SLC Bike Co. Ladies Night Out

SLC Bicycle Co. over on 2nd and 2nd holds a Ladies Night every once in a while and they have one coming up on Tuesday, April 13. It's free and they teach you some simple bike maintenance like fixing a flat without getting your hands dirty and such. They've also got some womens specific accessories and will fit you for a saddle, not to mention prizes and refreshments.

I went to one of these last year and ended up getting a good deal on a new saddle, got a goodie bag with a water bottle and tire levers among other things, yummy food, and met some awesome ladies.

Just make sure that you RSVP on their website if you're interested! Sorry guys, this is a girls-only event.

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Esther Rides a Bike!

Thought I'd follow Davey with an intro to me and my bike! Where to begin... Learned how to ride a two-wheeler without training wheels when I was three. Impressive, I know. About four years ago I bought a bike instead of a car so I could get around faster when I moved downtown...

It was a cheap mountain bike 'cause road bikes looked scary back then. I eventually met some people involved in the bike community and tried out my first road bike, ended up borrowing bikes here and there until I could afford my own. I've now been the proud owner of a little green Mercier fixie for two years, which I ride every day. My sister Carla gave me some awesome risers with pink grips for Christmas and I won the pink chain during a footdown comp. People tell me my spoke cards are lame, but they're one of my favorite parts about my bike 'cause they're reminders of all the awesome events I've been a part of!

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Tour De Drome! Raising money for a Track in Utah

The Velodrome in Ogden is going ahead full bore and has set up a charity ride on May 1st! Full details on their fancy website. Basically:
Tour de Drome is a benefit Bike Tour with proceeds going to the future Velodrome to be built as part of the Field House in Ogden, UT. Participants can choose routes from 28 to 105 miles. $50 Entry fee goes toward Velodrome construction.

When?
Saturday, May 01, 2010 @ 9:00 AM local time

Where?
Ogden Rodeo Grounds
668 17th Street

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A lil' about me...Pagebreak test!

One of the new fun features we cooked up for Saltcycle is the ability to abridge posts. If this works, I can write just a little here, but if you click the link you'll get a (boring) summary of me, Davey, and my current bikes! This will allow us to do full write-ups, product reviews, or 4 page rants about that roadie that thought you were racing him when you weren't, all the while keeping the main page blissfully to-the-point!

Cool Huh?! so that worked! I'll use this space to re-introduce myself as a saltcycle writer. I'm a 22 year old white dude that got into bikes when I was 16. I started commuting full time about that time, augmenting my bike riding with motorcycling. I've never had a car, and in the last 4 years I've really weaned myself off of motorcycles and don't have one of those any more either. About a year ago I had 5-6 singlespeeds and no geared bikes, now I have a more even split and have focused down to 4 bikes, a feat I'm particularly proud of.


My basic fixed gear has always gotten the most miles. I got into bullhorn bars when my bike was too small and they've stuck now that my bike fits, I've compensated by installing a small stem :). Lindsey built this frame for me as her second learner frame, it's held up quite well this spring and I don't plan on ever replacing it.



My secondmost ridden bike is my Salsa Cassaroll, or my transformer bike. In the summer I tour on it and have it as a grocery bike, in the winter I turn it into a singlespeed and ride it almost every day when the weather's shit. I'll upload a singlespeed version of it later.


My new bike is rivaling Lindsey's fixed gear for favorite bike, and definitely kicks my ass the most. It's an old french cyclocross bike called a Phillipe, I know almost nothing about it but it rides very, very well and has neat details like cutout lugs, a curving seat-tube, and an internally routed rear-brake cable.

My fourth bike is a dumpsterdoven MTB which had a shady singulator system on it but recently I've turned it into a 1x9. I have to fix it, then I'll ad a pic. I work as a delivery guy for Jason's Deli and try to ride on a few long rides on the weekends, road or mountain. I really like alleycat races and want more to happen here.

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Local Bike Movie and Alleycat: The Tale of Don Giovanni

Heya Saltcycle. We've transitioned to the new format, which hopefully will get more exposure for Salt Lake Bike events. If you have an interest/involvement in bike events in Salt Lake please contribute! Just let me know through my profile link on the right if you'd like to be added as an author.

But onto bike events! I'm very pleased to announce this little number:


An all local narrative featuring bikes and mayhem. Should be a lot of fun, come out to the first ever premiere at the Post Theater! The Alleycat should be a lot of fun and quite moderate, choosing what is probably the easiest uphill course to the theater, which is at the top of the University of Utah campus. So don't be afraid to ride the cat even if you're not a crazy person. If you're not interested in racing but would like to man a stop let me know.

For the full story on the film and to see the trailer click a-here.

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2nd Annual Gallery Roll 2010 : Call For Entries

http://www.galleryroll.com/p/submit-your-art.html

SCHEDULE
April 26-May 1: Artists deliver gallery entries to Salt Lake City Bicycle Co.
May 5: Jurors’ results emailed or phoned to the artists.
May 10: Artists may pick up work not accepted for exhibition.
May 21, 6-9 p.m.: Opening Reception: Open to all artists & the general public.
June 10: Pick-up date for artwork in the exhibition.

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to arrive where we started

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
~T. S. Eliot

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