Date: Friday November 15th, 2013
Location: Mono Cliffs Pub
Time: 9ish (come sooner or later)
Chirssy is turning the big 2-9 this week with a celebration happening at the Mono Pub. There will be beer drinking, with the end result being some dancing, with or without the pole...
Festivities starting around 9, but head over earlier if you want to eat diner, or a little later for a pint or two.
It's not a surprise party, so you don't have to avoid Chrissy for the week...
See everyone out there!
Jennifer and Jeff
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Lest We Forget
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae
Upcoming Ride Guide
Date: Wednesday November 13th, 2013
Location: Mono Cliffs (See Below map for parking lot)
Time: 6pm ride start
If you plan on coming out and running a little late, let Tyler know. Text works best, if you need my cell fire me an email.
Bring Lights - We start at night... it's dark at night.
Location: Mono Cliffs (See Below map for parking lot)
Time: 6pm ride start
If you plan on coming out and running a little late, let Tyler know. Text works best, if you need my cell fire me an email.
Bring Lights - We start at night... it's dark at night.
Weekend Ride Reports
Date: Saturday November 9th, 2013
Location: Albion Hills
We started the ride nice and early, around 9:40... we did loose William at one point, but it turned out fine... Tyler, Mike, Jamie, William and Mark did the fun tour through albion. The conditions were actually not bad at all for us. A little chilly, but no precipitation.
We rode the majority of the trails, except for the few that are across the road... if you know albion you know what i'm talking about... If you dont ride albion, you probably should. It's a fun little spot to do a ride.
End of the Day we had a great ride, great weather, and the afternoon still to do work around the house etc.....
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Date: Sunday November 10th, 2013
Location: Dufferin Forest
This ride was changed from Copeland Forest to Mansfield due to the weather conditions that were reported by Don up north. So we showed up in the parking lot expecting a small group ride, which turned out to be a very large group ride to my surprise. The final count of riders were 14, plus 1 runner, 1 hiker and 1 dog.
I must apologize for not remembering everyone's names... The ones i can remember were, Tyler, Bernie, Jamie, Chris, Judy, Reese, Sarah, Michelle.... I would keep rhyming off names, but I know I would be getting them completely wrong, so again I apologize. Johnny hiked and did some trail maintenance, and Karen Ran.
Our ride ended up being the Mini Manchulada. Same as the day before we had a great ride. A lot of fun as always, and the weather for the most part agreed with us. A few scattered showers, but nothing too crazy. We had a few stops for a shot of Fireball Whisky (Thank you Sarah).
After the north of 20 loop, we split into 2 groups, to finish the mini manchulada. From talking to Bernie Chris and Judy in the parking lot, Judy cleared all the skinny's and majority of logs in the forest!!! Awesome job Judy!
I think everyone had fun, i know I did.
A little chilly at the end of the ride for the beer in the parking lot, but all in all a great day.
Thanks to everyone that came out, it was a great way to spend a Sunday!
Thank you to Judy for the pictures!!
Location: Albion Hills
We started the ride nice and early, around 9:40... we did loose William at one point, but it turned out fine... Tyler, Mike, Jamie, William and Mark did the fun tour through albion. The conditions were actually not bad at all for us. A little chilly, but no precipitation.
We rode the majority of the trails, except for the few that are across the road... if you know albion you know what i'm talking about... If you dont ride albion, you probably should. It's a fun little spot to do a ride.
End of the Day we had a great ride, great weather, and the afternoon still to do work around the house etc.....
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Date: Sunday November 10th, 2013
Location: Dufferin Forest
This ride was changed from Copeland Forest to Mansfield due to the weather conditions that were reported by Don up north. So we showed up in the parking lot expecting a small group ride, which turned out to be a very large group ride to my surprise. The final count of riders were 14, plus 1 runner, 1 hiker and 1 dog.
I must apologize for not remembering everyone's names... The ones i can remember were, Tyler, Bernie, Jamie, Chris, Judy, Reese, Sarah, Michelle.... I would keep rhyming off names, but I know I would be getting them completely wrong, so again I apologize. Johnny hiked and did some trail maintenance, and Karen Ran.
Our ride ended up being the Mini Manchulada. Same as the day before we had a great ride. A lot of fun as always, and the weather for the most part agreed with us. A few scattered showers, but nothing too crazy. We had a few stops for a shot of Fireball Whisky (Thank you Sarah).
After the north of 20 loop, we split into 2 groups, to finish the mini manchulada. From talking to Bernie Chris and Judy in the parking lot, Judy cleared all the skinny's and majority of logs in the forest!!! Awesome job Judy!
I think everyone had fun, i know I did.
A little chilly at the end of the ride for the beer in the parking lot, but all in all a great day.
Thanks to everyone that came out, it was a great way to spend a Sunday!
Thank you to Judy for the pictures!!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
New Sunday ride
With Copeland cancelled we are gonna ride Mansfield instead at 1230.
Short tour out there.
Short tour out there.
Friday, November 8, 2013
MORGAW Seat
A new seat design.
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/11/08/morgaw-plans-to-build-the-suspension-into-the-seat/
Thanks Jonathon for the link
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/11/08/morgaw-plans-to-build-the-suspension-into-the-seat/
Thanks Jonathon for the link
Beer Review: Amsterdam Brewery
Oh yes, another Beer review... Well this one was done a few months ago, just took me that long to snap some pictures, etc.
The below picture is what the youth of today call Beer Flights... well that's what Amsterdam Brewhouse calls it. When you are there they give you 4 samplers, which in total equals 1 pint. There are 4 different "Flights" hence 4 pints. You think 4 pints is nothing, but surprisingly they hit you good.. it could be the higher alcohol percentages, or the quickness of the drinks, but either way you will notice it.
Please note, I am going to apologize for the incoherent writing on the paper. We may have had a fair amount to drink prior to writing....
The ratings below go from Bad to Good.... If you click on the flight tour, hopefully you can zoom in enough to look at all the beers. There were some copies on different rows, which meant you just drank the beer twice.
The below picture is what the youth of today call Beer Flights... well that's what Amsterdam Brewhouse calls it. When you are there they give you 4 samplers, which in total equals 1 pint. There are 4 different "Flights" hence 4 pints. You think 4 pints is nothing, but surprisingly they hit you good.. it could be the higher alcohol percentages, or the quickness of the drinks, but either way you will notice it.
Please note, I am going to apologize for the incoherent writing on the paper. We may have had a fair amount to drink prior to writing....
The ratings below go from Bad to Good.... If you click on the flight tour, hopefully you can zoom in enough to look at all the beers. There were some copies on different rows, which meant you just drank the beer twice.
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| All the Beer that you drink on the Flights |
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| Dodin Belgium Style IPA |
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| Oranje Weiss |
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| 416 Local Lager |
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| Raspberry Wheat |
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| Fracture |
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| Tempest |
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| Market Pale |
At the end of the Day, doing the Beer Flights at Amsterdam Brewhouse was a great time, and recommend anyone to go down there. With a large patio looking over the water, watching the planes come in and out of the island airport, you can make a day of it and have a lot of fun and drinks. The Brewhouse is family friendly, and if memory serves me well, the food was really really good too!
Rating: 5 out of 5 For Beer Tours.
Beer Rating: See Above.
Weekend Ride - Updates
Date: Saturday November 9th, 2013
Location: Albion Hills
Meet at the Fountain for 9:30am.
Ride Type: Fun, Fun and More Fun!!!
Length: Prob 2hrs... We have stuff to do in the afternoon...
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Date: Sunday November 10th, 2013
Location: Copeland Forest
Time: 12:30pm - Ride Start
Ride Type: Fun, Touring, Biking....
Current Weather: 8C and Sunny
This weekend going to be heading up towards Copeland to try the trails there. See below map for where we are parking at.
Horseshoe Valley and Pine Ridge Road you should see the cars parked there.
View Larger Map
See everyone out there!
Location: Albion Hills
Meet at the Fountain for 9:30am.
Ride Type: Fun, Fun and More Fun!!!
Length: Prob 2hrs... We have stuff to do in the afternoon...
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Date: Sunday November 10th, 2013
Location: Copeland Forest
Time: 12:30pm - Ride Start
Ride Type: Fun, Touring, Biking....
Current Weather: 8C and Sunny
This weekend going to be heading up towards Copeland to try the trails there. See below map for where we are parking at.
Horseshoe Valley and Pine Ridge Road you should see the cars parked there.
View Larger Map
See everyone out there!
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Skinny Tire Ride Report
Date: Wednesday November 6th, 2013
Location: Mono Cliffs
Well with the snow the weather guys the ride reports will be become skinny tire and fat tire reports...
Anyways, last night a few of us kept the dream alive for a ride every week all year.. Tyler, Mark T, and Mike A (a for awesome), went out in the misty rain to do a nice cruising ride at mono. We did avoid the rocky sections due to the weather, but we still had a great time.
Temperature wise it was very comfortable, not too cold, not too warm, and with a slight mist in the air, overall it wasn't too bad. The trails were slick, and muddy, but you adjust your speed to accommodate the conditions.
One change to riding this time of the year, you start the ride at night. So please make sure you have charged batteries before you start!
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Location: Mono Cliffs
Well with the snow the weather guys the ride reports will be become skinny tire and fat tire reports...
Anyways, last night a few of us kept the dream alive for a ride every week all year.. Tyler, Mark T, and Mike A (a for awesome), went out in the misty rain to do a nice cruising ride at mono. We did avoid the rocky sections due to the weather, but we still had a great time.
Temperature wise it was very comfortable, not too cold, not too warm, and with a slight mist in the air, overall it wasn't too bad. The trails were slick, and muddy, but you adjust your speed to accommodate the conditions.
One change to riding this time of the year, you start the ride at night. So please make sure you have charged batteries before you start!
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