12-31 Ride!

We had a great ride today! Nice cool ride up the Monon trail to H.C. Sophia and I met Eric there and also ran into Eric N and Hank. From H.C. we headed to Broad Ripple and then back to Downtown. Hope to see more of you next week.

Saturday the 31st

We will be having a coffee and chat ride from Calvin Fletcher coffee company to Hubbard and Cravens on 49th street and Penn. Ride leaves at 830 am. See you all there!

Just created the INDYVELONAUTS app - check it out on any phone!

Just created the INDYVELONAUTS app - check it out on any phone!: Just created the INDYVELONAUTS app - check it out on any phone!

Weekendly Ride!

Every Saturday we will be having a ride from Calvin Fletcher coffee shop to Hubbard and Craven coffee shop. We will meet at CF at 8:30 am and leave to head to HC at 8:40am. This ride will be about two hours of ridding and coffee. Hope to see everyone on Saturday !

Winter Tour!

Tour de Winter!

On Thanksgiving Sophia, Kevin and I will be doing a Tour down south to go cave hunting. We will be leaving thanks giving morning. This trip will have no support and will be tons of fun! Bring your camping gear and joy for the winter. We already have two campsites on in Brown County state park Thursday night and will be camping at a unknown place at the caves. Then on the way back Saturday will be staying in Yellow wood state forest and Sunday you'll be back in your bed! We willl be leaving from Pepys in fountain square at 7am.

I hope to see a big turn out see you all then!

October The 8th Ride

Hello Cyclist! We are hosting a down and back ride to Morgan Town. This will be a very nice ride with great fall scenery. A lot of people will be on touring bike getting ready for the hilly so a casual pace. We will be meeting Calvin Fletcher's at 10am,this ride should top out around 60 miles! hope to see you all there!
Jake

Coming back around...

No one has stopped riding, or at least, no one that I know of. We have, however, stopped having as many group rides. We've also stopped posting. We may now be fewer. I can assure you, however, that I will be posting more often. I am riding w/ a couple of friends, also velonauts, to Nashville, IN for a nice weekend. Pics and reports of the ride(s) to come. If you're reading this, I apologize for the wait.

Best,

E

8/10/2011

Hey guy's, I just wanted to say that we miss you all and I can't wait to come home in a month! I hope that you all can come out on a Bloomington ride with me and also some 5am coffee runs . On August 14Th I will be shooting to win the Indiana State Champing Chip race, I hope that all of you can make it out to watch. Also I need to know if anyone has a 52 cm bike I can race while I'm out there, so I would not have to bring my bike back ? Thanks and see you Soon ! P.S went surfing for the first time today, I got hit in the face with a Bord of a 7 foot wave it hurt so bad .

sunday: stabucks on the circle 6/12, morgantown, 1pm

Kind of a late starting time for the ride but it's light till 9. We roll at 1 from the circle. It gets a little hilly down south. fixed gear riders be prepared to get out of the saddle and pull with your arms as you push with your feet. Geared bikes always welcome. 60 miles round trip. Stop to eat in morgantown. No one will be dropped.

This is the beginning of our longer rides. look for columbus, anderson, tipton in the near future (all flat centuries) then catarack falls (some hills, 110 miles), nashville (one 2 mile hill, 100 miles) then bloomington in august when jake returns (big hills, 120 miles). Maybe even a return trip to louisville (250 miles over 2 days).

lots to look forward too.

sat 6/11 1:pm meet at CF

Calvin fletcher as usual. don't know where we are going. depends on he group. pride ride before.

Saturday ride 5/28 CF

At calvin Fletcher cc after the ride to Performance in greenwood, the land of $2 tubes.

sun ride noon on the circle. sbucks.5/15.

sat 5/14 ride calvin fletcher coffee shop at noon.30/40 miles. depends what the riders want to ride.txr

saturday 4/30/11 eagle creek and broad ripple ride 1:pm calvin fletcher

leaving calvin fletcher coffee co at 1

sort ride: broad ripple for food. 16 miles

long ride: eagle creek loop. 4o miles and some hills

4/23/11 ride 'round the city.

We came from the eastside, rode through downtown and hit the white river trail, which we took to the canal towpath. stopped off briefly to tool around the grounds of the IMA, and headed back north to broad ripple for chimichangas and a beer.

sunday - 12:30 stabucks at the circle 4/10

maybe ride to ft ben. Where were you guys yesterday.

Saturday 5/9 cf 3pm

Calvin fletcher. best coffee shop in indy. meet at 3, rain or shine. There is going to be a ride sundy so check back soon

To stop or not to stop...

Cyclists as it were, are fighting for a lot of rights in Indianapolis, and I believe we're making some strong headway. Miles of bikelanes, new trails that are connecting downtown with the rest of the city and to itself. Advocates like INDYCOG, are making it easy to find out what's happening. One thing that generally bothers the hell out of me is red lights. It's not waiting for them to turn green, generally, it's seeing other folks on bikes run the red light for no apparent reason. If we're going to be on the roads then we need to obey the rules. This brings me to my biggest frustration w/ the situation, however, which isn't other people on bikes, it's lights that don't acknowledge bikes. 42nd and College, Fall Creek and Delaware/Penn. and I'm sure a slew of other lights use sensors to switch from red to green. If there aren't vehicles there, they skip particular directions to keep traffic moving. While on my bike, I use it as a vehicle, however, when I'm stopped at these lights, they don't recognize me as being there. I've waited over 10 minutes and watched traffic switch multiple times, with no cars coming my way. I then, proceed to run a red light, which is against the law and against my natural inclination, but if bikes aren't recognized at lights, how can people on those bikes be expected to not run them? Another take on red light running here.

Sunday ride high noon at Starbucks on the circle 3/27

eagle creek ride. Almost 50 miles. Maybe ft. ben 22 miles

Saturday at cf high noon 3/26

spring break kickoff ride. Monon? Thats about 40 miles, top to bottom.

Sunday eagle creek ride 3/20

12 at starbucks. 40 miles +

Saturday 3/19 11:am

Meeting at calvin fletcher coffee shop (chosen best in indy by metromix) 2 rides, one to broad ripple the other somewhere else. gonna be nice

Arco Race 2011

Finished 2nd won both Prems !

sunday 2/27 ride noon starbucks dountown circle

2-14-2011

Sophia and I went to hike in Topanga!

Life in Los Angeles

Race 2-17-2011 Won 2nd

sunday ride 2/20

It may rain but 50 degrees. Come on. Stabucks at noon? txt 430-3950.

saturday monon ride 2/19

Anyone want to ride today. Thinking about leaving around 1. Top o the monon and back.

Saturday at starbucks in Broad ripple

We stopped about 3/4ths through the ride on our way back downtown. Bikes and 2 intrepid riders.

Sunday 2/12 ride 1:pm

Ok, no excuses. It's gonna be hot. Meet at Starbucks on the circle. May be sloppy. Fenders are recommended but not required. Maybe hogwash on shelby to clean the bikes after. Route to be determined.

Saturday Ride 2/11

Meeting at Calvin Fletcher Coffee co at 1:pm. No location. depends on who shows up. 20 miles? It may be sloppy but much warmer than it has been. Get off yer ass and come play.

2011 L.A Racing !

Hello everyone! I just wanted to say that we had a great time coming home and seeing everyone. I'm glad that everyone is doing well and are trying to stay on those bike. Thing's to come, I hope that a lot of you are planning and getting ready to put some miles in for the Hilly and also Rain that is up coming this year. I should be back in Aug for the Mas Ave Crit. I can only hope to see all of you guys there and on those bikes. Just a little FYI I will be ridding for Wonderful Pistachios this year for the full season And our frame sponsor is Orbea so here is a pic and be looking for many ride race updates. hoping to be cat 3 when I get back.. well that is all folks ;) Jake

Live,Ride,& Enjoy

winter, snow and things...

It's winter.
We've had snow, it's melted and now it's just cold. It was fun while it lasted, and I'm sure we'll have more soon. Anywho, here are some pictures from this winter thus far, biking to work, kicking 'round the IMA and driving to Anderson for the birth of our new daughter.

Listen to Tom

"Broken bicycles,old busted chains
With rusted handle bars,out in the rain
Somebody must have an orphanage for
All these things that nobody wants anymore
September's reminding July
It's time to be saying goodbye
Summer is gone but our love will remain
Like old broken bicycles out in the rain
Broken bicycles,don't tell my folks
There's all those playing cards pinned to the spokes
Laid down like skeletons,out on the lawn
The wheels won't turn,when the other has gone
The seasons can't turn on a dime
Somehow I forget every time
For all the things you've given me,will always stay
Broken but I'll never throw them away"

Tom Waits~Broken bicycles