When the Fixies Arrive, Polo is Soon to Follow

 Posted on July 15, 2009

Photo By: Alex ThompsonI’ve been noticing a lot more fixes around town.  It’s taken a bit of time for the hipster bike culture to get here, but hey, better late than never.  I’ve never been a fixie guy myself (I still like the option to lazily granny gear it up the occasional hill).  In any case, NewsOk.com has an article about a bike polo team in Tulsa:  Dillon lived in Los Angeles for a year before moving back to Tulsa in December. [Read More]
bike-culture  bike-polo  fixie 

Bicyclist Killed in Accident in Oklahoma City

 Posted on February 2, 2009

A cyclist has been killed here in Oklahoma City tonight. From NewsOK.com: About 9:15 p.m., James Smith II, 60, was riding southbound on his bicycle in the outside lane of N Rockwell Avenue near the Northwest Expressway when he made a sharp left turn, Holland said. The minivan was driving behind Smith and its driver could not stop in time or avoid him, and Smith hit the windshield and was then run over. [Read More]
accident  fatal 

Tour of the Wichitas Announced

 Posted on January 31, 2009

For those who love hills, the Tour of the Wichitas has been scheduled for May 2nd. From the website: A beautiful ride through Ft. Sill and the Wichita Mountains. You will be leaving the Museum of the Great Plains at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and riding either 2,10, 40, 50 or 60 miles through some of the most beautiful scenery in Oklahoma. We will also have a historic route by the Ft. [Read More]
tour-of-the-wichitas  tours 

Weekend Lake Trails Slush Report

 Posted on January 31, 2009

So, it’s been a long and dull week without the ability for me to ride (darn skinny wheels). After work, I decided to do an automotive run along the lake bike trails to see how the ice had cleared. Overall it looks really good which is as I expected. For those of you who ride out to Overholser to start their rides, I noticed quite a bit of remaining slush at the bottom of the last hill coming into the lake on 16th street. [Read More]
condition-report  ice  lake-trails  trails 

TryParse and Nullable Types

 Posted on January 30, 2009

I just ran into an irritating little problem with using TryParse when assigning to nullable object. The following is the code I was using to assign a value from a ASP.NET dropdown list to a nullable Int32 variable: If Int32.TryParse(ddlExample.SelectedValue, testobj.TestNullableInt32 )Then testobj.TestDescription = ddlExample.SelectedItem.Text End If .csharpcode, .csharpcode pre { font-size: small; color: black; font-family: consolas, “Courier New”, courier, monospace; background-color: #ffffff; /*white-space: pre;*/ } .csharpcode pre { margin: 0em; } . [Read More]

Componded Irony

 Posted on January 27, 2009

If there has ever been any doubt that man is an irony making animal, then this should dispel it:

It’s amazing that people are so terrified about being offended that they run for cover the moment a single one of their convictions is challenged.  Just makes me smile.

Thanks to Jessica over at ¿Dónde está la Biblioteca?

2009 Freewheel Route Announced

 Posted on January 25, 2009

View Larger Map The route for Freewheel crosses the western side of the state this year. The itinerary is as follows: Saturday, June 6th - Duncan Sunday, June 7th – Anadarko Monday, June 8th – Cordell Tuesday, June 9th – Cheyenne Wednesday, June 10th – Thomas Thursday, June 11th – Fairview Friday, June 12th – Alva Saturday, June 13th – Kiowa, KS Registration begins the second week of February and will be $110 for the full week. [Read More]
freewheel  tours