.
super.

this evening jeff, erin, and i had a fire in the woods.
it was awfully easy going thanks to erins duraflame idea.
i hope people hang in there for the warm weather again.
i was not terribly impressed with the turnout this week.
pace!

BENJAMIN POPPER
+ cat 1 elite race
+ starting position 141st
+ finished 58th
+ 2 laps off the winner

good show ben.

georges hand me down pista has not been seeing much action since the move to oak park. the lack of time combined with the lack of nearby familiar chill spots have made for little motivation to go out cruising ( Read more... )

yesterday i rode home from work. in the snow.
yesterday i had a fire in the woods. in the snow.
i dont like snow.
i like salt less.

the november freedom ride was ( Read more... )