The Funk 50 will return in May
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
40oz To Freedom
It's time to break out the poker cards and the 40 dogs!
THe first 40oz To Freedom ride of 2012 will be Saturday January 21st at 8:00am.
The format for the 3rd annual 40 Oz to Freedom series:
Rides will start at Station Rd bridge.
Each loop will be the 16 mile Peninsula loop
Riders do as many loops as time allows.
After each lap draw a card from the deck.
The best poker hand wins a fine 40 Oz bottle of Malt Liquor!
January 1 hour
February 2 hours
March 3 hours
April 4 hours
May 5 hours
June 6 hours
July 7 hours
THe first 40oz To Freedom ride of 2012 will be Saturday January 21st at 8:00am.
The format for the 3rd annual 40 Oz to Freedom series:
Rides will start at Station Rd bridge.
Each loop will be the 16 mile Peninsula loop
Riders do as many loops as time allows.
After each lap draw a card from the deck.
The best poker hand wins a fine 40 Oz bottle of Malt Liquor!
January 1 hour
February 2 hours
March 3 hours
April 4 hours
May 5 hours
June 6 hours
July 7 hours
Friday, January 06, 2012
First BOYA Race of 2012
The first BOYA race of 2012 will be Sunday January 8Th at 8:00 am. The race will start at the Station Rd bridge trailhead. The course will be a 5 mile loop with a 1 hour plus a lap format. Entry will be 1 beer, winner take all.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
40 Oz of Freedom January
Rumor has it Johnny Wailer will ride this month.
The January edition will be on Saturday January 29Th at noon.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Shocker
"I find the name of the color disturbing. Perhaps a bad experience by one of the specialized marketing execs." - Potenza
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| Stinky Pink |
Friday, December 31, 2010
40 Oz To Freedom 2011
Yes the 40 Dog rides will return for 2011.
The format for the 2nd annual 40 Oz to Freedom series:
Rides will start at Station Rd bridge.
Each loop will be the 16 mile Peninsula loop (no bonus points for getting lost at the Winking Lizard) Now that the Towpath is open at Fitzwater we may ride the 23 mile loop starting in April.
Riders do as many loops as time allows.
After each lap draw a card from the deck.
The best poker hand wins a fine 40 Oz bottle of Malt Liquor!
Ride will be on the last weekend of the month.
January 1 hour
February 2 hours
March 3 hours
April 4 hours
May 5 hours
June 6 hours
July 7 hours
August cards will be drawn when purchasing Nebraska Powerball tickets during the 2011 Gravel World Championship.
The format for the 2nd annual 40 Oz to Freedom series:
Rides will start at Station Rd bridge.
Each loop will be the 16 mile Peninsula loop (no bonus points for getting lost at the Winking Lizard) Now that the Towpath is open at Fitzwater we may ride the 23 mile loop starting in April.
Riders do as many loops as time allows.
After each lap draw a card from the deck.
The best poker hand wins a fine 40 Oz bottle of Malt Liquor!
Ride will be on the last weekend of the month.
January 1 hour
February 2 hours
March 3 hours
April 4 hours
May 5 hours
June 6 hours
July 7 hours
August cards will be drawn when purchasing Nebraska Powerball tickets during the 2011 Gravel World Championship.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
40oz To Freedom- March
Rode the 40oz to Freedom March edition yesterday. There were a few technical problems for the ride. First we did not have a 40 dog of malt liquor, instead we had a 40 of Budweiser. The second problem is I could not find a complete deck of cards at my house since Mr. Adam thinks he will be the next Rick Smith. We had to pick from a deck of Old Maid cards. Since we are training for the Gravel World Championship host by the PCL and I drew a pirate card I claimed myself the winner for March.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
40oz To Freedom
Over the weekend I was admiring my most prized bike related trophy. In the style of other infamous rides such as 24 hours of going nowhere, blow it out your ass, 24 hours on the towpath, and the crackpipe ride. I invite you to 40oz to Freedom series.
The format for the 1st annual 40oz to Freedom series:
Rides will start at Station Rd bridge.
Each loop will be the 16 mile Peninsula loop (no bonus points for getting lost at the Winking Lizard)
Riders do as many loops as time allows.
After each lap draw a card from the deck.
The best poker hand wins a fine 40oz Malt Liquor!
Ride will be on the last weekend of the month.
March 3 hours
April 4 hours
May 5 hours
June 6 hours
July 7 hours
August cards will be drawn when purchasing Nebraska Powerball tickets during the Gravel World Championship.
The format for the 1st annual 40oz to Freedom series:
Rides will start at Station Rd bridge.
Each loop will be the 16 mile Peninsula loop (no bonus points for getting lost at the Winking Lizard)
Riders do as many loops as time allows.
After each lap draw a card from the deck.
The best poker hand wins a fine 40oz Malt Liquor!
Ride will be on the last weekend of the month.
March 3 hours
April 4 hours
May 5 hours
June 6 hours
July 7 hours
August cards will be drawn when purchasing Nebraska Powerball tickets during the Gravel World Championship.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
New Toy
I just pieced together a new single speed.
I used an old XTR crank with a Hershey retro-disk to hold a 32t front ring, with another 32t ground down to be used as a spacer for the bolts.
The rear hub has a 16t with plenty of spacers.
Sorry about the bad picture I took them with my phone.
ps major props to John on his 11:22:32 at Leadville!
Monday, July 03, 2006
Sunday from Hell
Sunday I was able to get a ride in at West Branch even though there was a conflict of interest in the Bigring house. I wanted to ride my bike, and the Mrs. Bigring wanted to have a picnic with the kids and take the kids fishing. I came up with a foolproof plan that was a win-win for everyone. I was going to get a ride to WB with Dirt Diggler and Potenza while Mrs. Bigring would leave with the kids a few hours later.
The day started out bad when I woke up late at 8:30 when Dirt Diggler called and said he was on his way over and I was still sleeping. No problem, he would pick up the hairy Italian first. I had about 30 minutes to have the morning constitutional get my stuff packed and get the bike ready. I gathered up my clothes no problem, get the dump out of the way proceed to the garage to get my mountain bike the back tire is flat. Pump up the tire quick since all it looked like is that the kids playing in the garage let the air out of my tire again. I’m not sure how they have come to finding letting the air out of my bike tires entertaining. Go in the house to fill up my camelback come back outside the tire is flat again. Pumped up 3 inner tubes before I could find one that did not have a hole in it already. Once I found a tube that would hold air did the quick change and the bike was good to go. Go grab the bladder for my camelback, which by now is in a puddle of water because it has a leak. Rummage trough my junk pile to find a spare bladder that has not been cleaned in about 2 years. Quick rinse fill with water everything is good to go now.
Even though I had not been on the trails in a while I rode OK. I was riding in the front of a group of about 6 riders when we got to a log pile the rider behind says “Up and over” my response was “Off and walk”. Apparently he was not familiar with the Mr. Bigring motto of “Never be afraid to bust out the walk” My seat rail broke about half way into the ride. Luckily the broken seat never affected my busting out the walk. Trail riding is a much more fun than riding on the road. My big problem is time, if there usually is only a 2 hour time window to get a ride in and it takes an hour to get to the trail that leaves no time to ride.
Get done with the ride called the wife she was about 15 minutes away the plan was working out just as planned. We drive over by the beach to have our picnic the wind is blowing so hard our food kept falling off the table. I get the fishing rods for the kid’s fish for about 10 minutes when it starts pouring rain. So the master plan did not go as planned, it would have worked out if the weather cooperated.
The day started out bad when I woke up late at 8:30 when Dirt Diggler called and said he was on his way over and I was still sleeping. No problem, he would pick up the hairy Italian first. I had about 30 minutes to have the morning constitutional get my stuff packed and get the bike ready. I gathered up my clothes no problem, get the dump out of the way proceed to the garage to get my mountain bike the back tire is flat. Pump up the tire quick since all it looked like is that the kids playing in the garage let the air out of my tire again. I’m not sure how they have come to finding letting the air out of my bike tires entertaining. Go in the house to fill up my camelback come back outside the tire is flat again. Pumped up 3 inner tubes before I could find one that did not have a hole in it already. Once I found a tube that would hold air did the quick change and the bike was good to go. Go grab the bladder for my camelback, which by now is in a puddle of water because it has a leak. Rummage trough my junk pile to find a spare bladder that has not been cleaned in about 2 years. Quick rinse fill with water everything is good to go now.
Even though I had not been on the trails in a while I rode OK. I was riding in the front of a group of about 6 riders when we got to a log pile the rider behind says “Up and over” my response was “Off and walk”. Apparently he was not familiar with the Mr. Bigring motto of “Never be afraid to bust out the walk” My seat rail broke about half way into the ride. Luckily the broken seat never affected my busting out the walk. Trail riding is a much more fun than riding on the road. My big problem is time, if there usually is only a 2 hour time window to get a ride in and it takes an hour to get to the trail that leaves no time to ride.
Get done with the ride called the wife she was about 15 minutes away the plan was working out just as planned. We drive over by the beach to have our picnic the wind is blowing so hard our food kept falling off the table. I get the fishing rods for the kid’s fish for about 10 minutes when it starts pouring rain. So the master plan did not go as planned, it would have worked out if the weather cooperated.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
Playground Wisdom
Read this on the slide at the playground on Saturday.
"Kids in the backseat cause accidents.
Accidents in the backseat cause Kids."
I never knew life was so simple that all of life's answers could be found on a playground.
Sundays ride 60 miles 4030' of climbing.
"Kids in the backseat cause accidents.
Accidents in the backseat cause Kids."
I never knew life was so simple that all of life's answers could be found on a playground.
Sundays ride 60 miles 4030' of climbing.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Poop in my shorts
Got a ride in with roguemechanic and Potenza on Saturday morning. The details of the ride are below time was just under 3 hours. Came very close to crashing on the down hill section of Hines Hill Road bombing down the hill around 40. I don’t ride with a computer so not sure of exact speed however the road is a 20% grade. I was trying to make a left turn, but the bike just wanted to go straight. I was headed straight for the ditch with all rocks when my back wheel slid-out. With my quick cat-like reflexes unclipped my left foot while getting ready to lay it down. Somehow not sure if it was just luck or skill I managed to regained control of the bike and got it to turn with less than a foot of asphalt before the ditch. After that close call I had to stop and clean the pile of poop I left in my shorts :)
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!
After putting up with 12 consecutive day of rain and not getting any riding in, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!’ The trainer could have been ridden but after riding it through the winter the boredom factor is too much to take anymore. Monday I was able to get a ride in with the Rogue Mechanic. Good thing he was there since my back tire went flat after running over a piece of wire. Since I am tired of being fat and out of shape drastic measures have to be taken.
The time to ride for me is limited due to work and other time constraints. Last summer I was getting up and doing a 20 mile ride 3 days a week before work. Now I have to be at work by 7am time is even more limited. Waking up at 4:30 to get a ride in is rather stupid, but I had no choice.
I may go ride at West Branch on Thursday.
Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside. Valentino Rossi
The time to ride for me is limited due to work and other time constraints. Last summer I was getting up and doing a 20 mile ride 3 days a week before work. Now I have to be at work by 7am time is even more limited. Waking up at 4:30 to get a ride in is rather stupid, but I had no choice.
I may go ride at West Branch on Thursday.
Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside. Valentino Rossi
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