WE ARE NOW ON FACEBOOK!!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Confessions-of-a-bikeaholic/194520944028767

I finally decided to get my blog on facebook as well.  i will be posting info and things on both the blog and facebook.  i wont always have the same thing on both sites, so be sure to check both.  I will be trying to post  more info on both sites, instead of once a week if that.  I will try and post at least twice a week, and have bike reviews along with many other things.

Keep on biking.....

finally had a warm day.

The temperature reached 66 degrees today, so i got out my single speed road bike

and went for a long ride.  

 looking at Lake Bemidji.

after riding over some snow lumps i was able to ride on the trail for a short distance,

but with my 700c tires i couldn't go very far with all the left over snow.  next time ill 

have my mountain bike for bahaing over the snow piles.  I finally didn't have

to wear long johns, heavy sweaters and all that winter crap.  

my TREK 820 on the new trail bridge in town.

(looking North) 

(looking south)

As you can see in the pictures there is still snow on the trails, 

on either side of the trail bridge.  On my trip i ran across Natalie and her boyfriend 

trying to ride around the lake on the road, considering how snow clogged the 

trails are.  

"life can pass you by, or you can get on a bike and pass it by."

I love that saying, not sure who came up with that one.

Keep on biking....

Life is fun when you have new things to try...

photo from: videojug.com 

I'm going to give BMX biking a shot.  I have never tried doing tricks or even riding BMX bikes much.  I am borrowing a BMX from the shop and i'm going to try to learn some tricks.  I know how to ride one, and how to jump off a curb (a half bunny hop i guess).  I'm going to try and learn tricks like the full bunny hop, the Pogo, the decade, and many more.  Hopefully i don't get hurt and break a leg or something.  I'll update as i learn these tricks without hurting myself.


Keep on Biking....

Confused Sturmey Archer Hub, Part 5 - Bump in the bike trail

I'm still working on it, i am trying to get the shifting right, but i haven't had much
 time lately to work on it.  I took the fenders off of it, and put them on another bike of mine.
I will probably be able to work on it for another week now, this week will be very busy for Shifting Gears with the bike rodeo going on, on Thursday the 18th at the Nymore hockey arena @ 3pm.
When i get it running i will be posting pictures and how I did it....

Keep on Biking....

Confused Sturmey Archer Hub, Part 4 - I changed my mind

My internal 4 speed Shamano Nexus hub.

I have decided to put it on my Raleigh Concord instead.  I took the wheels off of my Raleigh and put them on my Schwinn Suburban.  I like the look of them on it better than my Raleigh.

Schwinn Suburban with my Raleigh's 700c wheels on it.

I put on 700 x 35 road tires, i did have an old pair of 700 x 28 studded tires, but i removed all of the studs a couple months ago because they were worn down, but the tires were still good.  I had to switch the tires because they kept rubbing on my fender in the back. the front one was fine but the rear one was being a pain, so i swapped them out  for the road tires.

I will be putting the hub/wheel onto my Raleigh on Friday, but won't be finished until Saturday, I will have it on the bike, but i am waiting until i get a shifter for it, which will coming on Saturday.  I will take some better pictures of my Schwinn and my Raleigh once i get it done on Friday and Saturday.

Keep on Biking.....

Poor, lonely snow covered Magna

I went to Grand Forks the other day, and i found this bike sitting in front of the Boys Ranch

Thrift Shop buried in snow.  When I saw it i felt sorry for it, just sitting there buried up to its

top tube in snow.  It's sad to see bikes that are abandoned like this one, left to rust away.  

If you know of someone who has a bike that leaves it out side to suffer in silence in the weather,

please do something, it not only helps the bike, but also helps the owner's wallet.  If they can't bring

it inside somewhere, even putting a tarp over the bike would help keep it in better riding condition.  

Keep on Biking.....