I stop at the first bar on the left or right just before or just after the Post Office.......
If your not having fun, Lower your standards.......

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Ride for the Week

Been a good week for riding even with the rain. Started last Friday with a trip from work to Sully's for the Friday afternoon Bloody Mary, good trip 1 hour 18 minutes for the 16+ miles, thinging I was thirsty....... most other trips home to bike shop running less than 1:30, saving a good chunk of change not driving to and from work, I-pod and amp working just fine, can hear music over the cars vroom-vroom-vrooming by.

Didn't hook up music this morning on ride downtown was just relaxing thinking about different rides over the last few years. One that I remember real well was the one when first met Jim, Jeff had told him if you are going to ride Ragbrai you need to get a hundred mile ride in, Jim met Jeff and I at the old AK's on 5th in WDM, headed down the rabbit trail over the trestle on to Bill Riley trail going to Cummings. Made it as far as big turn in golf course when beer cart girl was going by, stopped her for a couple beersm, all the time Jim's thinking we need to get going if doing a 100 because he has been riding down to Martensdale and back a 40 mile trip, we stopped at Cumming Tap more carb loading ran into several other riders after a few more beers we headed towards Martensdale with Paul meeting us just off the trail where it crossed a gravel road about half way to town with a cooler of beer we all atned up for. Finished riding into Martensdale where we went to the resturant and bar, had some supper, Icky (Scott W.) was passed out in a booth dragged him up and started our way back to WDM, not before stopping again in Cumming, then getting off the trail in Orilla, taking the county roads back to 63rd for a final stop at Charlie's Filling Station at Midnight, told Jim that was a 100 mile day. There must have been 10-15 of us on that ride.

More tales of drunk riding to follow...............

For those who are tired of TV weather and they can't seem to get it right.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Mondays & Wind

What is it with Mondays and wind, seems like every time I drive into work plan on riding bike home nothing but, head wind, makes for a slower ride and being a fatman makes me work my ass off to knock out the 18 miles to Sully's for a beer. 1 hour 45 minutes later pulled into Rasmussen's Bike Shop, new tires ordered was in, had a quick beer headed over to bar for a beer and a game of video golf, got hooked on it over the winter.
Headed downtown this morning to Bike Kollective, was going to be open and sevring some sort of breakfast for Bike to Work Week. Rolled in downtown around 5:45am hung out for a while when someone showed up, Thee Rev wasn't there was on his way, riding in and picking up bagels. Took a couple photo's headed to bus stop, to grab Ankeny express.
Back room filled with bikes, that can use a little love............
If not raining at 3:00 this afternoon riding home again

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Rough Day

Rough Day if you are a Mushroom
They tried they just couldn't hide, from Squirrel, me on the other hand had to walk back over my tracks................. Squirrel was following me and picking all the ones I missed
good 10 pounds between us
Couple hours wandering through the woods needed to Carbo load
This place is too close to home, Cold Beer Hot Hooter's Girls
Couple beers fried pickles, want to fry up some shrooms there. Don't know the new mangers

Loaded both the bowl & me

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Cocktail Run

Cynco de Mayo run headed for shop to order some new tires, then over to Sully's for a margarita or two. Made it to shop in 1:26:+ good time for me, even made it before Sully's was open.
No need for Greg to rent a billboard, fatman wearing a jersey
Found new seat cover for Jeff's Trucker

Friday, May 02, 2008

Photo's from PRC Duathlon

Set up and ready
View of transitions area from corner I was at
Riders on the way out 10 minutes into
Heather (don't remember her married name)
Rider right on her tail........ good place to be :)
Kim from Limey's

Thursday, May 01, 2008

PRC Training Duathlon

Heading down to Rasmussen's Bike Shop today, to help Donny load the truck and head up to Big Creek State Park for www.punkrockcycling.com Training Duathlon. Batteries charging, so should have some photo's to post tomorrow.