This was our first trip to a Northern / Midwest event and my first encounter with snow that was more than .5 inches thick.  Seriously, I’ve never been in snow that I could jump into and disappear upon impact.  I did attempt that yesterday, but that’s another story and it involves a very very sore lower back and slaps to my own face for trying that.

Our trip started out great, with entrance into our tiny little express plane including an encounter with Mr. Terry Freakin Adams.  Yeah, there he was in the first seat next to the plane entry door, just sitting there peacefully, smiling, simply chillin.  Upon arrival to Indy, Terry mysterious vanished only to be found again later at the hanger doing what he does best, a photoshoot on the wing of a 737 plane.  This is probably what he does second best, with riding being #1.

The venue here in the hanger is sick!  Walking into hanger #1 (where the main event will take place) was a clear indication that Saturday’s event is going to be one to be reckoned with.  This location is perfect for such an event and I can’t wait to see what happens today.  Indication #2 that this would be so, was the number of riders that showed up to the pre-jam in hanger #2. The place was packed and the night included over 4 hours of insane riding.

Here are a few quick highlights from friday night:

1.  Doing 180 (almost 360) drifting circles in an icy parking lot with the rental car. (pictures or video coming soon)

2.  Scaring Jake (the organizer of the event) with one of these awesome 180 drifts.

3.  Learning about planes and how engines work from one of the mechanics here with the company of Justin Miller.

4.  Watching Terry bust out whoppers on the wing of the 737 plane.

5.  Calling Fat Tony “Slim Tony”.

6.  Watching the Canadian guys ride. You can tell they love to ride.

7.  Being in the midst of one big happy family of riders.

8.  Seeing Steve Mulder. Haven’t seen this dude for a while.  Still busting out too.

9.  Watching Justin Miller doing some mind blowing moves, just as a warm up.

10.  Doing more 180 drift circles in the parking lot on the way to our hotel, while scaring the hell out of Lee.

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Diego Tejada is probably one of the best riders that we know in Texas.  Living in San Antonio, Diego pushes himself on a daily basis, not only to become one of flatland’s most respected amateur riders, but to simply acquire personal satisfaction in this sport that he loves.

He’s been representing The Byke Project for a couple of years and we thank him for helping push the project.  We do as much as we can for Diego in return and help push his name as much as possible as well.  His friend Alex Garcia, from San Antonio, recently threw down and photo session with Diego and the result were a few nice looking pics.  Show Diego some love and let him know how much you love his new photos.  (click below to see photos)

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Coffee is his nickname, but that’s what everyone knows him as. Coffee lives in the inner city of downtown Houston and if you think that you use your bike alot, you should see what this guy does with his. Coffee is an over 50 gentleman who spends his days running around town collecting scrap metal to make a living. Because he can’t drive, he uses his bicycle and a make shift assortment of trailers to carry his cargo. His bike and trailers are barely surviving, and because they receive so much use, Coffee is constantly having to repair or replace parts or figure out how to make things work.

The Byke Project is working to help change things for Coffee. Our plan is to provide this gentle, hard-working man with a completely new setup (bike, trailer, parts, accessories), with hopes of making his life and lively-hood a lot easier.

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On October 26, 2008, the 36th Annual “Moonlight Bicycle Ramble” will once again take over the streets of Houston.  This ride has been a staple bicycling event in Houston for years, and being that it’s for a good cause makes it that much better.  This two-hour recreational bicycle ride is for cyclists of all abilities, offering course of approximately 8 and 20 miles.  Eight miles is too short, in our opinion, and 20 miles goes by quick when riding with such a massive group of cyclists.  So if you plan on participating, make plans for 20 miles of easy, laid back, middle of the night riding.

This event is organized by BikeHouston, which is continually working to promote bicycle projects in local neighborhoods including bike routes and bicycle parking.  They teach bike safety and education classes in the community and schools as well as promote acceptance of bicycles and bicyclists on the roads and in parks.

There’s a small fee to take part in the ride, but a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the League of American Bicyclists and the Texas Bicycle Coalition Education Fund.  Make plans to take part in this event, and be sure to register before the October 26th date.  The Byke Project will be there and if any of you, our regular readers, plan on attending, let us know.  We’ll meet up.

For more information on the ride, download a printable PDF HERE or to register online, visit ONLINE REGISTRATION.  See you in the middle of the night on the 26th.

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