CONTOUR: Marcelo Gutierrez's Winning Run - Valparaiso Urban Downhill 2013

Not sure why people like doing this. It is exciting to watch. Would be fun to do, but not as part of a race. I think I would take it at a much slower pace.







Do not think that have anything like this in Central Indiana. Don't anticipate there being any anytime soon.

Deer Attacks Cyclist

Fortunately, most cyclists do not have to contend with things like this. Is probably mislabeled in that the deer was just being a deer and trying to get through an area. The cyclist just happened to be in the way.

Whistler downhill, bear on MTB trail

Think this would be fun to do. Do not have places like this in Central Indiana. Not sure that will ever have the opportunity as I only have street bikes. Do not think that my hybrid would stand up to this type of terrain. I would probably go at a much slower pace also.

Have had encounters with wildlife and animals on rides but never anything like a bear. Have just had to contend mostly with rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, dogs, and an occassional deer or wild turkey.  Wonder if bear sightings are not too unusual and that the bear is use to people around. It did not seem too alarmed when the riders went by it. The riders did not seem too alarmed either.

Sam Whittingham breaks world record

Not sure what happened to the video link that was on here. If interested, click here and go to you tube to view it.
This caught my eye. Maybe it did because I live in a community that has a long auto heritage. Cars and speed have always been issue. I think there has always been a fascination with anything that moves to see how fast you can make it go.

This guy was apparently clocked at over 80 mph. The fastest that I have ever gotten my bicycle up to was 30mph and that was downhill. that was difficult enought to control. Not sure what it would be like trying to control this thing. While it is kind of neat to watch, will leave the experience to just viewing it.

Bicycle Safety

For all my tangling friends, if you see this, I have not deserted Zentangle®.  While that is the bulk of my posts, I also have interest in cycling. In a newsletter I get from Bicycle Garage Indy, they had a link for a video about sharing the road. Watched it and felt it was important enough to re-post here to spread the message. It is short but contains some important information. Applies mainly to riding in a municipal area. Hope people get this message.

Click  here  to go to the video

Retirees from Bowling Green, OH Bicycle tour

I subscribe to Adventure Cycling newsletter. A story recently appeared in one of  there posts about 2 men from Bowling Green OH who participated in a 3 month tour across the country. I admire these guys for doing this. Wish I had the time and someone that was willing to tackle even a shorter trip with me. I can only imagine the wildlife and vistas that they were able to see and enjoy. I was interested in this as I grew up in the  Toledo area. What would be nice would be to see pictures that these men or people from there group took along the way.

Here is at least a link to access the Newspaper article in the Toledo Blade. http://bit.ly/RlEi5N