almost racetime

peeps assembling for some alleycat fun on a thursday night.

on a quest for celeste

i have a late 90's vintage cross frame that i picked up a while ago. i'm gonna build it up as a gravel/dirt/commuter rig but before i do that the frame needs some touching up first, so i headed out to a few places to see what i paint could find. bianchi celeste is a difficult color to match but i found a few shades that were pretty darn close. at hobby lobby it was a toss up between the bahama blue and sea breeze, but they only had them in acrylic.... darn. so then i rode to hobbytown usa (which is in southpointe now) hoping that they'd still have a huge selection of testors enamel modeling paint like they used to when they were out at eastpark plaza. testors enamel is a good choice if you can't find touchup paint for your frame at a local bike shop or can't order it online anywhere. hobbytown's selection was decent but not great. i guess i'll have to use the 'interior blue/green #2135' which is a smidge too dark but it was the closest enamel i could find.

GBN mixer

harvest time

350.org ride

not anywhere close to 350 but still an ok turnout for the 350.org ride.

she rides again

felina makes another appearance.

could be worse

cold rain sucks, though the reflections off the wet pavement make for a colorful ride through downtown.