Branch Oak Race

Interesting time over in Nebraska, State park that doesn't allow drinking? Met CVO downtown and went to lunch at Noodle's, set outside watching all the bikes in town, bike lanes down the middle of the street one way travel, bike poles for locking bikes up and down all streets, was really a bike friendly town, must be with College right there, didn't even get to make remarks about Cornholers, maybe next year................. We had a sweet set-up at the race, looked as good as the pro's that was there, thought we did a good job of representing Rasmussen's Bike Shop. If only bike would have cooperated...............

having trouble with rear cog

Wondering what happened to Squirrel, Jeff and several others made it in on first lap

Pre-race gathering

Nappimg before Race

Set up like the Pro's

Set up at Branch Oak

Giving Squirrel A Lesson at Cribbage

Friday @ work

Friday ride in

Little cool this morning, grabbed the bus into work, riding home to pack. going with Squirrel over to Nebraska, Nebraska that's what I said, squirrel doing a 12 hour race at Branch Oak Lake, going to work support for him, did it last year at 24 hour race in Boone. Should have some good pictures from race.

New Bike, she needs a name

Isn't she pretty!!

and still in training, riding home from work yesterday, it decided it was going to pour, get new bike wet, break in that new Brooks saddle a little easier, NO! bike just just rolled by O'Malleys, by Merry-go-round, and the final straw past Outer Limits. If she was trained properly, the first sign of a neon beer light, bike would have been pulling up to the door, it's needs to get out on a party ride

Riding in rain?

Friday Commute

Met Johnny C. downtown @ YMCA for a ride into work, was last day of Bike to Work Week, always have a free breakfast for the downtown commuters this year figure might as well get in on free food, rode with J.C. for a little while towards work. New bike is nice, taken a little bit to get used riding a bike without a front shock. Sterling building my new ride

Surly Cross-Check

New Wheels

Bike made it in Tuesday, called Sterling yesterday and asked if it could be ready for me to ride on Friday last day of Bike to Work week. Didn't sound like it would be a problem. New photo's of Surly Cross-Check to be psted soon.

Photo from Surly's

No Bike Today

Did the drive thing to work this morning, back on bus and ride bike home tomorrow. Thinking new bike should be showing up today or tomorrow.

Jeff's new mule! Parked for refreshments

Bike to Work 12th

Rode downtown to pick up bike to work socks Saturday, ran into Squirrel & Teri heading downtown also. Did a short turn through Farmer's market, then headed back to westside. Decided I was going through Waterworks Park and rabbit trail, wrong idea, wasn't going to let a little water stop me, even though it took longer to find away around the water, than to go back and ride Grand or Ingersoll.

Met Jim & Jeff over at Raccoon River Park, to go out on kayaks, then decided it was a good idea to pass this time, didn't want to be the first one to tip over.

Bike to Work Booth

Scott, Angie working, Loulicker in background

Teri getting free socks for Bike to Work

Valley Drive

Bill Riley Trail by stables

Dry atlast

Trestle, deep water

tip over

Think one of them could tip over

Friday Commute

Good day for a commute to work, Squirrel on first trip on the bus with bike, gas prices @ $3+ , saved around $4 this morning and a couple gallons of gas

Having a safety meeting at the bus stop

Instructions, I don't no stupid instructions, to firgure out timer

Bus ride to work

Tuesday Commute

www.kayakiowa.com

Jim's new venture,

looks like going to be doing some camping in Adel this year!

Squirrel & I stopped to due a little mushroom hunting on the the ride home from work yesterday. Okay, Squirrel was riding, I was just meandering, no hurry, just listening to the musicand this time it's not in my head

Cheap vs. CycleSound

Nice ride to downtown to catch a bus to Ankeny, Squirrel rode to work and as I was unloading bike from Bus he rode by on he's way in...... sliding out a little early today, riding home, a little mushroom hunting (Jim hasn't been out with new venture coming together) figure I can find a few to drop of at his house.....

Passes from last year

Music at work and on the bike

Speakers $13, amp $48,
cable from front $6, metal case for i-pod $5,
$72.00 vs. $169.95

Waiting on Bike

Went out for ride Saturday on old Schwinn that I turned into a single speed last year, rode to see Spiderman 3, then was riding down to Sully's for beer when i heard my name being yelled, Squirrel, his Wife Teri, and Steve was just getting back to Teri & Squirrel house from a ride

Teri, & Squirrel

Squirrel just had to have a picture of a single speed with kickstand

New bike ordered

Ordered new bike yesterday, went with complete Cross-Check bike from Surly. going to build it with parts from Schwinn that became single speed last fall, Ultagra group on it from 05, not many miles on parts

Bikes all around shop

Squirrel wrenching vs. printing

South Dakota Mickelson Trail July 2006

Camp grounds in valley 4 miles from Mt. Rushmore

Crazy Horse

looks like going down hill, WRONG

Was a good trip July 2006, did this ride vs. RAGBRAI

Ragbrai would have been a lot easier trail was only 100 plus miles

more pics and tails to follow

Unadventful Weekend

Not much went on last weekend, did work on quitting smoking again, 3 cigarettes Friday till Monday, stopped at Sully's had a few cigarettes there.

Mountain bike loaded for camping

Going with a Surly Cross-Check for new bike this year

Good Day in the Rain

Slid out of work yesterday at 9:30 to do a little hunting, supervisor was thought you wasn't leaving till 10 as he chased us out the building.

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Was able to download pics from trip to South Dakota (mickelson trail) will try to figure out how to add them.

Found Pics

Found some pictures of Jenny, middle daughter, thought I would throw them up. they are a couple years old, 05 senoir photos,

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Squirrel was tagged by a car Monday on way home from work, only about a mile into ride home, didn't ride that day, drove, was a couple cars back when it happened, hung around waited for police, loaded up bike and gave him a ride home. told him if he wanted a ride home he could have asked didn't have to get hit.

Commute

Riding home from Ankeny yesterday, didn't stop at O'Malley's was only couple miles into ride, Casey's for a tallboy while hunting shrooms, thought okay ride into downtown to bar a Ragbrai rider owned, IT WAS under new OWNERS and CLOSED........ no Beer till West Des Moines, stopped at walking bridge over Raccoon river for smoke, Jeff called he had flat and wrong tube with him, needed me to head home pick up truck to get him. After that we stopped at shop so he could pick up his Long Haul Trucker, headed to Taco ride, beer and back to 5th st. pub for BEER and 1.50 tacos

Sound System

Amp for bicycle showed up yesterday, eight batteries and normal stereo speaker wiring to amp it was blasting out good tunes... The 3.5 inch speakers due a good job with 10 amps per side, looking for a couple small indoor/outdoor for sound and I should have a nice sounding system on my bicycle.........

Shrooms

Got a GREAT recipe for shrooms.... clean (DO NOT CUT) shrooms, then fill with a mixture of cream cheese, jalapinos, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. (fill shroom by adding mixture to a zip lock baggie and cut off the corner of the bag and use it like a pastry frosting bag to fill the body of the shroom)-then roll in egg and then flour. Put a toothpick down thru the stem to pinch it closed-fry in deep fat fryer till golden brown and enjoy!!!

Sound System

Working on a new sound system for bicycle, needs to be loud enough for others to hear and lightwieght.......... could buy one that's allready built in bag, sound just not loud enough