Yea? What the heck has been happening? It has been for ever that there has been a post here. So I decided to pony up and give a brief update.
After the 24/9 it took me almost a month to recover. I was wiped out.
Since then I have been working on organizing and reorganizing the bike [...]
Since my last post in making the bold statement that I was going to race the 24 hours of the Nine Mile forest Solo. I have actually raced the 24 hours this last weekend. It was as much of a mental and emotional endeavor as it was a physical one.
It was my first [...]
I suppose some of you who may read this know nothing of the 24/9. The 24/9 as it is refered to is a 24 hour off-road bike race held in a state park near Wausau Wisconsin. The stat park is called Nine Mile Forest. This is why it is referred to as 24/9. You can do [...]
This past Saturday at the farmers market I saw this great bicycle basket made out of a plastic kitty litter box. Was very cool and was designed a lot like the Trek grocery bag pannier. It holds quite a bit of stuff and has a handle to boot. The young man this belonged to showed up [...]
In the past few months, with gas prices rising, there has been quite a few folks coming in with their old bikes to get them repaired. Bikes are being unearthed from there tomb in the garage and brought in to be resurected and brought back to life. This is a job I love to do. Better [...]
I hope so, and they better bring a rake or shovel.
Recently I have made a connection with a local land owner who is open to the idea of building trails on his property. That is great. Better yet is that his property is only two miles from [...]
Don’t have much time but to give an update. The shop is crazy with work. I am looking forward to a special new helper, she is a bit taller than the gnome. I don’t have to worry about her getting lost in the fridge. I raced the Uwp TT last weekend and placed third. [...]
This spring has been rough. The weather has not truly broken through in our favor, & I have been a bit understaffed. Struggling in the shop, working from 7am till 7pm or sometimes even 11pm. We have had some of the oddest mechanical problems this spring. The types of [...]
I have noticed over the last few years of an interest for used bikes because of the higher gas prices. Lately the interest has grown. I have a feeling that when gas prices get to $4 a gallon the interest will rise franticly. It will take the pinch in the pocket book for people to [...]
Once you ride in good weather you should not have to go back to riding in crappy snowy weather. Especially if you have a new bike. Look at the poor bike above. Isn’t that the saddest site you have seen. Think about how cold your butt would be on that seat. Eeek!!
I hope we can [...]