Cactus Eyed Joe's Cycling

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32654109227612403392011-04-21T14:39:03.969-05:00Cactus Eyed Joe's CyclingCactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-81449510982359628442009-02-04T18:56:00.005-06:002009-03-18T22:10:25.776-05:00The zen master asks "Why ride a bicycle?"

I enjoyed this. It is like 5 koans in 1.Why ride a bicycle?And since no one commented on the story I plagiarized the sixth patriarch's famous response.

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-8727136011509709632009-01-10T15:44:00.003-06:002009-01-10T16:17:21.521-06:00New Ride For Biking Brady

Urban Assault Ride - The Pedal Powered Urban Adventure. Beer, Bikes, and Big Wheels – the biggest bike scavenger hunt series in the US. - and it is happening in Minneapolis.

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-41601389748702479672008-09-22T19:41:00.002-05:002008-09-22T19:44:32.897-05:00Bikejoring

Bikejoring looks like a cool sport.

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-44498496953669846542008-08-08T11:22:00.001-05:002008-08-08T11:23:37.592-05:00Triathlon Alpe d'Huez

Triathlon Alpe d'Huez, c'est magnifique!

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-79526242370207074422008-08-06T11:44:00.004-05:002008-08-06T14:11:59.269-05:00Sounds like yoga to me

Toolbox: Integrating Body and Mind

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-78427945269847190122008-08-05T16:49:00.000-05:002008-08-05T16:50:40.123-05:00Sounds like a good read

PEZ Reviews: Blazing Saddles

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-82338057842656348782008-07-29T14:30:00.002-05:002008-07-29T14:33:23.010-05:00Cop Who Shoved Man Off Bike

Update On Bully Cop Who Shoved Man Off BikeGotta love the electronic age.

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-87854785744567217262008-07-28T14:11:00.007-05:002008-07-28T15:20:44.165-05:00I love PEZ articles

Champion Physiology: What Makes you Fast?Toolbox: Champion Physiology 2Toolbox: Breathe!TDF Special: The “Real” Science of Lance

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-10358510507551046722008-07-24T08:57:00.007-05:002008-07-24T16:45:28.617-05:00No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

A response to "A Pavlovian Experiment"In regards to Biking Brady's post, the title of this post says it all.Between the "MS150 Tractor Crash" and the "Ding Ding" incident I think I should give up cycling or better yet give up being the cycling shepherd.I have said the "bad word" with regards to the "Ding Ding" story many times today.

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-78844288207878113282008-07-01T08:48:00.006-05:002008-08-06T13:08:33.223-05:00The End of the World

If you listen to the Revelationists, the reactionary Climatologists or the cycling media you may believe "The End is Near'!FYI, Revelations was written about Nero Cesar and Rome, the arctic and antarctic have temperate fossils indicating change is the only constant and doping was 'killing' the tour and the riders during the 50's & 60's.http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=6023Rumors of

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-87747524545157148932008-06-25T13:35:00.014-05:002008-08-06T11:30:32.694-05:00Cyclists & Dogs

Lately there has been a lot of hullabaloo about all the vicious dogs biting and chasing cyclists in the area and it is my opinion cyclists should do something about it.Problems1. There is no leash law outside of town so the out-of-town dogs are often going to be off leash. (I have been told there is a dog leash law out-of-town.)2. Dogs are not human, they don't think like humans or act like

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-15576300950332908082008-05-14T14:53:00.001-05:002008-05-14T14:59:54.950-05:00Turkey Creek Ride

Biking Brady blogs more about me than I do. Turkey Creek Ride

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-3813782919318836942008-05-08T20:22:00.001-05:002008-05-08T20:22:28.272-05:00Pro Cycling Manager Game - Tour de France 2008

Pro Cycling Manager - Tour de France 2008

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-75724634693715719532008-05-08T20:21:00.012-05:002008-06-17T09:31:42.948-05:00The Naming of Cactus Eyed Joe - Part Two

So picture me attempting me to shape a spindly under watered mulberry tree a year before BRAN 24. I had harvested the mulberry from somewhere it had been happily growing after a bird deposited its seed in the soil. I transferred it to a cute little square ceramic bonsai pot. The tree had survived a winter indoors with me which is no small feat. I had just moved all my house plants outside on

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-39953785914670052482008-05-08T09:25:00.002-05:002008-06-17T09:30:52.047-05:00The Naming of Cactus Eyed Joe - Part One

The story begins with my layman's interest in plants and in particular bonsai. I have attempted to bonsai just about every tree-ish houseplant and tree that grows wild in my area. Most of my attempts don't survive very long or look very interesting. This isn't surprising considering a good specimen takes years to mature and most wild trees don't survive well as houseplants during the winter. The

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-31440026853933454982008-02-23T22:41:00.005-06:002008-03-02T07:36:39.974-06:002004 MS 150 Excitement

Recently Biking Brady posted his perspective of theBikingBrady vs. Tractor (MS 150 Flashback-2004) incident. I thought I would add a little to the story since I was mentioned and had a front row perspective.It was a day with a stiff head wind coming out of the south that was a little gusty and irregular. It was a good strength and stamina sapping wind. Travis and Kevin were the leading riders of

Cactus Eyed Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872487765940141485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265410922761240339.post-85428635141348185132008-02-22T22:29:00.002-06:002008-02-26T09:26:32.260-06:00First time not cycling to work in a very long time!

I took my commuter bike to Bike Plus to fix the spoke that broke last Monday. So for the first time in a long time I walked home. Once I get my bike back I will have to start the count over. By the way, if I was keeping track I would be ahead of Biking Brady since he hitched a ride during the 2006 winter on a very cold day.I will not get my commuter back until next Tuesday. :((So if you see the

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