Had the chance to grab an afternoon ride today (my computer showed 68 degrees!) and enjoy this mild weather while it lasts.
While riding, I decided to race my shadow... lost again (but narrowly).
Bob
Current Affairs
November 13, 2009
September 06, 2009
Stimulus Dollars at Work?
Wow, fresh new limestone on the Ohio Erie Canal Towpath.
Real smooth...
Bob
September 01, 2009
Evening Ride, Towpath Style...
Thought I would share a few pics of this evenings towpath/urban bike ride. Ended up getting a flat (1st of the season believe it or not).
Bob
August 14, 2009
The Long Journey Home
The wonders of flight and flying Northwest/Delta. I'm currently sitting in the Detroit airport hoping they fix our plane and that I can get home this evening.
Oh know, they just announced a midnight departure (my bet is that I end up spending the night in DTW; they're doing this because I'm a Buckeye I bet). Stay tuned.
August 11, 2009
Superfly Stars, Stripes and Tour Champ
JHK's Superfly 100 (Stars and Stripes) and Tour De France winner Alberto Contador's Tour Madone.
More to come, stay tuned...
Bob
August 10, 2009
Trek World 2010
I arrived yesterday (Sunday) morning in Madison, Wisconsin and had the privileged to view our 2010 product lineup last night. WOW (small pun to the recent July Trek sale)!! Pictured above is a shot leaving the Monona Terrace (where Trek World is held) looking west to the downtown Wisconsin State Capitol.
I promise to post some quick "snap shots" of a view new products over the next several days. I'm off tomorrow morning early to "Jim's Trails" (Trek's own mountain bike trails adjacent to our Waterloo facility) with all the other sales reps to throw a leg over these new bikes.
More info to come...
Bob
July 27, 2009
Mt Ventoux Viewing Party (wrap up)
The Trek Store in Columbus held a pretty cool viewing party for the climbing stage "Mt Ventoux" (the Tour de France) this past Saturday, July 25th as they opened the doors at 8am for their invited guests (actually, the party was open to all). My apologies for just getting to the recap today.
As you approached the front door you were greeted by Pepe' (that's the name I gave him) and then got to meet the real chef inside - "Jeff the French Chef",
as he was on hand wiping up some special French breakfast specialties. To make it real authentic, he even passed out attitude (nah, just kiddin Jeff). We also were entertained by none other than Columbus' own "Piano Peddler" who
kept us all on the edge of our seats with his rendition of "Rocky" as Lance and the others where busy dancin on their pedals climbing the 13.5 miles to the summit of Mt Ventoux.
Thanks to Chris, Mimi (store manager) and to the entire Trek Store team for making this stage so much fun. Oh yeah, thanks to Andy for all the little facts he shared about Mt Ventoux. Matter of fact, I don't think Andy will mind if I share these facts with area 106:
Mount Ventoux Facts:
- First used by the Tour in 1951
- 21.8 km long (that's 13.5 miles) at 7.4%
- Was deforested by ship builders in the 12th century
- The ride takes at least 1 hour 30 minutes for trained amateur riders.
- The record is held by Iban Mayo - 55' 51" !!!
Don't know about you, but I really enjoyed watching the Tour this year on Versus, especially since they shot the race in High Definition. What about the job Lance did? Bradly Wiggins? The Schelk brothers trying their best to out distance Alberto. But, once again, it was a Trek atop the podium in Paris. It's going to be interesting to see how Lances' new team "RadioShack" comes together this fall.
Bob
