CLAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!

Clay Caldwell @ Sunnyside from miliken on Vimeo.

actin' a fool on locked cog.

Portland: Brocyle Report

I just got back from a week in beautiful Portland, Oregon. While the temperature in Birmingham has been in the triple digits, I spent the majority of the week in a cardigan and on an old Miyata 21 speed (thanks to Andrew). Not my ideal ride but was the right size and did a decent job getting me around the city. Everywhere I went there was ample bike infrastructure, which, coming from Birmingham, is a welcome change. Everything from separated lanes to bike sensors at traffic lights to bike racks on every corner made riding in a busy urban center a lot easier and more accessible.

What also comes with this cycling friendly system though is traffic citations for cyclists. Like Alabama, every bike has to be equipped with a brake; however, unlike Alabama, if you get caught without a brake you can get a ticket worth $240. DAMN! Clay, (pictured below) informed me that there are only a couple of cops in the West side of that will bust you for that but most will stop you for rolling through a stop sign or traffic light. I guess that's the price you pay for being treated like a human as a opposed to a nuisance.

Anyway, it was great time and if you have the chance to get out there fly Southwest and take your own bike. It's free with them. Delta is $175 extra each way.

Here are some photos:

Clay


Olaf


Jousts


Lady Killer


Burnside

Checkpoints for the Garden Party Race

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GARDEN PARTY!

this weather is killing me.

Mathias, WV from RAPHA on Vimeo.

hopefully at some point the weather will cooperate in birmingham long enough to get an epic ride or two in during the next couple of weeks. until then i will just have to watch the rapha videos.

suicide king alley cat

some homies at the holy city bike co-op in charleston are having a weekend of bike mayhem at the end of this month. three days of bike fun. check it out at the myspace. go get some.

from the Bici post on WJOX

and my response.