Maple Leaf Ride
The Maple Leaf Bike Ride is coming up on Saturday, Oct 10. I would like to encourage everyone to come out and participate. Last year me, shelf-life, mom, and dad all did it and had a blast. I would also like to point out that I had the distinction of finishing dead last in my distance category...
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In spite of a very rocky start on Saturday and modest turnout on Sunday, I felt like Cider Days was a success and I think Bridget felt the same! I sold several prints and enjoyed the numerous compliments and encouragement I received. We learned a LOT about what we could do better next time and I...
Read MoreGorilla Century Bike Ride
Saturday was the Gorilla bike ride in Pittsburg, KS, which coincided with their town festival “Little Balkan Days” (anyone know what a balkan is??). Though not exactly ‘easy’, the gorilla ride is significantly easier than the Tornado Alley for serveral reasons. A- It’s...
Read MoreTornado Alley 110 Complete
Saturday was the big TA110 bike ride. The route was more or less the same as last year, equally as hard and equally as hot. There are a lot of these types of events, but this is probably one of the harder rides, in that the route is designed to be hilly. Items of note include the fact that I was...
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Jason Shelfer, the man who brought you the “drum-tar” (a guitar merged with a drum) has now combined an old bicycle with a shopping cart. The idea was that he could ride from his house to Aldi, shop for groceries, checkout, and come back home without ever getting off the bike....
Read MoreTornado Alley 110 Bike Ride
As of yesterday I am officially registered for this year’s edition of the Tornado Alley bike ride and am already getting excited! Last year I did the ride with my co-worker Shelf-Life and having never done a distance ride, it completely trashed both of us. I am hopefully that with two...
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