Darrien's BFA Show

The Darrien recently graduated with her BFA in photography and held her BFA show a few weeks ago. (I finally got around to uploading/editing the photos.) She decided to host the show in her house and transform her garage into a gallery, which turned out to be awesome. It was quite different form your typical art show, and definitely a lot more fun. There was great homemade food and drink to be had, with custom screen-printed signage, and plenty of Genesee to go around! At one point, there must have been about 60 people packed into the house. Even The Llama showed up! I realized how well the venue complimented her senior project, which involved taking a photo every hour of the day over a certain period of time. Much like the photos, the show itself was like taking a look into someone else's life. Darrien really put in a lot of work and it turned out perfect. Lots of fun. Great job! I'm proud of ya!

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Almanzo Tomorrow

Best of luck to all my friends out there riding the Almanzo 100 tomorrow. But most importantly, have fun.

1987 Schwinn Super Sport

I recently had the opportunity to refurbish this awesome 1987 Schwinn Super Sport. Lugged frame built with Columbus Tenax double-butted tubing and a Shimano 600 Grouppo. That magenta color is beautiful too. All parts were original except for the tires. I took it for a test ride and it rode a lot better than many of the modern steel bikes I've ridden.

Have a look at some detail shots below.

Dang

Giro demonstrates the "versatility" of their new Air Attack helmet.

Weekend Hiking

Took the dog out to White Pines in Mt. Morris on a Sunday and hiked around/took some photos. Warm weather and pines needles are a great combination.

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Funeral Cycling - Summit Bully

Aside from the music, this is pretty awesome.

Spring Stargazing

Took a night ride out to the forest preserve with the boys a few days ago. We rode the fixed gear bikes into the wind for about 20 miles and stopped to gaze at the clear sky full of stars. Warm nights like this are probably my favorite part about this season.

Interview with Agatha

While we're on the topic of bike commuting, our good friend Agatha has an interview posted up on the Burr Ridge Sun-Times website in which she talks about regularly commuting to work by bike and her recent experience racing Trans-Iowa. Go Agatha! And check out that nice Celebrator goat hangin' off her saddle!

Read the interview here.

Bike To Work, DeKalb

Friday, May 17 is the first official Bike 2 Work Day here in DeKalb. Every day should be bike to work day, but sometimes that just isn't feasible. Make and exception next week and give it a shot, even if your commute is a pretty long one. You may find that a morning bike ride is a great way to wake up your body and start the day while saving yourself some money.

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New Tenspeed Hero Caps

The fine folks over at Tenspeed Hero did it again. Their new jerseys were great, but these caps rule. Support this Chicago-based cycling blog and grab one here.