Lost in OK

KFOR is reporting that three bicycles were stolen last Friday (09/23) from local cyclist, Craig Staley.   Below is  description of the three missing bicycles:

• 2010 Specialized Tarmac (Left rear seat is scuffed and the 130 mm stem has GATA written in silver on top.
• 2010 Specialized Stumpjumper Carbon 29er (Right seat stay cracked and repaired and one spindle is broken on the right pedal)
• 2010 Specialized Crux (Cyclocross bike, Red and black)

Additionally, wheels, racing shoes and thousands of  dollars worth of tools were taken.  If you have seen these items, please contact the Oklahoma City Police Department.  Below is a picture flyer for the bikes in question:

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I found this interesting article on The Atlantic about the areas of growth in bicycle commuting. While we’ve all seen the large number of articles regarding the growth of cycling commuting, it is interesting to see the geographic concentrations of this growth. Unfortunately, Oklahoma City shows no growth (we sit at a 0.1% so not any room to drop either). However, Tulsa shows 200% growth, though that only represents an increase from 0.2% to 0.6% of the population, but that is still substantial growth.

The Oklahoman has a nice story about last weekend’s MS 150:

In April, walking across a room was challenging for Robin Tilly, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009.

During the weekend, Tilly, 54, joined 567 cyclists in the 26th annual Bike MS: The Mother Road Ride — a trip along Route 66 from Tulsa to Oklahoma City to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oklahoma.

“It was wonderful this year,” she said. “It’s a very loving, supporting community.”

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After a long day of vet visits and litter box installations, the only thing left to do is to party . . .

Several weeks ago my bicycle, Ms. Blu-Haul was vandalized by some creep while locked up outside my office. Thankfully, she now gets to spend the work day in a nice and cozy spot in the file room.

As a small aside, I will try to post my photo on the same day, but sometimes it just won’t be possible . . .

On a cold wet morning, especially after a bicycle ride, there is almost nothing better than a nice hot cup of coffee . . .

So, it isn’t another lake picture, but it is another zeppelin picture. But how often do you get to see a zeppelin anyway? I caught this shot as I came around Wiley Post airport on my ride into work. It is quite a spectacle though I didn’t get any pictures about which I was particularly pleased.

Last of the Lake Hefner pictures for a while, but the lake does figure a lot into my day-to-day life.  One of the best parts of my day is my cool off from the ride into work.  This is the view I get to enjoy as I get ready to get down to work . . .

The martian landscape of Lake Hefner continues to provide photographic opportunities. Today, I caught the world’s largest zeppelin, The Farmers Airship, taking a lap around the lake. The airship is on a cross-country tour with a day stop off here in the city before heading off to Texas. You can get more details here.

The scissor-tailed flycatcher ground art in the foreground is a project of the architecture firm upstairs from us, Rees Associates.

So I am so far behind on my photos it hurts, but it is a hobby I am interested in getting back into in a major way, so expect to see more soon.  In any case, below are some shots from the Walkmen/Fleet Foxes show from last night and from a trip to the grocery store today.

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