MS 150

So this weekend I did mechanical support for the MS 150 here in Missouri. My buddy from Maplewood Bicycle and I showed up Friday night at about 9:30 to a swarm of people needing stuff done to their bikes. We fixed everything from flat tires to stretched derailleur cables. I crawled into my tent at around one in the morning. The next day we woke up to more of the same. Fixing flats, replacing bar tape adjusting brakes that were rubbing the rim. I started to wonder why anyone in there right mind would show up to a 150 mile bike ride with their bikes in such poor condition.

Then I realized that they were all there for a purpose. To raise awareness and money to fight multiple sclerosis. It made everything a little easier. I could pop on the most difficult Continental tire with ease because I knew that even though I wasn't riding I was making a contribution to the goal.

There were a couple of people who may have just been out for a ride. I am sure there were riders who didn't even know anyone with MS. But there were 3000 some odd people , some on Merlins others on Huffys that made the ride.

Anyway...Thanks to everyone who was there because my best friend has MS.

Atomicdust -- Year of the Dog

Well it's been a long time since the year of the monkey site went live in 2004...We've been toiling away over at atomicdust on things like Voltron and Maryland Plaza... But we've finally taken some time to ourselves and revamped the atomicdust site...

So for your pleasure in the Year of the Dog we proudly present Atomicdust.com 2006...

Be sure to check out the new and improved design case studies section that highlights all the fun projects we've been working on. Don't miss the fabulous Atomicdust history in our company info section...and for all or your design and advertising needs we've got a special services section...

Enjoy.

Wisconsin: Cheesy

So we got back from our little bike works trip... just check the photos for more information. http://stlbikeworks.com/biketrip/

We did ride a few miles in Chicago on the way home and we got to see Working Bikes. They have a pretty cool operation.

3rd Thursday Night Ride?

Wouldn't it be cool if there was a group out there that helped little neighborhood kids fix thier bikes on Saturdays and organized group rides every 3rd Thursday of the week and sometimes came up with crazy races?

This is where it all begins--we have the fixing kids bikes thing down--lets go ride!