KC Bike Week 2009 - Day 6

The wind gods must have been listening to me yesterday because they gave me a nice North wind this morning. What a great morning to ride. Cool breeze, a tail wind (if you were heading South) and smooth roads (due to the fact that I now know where every pothole is on my route to work).

I choose to ride my trusty old DEAN Castanza today. I bought her back when I was working as bike sales representative in Florida. The representative price was only $450.00 for ti frame and Kestral carbon fork. I didn't know much about DEAN back then, but decided that I should ride the product that I was trying to sell. I won my first criterium on her way back in 1996. I have gone through about 10 bikes since I got her, including Time, LeMonds, Looks and other custom ti models, but nothing rides like she does. I even named my son after her (Christopher Dean Locke). I still can not believe Carolynn let me do that.

The last three days I used my Colnago cross bike. Those 700 x 35's knobby cross tires are taking their toll on my legs. What a difference a good set of wheels with 700 x 23's make. My baby was so smooth this morning that I had to stop and take a picture of her while going through Riverside.


I was way ahead of schedule this morning so I stopped by the "art district" in down town KC. I envy artists and their ability to create images like these. I wish I could draw a simple stick figure....

What is for lunch today? Grill day! Again, all this riding has caused me to think about eating all the time. Check out the below burgers that we have available to at the Cafe'. Now that is a veggie burger. I had the old fashion hamburger with mushrooms, cheese, onions, lettuce and tomatoes. While I was eating this afternoon, I realized that Carolynn fixed burgers last night also. Which was better you ask? Carolynn wins hands down - I think it is her special sauce.....