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I don’t know about you but these text games were some of the first to get my imagination going. Back in the day you needed to have good decent typing skills and a good imagination. I remember one of the first computer games I every played was on a Commodore 64. I can’t remember the name but it had a troll in it and it was on tape drive. The tape drive would fast forward and rewind on it own based on your actions. It was text based. To think back how far games have actaully come is pretty incredible. Also, if you did not know they started making the C64 agian. Ubuntu OS but it...
Read MoreDeath of Biking Updates
If you have not noticed there has not been a lot of biking updates here. I have actually bought a new tour bike that I have dubbed The Mothership and have started a new blog that is dedicated just to my biking adventures. The new site is called Pirate Velo and the site is located at http://www.piratevelo.com. Everything biking will be found there now instead of here. I have big plans this summer to ride my bike from my house in Iowa to my home town in Wisconsin. It is about 450 miles and will take me 5 days minimum to complete. I have planned my own rout and have already posted the...
Read MoreNext Fixed Gear Century
Now that I have done my first fixed gear century I am planning another one. This time I won’t be venturing out in the crazy wind or cold, sunless skies. I will wait for a perfect day to attempt this next adventure. Now that the High Trestle Trail is complete I plan to make that part of the next century. Here is a photo of the 13 story trestle that is the flagship of the rout. The HTT connects Ankeny, Sheldahl, Slater, Madrid, and Woodward. The trail is 25-miles long and cost $15-million. I took the time to map out a rout in Google maps, then convert to a GPX, then load to GPS...
Read MoreFixed Gear Century Rout + Photos
Here is the rout from my GPS logger. I also mapped the photos I took with my iPhone to the map using EveryTrail. Most of the photos are just of my Swobo Sanchez. Enjoy. EveryTrail – Find the best Hiking in...
Read MoreFixed Gear Century Recap
Well, I did it. My first fixed gear century is under my belt. I started out from my house with the goal of getting as close to Jefferson, IA as possible and get passed the 50 mile mark. Then all I needed to do was turn around and head back home. I started out with sunny blue skies. I thought to myself this is going to be a great ride. The sun lasted about 15 minutes and then I never saw it again. Complete overcast the rest of the trip. I had no idea the wind was going to be as strong as it was. Looking back I would have never starting this adventure had I know it would be that bad. ...
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It looks like Mother Nature is going to cooperate with me. The fixed gear century is on tomorrow. I really don’t have any business doing this right now. I am there mentally but not physically. But like most things I do it is half planned. I guess that makes it more exciting. I am rolling solo as of right now. Just me and my Swobo Sanchez. I am spreading everything out and this is the extent of my less than ultra light gear. I was hoping to avoid putting my CamelBak on for this one. I picked up a under saddle bag that is big enough for everything except the food and water that will go...
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Blogging geek Dad that loves to do long runs, ride his bikes, partake in frosty beverages, listen to live music, watch movies, hike high into the mountains, and hang out with his family doing any of the above. Oh, and write code late into the wee hours of the morning.
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