Archive for February 2010

Day 71: Buenos Aires = Muy Caliente

To sleep, perchance to dream …  If I could walk into any bike shop, in any city, in the entire world this is what I would want to see.

Lemond Buenos Aires

The Lemond Buenos Aires, so fast and so sexy.  Dead sexy.  What is not to like about those lines?  Woof!  Don’t get me wrong, I simply adore my 2008 Lemond Fillmore but if I were to get another multi-speed bike then the Lemond Buenos Aires would be the bike for me.  Hard to come by but well worth it.

These Things That I Have Seen

I woke up this morning and peeked out the bedroom window and was greeted by a brisk, sunny landscape.  Granted, the landscape included a view of the trailer park behind my apartment complex but still, it was gorgeous.  The ride into work was chilly but enjoyable and it got me to reminiscing about my days back in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Mornings on the high desert are just like this, chilly and sunny with clear skies as far as you can see.

Morning Mass

Another random item is this.  Portland keeps getting all this recognition as being a bike friendly city yet I find it to be one of the more hostile places to ride a bike.  Albuquerque was downright hospitable and safe.

Broadway

Dig it.  I’m losing focus now but just remember, do not discount Albuquerque when it comes to bike friendly places in the United States.  And for the record, I love Oregon.