Pretty funny.
September 30, 2009
September 14, 2009
Salsa Fargo
Double Fargo. It's a Fargo Fargo.This Salsa Fargo was at Wells Fargo...not in Fargo, but in Marqette.
If it was in Fargo, ND it could have been a Fargo, Fargo, Fargo. That would be something, eh?
September 10, 2009
Sold 'Em
The Remedy - full suspension, orange and brown, 26-inch Trek has been sold.
The Cobia - hard tail, silvery, 29-inch Gary Fisher has been sold.
The new bike is a NINER MCR. Steel 29er, GOLD color, fully rigid.
Some parts were swapped over from the Cobia to the Niner.
Ebay drama with the Cobia.
The Cobia - hard tail, silvery, 29-inch Gary Fisher has been sold.
The new bike is a NINER MCR. Steel 29er, GOLD color, fully rigid.
Some parts were swapped over from the Cobia to the Niner.
Ebay drama with the Cobia.
September 2, 2009
Copper Harbor Fat Tire Mountain Bike Race
The Copper Harbor Fat Tire Mountain Bike Race is this weekend (Labor Day weekend). There may be a trip up to Copper Harbor in store for us to hit up some of the bike trails either before or after the race.
Here's the weekend agenda for the fest:
ADDITIONAL WEEKEND ACTIVITIES:
Thursday September 3: 6:00pm Group Ride--no cost. Plan to ride one lap (14 miles) of the race course at a group ride pace. Food and drink to follow at local establishment.
Friday September 4: Keweenaw Adventure Company Downhill Shuttle Runs in our 15 passenger van from 12:00-6:00pm--preview the downhill sections + other sweet trails not in the race without having to exert too much energy: $5/run or $15 day pass.
Saturday September 5: Keweenaw Adventure Company Downhill Shuttle Runs. 12:00-6:00pm. $5/run or $15 day pass. Race course will be marked during the afternoon and open for folks to pre-ride at their own pace.
9:00- Midnight--Fat Tire Reception at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge--Social time and live acoustic music with Mike Labeau...no cost (cash bar available).
Here's the weekend agenda for the fest:
ADDITIONAL WEEKEND ACTIVITIES:
Thursday September 3: 6:00pm Group Ride--no cost. Plan to ride one lap (14 miles) of the race course at a group ride pace. Food and drink to follow at local establishment.
Friday September 4: Keweenaw Adventure Company Downhill Shuttle Runs in our 15 passenger van from 12:00-6:00pm--preview the downhill sections + other sweet trails not in the race without having to exert too much energy: $5/run or $15 day pass.
Saturday September 5: Keweenaw Adventure Company Downhill Shuttle Runs. 12:00-6:00pm. $5/run or $15 day pass. Race course will be marked during the afternoon and open for folks to pre-ride at their own pace.
9:00- Midnight--Fat Tire Reception at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge--Social time and live acoustic music with Mike Labeau...no cost (cash bar available).
August 27, 2009
Marquette Biker in Leadville 100
Lance Armstrong won the Leadville 100 earlier this month.
David Grant from Marquette finished 100th.
100. David GRANT in 08:49:21.5 MARQUETTE MI M4
http://www.velonews.com/results/96668
We've seen David out training this spring and summer on a Gary Fisher Superfly (I think). He and his wife Nicole Alexander won the Ore to Shore soft rock races individually. WOW. The pictures are of her climbing a sandy hill exiting the Forestville area. She beat the tandem by 21 seconds in the end.
David Grant from Marquette finished 100th.
100. David GRANT in 08:49:21.5 MARQUETTE MI M4
http://www.velonews.com/results/96668
We've seen David out training this spring and summer on a Gary Fisher Superfly (I think). He and his wife Nicole Alexander won the Ore to Shore soft rock races individually. WOW. The pictures are of her climbing a sandy hill exiting the Forestville area. She beat the tandem by 21 seconds in the end.
David Grant recaps the Leadville 100 here: http://chocolayacecyclingteam.blogspot.com/2009/08/dave-grant-wins-12-hr-o2s-soft-rock-and.html
August 18, 2009
Gary Fisher - Cobia
After swapping out the white and silver components (seat, seat post, crank, and stem) he rode this 29er hardtail with the stock fork. Now he is riding it fully rigid with a black aluminum Bontrager fork. It is a FAST BIKE.
August 4, 2009
Ore to Shore Marquette, MI
The 2009 Ore to Shore is this weekend. Some of our friends are racing it, others are riding it. We went out for a ride the Sunday before last and rode from our house up the railroad grade behind Econo to Northwoods Drive. After crossing the highway we rode all the way up Midway Drive/510 to the entrance to the trail. There sure are some long climbs on the way up. I was thankful to be riding my rigid 29er. Every pedal stroke was progress. At the trailhead we stopped for a break and had delicious BLT sandwiches before descending into Marquette. The entire ride was probably between 25 and 30 miles and took around 3 hours. We got caught in the rain near the Forestville trailhead and just kept riding. It seemed easier to ride without sunglasses after a certain point.
There was some mucky muck and some sand but the 29-inch wheels really cruise over the sand so much better than when I rode the race a few years ago on my 26-inch Specialized Hardrock.
Now that was an ugly bike. Silver with black flames like a motorcycle.
August 3, 2009
August 2, 2009
We planned to go biking today. Initially to Harlow Lake in Marquette. Then to Valley Spur in Munising. On our drive to Munising we stopped at the Grand Island Ferry and the ferry was going to leave in 15 minutes. We decided to go for it. A beautiful blue sky day, 70 degrees, almost no bugs, and a nice 20ish mile loop. We took the 12:00 ferry to the island and the 3:30 ferry back. Dairy Queen for the drive home. 
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