Tuesday, February 5, 2008

We'll miss you, Sheldon


Sheldon Brown died on Sunday of a heart attack. He was 63. He will be missed by all those in the cycling community who turned to him with questions about all things bike-related, from rebuilding English three-speeds to lacing up a strong commuter wheel. A memorial page with a guestbook can be found here.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Snowboarding!


Went snowboarding yesterday. I love snowboarding, which is actually a little uncharacteristic - I don't usually like things I'm not good at. Or things I often fall down doing.

In spite of that, I went shredding, buttered some rails, sportin' my gogs for extra steeze. I don't really understand what most of that means. Pretty much all I did was hit some sketchy tricks off a few good sized jumps. Fell on my ass a lot. I'm covered in bruises, including one on my ass that made the ride home a little uncomfortable.

No riding bikes lately. It's been really sloppy in Chicago lately, and I don't feel like getting soaked and freezing cold one block after I get out there.