Schwinntonation. Bike Sounds

This is my coolest music discovery to date. Schwinntonation, a band from Chicago made music only using bike parts.

Click to check out their first self titled album.
http://schwinntonation.bandcamp.com/

The Beginning

We're about 84 days away from blast off and I couldn't be more excited! To my friends, random people who stumbled upon this, and most importantly my family, I hope I can entertain you with words/pictures/ anecdotes.


A lot of people I have told about the trip ask how I got this notion in my head. I wish I had an epic "come to Jesus" story but unfortunately, I'm fresh out. Every year I come home with about ten crazy adventures in which I want to participate. As Shawn Carter so eloquently put it - "I'd rather die enormous than live dormant." Last year it was living in Australia and jumping out of a plane. The year before I decided to go intern in the Uruguay. The 09-10 winner is Bike and Build. Fortunately, I am blessed with a very supportive family who waits for me to come home with these wild ideas. They are also the ones who ground me and actually make me research each venture. Now that I am fully committed for this summer, I have started training. Which definitely looks a lot easier on TV when Lance is gliding like it is no big deal. Needless to say the past few rides have been a learning experience.

I was pretty naive about the whole stopping part of cycling. I have

ridden recreationally but it is a whole different ball game when you have buses zooming by 2 inches from you. To the right is evidence of my emergency stopping skills. Basically, the sharp bike chain came out of no where and started a fight. But we made up, decided to be friends, and continued riding.

This week, I hope to master the art of clipping in and out of the pedals. I am also desperately trying to adjust to the diaperesque feeling of biking shorts. Hopefully, there is more fun to come from the training ventures.