Sunday's Ride - Day of The Dead

I will be joining Mark tommorow at 9:45 to ride toward Forest Park to join the group. During this ride, just so everyone knows I plan to loop over to Cherokee Street so I can enjoy a bit of the "Day of The Dead" Festival.

Thanks,
Roark

The Cherokee Street Latino Business owners cordially invite you to join us on Sunday Nov. 1st from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Cherokee and California Avenue intersection to celebrate El Día de los Muertos. We will have a reenacment of a visit to a graveyard on Day of the Dead. Some local business will be giving away food and beverage samples: coffee, hot chocolate, tamales, mole, Day fo the Dead Bread. Traditional food, crafts and sugar skulls kits kits will also be available for sale.

Hmmmmm A Ride This Weekend?

Folks,

I am thinking of riding this weekend. Its just a thought right now, but any takers on the potential?

Roark

My New Bike Buddy!

Ok Folks she is so much cuter then any of my other bike buddies. She rides a Roark Bike too! Lovingly build from spare parts by Dad!

October 10 & 11 Bike Riding

I am up for a good warm up bike ride on Saturday - a city ride would work? - in preparation for Sunday's Ride the Rivers Ride. I have registered for Ride the Rivers - is any planning to register for the ride on Sunday - maybe you pick up the registration packets and we can meet up in Olivette - the ride goes through Olivette on Old Bonhomme I think.

Mark

Sunday October 4 Riding

I am up for riding Sunday. We can start at my house and ride out Wildhorse Creek to St. Albans and decide if we want to go to 6 Flags. Let's plan to ride at 9:00. If you want to come for breakfast around 8:00 let me know. We can sit out on the deck.

Tour de Wildwood

Anyone riding the Tour of Wildwood Sunday? I plan on starting around 8:00

Ron

Weekend Rides

Anybody doing the group rides this weekend?
Saturday is the Beer and Brat Century.
Sunday is the BFC Foot High Pie Ride.
Greg

Rooms at Ramada for MS150

Folks,

I still have one or two extra rooms available at the Ramada Inn in Columbia Missouri for the MS150. I think Mike wants one of the rooms (Mike please confirm). If you want the other please let me know tommorow Thursday, because Friday morning I will cancel any extra rooms.

Roark

Craigs List

Anyone,

I have been selling off extra bike stuff on Craigs List. Melina's old bike (the one she road in the Blue RidgeMountains and on the Wisconsin trip) took about a week to sell and my Shimano A-520 SPD Sport Touring Road Bike Pedals took about 5 minutes to sell.

Anyway, I want to post my bent Bontrager Race rear wheel. Spokes and Hub are perfect but the rim is bent. I think it is 3 years old. Anyone have a suggestion on how much money I should ask for?

Thanks,

Brian

Weekend Rides - Fri 8/29 to Sun 8/30

Folks,

Here are my plans for the weekend.

Friday Being an Off Day - Ride 70 miles from my house leaving at 7:30 am out to St. Albans & Back (if I can find a partner in crime).

Saturday - Ride 70 miles
option 1: I didnt get to do St. Albans Friday so do it today.
option 2: Ride Past New Town in St. Charles County to wiggle 70 miles
I plan to leave my house at 7:30 am on Saturday.

Sunday - 50 miles solo one way out to Elsberry Missouri to meet family for party.

I am looking for company on Friday and Saturday. Sunday I am just looking not to be solo road kill.

Roark

Elsah/Eckharts Ride Sunday

Sunday we will meet at 7:45 and roll at 8:00 from the Alton Casino/Marina parking lot. We will park in the lot farthest from the casino, close to the marina after you cross over the Clark bridge into Alton. We will go up the riverroad to Elsah and then head up the hill to Eckharts. So far Mike, Roark and I are going.
Greg

Triathlon Race Results

Any Interested Parties,

Total triathlon time is 3:06:56

Swim (1500): 32:03
Bike (24 mi): 1:17:43 (19.2mph)
Run (10k): 1:07:10 (10:50 min/mile)
32nd of 34 males age 40 to 44

It was a great event. Very well organized. The run was through the Lake Saint Louis subdivision and residents were on their driveway playing music and cheering on the participants (in many cases, their neighbors) and handing out water.

Dan Baur: A lady wanted to buy my Gus's Gang sleveless jersey. I sent her your way.

Brian

Rides this week / weekend?

Anyone planning on rides this week or weekend? The weather looks kind of iffy for the next 2-3 days, so I'm playing the week by ear. However, the weather for the weekend is supposed to be perfect for riding.

I might get out tonight for something short and simple, or maybe the Trailnet ride.

Wednesday - watching weather - hoping to do the Trailnet ride.

Saturday - I know Brian is doing the Lake Saint Louis Tri - best of luck to you! What time is the start and the tentative finish? I'm hoping to ride that morning early. Maybe 3-4 hours, probably rolling anywhere from 7:00 to 8:00 - done by noon or so. Guessing 45 - 60 miles. Roll from my house to meet others, or meet at Roark's?

Sunday - I'm planning on doing the Trailnet ride in Wentzville. Probably won't ride to this one from my house though! Unless Mark happens to be thinking of riding from his house. I could be talked into riding with him from his house.

Take care,

Mike

Trek 2.1

Amanda received her birthday present a little early so she could get used to it before her JCC Kids Triathlon and the MS Bike Tour. The present is a 2009 52cm Trek 2.1 9 speed triple womens specific design road bike with tiagra on the front and 105 on the back. This bike is aluminum with carbon fork and carbon seat stays. It is one sweet bike!

Melina wasted no time and took possesion of the Schwinn Fastback.

Melina's Denali will be for sale soon.

Brian

Almost Worth Skipping The MS150 For!

Dangers in Cycling

One more thing we have to worry about when cycling.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=182419&catid=28

Greg

Save the date / does this date work for you?

Hello all,

Lynda and I are going to have our annual Bike Group / Holiday party a little earlier this year, so maybe we can enjoy the Fall weather and our deck a bit more during the party. We're hoping this becomes the new annual tradition too.

So right now we are looking at October 17th (a Saturday). I hope this date works for the majority. We might have one or two other dates to work with, but our calendar is actually quite jammed up, so this is probably the most likely date.

More info to follow,

Mike and Lynda

Roark's Plans Fri Aug 14 th - Sat Aug 15 - Sun Aug 16

I see we have a bunch of plans for the coming weekend. So I thought I would through mine up.

Friday Aug 14th (Assuming I am not in Houston), I have a day off, and plan to ride. I beleive its Charlie's 83rd birthday, so if thats corrent, I will shoot out with John to join him for a celebratory ride.

Saturday Aug 15th I am going to ride from my house and do some of the Hills of Kirkwood. If its really hot I will depart at 7 am or if its cooler 8 am. If I am motivated the ride will loop back via the Chain of Rocks Bridge and Chambers Road for 65 miles. Otherwise I will cut it to about 50 miles.

Sunday Aug 16th I am open to either Trailnet if I can find a ride to the ride, or I will do my 50 miles to New Town and back ride.

Update to rides August 10 - 16

Hello all,

So it looks like Ron is out for the soccer fields on Monday. I'm still planning on being out there, but it will depend on work.

Tuesday I think I'll do the Trailnet ride that atarts at Alpine shop.

It turns out I can not ride this Wednesday due to baseball tickets.

Might try the Thursday trailnet ride out of Carondolet instead.

Friday - off

Saturday - ride a downtown - towards West county thing, hopefully with Tom

Sunday - looking at the trailnet ride out of Edwardsville

Mike

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