Morning Bike Ride Down the Lakefront

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Days like today are one of the reasons I really like riding my bike to work. Here are a few pictures from the ride.

A Quick Bit About Locking Up

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I have been working in bikes shops for over 15 years now, and one of the things I hear quite a bit is, “I just got my bike stolen.”
This sucks. The people who steal bikes suck even more.
I used to use a mini u-lock, a set of Pitlocks for my wheels, and call it good. Recently, that has become not good enough. So I beefed up security.

Now it is two locks, an ABUS mini and chain, plus some Pitlock wheel locks.


For more information on locking your bike, check out:
Thwarting Bicycle Thievery
Village Cycle Center – “Lock It Up!” with ABUS – Jan. 17th 2013

Sandy Tracks

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Todays ride in to Village Cycle Center included a couple runs through the sand followed by some run up action.
I may not be getting to race all the races I wanted to this year, but I still do love riding my cross bike through all the goodness the is cyclocross.

Southbound to Village.

North Ave Beach.

Sand!

More sand!

And even more sand!

Tuesday Morning Commute by Bike

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I’ve started taking a long route to work to add a few more miles to my morning commute. As it gets colder, the ride now includes the lake front. Far less traffic out there on cold Chicago mornings, along with a great view, and no cars, it is quite wonderful.

Here are a couple pictures.

The empty bike path, and the full south
bound side of LSD.

The sand on North Ave beach is great for
cross practice.

No bike ride is complete with out a
picture of the bike.

Or two.

Blackburn Design Scorch 1.0

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Blackburn Design - Scorch 1.0

The Blackburn Scorch 1.0's whopping 140 lumen beam will illuminate all the potholes and branches trying to trip you up when riding in the dark. The power button doubles as a battery life indicator, and this little powerhouse features high, standard, and flash modes so you can dial in just the right brightness and run time. It's powered by a high-tech, internal Lithium-Ion battery which charges through a watertight magnetic connection that plugs into a USB computer port.

• Compact, rechargeable Li-Ion headlight
• CNC machined aluminum housing
• Super-bright white CREE® XP-G LED
• 140 Lumen output
• Magnetic USB smart charger
• No tools universal clamp mounts to any handlebar
• 1hr High, 3hr std, 5hr flashing run times • LED fuel gauge/charge indicator

140 lumen of pow from the Blackburn Scorch

Blackburn Scorch has an indicator the changes from green (fully charged) to red (needs charging) to let you know when you need to charge it.

The Scorch detaches from its mount and makes a decent little flash light.

Patented power attachment passes electrical current through magnets, allowing for a compact and watertight connection.

Charges via any standard USB port.

Charges via any standard USB port.

Charges via any standard USB port.The indicator will flash green when fully charged.

The Blackburn Scorch is available at Village Cycle Center


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