Hustler Wisconsin via Sparta - Elroy Trail (continued)

After beers in tunnel we finished the ride through, headed of to Norwalk, WI. 3 miles downhill coast, rolled up to bar called the place around 12:30am. Walk in only 3-4 people in bar, just ordered up beers when Jerry the Limo driver walk out of bathroom we decided to yell where's that limo driver that knocked up our 14 year old sister, took him a minute to remember us from 2005. Drank a few beers with him until they kicked us out at 2:00. Jerry had them set beer out back door, off to his house up the street for a couple more beers, and some sleep.

Parked outside Jerry the Limo Driver's house
First night out we over packed, didn't use sleeping bag or tent.

Friday: Rode down to cafe for breakfast and trail pass around 9am. Okay breakfast was better the last time. Out of trail passes at cafe, told us there was couple more places in town
(or as they called it a Village) went down to little market in town who was also out of passes, they sent us to Lil's Corner Tap, what a misstake, bar wasn't open but, owner was there Kevin, said come on in. this was around 10am

Started on the vodka Lemonades

We hung around there for sometime, had a few cocktails, played a couple games of darts, drank a few more beers then we had been there long enough most of the lunch crowd had left, few people from Texas, Boston, and other places can't remember. Decided to have some lunch. (we are still in are town we rode to last night 11 miles.)
Good steak sandwich with hashbrowns for lunch time line around 3pm, Jim was talking on phone to Deb, she was telling him that he was slurring words, he kept asking us if he was slurring. Jeff and I decided around 4 to start down trail because we all was trashed, headed out downthe trail towards tunnel #2 which was only 4 miles away, walked through tunnel because all people around, coasted the 2 miles into Wilton. Stayed in Wilton for a few minutes then decided to make Kendall which was 9 miles away, 6 miles to Tunnel

and a 3 mile coast into town................

To be continued.................................

Hustler Wisconsin via Sparta - Elroy Trail

Planned a pilgrimage Back to Hustler, Wisconsin sometime in March or April (one of those days while having a few beers) haven't been up there since 2005, was there July 4th weekend and Labor Day weekend 2005. Found this bar we really like and they seemed to like us.


Walking into Hustle Inn for Sunday morning breakfast

Okay back to the start of the ride, we get to Sparta, WI around 6pm Thursday, stop at Wayside Inn for some supper and beer for the ride, they wasn't serving anything that sounded good so we went down the street to Club 16, remembered it from last time was there. Grabbed a steak sandwich and beer to go, Sparta doesn't sell beer in grocery or convenience stores only bars and liquor stores outside of city limits.


Loaded bikes ready to ride Jim needed photo to send to person that didn't understand the concept of a loaded bike with trailer. Rolled out of Sparta around 9pm, wanted to make to first tunnel around midnight, which in all fact is only 8 miles away a gentle grade up, after a couple stops to over look some of the houses down below we made to tunnel #3 which is 3/4 of a mile long.

A dry spot in the tunnel, time for a beer.

To be continued.............

cleaning out the frig

Makes cleaning out the Frig a lot more fun, temp 37 degrees

Flicker Up

http://flickr.com/photos/spiderwheels

Polar Plunge

Only thing I could say was F$%king cold, all the way back to Greg's motorhome.

Thinking back it was coldest standing in the snow barefooted, waiting for the TV8 to break in for live shot...................

I'm Back

At Winter Games Friday for the Ski Bike Event with Greg and Squirrel. Greg brought out the motorhome, Squirrel and I brought the ski bikes out in the panel truck. Few people stopped in for a chat and a beer.

Squirrel, Walter and a few others
Photo from Spooky Woods ride.
Finally picked up a new computer, will be adding a flicker account for more photo's from Spooky Woods, Big Wheel Rally, and others

Tri-Weekend

Started the Tri-Weekend in major form, Sully's, Junction, and Cattoors (Old Maddy"s) Now thats a Tri, drinking, biking, drinking or was it just about the drinking

Tom and his Wife, Sam's sister and brother in-law
One man band somewhere?
Around 6am at Hy-Vee Tri

Hiding from early Sun can see a little better
Matt, Andy, & Terry after the storm

Had to come back, 6 water bottles 2 on bike 4 on belt around waist. NO room for tube and CO2

Swimmers out there somewhere

Riders off in the distance

While waiting for shop to open was out on single speed, started down new trail being built and Bambi was just staring at me, didn't think I would be able to get camera out he just stood there waiting for photo op.

Will finish this

Commute Home with Teri & Brian

Started out with commute home with Teri & Brian, stopped at Kyle's bike shop to get air in Teri's tire. I cheated went straight on Oralaber Road they made a small Southern detour

Don't fall Teri
Nice shop, almost to nice
Thought you could get away with those skinny tires, Brian had to change tubes FLAT Ha-Ha
Safety Meeting a Sycamore Stopped at Picketts' for a couple of beers, stole this from Squirrel, didn't take camera in
On a trail between 67th & Merle Hay, small trail only a couple blocks, seen it before thought I would find out where it went. Don't want to be drinking at night & ride off this.

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.

On sell soon, for the price of $1.00

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

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

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

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