Biking and Stuff

Today's topic is all about biking. This past week while I was in London, I had the opportunity to get in some biking. For those of you who don't know, I lived in London, Ontario a 'few' years ago. London's nickname is the Forrest City and it has an amazing network of paved bike trails that snake throughout the city. When I lived there I used to bike alot along those miles of paved trails so it was nice to take a trip down memory lane.
Here are some pictures from my morning rides. Thursday morning, on the trails at Richmond St just past the University of Western Ontario, after riding through the downtown core. Heading back through town along the Thames river. Its funny, I haven't been on these trails since '95, but they are exactly as I remember.Going under Richmond St headed back.Riding past Harris Park, where Rock the Park was held.Headed back to the in-laws under Wortley Rd.Friday morning, headed east along the Thames at approx. Adelaide St South.

Headed past Highbury Ave.Somewhere near Clarke Rd.

Saturday morning, headed west to Springbank Park.

Some cool history along the way.

Storybook Gardens, Springbank Park.

The legend of Slippery the seal lives!

Other Biking StuffCongratulations to a little upstart Canadian bike company from Toronto started in 1994 named Cervelo. This year was the first time a cyclist has won the Tour de France on a Canadian made bike. Awesome!

Last Word So I had a problem with my bike this weekend. The back wheel was grabbing and I wasn't sure what the problem was. So I took it in to my bike shop and they had it fixed in less then five minutes, no charge to me. And the kicker? The mechanic said to me, we have got to keep customers like you happy. You spend alot of money here and we want to keep you coming back happy. So a big shout out to CyclePath on the Danforth. Thanks for understanding what customer service is all about, it is appreciated.

Concert T-shirts

One of the great things about going to these four day rock festivals is the crazy T-shirts out there. Here are a couple of my favorite t-shirts from Rock the Park 2008, enjoy.

Happy Birthday

Yesterday was my friend Jen's birthday ... you may of noticed her in some of the pictures from my previous post, Rock the Park 2008 ... boy do those guys know how to throw a birthday party! Happy birthday ... hope you had a great day!

Rock the Park 2008

Rock the Park 2008 ... four days of fun in the sun.

Day 1

Wednesday night. Arrived late from Toronto, met everyone down in the park ...

Uncle Ted was just going on.It didn't take long to get into the swing of things.Danny and Pilar.Todd, Danny and Pilar.Ted Nuggent.Dave and Velda.Todd and Pilar.Day 2 ... Thursday ... Warming up at Jim and Jen's. Me and the missus at the park.Sammy Hagar doing his thing.Our view of the show.Brian and Jackie.Jen and Pilar.My buddy Jim, who was the official photographer for the show. Taking a break in-between sets to hang with everyone.Day 3 ... Friday ... Jim and Jen's for the warm up. Dave, Jenn and Jackie.

Even the mutts got in on the action.Hobbes of course didn't want to have anything to do with anyone else. Calvin was Mr. Social.Eric, Brian, Jackie, Rick and Tracy.Pilar's cousin Shelley was even down from Calgary for the show. After 2 days of looking, Pilar finally found her.Pilar and Jen.Brian and Jackie, too cool for school!Tracy, Rick and Jim.Jen, Danella and Waldo!Jim and Jen.Day Four ... Saturday ... still standing.

Rick, Tracy, Pilar, Deb and Deb.Me and Deb.Group shot.Pilar, me and Deb.Danellla, Velda, Dave and Eric.Rick, Tracy and Jen.Bachman and Cummings, final act of the four day fest. Awesome! Pilar and Deb.Putting it to bed.As usual, a good time was had by all. Thanks to everybody for the good times. See you all next year!