Grocery Hauler Mode

Grocery Hauler.

Reusable grocery bags slide right in to the Jandd Grocery Pannier.

le tour de northwest

                         

I started in the core. This is the entrance to Bowmont Park.

Another outlook farther down the river.

A natural lookout.

My starting point, seen in the distance.

More bears.  This time more playful.

Emergency Response Team Boat Launch.

My destination:  Stoney Trail.

Heading in a Northeast direction.

Made it to Nose Hill Park.

River

River, originally uploaded by SaddleUpBike.

The Big Thaw

What a difference a week can make

March 29

April 5

Karate Monkey

Karate Monkey, originally uploaded by SaddleUpBike.

View of downtown Calgary from the bike path.

Bear Fight

Bear Fight, originally uploaded by SaddleUpBike.

A couple of bears duking it out for my bike.

Cruiser Style

Long and lean with semi-fat tires and a "longish" wheelbase, the Soulville rides like a freight train...in a good way.

Who said a cruiser had to be slow and heavy?

Spring is Here!, Spring is Here?

Now, we just need the snow to melt...

...on the trails

I had an awesome ride through the river valley today.

MonsterCross

My favourite category of bicycle is  Monstercross.  The basic concept is to take a cyclocross bike and stuff the largest tire you can onto it.  Put on large volume knobby tires running at low pressure.  Road bike speed with off road capabilities and loads of fun.

One of the most beautiful Monstercross bikes I've seen was a bike from Shamrock Cycles. It was their entry for the 2010 North American Handmade Bicycle Show.

This bike looks all business with the  29er tires.

Here is the Shamrock Cycles NAHBS 2011 entry. Another beauty.

Every once in a while I see a custom bike and I think to myself:  "That's the way I would build them." That is the case with these Shamrock Cycles Monstercross bikes.  Good luck at the show Tim and thanks for allowing me to post photos of your bikes.

Tim and many other Monstercross bikes can be seen here over at  mtbr forums  on what is one of the longest running threads there.  Excellent quality photo coverage for past shows are from  Urban Velo.  Enjoy the handmade goodness!

Guitar Ted Productions: The Snow Dog Update: #2- Snow Crawling

Guitar Ted Productions: The Snow Dog Update: #2- Snow Crawling