December 30, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
Early this year I rarely saw a bike locked up in front of a shopping center. Now that we are at the end of 2011 I’m seeing them more frequently in a not so bike friendly area. Maybe 2012 will deliver a few more bike racks. I won’t hold my breath for a bike lane, but additions to the park would be nice.
December 26, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
Mom and I took our last trip to Starbucks for the year. Mmm. Mmm. Good. It’s time I put my addiction on ice and implement – once again, my rule that I can only have SBUX if I bike there.
Limey bike parked outside. It's clear that the guy has never had a bike stolen before.
His friend preferred gears, bling, and to lock up to more than his rear tire.
December 16, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
These bikes are in a huge distribution warehouse in Texas. Last week I saw a woman in our neighborhood riding uphill toting her groceries in one of these. She was older. The weather was cold and drizzly. It was an uphill battle for many reasons. The closer she got to the top, the more she had to walk. What also wasn’t helping her progress was the width of her the bike was wider than the width of the sidewalk. The road was busy, so I completely understand her decision to stay off of the road. I was frustrated for her.
Last week I had a conversation with a contractor about bike riding. He does not think that bikes should be in the road because cyclists can make stupid decisions. Drivers make dumb decisions too, so that argument is weak. For someone who doesn’t like riding a bike, it’s easy to just say, all bikes off of the road! But where are we going to ride when the sidewalks are too narrow? Plus, riding on the sidewalk can be just as dangerous on busy roads if there are a lot of driveways to cross. Cars aren’t looking for bikes on sidewalks. Often times, bike riders aren’t watching out for cars either. It’s negative, I know, but I don’t see a solution coming to my area in North Texas. So this debate is kind of old, really. Cars win over bikes, especially when there are few cyclists who want to ride around the neighborhood.
December 14, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
I’m working on waking up and keeping my thoughts positive – at least that’s how I started yesterday and today. Normally my mind wants to think of the worst and the “you’re nots.” I list the things I’m not going to do today. Then I focus on all of the possibilities for things to go wrong at work. I work in media and depend on a lot of people to be on point so I can get my job done. When things don’t go right, I get to pinch hit. So it’s normal for me to worry about what could go wrong, formulating solutions at the ready.
It’s exhausting. So I’ve decided to just not worry about it. Until something bad happens, I’m just going to assume that it’s going to all work as planned – because most of the time it does. Something just clicked the other day. I realized that when my feet hit the floor first thing in the morning, my mind was already at work dealing with the could happens. Not the good could happens, but all of the bad. Ugh – so I’m just going to go to work and see what happens, which leaves my mornings to me.
November 13, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
I drove 35 minutes to get fitted for a pair of tennis at my favorite running store. I parked my car in front of this bike rack. Do I at least get points for recycling my old tennis shoes during my visit?
If only public transportation in North Texas made it possible to take a stand against oil. I even have to drive to most of the mountain bike trails in the area.
July 22, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
When I can’t make up my mind, I just hop on the cross bike and pedal. This weekend pavement lead to the dirt, and I did not slow down.
I’d planned on writing about the heat, the granola I’m baking, and a happy day at work. Those thoughts will have to wait as the WordPress theme I’ve been using no longer functions since the last update. Boo.
June 17, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
Police bike at the ticket window, Texas Ranger Stadium
Date night at the stadium. Rangers played a great ball game last week. We had such a good time that we’re booked for 5 more games the rest of the season thanks to $10 Fireworks Fridays. Let’s go Rangers!
Texas Ranger Stadium
I haven't yet learned to tilt the head down when taking my own picture. Dave remembers everything.
June 14, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
Dirty Kanza 200 went down a little over a week ago. Dave rode up with friends and provided support for some badass riders. Good job to all who participated. That is one tough race.
Dave took photos before the race. My favorite pics are of the bike made out of musical instruments.
Dirty Kanza 200 2011
Notice the Kanza pamphlets under the bike.
June 3, 2011 in Bike Photo Friday!
It’s rare to see a fellow shopper on bike in Coppell.
This bike was locked up at Sprouts grocery store in Coppell, Texas.
November 18, 2010 in Bike Photo Friday!
Oak Cliff is very bike friendly. It boasts a healthy number of cyclists, bike racks, and establishments that give discounts to guests who pedal.
The Bishop Arts District is a great little spot in the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff. Dave and I live too far to ride, so we drove down to this artsy area for Wednesday date night. First order of business was dinner at Eno’s Pizza.
Probably the most photographed bike in Dallas sits out front.
Chalkboard sign in front of the pizza place.
The restaurant is cozy, decorated for Fall, and stocked with a good selection of bottled and draft beers, and wines by the bottle and glass.
