And even more Straggler

I have Straggler on the brain.  I just like to say it.  Straggler.  Straggler.

Anyway, another lovely build from Omaha Bicycle Company.

You people are killin' me.

Straggler, again

From the Surly blog:

My mailbox is lonely

Ah, January, possibly my least favorite month.  The holidays are over and it's a long month of cold, dark, bleakness.  I'm not riding much, which makes me long even more for bike inspiration.  And, it just happens to be the month that none of the bike magazines I subscribe to publish an issue.  Makes for a sad, sad girl.  Hello, Bicycle Times, Momentum, Buycycling?  I miss you.  Bring me some bikey cheer.

Just some random stuff

You may recall my posts from late fall of 2013 during the Coffeeneuring Challenge.  Mary of Chasing Mailboxes DC has been coordinating the challenge for several years.  Those of us who successfully completed the challenge this year received a little surprise in the mail about a week ago.

 Great patch!  I'm proud to be part of the Coffeeneur klatsch and many thanks to Mary for putting this together.  No doubt she did this at her own expense and I am appreciative of her thoughtfulness.

And, yesterday I picked up a little something fun.

I love this design!  And it's hard to tell from the picture, but it's my fave color combination of late: brown and green.  And I just now noticed the bow tie at the bottom.  Gregory, the shop's owner, always wears a bow tie.  It's odd that I'm so excited about a t-shirt.  I've been on a t-shirt boycott lately, as I have more than I can possibly wear, but I made an exception for this one.  And I'm happy to support a local business in the process.

I pooped my pants today

Clark is also ashamed.

Just kidding.  But this is what happens when a person believes the tee vee weatherperson when he says "just flurries tomorrow," and thus I ride a bike with no fenders.  Grrr.  And just to be clear, that's road spray on my pants, lest you think I was so distressed that I actually did...you know.

Digging this

Get one here.

Consolation prize

Schwinn Paramount 75th Anniversary Edition - Coppertone, originally uploaded by waterfordbikes.

Since I never got the Schwinn Stingray that I so desperately wanted as a kid, perhaps something like this would help ease the scars of disappointment.