Dude...new relams of pain...

two words....
KIDNEY STONES
yup i gots them.
did it keep me off my bike you ask? No sir...no it did not.
I rode to get the breakfast for my morning crew. The pain that radiates from my lower back was relieved once i sat on the seat and began to pedal. So after Doctors and cats scans and all the medicine. i must wait for it to pass.
In brighter news....i was here

i got to watch a very relaxing game eat a lot of really good (but bad for you food) and watch the Detroit Firework. ( As seen here)


saw many people with their bikes, saw some pretty bikes and saw some that looked like they had been to war. Some for pleasure riding and others were riding just to survive. How can one machine ( the bike) be a symbol of leisure and poverty, how can one see the man who lays his head on the street with his thrift store special and the dude whose bike cost more then my car next to each other. i dont get it. Detroit is said to be dying. And yes it is on the ropes but we are a tough place...we will bust through this. there is no other choice.
So this is my rant today...maybe its more intense due to the fact i am urinating blood but hey what ever i do this for me.

so this is me @ work today. Thanks to dave for taking the pic. this is the window display at work. i like the bikes in the background it makes me feel like the knights of the round wheel are storming the castle of the gas guzzling car warriors. so i struck the epic pose. Also my HR person at work has been emailing with me to find a way to present the bike commuter tax incentive , it would be a good way for me to get some cover minor costs that happen with riding ( tubes/tires/maintenance,new wheels.... lycra jump suits) and really put bailout money to good use ! ( thanks big government!!!!)
I deiced to ride today to work. for the most part i drive on sundays so i can stay at church longer before i start at noon, but in the preparation of having one car i decided to start biking on sundays. it was a nice ride. i have to start wearing lighter clothes ( shorts/socks/sandals ... mankini's) due to MI humidity.
Any who i left about ten minutes before i would leave by car and i still got there in plenty of time. had i gotten a flat it would have been close but fine. so i think next week i will leave even later. ( pushing the boundaries lolz )

what i save by riding to work

so i found this nifty little gadget online today. it a calculator that tells you how much money you save by biking to work. Now i am no math whiz and i don't know what they use to back the data but from me counting on my fingers and toes i am going to agree with its estimate.
here is the link
http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bike/index.php
i save $124 a month
thats a lot of coffee ad burritos.

the power of the bell

i wish it were that easy here in MI... but plowing through the peoples on the street like the running of the bulls is what make me MICHIGAN TOUGH!

a simple no frills ride

got up today thought i would go for a ride ... and about ten minutes into it i had to come to a sudden stop due to a cat deciding to jump right in front of me..... so in honor of that... here are some videos of animals getting in the way


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