Archive for May, 2009
We Leave Tomorrow Morning!
Posted on 19. May, 2009 by carlos.
Four months of planning, a few hundred phone calls, hours of being a bike shop apprentice, and we are finally leaving!
My parents will be driving from Mahopac, NY to Neptune City, NJ to drop us off at the starting point. My parentals rock!
We should be leaving our first location between 7am and 8am.
Tonight, as expected, [...]
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Order Your Real Geeks Ride T-Shirt!
Posted on 19. May, 2009 by carlos.
Found us on the interwebz? Met us on the road? Know us from Hawaii? Are you either Joe or Carlos’ mom?
Help support the ride and get a fancy, custom-designed t-shirt! There is a limited quantity(100 pieces) for sale, so feel cool when you hit ‘Order.’
T-Shirts provided by…
T-shirts were designed and printed by ThinkGeek.com. They [...]
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“Bike Snake” Spotted in the Wild
Posted on 10. May, 2009 by carlos.
A 60ft snake driven by 6 cyclists found it’s way to last night’s Full-Moon Cruise. It never made it on the entire ride with us, but we had about 30 minutes to ogle it beforehand. The “Snake” was constructed by the Austin Bike Zoo crew.
The Austin Bike Zoo mission:
Inspiring the Austin community with bicycles and other [...]
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Biking 100 miles from Austin Tx to Shiner Tx
Posted on 03. May, 2009 by carlos.
Yesterday, I pedaled for 100 miles with nearly 1,500 other cyclists (Great Austin to Shiner Pedal). Noteworthy attractions included fancy bikes, skin-tight clothes, and calves the size of pineapples. For the entire ride we battled a 15-30mph headwind, cursing <insert wind-god here>. I rode with a full pack which meant an extra 25lbs to lug [...]
