... figured I would play it safe and avoid traffic by riding the bike path to work as the weather was drizzly and foggy. On the safe bike path I wiped out hard when my front wheel came in contact with slime. Bike is ok, but after twelve hours, my knee, hip, and ribs are still hurting.

Got on the track bike for the first time since I got this whole bloodclot thing.

realized i haven't ridden for about a week, due to work/weather. this rain is getting to me like whooooa. april showers bring may flowers? yea, if flowers were more rain...

today i spent too long in the ER


no idea what happened. i was knocked the **** out and dont remember about 10min before and after.
no one stopped, or saw anything or admitted to anything (IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC?)

im surprisingly fine.. just road rash.
bike is at the firestation, in unknown condition (that'll tell me if i hit something, or something hit me)

wtf duuuuude

feel better. that's terrible. i'm sending you a carepackage. wait, i don't know where to send it.

holy ****ing hell!!!

i'm glad you were able to take a picture! i'll have my squirrels to bring you some beer and nuts over to your house. get well soon!!!

as for me...
i've been piecing together a bike even more limited than a fixed gear. yay suspense.

Got a coritzone shot in each shoulder..

Holy **** dude, I hope you're okay. I'm sendin good vibes your way man!

Wow, glad you are okay, feel better soon!

Noooooo, **** that sucks. Hope you feel better soon and your bike is ok. :/

damn jdgesus, you have to get stitches?

Is that a purple helmet with a Lime green pack that I spot... Why are those colors soo appealing to us? My fiancee has a timbuk2 bag that we custom made purple/lime green/purple and my dog has a purple collar with a lime green leash.

Someone had said its the Jokers colors, but I don't think of that reference... All I see is Donatello.

Hope you feel better soon, and definitely take photos of the bike!

Congrats man. Baby steps. I'll be there on Saturday.

Glad it's not worse. Best of luck recovering quickly.

Today I am dealing with the mind-f*ck that is bike racing.


[knock knock]
Who is it?
Doubt.
What do you want?
I'm just hear to leave this bag of excuses...ahem...reasons why you can't achieve what you want.
No, thank you....ok maybe I'll have just one.
[rubs hands menacingly]heh heh heh...

Put on some short shorts. You know you have the legs to win races, time to constantly remind you, and the rest of the world you're a racer.

Looked at my bike again because it has been raining for the last week in Utah. One day I'll be able to ride you old friend, one day..

Today, ironically I guess because it's Bike to Work Day, I did not ride to work for the first time in weeks. Painful to be on the El when the sun's out like it is today.

But hey, going to an awesome Chicago Craft Beer Week event (Half Acre/Three Floyd's/Dogfish Head, word!) down on the south side tonight. Gonna get missed kazzzzed, as the kids like to call it.

thx everyone.
im surprisingly fine.

i feel like 90% normal... even tho i have no memory 20min surrounding the crash.

wabi frame might be toast tho... (huge top tube ding and it feels weak)

jdgesus - get well!

today I drew tomorrows forecast:


and now with a break in the weather I'm gonna go get a couple of supplies to finish my jelly legs drawing.

yeah, thats my wifes, she had to ride to the hospital (UGH, CARS MAN, WHY!?)
i have a blue bern, but i wasn't wearing it! thank god i was wearing my cheep giro...

i think hipsters like perty colors

Today I bought/installed a new wheelset for my Mash. I also learned from the nice dude at my LBS that you can thread a cog on backwards (was having an issue with my chain hitting the spokes on new wheels).

get out there and ride dood ride. convincing yourself to get out in the rain is the hardest part, once your out there it's actually kind of fun. what's the worse that can happen, you get wet? or are you made of sugar?

Today I'm struggling to get through work. Nearly decided to go home for my lunch break and just chill. I've got a lot of riding/work to do today in order to get ready for CRANK MOB on saturday. Jesus christ I'm excited.

Also drunkenly trying to see who's drive train is the smoothest I knocked my rear wheel into a spinning crank and popped a spoke. Gotta get that fixed as well.

Unless you live in an alternate universe where everything is opposite, installing a cog backwards will bring the chainline closer to the spokes.