Come sit by the fireplace on a cold winter night…

Yesterday I finally got out for my second day of bike commuting. It took a little longer than I expected to get back out there. Mainly because I had to wait until the weekend to find time to replace my busted shifters, but also because my arse was still mad at me for the first time. Butt enough about that. ;-) This time I had my ride computer and my tail light, both with new batteries. The ride was roughly 7.5 miles and surprisingly it only took me about 35 minutes. I thought it would take me around 45 minutes until I got in shape, but it is slightly downhill on the way in to the office. They were calling for…

I just received the December newsletter from the World Bicycle Relief organization and in it was an article about how Rob Lucas aka ‘UltraRob’ (a friend of my friend Matt) is donating 10% of earnings from his website, www.ultrarob.com, to World Bicycle Relief, through December 25. During this time the World Bicycle Relief organization will be matching all donations dollar-for-dollar up to $750,000. So, in this season of giving, you can buy that outdoor enthusiast on your list a special gift while helping out a worthy cause at the same time.

Today I began my return to Colorado cycling by riding to work. I plan on riding to work as much as possible but I won’t be riding in again tomorrow. “Why?” you ask, well mainly because my ass already hurts from today’s commute but also because both of the shifters on the ‘Cuda gave out on my way to the office today. I managed to get things to hold in a middle gear but I don’t know how long that will last and I don’t want to have to climb any more hills holding the shift lever in place. I’ll find some cheap shifters and break levers to slap on and I’ll be back out there soon. In the…