'Nother Great Ride!

Man, today's "Fun-Raiser" was a hoot! There musta been 45-50 riders gathered at the shop this afternoon for the "Pearl Ride". We had racers, we had "newbies", we had fixxies, we had a tandem, we had riders from 10 to 76 years old! We also had a ton of food for the post-ride bash! I'll hafta remember how well the "bring a snack and double your chance to win the drawing" ploy worked! Sure beats runnin' to Family Fare w/ the shop credit card every time! Thanks to everyone that rode, double thanks to everyone that fell for...........err........graciously brought food to share! We did a 28 mile route that Lin and I mapped out last night: east from the shop, down PawPaw and around the Country Club, south up past Ridgepoint Church, around Overisel and then west over to 60th. Lots of sun, plenty of wind outta the west, but it was warm enough for knicks and a l/s jersey and that's warm enough for this boy! It's always nice to look around the shop after one of these rides and see 30-40 people standing around, enjoying the beer that Dave from The Curragh supplied, sampling everything from homemade soup to fresh salsa and talking about the ride and bike life in general. Makes me feel like we're getting our point across, y'know? That Velo City is more than just a place to buy cool bike stuff.............it's a place to celebrate just how damn cool it is to ride w/ your friends and soon-to-be friends.
There were lots of great rides this past week...........I managed to get in on the first Monday Night MCC ride of the year, did Yankee / Lee and Ted one morning, C-Burg w/ Rach & Max another morning, rode the first Saturday Sprint Ride of the season......'twas a good week!
I also went to the MCC meeting and failed miserably to avoud getting stuck w/ any official responsibilities.........alas, I got "elected" the club's V.P. Rats! Oh well, I plan to model my administration after our current national VeePee.........so I'm gonna do whatever I damn well please and not answer to anyone! Can't wait!
Then there was the Rapid Wheelman meeting in GR this week. I did a little song and dance about JDRF and also dazzled 'em w/ a little peek @ what VCC has goin' on this season. I got the vibe that the folks there were suitably impressed, especially w/ that dang bamboo Calfee that I just hadta bring along! I like that club...........they're active and growing and doing cool stuff. I got to talk to a buncha cool folks too.
I think I have everything finalized w/ the decals for the Sofa King frames, thanks to our Graphics high Sorceress Amanda N. I talked to the Big Guy @ Waterford on Thursday and he said that they have the tubes and are gonna start cuttin' and weldin' and such next week and that we oughta be seeing our frames by the end of this month!!!!! I am so pumped ! I can't wait to see these babies and get mine on the road! If they get here this month i can ride mine on the Spring Pineapple Bob Classic next month on the 21st. That'll just be too cool! I hope we actully sell a couple of these, y'know? I'd like to do a second run for the late summer and then do a 'cross frame for the cyclo-cross season. I wanna call it the el Zorro. We'll see.........gotta find out if anyone besides Velo-Citizens thinks these are cool first!
Rach finally got her Seven on the road..it's bee-yoo-ti-ful! She's diggin' it big time. Lee's been riding his new Cannondale hardtail "see how light I can get it" project bike a lot..........says he likes it fine. Ted's going fast and smooth on his Gunnar 7 speed rigid rig and everyone @ the shop is gettin' their miles in.( Well....Jacque G's been outta town for Spring Break, not sure she had a bike w/ her)
In other words.........all is well and like it's supposed to be @ good 'ol Velo City. Our plan is to keep it that way and keep on spreading the groove!
Sorry to be so long-winded, if you made it this far..........thanks for reading!