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...............

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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

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.

Goal

With goal in mind for ride home headed out from work around 1:30. Fatman with a tailwind can roll downhill, was at Beaverdale Trestle in about 45 minutes.

Goal in sight, come on light change but only if you want too.

Blayne and Cally
Cally was training with Blayne.
A Fatman with one of his favorite Hooters Girl

Have to learn just because I can, doesn't mean I have to drink more than one pitcher

Another Windy Ride

Flags from the front of building before riding

Figured out that I drive to work park the car at work (in case of rain) can be on the bike @ 1:30 heading towards WDM, next day in on bus at work by 6:45............ Two and a half hours later made it to Sully's for a couple beers, then on to P.O. Box to check mail, on to El Rey for supper.

good food and open late on weekends