I'm super excited about this new bike. I went on my first gravel ride yesterday and had a blast. The Fargo was very comfortable and ha...

As if adding a complete singlespeed to my collection of bikes wasn't enough, I decided to add another new bike. A 2011 Salsa Fargo. Th...

I recently completed my singlespeed/fixed gear conversion. I think it turned out pretty nice. It took me alomost 2 years to complete, but th...

Last night I picked up my Surly Big Dummy. I brought it home and had some parts waiting for me on my front porch that I ordered last week. P...

My weight loss has subsided for now so my clydesdale status is no longer in jeopardy. I have also not been riding as much as I like. My run...

I have narrowed my choices down to two bikes, the Raleigh Record Ace and the Jamis Eclipse. For my benefit I am going to list some pros and...

I recently decided that since I lost a ton of weight I should reward myself with a new bike. I want a new road bike, something fast, somethi...

As I described in my last post I have lost a ton of weight (45 lbs as of today). Most of it came off with out having to workout. Some might ...

So after an 8 year battle with my weight I decided to really commit myself to a weight loss plan. I had heard through work that a lot of pe...

Since I'm hit and miss with my blogging I figured I had better do a year in review before 2011 rolls around. All in all it was a pretty...

I just completed the Bike Ride Across Nebraska last week on my Jamis Aurora Elite. I'm not sure what other conditions I can put this bik...

Why a partial review? Well I've ridden it in various conditions flat, hilly, bike path, road, residential, long, and short rides. I ha...

Last night I fabricated some metal brackets to allow me to attach my front Surly Nice Rack and rear Tubus Logo rack.

Take a look at my 2010 Jamis Aurora Elite page for more pics and build info. I had a great weekend riding and building my new bike. First ...

Today is the day! Last weekend I ordered a 2010 Jamis Aurora Elite and it will be in today. I'm hoping to pick it up tonight or tomorr...

last night I started working on painting the fork on my Project SS bike. There were a couple scratches in the paint so instead of trying to...

Last night I started tinkering with truing my front wheel. The plan all along has been to build em, and take em to the LBS to get trued. H...

I finally got the last of my parts in last night. I sent my frame off to get blasted. I wrapped my handlebars and got some pics of my whee...

Now that I have finally aquired all the parts needed to complete my project, I have finally decided to list everything out for historical pr...

I've almost got all the parts I need for my SS project. I've had a hard time with some online retailers being out of stock or backo...

So after all the talk about getting a Surly Long Haul Trucker, I've changed my mind. I realized that the last time I bought a bike based...

Recently I decided to ditch my 1974 Schwinn Varsity project. The frame is too small for me and there is no point dumping time and money int...

My desire to build a bike from the ground up has not gone away and gotten the best of me. I am in the process of trying to buy a bike off cr...

After a long thoughtout debate (with myself) I've decided to buy the complete LHT and repalce a few things on it. The thought of buildi...

One of my ongoing projects is complete strip down of an old Schwinn Varsity. I'm in the ready for paint stage but due to the cold weath...

As mentioned before I am buying a new bike this year. I've decided on the Surly Long Haul Trucker. It's steel frame, gearing, moun...

For xmas I went with a theme again this year. Bike accessories! I am going to buy a new bike this year so I decided to use xmas to pre acces...

In an effort to get back to blogging I'm going to start blogging about my cycling miles. One of my goals is to complete BRAN (Bike Ride ...

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As promised here is the pic of my newy painted kettlebell. I didn't end up painting it the way I wanted, but I like it anyway. The stenc...

I've been looking at painting my kettlebell for a while. I got 3 more kettlebells for xmas so now I have a set of 35 pounds and a set o...