Another great day in this young Richshaw Season.

Went on two rides today. The first one was for breakfast with Bob. I thought, “Hey, let’s go to the Trolley House.” Bob had to be somewhere at 2pm, but I figured worse come to worst, we could cut the trip short and eat downtown. Well, that wasn’t a problem. I took the long way there and arrived in 45 minutes. We took our time eating, and still got back with o’plenty of time. Here’s a Google map that’s 80%+ accurate:

The food was great, the whole staff seemed to get a kick out of the Rickshaw, and I logged about 6.5 miles, putting my total to 7.5 miles with passengers this year. The Warm Springs bike lanes have a very textured surface and are much slower and difficult than they look.

The second ride, without a passenger, was from home to Bikes2Boards and back. I took the ride to show them the whole Rickshaw, and to let them know the rear wheel was working nice. I took the Greenbelt home.

A great day for Rickshawing in Boise, Idaho.

The first of the season’s mechanical upgrades has been completed. I got my wheel back from Bikes2Boards today. The wheel wasn’t right when I got the Rickshaw new off ebay and I may have made it worse when hitting a speed bump while sprinting to the 2006 Tour de Fat (or maybe not). Thanks to Bikes2Boards the wheel has finally be trued. We haven’t mounted it on the Rickshaw yet. I should call Joe and let him know it is back.

Bikes2Boards is my favorite bike shop in town hands down. They love bikes and are fearless to fix whatever comes in. I don’t roll average stuff, so I typically get an interesting look with whatever I bring in. This time the question was “Where did you get that?” as the Rickshaw wheel with the odd cast iron hub was being looked over. “Ebay” I said.

I also drove the 2007 Tour de Boise route today (one way) so I could show Kelly what I was hoping to finish. It should be an interesting challenge if I make it. I can ride the route on my Schwinn Classic Cruiser fine, and have, but Rickshaw is another level of demanding. To finish, I’ll need some upgrades, as will the Rickshaw. I think it can be done, but will it? Not a gimmie.