Usually when I hear the word "taco" and "bicycle" in the same sentence, I think of bending a wheel on your bike so badly that it takes the shape of delicious Mexican food. I can personally attest that this is no fun because a) wheels are expensive and b) a tacoed wheel is usually associated with a nasty case of road (or trail) rash...on your face.
But in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, on Thursday nights while the weather is nice, those words can mean only one thing: the Thursday night taco ride, an adventure turned cultural phenomenon for cyclists that enjoy drinking margaritas, eating tacos, riding their bikes in the dark, puking, and any or all combinations of the aforementioned activities.
If you're interested, leave the kids at home, load up your bikes, and show up at the Wabash Trace trailhead (near Lewis Central elementary school in Council Bluffs) at about 5:30 or 6:00 pm. Be ready to ride to Mineola, Iowa (about 10 miles, one way). Bring enough tools to change your tire, if you happen to get a flat. And don't make the rookie mistake of forgetting your headlamp for the dark ride back. Or you'll risk case of trail rash on your face--without tacoing your wheel.
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