tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705491506067308972012-01-26T10:02:29.742-06:00Biking, playing, and everything in betweenDJ Chi Waihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04315502544629602669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170549150606730897.post-7706997614752537532012-01-26T10:02:00.001-06:002012-01-26T10:02:29.797-06:00

TRAIL DAYat Lake Manawa Where Lake Manawa State Park When Saturday, January 289am - 12pm Bring Battery opperated drill and philips drill bit. The DetailsTrailday this Saturday. About half the TTF in No Second Chance floated 30' away. Either we get 10-15 people out there to lift and move it, or we break it down into sections and move it.  Bring bike to ride or walk cleared

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More coldness. But no wind. Just plain cold. But I wasn't complaining. Why? Because there was finally some snow on the ground and I was having a blast on the trail with the Mukluk. Sunday night we got between a half to one inch of snow in certain areas (I'm totally guessing here). All day, temps hovered around 31 so I figured that the trail would be way too sloppy to ride tonight. Boy was I

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Congrats to Aaron and Amanda on their new baby girl! I got a picture text tonight while I was at work. We were just discussing with Aaron on Saturday how Amanda was still working and due at ANY moment. Best of health to the mother and baby and congrats on your new bundle of joy!

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Now that my turntables are spinning again with my desktop, I decided to buy a new monitor. 24 inches of hd LED beautifulness. So bright compared to my old 18 inch lcd. Windows 7 is awesome because you can run the extended desktop between the two monitors. Serato Scratch Live running on the left, music folder open on the right. Oh yeah! I figure it will be good for photo editing, blogging, music,

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My buddy turned 33 this past week. Happy Birthday Jeremy! We've been busy going out the past three nights. Glad to know you Jeremy and to many more stories in 2012!

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When you're biking to the trail to meet your buddies on a Saturday afternoon and the wind is so fierce that you shed a tear. And then the tear freezes to the inside of your Jawbones. Yeah, that's cold! Aaron was back in town to take care of some business and he decided to bring his bike. Man Aaron, you really know how to choose the best day for biking. It was darn right cold out. My phone said

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Buddy Jeremy and I were possibly going to head out to Mt. Crescent this Sunday. They've been making snow and if the temps are below freezing then it could be a good weekend to go. We both took advantage of the Groupon a month or two back, basically it was half price lift tix out there. I have no clue if we'll be getting any real snow in the near future, might as well enjoy the fake white fluffy.

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Oh man, this video is cool. Why more people don't have fatties to ride, I'm not sure. Despite the super cold temps outside right now, I really want to go ride! I like the camera mounted at the back of the top tube. Might have to give that a try! Really cool at 36 seconds until the end. Ice Chips and Salsa from Bob Allen on Vimeo. http://vimeo.com/34920433

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Temps were warm, it was sunny, and I had nothing else going on last Sunday. Why not go for a ride? The wind was almost strong enough to make me rethink my decision, but a ride on the Big Papio proved to be a good idea. I started off at Hefflinger Park by Blondo and rode out to the shooting range by Harrison. Lots of interesting things to see and hear. This creek almost looked like a watercolor

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Drive shaft bike with internal gearing on Amazon. Hurry, only 11 left! Made by Dynamic Mountain Bike.   http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Mountain-Bike-Suspension-Chainless/dp/B0055CY8EM/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1326737337&sr=8-8

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Looks like you can get custom topcaps for your headset. I was thinking the temperature gauge route, but now that I know they can do custom...! I think I might be ordering one from purelycustom. Need to personalize the Muk. If anyone wants to do this, let me know. Maybe we can save on some shipping costs. I already know what I want to have engraved on mine. Here are some examples on MTBR, they

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I was browsing the world wide web to look for some ideas for two water bottle cages for the front fork on the Muk. I've been getting thirsty on my rides and one just isn't enough. I came across color painted screws. At first I was like, ooh, I want red. Then found out they are $6.99 for 4 screws. Yeah, you heard me right. I was actually planning to go to the hardware store to buy some screws and

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Twitter is nice because it puts interesting articles from various sources right at your fingertips. And by fingertips I mean on your phone. Came across these this morning: Woman falls 365 feet into croc infested water after her bungee cord snaps. I heard about this earlier in the week. There is video of it, plus a post interview. http://www.outsideonline.com/blog/outdoor-adventure/

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If you're ever in a pinch...or rather you end up with pinch flats, have no spare tubes and no patches, then maybe try this? Unless you're biking in Omaha and the TH is less than a couple miles away. http://www.stemcaptain.com/uncategorized/ever-had-to-tie-a-tube-bike-tube-that-is/

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Trials! Can't remember if this was posted around here or not, but it's worthy of another five minutes of your life!

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A couple things about MNR this past week. It must have dropped about 36 degrees within a matter of three hours. I was worried that by showing up half an hour late that I would miss out on some quality biking. Not so! I rode up the south hill to find the group. Eventually met up with the gang, rode the south hill again, then did the climb. I was content. I had figured with the rumors floating

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The buzz this week has been Salsa's website. They are working, building, and will be riding prototype full suspension fat bikes maybe within the next couple of years. Question is: Is it really necessary? That seems to be the debate amongst many on the forums and website. Those beefy tires already have enough bounce to them. Adding FS will just make it trampoline like if you ask me. Plus the added

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My grandma passed away in her sleep the week before Christmas. I guess cremations are a big deal in Hong Kong because she was finally cremated today. She was about 94 years old. She outlived my grandpa by 17 years. My parents made the trip over to Hong Kong, my sister and I did not due to work and the short notice. I've only met her more than a few times, but I still remember making her macaroni

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I was out at Standing Bear this afternoon, trying to get some biking in. Saw the clouds that were coming in while I was goofing around taking pictures of the bike. Figured that they might make for some sort of a cool sunset. I've been seeing cool sunsets while at work, usually from my office window if not from the operating room. So annoying to be stuck at work, left with a camera phone shooting

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The bike photos. Lake photos coming up next. Need to do some processing.

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Early last year, I bought a new Dell desktop. The whole goal was to replace my old Dell because the video card and everything else was going bad. I bought a juiced computer for music and photography. Intel quad core i7, 8gb ram, 2.8ghz, 2gb video card, 1.5 tb hd, hdmi, blah blah blah. Get everything rolling, turns out that my program I use to run my turntables with my mp3s wouldn't work. Serato

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Has the world come to an end? Or maybe a new beginning? This week has already been long, fell asleep from 7pm till 2:30am tonight. Whoops! A long nap or a full night's worth of rest? Anyway, I turned on the tv and MTV was playing music videos. I had to check the channel twice. Yup, music videos. And from 2-3am they have a show called Clubland on. All e-music (electronic), similar to the old MTV

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You gotta leave the year with a bang! People at work asked me what I did. I told them that I drove down to St. Louis and partied, went clubbing, heard a world known DJ spin, saw a Rams/49ers game, then drove back. All in the same weekend. My coworker Megan said, "Mike, grow up. Aren't you getting too old to go clubbing and partying till 3am?" So I asked her what she did. She said that she was

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I don't know how you guys do it, but those sunrise frosty frozen trail rides are almost unbearable because of the cold. It was a little windy, but man...my fingers and toes were cold this morning! That and my face. And it wasn't even sunrise by the time I got out to the trail this morning. At the same time, it felt great to hear the treads on the fatbike as I rode over to Tranquility from my

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Have a happy new year everyone! Be safe, drink lots, and dance your butts off! As for new year's resolutions? Who needs em? You're gonna break them anyway! I've been too busy at work to do much of anything lately. Trying to find a house on top of that, get my workouts in, and maybe go out on the weekends if I'm not too tired. Backlogged on pictures, but oh well. Take it easy everyone and I'll

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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! No snow, so no snow biking. But I'll take the 40s and sunny weather. Hoping that everyone gets their wishlists of overpriced biking gear fulfilled by Santa!

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Last night's Monday Night Ride was one to put down in the history books! For the first time ever, I cleared 1k miles in a year! And what better way to cross that milestone than to do it during the Monday Night Ride? Not a big deal for most, especially you roadies and you racers. But for me, the year consisted mostly of casual Monday Night Rides, tacorides, and some weekend riding on the trails.

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Bike art more specifically. Whether it's bike photography, a wine bottle holder in the shape of a bike, or oil on canvas, I love it all! My parents were in New Orleans this past summer and bought me a painted piece of art. I finally got it framed and mounted and it looks awesome! Notice the raised appearance of the painted bicyclist What's cool about this piece is that it isn't simply oil on

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I biked over the weekend, stuck to the trail that runs along 144th street. All that I can say is that Omaha drivers are terrible when it comes to watching out for bikers. I was on the bike trail, but still had to cross major intersections. And i was good, waited for the walk signals before crossing. But cars would just keep making right turns when I was ready to cross (and I had the walk signal)

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I can't believe I bought one of these! What is wrong with me??? So the story is that I saw it on tv during the summer, thought about getting one, and the price sounded great on tv. Buy one, get a second one free. Just pay separate shipping and handling fees. I have never bought anything off of the tv, so I was leary and did some research online. Those shipping and handling fees through the tv

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This video is the first of many to come. It was filmed on December 3rd at Tranquility Park after we got 6 inches of snow on the ground. Temps were perfect, about 28 degrees. The snow was powdery, but still easy to ride in (once we broke in the trail). Video was all shot in 1080p hi def using a GoPro and a Canon Elph HS300. If the video looks of low quality, change the resolution setting on

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Sorry about the lack of updates...been busy working on videos for the blog. And training for work until 11:30pm at night doesn't help either. Almost done making a video for day 1 of snowbiking, can't wait to start on days 2 and 3. Also need to figure out some music for the videos. I'm slowly figuring out the limitations of what does and doesn't work when it comes to the GoPro on a bike. The

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Our goal for tonight's venture out at Tranquility wasn't based on two wheels. Instead it would consist entirely of walking on snowshoes. Between the four of us, we think that we helped to pack in some of the trails at Tranquility. All done under moonlight and a starry filled sky. It's been a good three days since I've been out to Tranquility. It appears that somebody went through most of the

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Aaron, this one is for you at 52 seconds. Dropping the hammers!!! Pretty cool, creating animation with cutouts of paper or some media on the bike wheel

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As stated previously, I had three cameras on me while biking. Yeah, I'm kinda crazy like that. GoPro, Canon Elph, and my Canon 40D with my new 50mm lens. I wasn't going to pass up the chance to get some great photos with the snow on the trees. Only problem was that the day was cloudy. The sun eventually came out, once we got home that was!

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Last Sunday's snowbiking endeavor proved fruitful. It was fun, it was warm, the scenery was beautiful, and it was one heck of a workout! Decided to stay close to home, partly due to existing road conditions. It's pretty nice to have Tranquility trail less than three miles away! Temps remained in the upper 20s and this made for perfect snowbiking weather. The snow stayed on the trees and there

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Snow biking!!! IT'S AWESOME!

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In case you haven't noticed, the white fluffy is coming down pretty hard outside.Will the Mukluk make an appearance? I hope so! Time to lower that psi and see how the bike performs. Cheating? Heck yeah it is. But my fingers were still warm and attached after the ride. Brian, Paul, Dmars, and I hit up Tranquility last night for a Friday night ride. While the wind was blowing and the temps were

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It was my goal to hit the 1000 mile mark for 2011. I missed it by a hundred plus some last year but I'm pretty close this year. Need to get those rides in!!! I guess if it really comes down to it, I can get the rollers squeaking again. I'm at 950 miles as of right now. Do it!

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Last night's Monday Night Ride was one of all sorts. We had warm temps then freezing temps. Skunky smell and no smell. Shorts vs long pants. The stars were out and the air was crisp. Brian and I swore that something big was in the grass either chasing us or trying to get away from our lights. Brian was leading and said, "That sounds a lot bigger than a rabbit!" After leaving Tranquility, I was

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Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Get some biking in if you can. Sounds like I'll be hitting up Black Friday for the first time ever. The thought of it just sounds ridiculous and a waste of a good night's sleep. Even my mom said, "I'll be waiting out in front of Best Buy acting like a crazy fool".

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Check out the turn that this rider completes at 1:40. Wow, that is some skill! Same place, but more of the terrain is shown. Again, crazy turn at 1:08

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You're wondering what goes in those four spaces. Well luckily it wasn't snowy. But it was windy instead. After the disappointing Husker loss, I decided to head out for a ride. I had checked the forecast early in the morning and saw that temps would be dropping from 40s down to 30s throughout the day. Great...just what I needed. My phone said that it was 32 degrees out, but with the windchill,

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Paul saw this video and sent me the link. Mukluk 2 on Outside TV, talking about snow biking and accessories to help keep you warm

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This is pretty funny. I guess people have never heard of biking at night!

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The Surly Necromancer Pug. Dumb dumb dumb. What a weird name to change it to. http://surlybikes.com/bikes/necromancer_pug

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It was my goal this past weekend to experiment with the GoPro on a tripod along the trail. But sleep prevailed and I ended up at the Psycowpath banquet. You know, you just might see me out there in 2012 racing again. on the Mukluk or on the Trek Fuel. It's anyone's guess. At the Pyscowpath Banquet at Platte So anyway, the GoPro was fully charged and I still had the Muk-Rack on my bike. I did a

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I've had my sister's Fender guitar in my closet for about three years now. I saw it at my parents' house in her room while she was away at Optometry school. Think I'll borrow it and take some lessons. Well fast forward three years and I still haven't taken any lessons. I've bought books, dvds, etc. But I just couldn't find the time or interest to get past the "Tuning of your guitar" section in

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Happy Birthday Sandra. See you in a couple of weeks!

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Cranksgiving! What is it? Its the event with the funny name where you bike to buy food for the Omaha Food Bank. It's a race of sorts, with classes divided between men and women, trailer, and singlespeed. It's the second year in a row that I've done it and what brought me back? The fun, the biking, and the good cause! The pre-ride get together. Pep talk to pump ourselves up for the event!

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Chasing after Chris after the tower climb. I've realized that riding this section fast seems to be a really big thrill ride. Those fast swooping switchbacks and the roots that are all too easy to avoid now. Good times!

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Whoever came up with the title for this article obviously has never actually been on a bike. When you think of "Do-It-All" bike, what do you think of? A bike that you can get around town on, race on, grind on gravel roads, take it on singletrack all come to my mind. So most likely a cross bike or possibly a hybrid, right? Nope! Read this article on MSN and find out which Do-It-All bikes make the

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I thought my bike was unstoppable. A leafy covered tower climb at Calvin Crest? No problem. Made it through three times with just a little bit of tire spin over the leaves. The wider tires running with a medium pressure are awesome for traction. I really can't wait to try it in the snow. After our second time through the tower climb yesterday, it was my turn to lead up to the tower and through

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After doing mucho internet research to figure out which racks would fit the Mukluk, I went ahead and bought the Bontrager Back Rack L. I wanted the Back Rack II which only had bars going across, but ended up with their newest version called the BackRack L. At first I was going to protest and was thinking that I could save weight and the II looked cooler (I've also seen two instances where the II

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Gonna go home, throw on the GoPro and makes some tracks in a field somewhere. Too muddy to hit up Tranquility. Can't wait to get those fatties rolling in the snow!

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Hey Fools and Ghouls, have a Happy Halloween! Eat lots of candy then bike it all off. See you guys at tonight's ride!

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I went back out to Tranquility today with really only one goal in mind. I had my Go Pro mounted to the Enabler fork and wanted to try out some video. The video doesn't seem quite as choppy or bumpy since the bike is so called full rigid. I guess full suspension really magnifies the bumps on camera. I also used as few Go Pro extensions as possible, seems to have helped. I have the fatties

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Instead of riding Swanson like I had originally planned, Jena and I rode down to good ol' Mineola on a Saturday afternoon. Yes, it was a good healthy 20 mile bike ride. But my meal easily offset the caloric burn. Slick's pork tenderloin with Mineola Browns please! Where's the party at? Oh...there's the party! This party was dead. Glad that I wasn't invited! It was kinda of eerie riding back at

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Check out how low of air pressure they are running. Can be seen at 2:47.

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This thing is crazy. Water, snow. Puts my bike to shame. Looks like it is near impossible to steer though.

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I'll take the high road while you take the low road! That phrase was going through my mind tonight as I explored uncharted territory at Tranquility. Since I was riding alone, I took a brave pill and rode the newest steepest section right before the ridgeline. No problem announced my tires as I rode across the peaks and a jogger went by on the lower smooth side. Still a little bit soft in

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The weather is just about perfect for riding. But it is a shame that it is getting dark so fast. For Greg, it provided a thrill ride through the "whoop dee doos" as he forgot the battery to his helmet mounted light. He soon realized that having only his handlebar mounted light would mean that he had to look only where his light looked. And that included the sky or the ground depending on which

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While it's still early...already thinking about my next fatbike. All wheel drive baby!!! Rokon

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You like to bike? You want to help others and prevent them from going hungry this winter? Then come participate in a fun event called Cranskgiving. I did it last year and had a blast with the gang. It was way too funny watching Chris and Dave strap frozen turkeys to the back of their bikes. Event is November 12, 2011 and takes place at Bike Masters. More details below, along with my post from

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Hopefully the temps will be warmer this year and the Salvation Army will make their goal. They missed it last year. Thank you to everybody who donated money, time, items in the past. If you want to sign up, it's easy. Just go to the link below and enter some simple information, find a time and location that works for you. And then you just show up! The bell, apron, stand are already present and

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Was cruising the Nebraska Beer blog and came across a new New Belgium offering for this winter. It's to replace their 2 deg Below brew and will be called Snow Day Winter Ale. I can't wait to try it! Okay, now I definitely need to pick up a rear rack for the Muk so that I can transport some beverage goodness to the rides. http://nebraskabeer.blogspot.com/2011/10/

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There is a new monster truck of bikes hitting Tranquility trails and it's called the Salsa Mukluk 2. It's like an object of curiosity, a Frankenstein of a bike frame and huge tires, a beautiful work of art with red accents on a black matte frame. Whatever you want to call it, the bike is a blast to ride! Picture from Paul. On my first ever fat bike ride I picked up the new steed on Friday

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I'm going to be a tease (because we all know that everyone likes a tease)...and just give you a taste of what is new.

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If you're up late tonight, there is a meteor shower happening a few hours before dawn. Sounds like it should be pretty good. Here is the link. It's referring to MI because my dad sent me this link. Pretty sure we should be able to see it here.   http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/cool_meteor_show_tonight_halle.html

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Going down...and up stairs??? First video I've seen of a Mukluk 2.

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The Salvation Army is hosting a 5k run/walk at Zorinsky Lake on October 29 at 9:00am. Donation of 10 non perishable foods or $10 is all it takes to get yourself into this event. No pre-entry. Here is the link for more information.   http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=nfifeldab&v=

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I've been busy...and sick. Unfortunately, these have both cut into my biking which has been zilch for the past week and a half. The past two weekends were spent doing photography. Two weekends ago, I tried to make it down to Waubonsie State Park. After hearing that I29 was reopened, I had hope. But nope. Highway 2 was closed and they sent me on some wild goose-chase of a detour. Myself and many

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Now I've seen it all!

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Last weekend, THOR held their 2nd annual BYOK - Bring Your Own Kid mountain biking. After hearing about last year's great success out at Manawa, I decided to lend a helping hand and to see what all the buzz was about. After unloading everything from Dave P's party wagon, Dave N & P, Paul, and Brian helped to mark out the course at Swanson for the kiddos to ride. Since I did not bring a bike, I

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Picked up some new pedals. Now I'm just missing the rest of the bike!

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Except for a rider or two on last night's Monday NIGHT ride, lights were ablazin and fun was had. I think I say this every year, but I forgot what it is like to ride in the dark! Dusty, no contrast to the edges or bumps, trees seem alot closer than they should be...it's all a mind game I know. But still. Riding in the dark is definitely alot more dangerous when it comes to hitting the

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What a wild ride last night was. Paul and I hit up Tranquility instead of doing good ol' trusty TacoRide. THOR needs to start charging riders to ride at Tranquility because it was like a wildlife safari tour! Twice there were deer crossing our paths. Also saw a rabbit a foot away that didn't care to move and multiple snakes. Then while decending the north side, we started hearing the sirens. As

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Saw this article in the paper the other day. Basically a few fast food restaurants are finding it faster to have deliveries done by bike rather than by car. Article is centered around the downtown area of Lincoln, catering to students and downtown residents and workers. Pretty interesting read. It's green, its faster, and the delivery folk are out on bikes!!! http://www.omaha.com/article/

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There are a few rides setup for after the BYOK ride on Saturday. They will benefit Omaha Bikes and THOR, depending on which ride you choose. 1. The Lucky Bucket ride is a 20 mile ride on paved/gravel roads and registration is $30. Free brewery tour, tasting, and tshirt is included. From 3-6pm. This is a benefit for Omaha Bikes. 2. The Swanson mt bike ride is a ride to help raise funds for THOR.

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BYOK (Bring Your Own Kid) mountain biking day is this Saturday, October 8. Don't bring someone else's kid because that would be silly and might get you into trouble. It's a day to get parents and kids to spend some quality outdoor time together on the trail. Here are the details. ====== THOR is celebrating it's 2nd annual BYOK Day, our local version of the national holiday. This is a FREE event

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Forgot that I had this uploaded on Vimeo, all ready to go. I had the chesty mount with the waterproof casing for the GoPro. Unfortunately I didn't have time to attach it correctly, so i had to turn the chest plate up just so that the camera would be facing forward. The plate was basically sticking right into my chest. If I would have hit the water, I'm sure that the chest plate would have left

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Who's going?

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What a gorgeous fall day! High of mid 70s, leaves were falling on the trail, and a good breeze was keeping us cool. Cody, Dave N, and I hit up Calvin Crest today for a good two and a half laps of trail goodness. The walnuts and acorns made the trail slick in the corners, but that was the only trouble that we had. Leaves were starting to fall on the trail. Made for a real pretty ride. Cody plans

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Wow!

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Lensbaby is having a contest where you submit your best senior portraits that you have taken using their lens system. Being that I've only photographed senior portraits once in my life (they were taken earlier this year), I had only a few to choose from. I took the majority of the pictures using a standard lens and threw on the Lensbaby just for some experimentation. The Lensbaby Composer that I

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It was another nice night for a ride. The leaves are turning and the nights are getting chilly. Ride faster while there is still light. And that we did! We had two kids join us, Marty and Christian. And a grown up new rider named Derek. Welcome to all! It was a good ride. Kind of weird seeing Tranquility actually dry and dusty. Thanks to all who rode. Thanks to Dale for providing the beer, Dave

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I use the words Taco Ride loosely anymore because last week's ride was anything but ordinary. For one, at Austin's on The Trail I had a ribeye sandwich while the rest of the crew ate wings. So we'll call it the ribeye sandwich/chicken wing thing ride. We lost Dave and Paul after they decided to go to Mineola as originally planned. I didn't find out until I had arrived in Silver City and people

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When was the last time that you hopped on a bike, rode around the neighborhood, and tried to find things to roll over. Kind of like when you were a kid, exploring the neighborhood trying to find curbs to jump and ants to fry on the sidewalk. Yeah, we've all done it. Puts a huge smile on your face remembering those times, right!? That's exactly the feeling I felt riding this bike. Huge smile on

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Check out this place that you can stay at in Costa Rica. You sleep inside a 727 turned luxury suite! Pretty crazy! Saw it on Travel Channel, show called Ultimate Travel : Last Resorts http://www.costaverde.com/727.html

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Our days are numbered...for warm Monday Night Rides that is! The days are getting shorter and the temps are slowly dropping at night. Get out there and enjoy the MNRs while you can. Welcome to Nate and Maria, two new people to join us on the MNR this week. Thanks to Paul, for not only hosting but also providing us with the brews. Also thanks to Dave N for the Lucky's and Dave P for the never

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I'm including some photos from Branson at Silver Dollar City. Since we don't have cool waterfalls or streams here around Omaha, I try to take these whenever I see the chance. These were handheld, ISO 100, f8 or smaller and pushing 1 sec in exposure. The longer exposure time gives the water the white foamy appearance. Same applies to pictures shot at the ocean. Use the aperture or shutter

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I am going to start posting up photography tips here on the blog. I will also label them under "photography tips" in the sidebar so that they can be easily found. The reason? I find myself sending pictures and tips to alot of my friends who have DSLRs, but don't really know too much about the advanced features of them. I might as well just start posting up the tips here in case if any of the

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Thursday, September 22 and the weather forecast is still nice. We plan to hit the tacoride, depart from the school parking lot at 6:30pm. Bring a jacket if you are wuss and get cold easily!

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After getting my new plates at the DMV, I get back to my car. I strategically parked with open spots all around me. After getting back to my car, I see a nice Lexus parked next to me. Dad is in the passenger's seat and daughter is in the driver's. She was practicing driving without the car turned on. I'm guessing she had just gotten her learner's permit. I was like oh crap! Last thing I need is

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Some people come to Branson for the shows...we came for the boating and tubing!!! We rented our boat from Cricket Creek Marina, located in Omaha, Arkansas. Weird when I saw that because everybody knows of the "Omaha".

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There's no doubt that summer is ending and the daylight is getting shorter. What does that mean for us bikers who can't just sit at home? Night rides! Dust off those Stellas, MiniNewts, and MagicShines, it's time to ride! Where the city lights are in the distance, bugs fly in your mouth, and the bats just might swoop down and go for you. After tonight's fun/walk run hosted by THOR, a few of

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But lots of other people do! The goal of tonight's fun run/walk at Tranquility hosted by THOR was to get the word out that we help shape and maintain trails that are for multi-use. Whether it is walking, running, biking, snowshoeing, xc skiing, walking your dog, etc. THOR trails are out there and available for use by anyone! There was a 1/3/6 mile course and by the looks of it, people really had

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THOR to host a fun run/walk Sept. 8 DIRT TRAIL FUN RUN Hosted by Trails Have Our Respect We want to meet you! Come out and meet the folks who maintain local dirt trails. THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 2011TRANQUILITY PARK TRAIL HEAD122 & Fort Street6pm – 8pm 1, 3 and 6 mile options. Or if you're a rockstar, you can run the whole ten. (You might have a guide on a bike for that one).Run leaders will guide the

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Yeah, so I'm late on this posting. Trying to play mad catch up before my vacation next week. Anyway, for you photographers out there, the state fairs are a great way to practice taking pictures. You have a wealth of subjects from animals and people and all types of events. Get there around noon, take pictures and see the sights all day. Then in the back of your mind scope out a great place to

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This past Monday, instead of hitting up the Monday Night Ride with the ol' gang, Jena and I went to Swanson to spin a couple of laps. Figured it was time for me to venture away from the ol' faithful trail aka Tranquility. Swanson is in great condition, dry, and always fun. So Jena finally fell, first time on the singletrack. She ran into the tire up by the prairie section. She made it through no

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