tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72150428516458526392024-03-13T16:04:29.675-07:00eight one sevenBerniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-85515059460266946632007-11-24T14:33:00.000-08:002010-03-21T19:05:29.103-07:00Kind of old news...UPDATE: Opening a new commuter-oriented bike shop, <a href="http://www.trinitybicycles.com">Trinity Bicycles</a>, near Downtown Fort Worth, two blocks from the T&P rail station. <br /><br />But I wanted to mention it anyway. Jeremy and Shaggy represented PCBC well at the Moritz Cowtown Cyclocross race last Saturday.<br /><br />I guess all that dismounting and running to elevators is pretty decent training for Cyclocross season, now that I think about it.<br /><br />Check out the <a href="http://panthercitybicycles.blogspot.com/2007/11/congratulations-jeremy.html">PCB Blog</a> and newest <a href="http://westandclear.com/">Fort Worth blog</a> West and Clear for <a href="http://westandclear.com/2007/11/18/this-is-cyclocross/">photos</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.trinitybicycles.com">Bicycles Fort Worth</a>Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-75401334680565346232007-11-20T14:11:00.000-08:002007-11-20T15:39:59.373-08:00MAN DOWN! (but only for a little while)On his first run yesterday, Shaggy called me and said the words a dispatcher hates to hear... "I'm down."<br /><br />I sent Brian to pick him and his bike up, because it sounded like they were both pretty damaged.<br /><br />His thumb was cut pretty badly; it was pretty gnarly... looked kind of like Pac Man:<br /><a href="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1542/img5279qp2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1542/img5279qp2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />His front wheel looked like a pringle:<br /><a href="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6026/img5280wh0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6026/img5280wh0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />And he cracked his helmet:<br /><a href="http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7046/img5281bn2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7046/img5281bn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />But after getting a ride home for a wound cleaning, a bike change, and a new helmet, he finished all his runs for the day. <br /><br />Don't mess with our couriers... they're tough.Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-74128411927460070872007-09-29T13:16:00.000-07:002007-09-29T13:17:11.892-07:00Little WhistlerWhistler's lovely wife gave birth to little whistler lady number two this wednesday!Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871760296444768466noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-18208020474753939572007-08-18T22:16:00.000-07:002007-08-18T22:17:14.753-07:00knight riders and couriers drink at the chatroom.<br /><br />fact.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-63103966249302385792007-07-29T20:59:00.000-07:002007-07-29T21:00:53.483-07:00Messenger bikes spotted at the Flying Saucer:<a href="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5585/saucerbikesng1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5585/saucerbikesng1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-14463775869298715042007-07-22T08:30:00.000-07:002007-07-22T08:35:20.734-07:00ouch.I smacked the pavement pretty hard coming down bryant-irvin this morning. <br />Also got my first flat in a year or so.<br />Oddly enough, I seem to be relatively scratch free.<br />Actually, my neck was bothering me the last couple of days and the fall seemed to knock into the right spot.<br />I'll take a crash over a chiropractor any day.<br />I think my derailer hanger caught the worst of it, but it should be good as new after I bend it back.<br />damn, steel is a wonderful thing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-24288534653347685962007-07-19T17:10:00.000-07:002007-07-19T17:12:45.863-07:00New ChampAs of today, I'm the new holder of the PCB most-runs-in-a-single-day-by-a-single-rider record! I will hold this record until tomorrow, when Trae will beat me. He has more scheduled runs tomorrow morning than I had all day today.Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-38185724674811821152007-07-12T08:06:00.000-07:002007-07-12T08:08:26.516-07:00you know what sports drink rules?<br /><br />PICKLE JUICE!!<br /><br />no joke.<br /><br />ultimate elecrolyte replacer ever.<br /><br />we got a whole fridge full of it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-87601667654654269752007-07-11T20:42:00.000-07:002007-07-11T20:45:59.011-07:00Another one of Fort Worth's Finest......bicycle messengers. Leo, in all his courier trackstand glory:<br /><br /><a href="http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8913/leogk3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8913/leogk3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-78248861732867428812007-07-11T19:41:00.000-07:002007-07-11T19:43:49.015-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CDG8LnGRcfTumm2ibFrUZtAUARRT0iZy15IqTEIXfCIjXnQEo5vhiPyZcPWdM_XfiU_aBZYZVlrE-1rWeWMTW1lKVPMZJWmEawd75JdNkEMFShv0vhcKQpWfKOwbXYXkr7sfzwwxLULN/s1600-h/010_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CDG8LnGRcfTumm2ibFrUZtAUARRT0iZy15IqTEIXfCIjXnQEo5vhiPyZcPWdM_XfiU_aBZYZVlrE-1rWeWMTW1lKVPMZJWmEawd75JdNkEMFShv0vhcKQpWfKOwbXYXkr7sfzwwxLULN/s320/010_10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086135306117110226" border="0" /></a><br />Shaggy 10-10, waiting for dispatch.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-25503209267663101212007-06-21T19:32:00.000-07:002007-06-21T19:33:47.112-07:00tall bikin'this is a documentary about my former residence.<br />it is vaguely bicycle related and takes place in fort worth.<br /><br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3211014365544000540&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-36934007536955774392007-06-20T11:10:00.000-07:002007-06-20T11:13:20.229-07:00NEW BLOOD.we got a new courier. he is polite and far too intelligent. his name is leopoldo.<br />he was my riding buddy back in denton.<br /><br />jeremy put him through the ringer yesterday. hopefully he recovers in time for next tuesday. <br />which I assume is going to be stupid hot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-19672214695807667572007-06-17T10:54:00.000-07:002007-06-17T10:55:47.833-07:00Media Darling<a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/139018.html">Check it!</a>Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871760296444768466noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-71263008594491444042007-06-13T14:32:00.000-07:002007-06-13T14:34:53.617-07:00BUSYI had six or so oversized packages. couple of round trip and multiple zone deliveries. All while I was supposed to be at the shop. Anyone interested in covering tuesdays for me?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-56201798958469932132007-06-07T09:46:00.000-07:002007-06-07T09:50:49.905-07:00MOST BUSY DAY EVER, EVER.The bar has been raised. between bernie, jason and myself we managed to do nine runs. all on top of the shop being stupid busy. go team.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-80241228227860771872007-06-05T18:32:00.000-07:002007-06-05T18:39:52.628-07:00Manic Monday? Eh, not so much...Well, yesterday I only had one run, and it was early, so I went on a scenic cruise. I wound up going from the water gardens down Main, zig zagging thru the neighborhoods all the way down to Pafford street, about 6 blocks S. of Berry, on both sides of Hemphill. Rode past kids playing in the yards, old men sitting on the porch in the shade, and young men cruising on their bicycles too.<br /><br />A smile and a nod was given to all, and most returned the same.<br /><br />It was a good day to be alive and on a bike for sure.<br /><br />Took my mind of of my sick kitty, Bumper. 294.00 later, she's doing much better...<br />YIKES.<br /><br />Shaggy, outUnknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-51708708477517724712007-05-22T18:56:00.000-07:002007-05-22T18:59:23.003-07:00<strong>only one delivery today. </strong><br /><strong>weak. we need another summit consultants.</strong><br /><strong>no big deal. jason kept me busy with the dirty work.</strong><br /><strong>I even got to help sell a bike.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>and as always. </strong><br /><strong>got to wash the whole day down with a generous portion of rahr's stormcloud IPA.</strong><br /><strong>wicked.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-30988621116496536602007-05-22T13:09:00.000-07:002007-05-22T13:25:30.086-07:00Yesterday got off to a rough start: 1) I started late because I had to stay and get griped out at my regular job. 2) I couldn't find my first pick up because of a somewhat ignorant security guard's misinformation. 3) Being frazzled from my mounting list of worries and frustrations (not excluding points 1 and 2) I forgot to get the recipients to sign my delivery slips all morning. and finally 4) I went to one drop off location instead of the pick up, and so had to turn around and to the real pick up and come right back. During all this confusion and mess I vented my frustrations by riding really hard, so at least that was a positive way of getting it all out. The rest of the day was pretty pleasant, though bittersweet. This is because that will probably be my last day to do courier work for a good while. I am trying to work my regular job and at the same time get my teaching certification and the workload for the certification is piling up on me quick. I'll miss messengering a lot and I hope I get to do it again. It's the most fun I've ever had "working," that's for sure. <br /><br />Peace out, Whistler.Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871760296444768466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-63655744783168244782007-05-18T22:23:00.000-07:002007-05-18T22:31:01.595-07:00<strong>busy day today.</strong><br /><strong>got to the shop early so shaggy and me could look pretty for a photo essay.</strong><br /><strong>I think we did a pretty swell job.</strong><br /><strong>did a couple runs, staged some shots. cool stuff. </strong><br /><strong>RJ the photojournalist kept up pretty good on his singlespeed.</strong><br /><strong>you better looks for us in the star telegram.</strong><br /><strong>back at the shop I got to take care of some merch, and learn the mystical secrets of bicycle repair.</strong><br /><strong>finally I got to wash it all down with the always delicious rahr stormcloud IPA.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>cant wait to do it all over again.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-1674679607761845572007-05-15T14:27:00.000-07:002007-05-15T14:34:51.159-07:00Sub-sti-tute (Sing it like the WHO song)SInce Jason is out of town, I gave up my messenger day to help Bernie around the shop and got the Shagster to cover for me. Turned out to be pretty unnecessary though since the only run we had for him was to go get our burger and gyro from Paul's. Shaggy spent most of the day out on his bike though and probably covered more miles than I do when I have a bunch of runs. It's good to be around folks like that who just love riding. Thanks man, sorry it was so dead.Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871760296444768466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-59971590870111478192007-05-10T14:04:00.000-07:002007-05-10T14:07:27.107-07:00Hey fixed gear riders!Watch <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=F0AFpq6jFok">this!</a> I've seen some videos featuring fixed/track riding that are entertaining, but this one got just the right mix of great filming and music in my opinion. Really quite lovely.Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871760296444768466noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-56283485529727608432007-05-07T23:09:00.000-07:002007-05-07T23:26:21.988-07:00Whistler attempts to make his weekly 817 post as boring as his own blog.If you ever read my <a href="http://www.whistledefensesystem.blogspot.com">blog</a>, then you might know about my frequent changing of pedals, handlebars, and whatever else on my bike to try different things, keep myself from getting bored with my bike, have an excuse to tinker around with bikes, etc. Well I've been riding toe clips for a few days and liking them for riding back and forth to work, however, for messengering they kind of sucked. On my commute I rarely have to stop because there aren't that many lights (and at 2 am, even if they're red I don't usually have to stop). Riding around downtown and picking up and dropping packages though, I have to stop a lot more often - and ride harder and longer. So trying to get that second foot into the clip on the fixed gear can get annoying and my toes kept going numb. I can't figure out if it's from the straps reducing the circulation or just that they're vibrating in a weird way. Anyhow, my feet are kind of sore this morning and my SPDs are sounding really good; but man, I hate changing those shoes. We'll see...Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871760296444768466noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-71480456003389808502007-05-07T20:13:00.000-07:002007-05-07T20:16:02.506-07:00Day offWow, this is the 1st day off that I've not messengered in a while, not quite sure what to think of it. Used the time well though, got the new (to me) washer hooked up, and the clothesline up.<br />No more Barrio washateria...<br />I miss riding though.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-80522631300688225082007-05-05T14:22:00.000-07:002007-05-05T14:26:26.717-07:00Hey Urban Cyclists!Check out a new online zine called <a href="http://www.urbancyclist.org">Urban Cyclist</a> done by two of the guys from Dirt Rag. Word is they've been fired from Dirt Rag though. Hopefully that won't keep them from continuing this publication, because it's pretty cool. You can download and print it too for a hard copy.Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871760296444768466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215042851645852639.post-80033638754991126472007-05-03T08:22:00.000-07:002007-05-03T08:26:22.903-07:00Flooding on MagnoliaThis is why I was glad to beat the storm back to the shop (besides the fact that I didn't have my raingear with me, and 80mph winds are no joke):<br /><br /><a href="http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1343/img4818nh9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1343/img4818nh9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Since the pic was blurry (too long exposure, but when I tried to use flash all you could see was raindrops that caught the light), let me describe what you're looking at. That's the streetlamp post across the street, which is set back three feet onto the sidewalk, which is 8-10" higher than the street. Water was rushing down the sidewalk like a river; it was ridiculous, and I'm glad I wasn't caught out in it.Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.com1