tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85137477114919553262024-02-19T07:49:07.144-05:00Cooler BuddyFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-42767597095699469822011-12-16T07:55:00.000-05:002011-12-16T07:55:26.819-05:00Christmas Eve Day Elf Ride - Saturday, December 24Jason Hoegle on the BABE facebook page:<br />
I want to institute a holiday elf ride. we can makeit part of the new years ride if necessary. we should dress up as out favorite elf and tour the county and spread cheer. <span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I think we should have 8reindeer and a Santa and as many elves as we can muster... I have antlers for 2 so far....<br />
rsvps please....</span><br />
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I don't have much in the way of specifics yet, best bet is to check with the BABE facebook page for updates...<br />
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Ride on.<br />
FrankFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-66097098313614510972011-11-28T02:13:00.000-05:002011-11-28T02:13:06.080-05:0022nd Annual Dirt Rag Punk Bike Enduro - Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDJagcov6e9ZIO6x3l4WBPCCfLga1SfzczP0Fg7xTRFCWWB0p1OB3cXuDGio-oCoDwPI7cu_2t7d-PRf-ukNnIJInsNWSos-x-cDom52SdGni9IoGOusNhY5qqyi-jHGrT3NvNGLatBwM/s1600/derby%2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDJagcov6e9ZIO6x3l4WBPCCfLga1SfzczP0Fg7xTRFCWWB0p1OB3cXuDGio-oCoDwPI7cu_2t7d-PRf-ukNnIJInsNWSos-x-cDom52SdGni9IoGOusNhY5qqyi-jHGrT3NvNGLatBwM/s320/derby%2521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Let's meet at Hollywood Gardens, 8am, sharp. We'll load up and head out to ride. YES!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-40749590170455270672011-11-14T03:26:00.000-05:002011-11-14T03:26:00.960-05:00BABE meeting. It's time.In a January, we"ll mark our 7th year as a cycling "club". Of course, we've been way more than a club. We've been friends. While we've had many "members" come and go, we've remained friends throughout. There was a time when we met monthly. Discussed rides, events, trail maintenance, and most importantly, had a regularly scheduled time to ride, and hang out. I'm thinking its time to do that again. Anyone else? I'm thinking January. In honor of the first time. I'll pick a date. We'll ride. Like back when we used to gamble... just a little more.<br />
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The BABE Filthy Fifty October Ho Down is less than two weeks from today. I really do hope you come out for a day of riding and fun times with friends. <br />
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Here's some general information that may help you make decisions about the ride:<br />
<ul><li>Bring a sturdy reliable bike that can be ridden both on-road and off-road</li>
<li>I estimate 80% of the ride will be on the road.</li>
<li>The off-road sections will not be "extreme" and will be something a skilled rider could do on a cyclocross bike.</li>
<li>You may have to pee in the woods at some point.</li>
<li>You must be at least 21 years of age.</li>
<li>Weather may play a factor in the distance and duration of the ride.</li>
<li>I don't always make good decisions.</li>
<li>Dress for the weather.</li>
<li>We will start the ride from Hollywood Gardens parking lot in Rochester, PA around 10am-ish.</li>
<li>We will finish ride at Hollywood Gardens parking lot in Rochester, PA around 6pm-ish.</li>
<li>Helmets and blinky lights are recomended, but not required. We're adults and can make our own decisions.</li>
<li>Bring plenty of water and some food and snacks. Some tools and bike supplies would be a good idea.</li>
<li>I'd prefer not to hear any whining.</li>
<li>We will be making stops at places where food and beverages can be purchased.</li>
<li>For those who ride the entire event without whining will get a free beverage at Hollywood Gardens after the ride.</li>
<li>It's Halloween time, feel free to wear a costume or some item of flair.</li>
<li>Bring a change of clothes ferchristsake!</li>
<li>And don't take off your sunglasses.</li>
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Call or email me with questions.<br />
Frank<br />
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Ride on.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-16154958962822794382011-10-10T07:08:00.000-05:002011-10-10T07:08:26.766-05:00Trail Maintenance - This Sunday - 10am - 20111016Bring sturdy shoes, water, food and any BABE tools you may have. I think a few are floating around out there. Pick axes, shovels and rakes will be good. If anyone wants to bring some lopers, those are always handy out there.<br />
Oh and bring your bike if you want to ride afterwards.<br />
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Facebook invite <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230976590292741">here</a>.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-89192733555356136852011-09-02T17:41:00.004-05:002011-09-02T17:47:56.236-05:00BABE Filthy Fifty October Ho Down - 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq1bT9vV42DvPN01JePf3z5NUQKMR2dbAIx2BUBp_nXbpibUlWdC0oE0oc7QzTE_R5KFtHaT04XXMADsFi7PFsbT6kYf1wHPsQPo0hsXaAo7ezNBwhWrmpJ8vrTWYaNd-L7zBKG74GyND/s320/hoe+boy+and+ho+ho+interview+intro.JPG" width="320" /></div><br />
It's two years down the road, but only the date has changed... this year, Saturday, October 22... we ride... and ride... and ride...<br />
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<a href="http://filthyfifty.blogspot.com/">http://filthyfifty.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Also... the original interview...<br />
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<a href="http://coolerbuddy.blogspot.com/2008/09/ho-boy-interview.html">http://coolerbuddy.blogspot.com/2008/09/ho-boy-interview.html</a><br />
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Any Questions?<br />
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email: coolerbuddy@gmail.com<br />
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Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-1053831476102623292011-07-17T22:31:00.000-05:002011-07-17T22:31:35.375-05:00Wednesday Night Night Ride - this week -PLUS a Hartwood Acres Ride Event<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">Wednesday Night <b><i>Night</i></b> Ride - this Wednesday, meet at 9pm at A-Frame parking area, when the sun goes down, we go out. Bring fully charged lights and a backpack big enough to carry a few cans of brews, because that's how this ride will roll.</span></span></h6><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3w_XLfgUOAR-KuGuyzemh96MLBa0qyH5fpCWNWND7ujdEjReEUBCO-fAvmeG-RuxNT-lOSQu8s_H8SrXMm-91Mqp7ooZpCAe-XmXnppb1VPjik3XvfDC01mtgiXca8lEcWB9oD6TkJkn/s1600/friday+night+ride+-+finally+-+20090717+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3w_XLfgUOAR-KuGuyzemh96MLBa0qyH5fpCWNWND7ujdEjReEUBCO-fAvmeG-RuxNT-lOSQu8s_H8SrXMm-91Mqp7ooZpCAe-XmXnppb1VPjik3XvfDC01mtgiXca8lEcWB9oD6TkJkn/s320/friday+night+ride+-+finally+-+20090717+019.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody"> </span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">And Sunday... </span></span></h6><h1><span class="profileName fn fsxl fwb">BABE Bikes, Brews, Beef & Blues</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoZYeKJCb93YpVBmMEtDh8Rm7xsIQz4E-AKhDnWalvk9BECjcN3YifrEEMPwguXBTJHBBP_atrzV2PxmbxqtF16bT0MknocmlPncpIob3q4DVZ0aZLMrjktTqrYleKLiVujbWmgYukjG4/s1600/hartwood+-+20060730+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoZYeKJCb93YpVBmMEtDh8Rm7xsIQz4E-AKhDnWalvk9BECjcN3YifrEEMPwguXBTJHBBP_atrzV2PxmbxqtF16bT0MknocmlPncpIob3q4DVZ0aZLMrjktTqrYleKLiVujbWmgYukjG4/s320/hartwood+-+20060730+014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h1 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meet at Hollywood Gardens, 9am, we'll depart for Hartwood, get a good spot in which to ride, cook, eat, drink and dance the day away. Bring plenty of food, water, clothing and what-have-you for a full day of fun BABE style activities. You know what those are.</span></h1><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.pghblues.com/">http://www.pghblues.com/</a></span> </span></h6>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-25091897700136554992011-07-16T01:36:00.000-05:002011-07-16T01:36:47.068-05:00It didn't end...Did it? The good times. Well, it didn't for us, although, inevitably, someday others will step in. Not just for us; everything. Days come and go, rides, laughter, people, place, space, time. It will always continue. With or without us. The smiles. Sunshine. Leaves. Dirt. Long after we're gone. I find comfort in this. It's all around us. Quiet. Listen.<br />
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Familiar. Timeless. It never ends. Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-19903844653651399732010-07-16T23:23:00.000-05:002010-07-16T23:23:21.620-05:00It never ends......does it? The good times. Well, it does for us, but there will always be others to step in. Not just us; everything. Days come and go, rides, laughter, people, place, space, time. It continues. With or without us. The smiles. Sunshine. Leaves. Dirt. Long after we're gone. I find comfort in less. It's all around us. Quiet. Listen.<br />
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Catch ya further on down the trail.<br />
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It’s been a fun spring with a good deal of riding and I’m really looking forward to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=262233181522&ref=ts">BABES</a> first ever (I can’t believe it took this long!) official camping trip at the <a href="http://dirtfest.blogspot.com/">2010 Dirt Rag Dirt Fest</a> event at <a href="http://raystown.org/outdoor-fun/allegrippis-trails.html">Raystown Lake</a>. Leave it our good friends at <a href="http://dirtragmag.com/">Dirt Rag</a> to help motivate us to get in gear, get the gear and gear up for a fun weekend outdoors. I plan on keeping some notes, ala <a href="http://coolerbuddy.blogspot.com/2008/12/single-speed-worlds-oh-nine.html">SSW05</a>, to document the weekend. Of course, photos will accompany. I look forward to reporting back next week. <br />
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Until then, ride on.<br />
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<em>And do nothing except</em><br />
<em>Look everybody I see in the eyes </em><br />
<em>And not be the first to avert my eyes</em><br />
<em>No matter what</em><br />
<em>And I was planning to be gone for ten minutes</em><br />
<em>But things started happening </em><br />
<em>And I didn't return for two years</em><br />
<em>By which time I was the heavyweight champion of the world</em><br />
<em>And the expectant father of sixteen children</em><br />
<em>By thirteen different women</em><br />
<strong> - Dan Bern "True Revolutionaries"</strong><br />
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This song, and specifically these lyrics looped throughout my head on my Thursday evening as I pedaled Mr. Plow through the wonderful streets of downtown Pittsburgh. I hadn't been on a solo city ride in some time and what I could not believe was how many people were out, walking and cycling. But even though I was encouraged by how many people were out, I was discouraged by how many people seemed not to be enjoying themselves. And how many were ignorning the very people all around them partaking in the very same activity they were, uh, "enjoying". As is usual when I'm cycling, whether alone or with a group, I was smiling. Cycling represents such freedom and connection to community to me, but I grow concerned that others are doing for other, less fun reasons. Perhaps they're just showing their concern for the "environment" or trying to save money in fuel costs in the tough economic times, but whatever it was, it didn't seem like many were doing it for the joy of it. After noticing this, I decided to start smiling at every single walker or cyclist that I passed. I would look them in the eye, smile, and nod to them that I recognized and appreciated their endeavor to be active and enjoy the day. Throughout the day and evening I encountered 84 people and only two people smiled back at me. The rest had looks ranging from fear to completey nonplussed. <br />
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Perhaps it's just our culture of cell phones, internet and facebook, but it certainly seems the people on the streets are uninterested in friendly acknowledgement of their fellow humans all around them. On the positive side, however, I had a decidedly different experience on our Sunday mountain bike ride at Bavington. Every rider we ecountered that day on the trails was friendly and made some effort to say hi. It was also very nice to be smoked by local cyclist Tim, who blew by us on his single speed Moots, but still yelled out thanks for our moving aside. We had the good fortune to meet up again with Tim shortly thereafter as he finished a loop around the same time we did and he stopped on the road for a chat. Turns out he actually reads this blog (Thanks Tim!) and is aware of the BABES endeavors. Just shows once again in the balance and harmony of our wonderful world. Yesterday, they were as big as small dogs, yessir, yessir.<br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v0CXOnJsM4o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v0CXOnJsM4o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-82029061505466312952010-04-13T10:24:00.001-05:002010-04-13T10:26:41.394-05:00Rides are on!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://babeclub.smugmug.com/Events/Syrup-Ride-200100411/Friday-Night-Herb-and-Hanson/834985501_K6FDP-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://babeclub.smugmug.com/Events/Syrup-Ride-200100411/Friday-Night-Herb-and-Hanson/834985501_K6FDP-XL.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div>The Wednesday and Friday night rides are in full swing in this lovely spring! So get out and enjoy the evenings after that long and brutal winter. 6:15pm meet times and 6:30pm ride starts! <br />
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Sunday rides are taking shape as well and there’s talk of getting out of Beaver County for a ride real soon. Perhaps even this coming Sunday, April 18th. I’m wondering about Bavington. I think I only rode there once last year. Or perhaps even Moraine. I hadn’t ridden there at all last year. Gotta make up for lost time.<br />
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Also a PGH City ride scheduled for Friday, April 30th for the BABE favorites Uncle Scratch’s Gospel Revival and Whiskey Daredevil show at the Thunderbird. The show doesn’t start until 10pm and the ride starts at 6pm, so if your soul is in need of no cleansing bubbles<br />
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Lebowski Fist in about 2 months as well. Wow, these years just fly by, don’t they?<br />
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Check the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=262233181522&ref=ts">BABE Facebook page</a> for up to date details on these and other activities/events.<br />
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Ride on,<br />
FrankFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-90012247131567321712010-04-07T16:37:00.000-05:002010-04-07T16:37:16.509-05:00Cheers!Another BABE <a href="http://drunkbutstillriding.blogspot.com/">blog</a> for our pleasure.<br />
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Complete with <a href="http://jsunstar.smugmug.com/">pics</a> too.<br />
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'preciate it!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-76016612608399868642010-04-06T14:53:00.000-05:002010-04-06T14:53:26.579-05:0040 years and counting...<a href="http://babeclub.smugmug.com/BABE-rides/Friday-Night-Ride/Friday-Night-Ride-April/827476996_o83rz-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nt="true" src="http://babeclub.smugmug.com/BABE-rides/Friday-Night-Ride/Friday-Night-Ride-April/827476996_o83rz-XL.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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About 13 years ago, just after moving back to Western PA from Aurora Ohio, I started mountain biking in Brady’s Run again. After a few months of solo riding I came upon a few people I knew from my youth growing up in New Brighton. I was still riding my 8 year old steel Paramount Series 30 and these guys were riding the latest and greatest aluminum rigs with, gasp, suspension forks! They also had clipless pedals!!! This was eye opening to me as I hadn’t changed a single item on my bike, aside from a few tubes and brake shoes, in 8 years. Yes, that’s not an oversight that I neglected to mention tires. I was running 8 year old tires that, I hate to admit, were full of 45 lbs of tire pressure (no wonder my neck hurt so much!).<br />
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Anyway, despite these guys being newbies to riding mountain bikes, I couldn’t keep up with them. They were a few years younger than me, but still, I figured it had to be the latest in bicycle design that was the difference. This was 1997 and Gary Fisher had just come out with his Genesis geometry bikes, and I figured it sounded pretty good to me. I picked up a beautiful blue Big Sur that year and I was amazed at the difference in my riding and enjoyment. My knees stopped hurting and I described climbing with the bike akin to strapping a rocket to the rear. It was indeed a genesis for me, and it wasn’t long before I was able to stay with the pack on our nightly rides. However, this enjoyment soon gave way to disillusionment as I came to realize these rides were not rides at all, at least not how I defined a ride. No, these were little races.<br />
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On my Paramount, I would always be at the back of the pack and the group would wait for me at certain spots and upon my arrival, they would immediately start riding again. But once I was able to keep up, they quit stopping as often. And on the rare occasion when we would stop, the banter would most often revolve around some lighter weight component someone had purchased, or some ointment or drink mix that was helping them ride more quickly or for longer duration. On a few occasions, after a few of our regularly scheduled rides, I would pull out a beer from my cooler and get looks of disgust from the other riders as they chugged down rainbow colored “energy recovery” drinks out of old plastic bottles. I found this odd.<br />
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I was quickly becoming disgusted with the whole scene. Immediately I began skipping the scheduled weekly rides and started sneak out for some solo rides on other days of the week. What I discovered was these guys were actually training on these other days. Mind you that none of them were actually racing their bikes in any official capacity. They were training for our weekly rides! I will never forget coming upon a couple of the guys on the access road as I climbed from the horse arena. They were coming down the main vein trail and so I waited for them and joined in as they went past and up towards Wildwood trail. Except they didn’t go onto Wildwood, they made the hard turn on the road up towards Shelter #1 (or 10 as it was in those days). I thought that strange since they had just descended from there, but thought, “oh well”, and continued to follow them. Once we got up to the top of the hill, they made the hard right onto the main vein and proceeded to blow down the main vein back to the very place where I had just joined them. At this point I had no idea what the hell they were doing, but I figured there was only one way to find out and so I followed down the hill. What I quickly discovered was they were just doing this loop over and over again. I caught up with one of them just as he was turning to go back up the hill. I hollered out asking what the hell they were doing. What he yelled back haunts me still to this day. He said “We’re working on hills tonight. This is number 4 of 10”. They were “working” on hills?!? At this point, in near paralyzing fear, I turned around and rode out Wildwood trail alone and, finally, at peace.<br />
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I never attended another of their weekly rides. Over the next year or so I ran into a few of them on occasion. I’d stop and say hi, never, of course, asking to join in on their ride. After a few years I never saw any of them in the park again. Then one day I ran into one of them in a local bar and asked where they’d been riding. The response was “Oh, we all sold our bicycles and bought dirt bikes”. I guess there’s only so much “work” one is willing to dedicate to them thar hills.<br />
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Ride on,<br />
FrankFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-33483025829157980202010-03-30T14:26:00.000-05:002010-03-30T14:26:51.306-05:00God loves the BABES!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxKiEA7qde47_2i7dBPQgvzK1Dg1JobGPW1_p43EyhrTbGnJqFfOt33jaJxYzaQ2R_JV3P0pAGPpvC4xG0dyUvvKHkWBqpRIi4XDFR0xZWDR8m4qlpqQgmYONVUX9p1UUZApQHqODlV9O/s1600/822468424_ufShZ-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxKiEA7qde47_2i7dBPQgvzK1Dg1JobGPW1_p43EyhrTbGnJqFfOt33jaJxYzaQ2R_JV3P0pAGPpvC4xG0dyUvvKHkWBqpRIi4XDFR0xZWDR8m4qlpqQgmYONVUX9p1UUZApQHqODlV9O/s400/822468424_ufShZ-L.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The weather forecast for this week is unbelievable! High temperatures near 80 degrees and nothing but pure clear sunshine! Get out there and ride! <br />
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There's a ride scheduled tonight, tomorrow and Friday. And I wouldn't be surprised if there's one on Thursday too! Make hay while the sun shines people. <br />
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Friday's night ride followed by a Hollywood Hootenanny for anyone interested in some cowbell and kazoo after a fun evening on the trails. <br />
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We have Beacom Road back, our trails are in fine shape and we got a full season of riding ahead of us. Time for some optomism for a change. <br />
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See you on trails soon, pardner!<br />
Frank<br />
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Looks like "Slinger" (Brad Sheasley) has got the Wednesday night ride groove back in business, 6:15pm Wednesday night. Usual spot. Get it!<br />
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Oh and one more update. It appears the A-Frame house has been abandoned. I saw two very large U-Haul trucks there on Thursday night, and by time of the ride on Saturday, it looks like everything was cleared. I have no information as to why, but the property is lacking a "for sale" sign at this time, so perhaps it was a forclosure situation. Just speculating. If I get any information, I'll post it. BABE Clubhouse anyone?<br />
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Yeppers, things are looking up. Makes me smile to beat the band. Parts of it anyway.<br />
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We've already been fortunate to get in a few townie rides this spring and I hope that can keep up. Especially once the time change occurs this weekend. <br />
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As of now, here are the dates for the rides we have scheduled so far in 2010:<br />
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<a href="http://beavercountyconservationdistrict.org/sub.asp?page=%7B8187C377-E472-47D2-82B2-034E5AF24625%7D&subpage=%7BCC6C0CC2-3CE5-43CB-9395-FD5FB3375D2F%7D">Syrup Ride</a> - Sunday, April 11 @10am - ride starts at Beacom Road trail head to avoid the traffic mess in the park.<br />
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<a href="http://dirtfest.blogspot.com/">Dirt Rag Dirt Fest</a> - '10 - Friday, May21-23 - more information forthcoming on this event<br />
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<a href="http://lebowskifist.blogspot.com/">BABE Club's 4th Annual Lebowski Fist</a> - Bowling, Ride and What-have-you - Saturday, June 19 - details forthcoming.<br />
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Ride on,<br />
Frank<br />
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Depsite coming down with some sort of sickness thing, I'm filling up with garlic and taking my new used single speed to Ray's and riding it hard, just like I always do.<br />
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We leave at 10am Sunday. Bring some clothes to change into after the ride. Bring some water, lunch and snacks and refreshments if you'd like. After the ride we'll grab something to eat on the way back.<br />
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If you want to be back in time to catch the Super Bowl, you're best to just stay home, we don't need no stress.<br />
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Let me know if you want to come along: <a href="mailto:babeclub@comcast.net">babeclub@comcast.net</a><br />
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Let us not forget the <a href="http://babeclub.smugmug.com/BABE-rides/Rays-Indoor-Mountain-Bike-Park/7310275_tJRan#470152019_3BKiW">fun </a>we had exactly one year ago...<br />
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412-417-7513Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-11770526961121397012010-02-01T11:29:00.000-05:002010-02-01T11:29:45.724-05:00Tuesday Night Pi Rides - Burnt, for nowDue to a variety of factors, most of which are within my control, I'm suspending all Tuesday Night Pi Rides until further notice.<br />
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Remember, if you want to keep up with the latest rides, get on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=262233181522&ref=ts">BABE Facebook Group.</a><br />
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Next Sunday we're going to <a href="http://raysmtb.com/">Ray's Indoor MTB Park</a> for a day trip. Leaving at 10am, coming back sometime in the evening.<br />
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More details to follow on the Ray's trip.<br />
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Okay then.<br />
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See ya on down the trail,<br />
Frank<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The BABE is looking around at the Cooler Buddy Blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BABE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is quite a blog you got here, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">man. Completely unspoiled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What's your drink, BABE?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BABE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Russian, thanks. How's the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">boozing business, Frank?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wouldn't know, BABE. I deal in </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cycling, exercise, advocacy, and--</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BABE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Which one was the last Pi Ride?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Regrettably, it's true, standards </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have fallen in our bicycling events. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's this bar I have, BABE. Now that I have </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">another job, I can’t afford the time to invest </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in BABE meetings, phone calls, email </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">distribution lists and in-depth blog postings </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to get people interested in our rides.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He taps his laptop with one finger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People forget that the computer is the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">biggest communication device--</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BABE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For you, maybe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He hands him the drink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, you do get the good with </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the bad. The new technology permits </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">us to do exciting things with </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">member communications with postings and text </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">messages. Wave of the future, BABE. 100%</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">electronic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BABE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uh-huh. Well, I still communicate </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">manually.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course you do. I can see you're </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">anxious for me to get to the point. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well BABE, here it is. When’s the next ride?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BABE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought you might know, man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Me? How would I know? The only </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reason I ever know any of the rides is </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because either I schedule them, or someone </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">calls me on the phone. But now, with </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook, anyone can schedule a ride and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everyone who’s in the Facebook Group will know </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about it. </span><br />
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</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, you get the idea… so go out and join Facebook, if you haven’t already, and start posting your rides and communicating with all. I hope it’ll help get everyone talking again, and keep so much being channeled through me, who simply doesn’t have the time he used to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ride on,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frank</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=262233181522&ref=ts"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> join the BABES Facebook club.</span><br />
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The ride starts from here at 7pm this coming Tuesday, January 19, 2010...<br />
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I don't expect it to be a long ride. Hey, it's winter. It's cold. It's dark. We're far way from home. But you know what? It'll be fun, I know that.<br />
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Let freedom ring!<br />
Frank<br />
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</div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-16120113430323386782010-01-11T00:49:00.003-05:002010-01-11T01:07:44.831-05:00Six YearsSix years ago, on a cold dark night, the <a href="http://babeclub.smugmug.com/">BABE club</a> was born, beneath a neon light.<br />
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Though the pace of our activities have slowed, it's a fine feeling to know we're still doing it. We're getting older, but we're still getting out there, laughing, sweating, drinking, shocking some, enticing others. The spirit and the idea, remain. Countless have fought it, many have died for it.<br />
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I just want it to ring. Forever. Freedom.<br />
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The peaceful battle continues...<br />
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</div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-15782832301738394772010-01-01T23:30:00.000-05:002010-01-01T23:30:17.387-05:00Happy New YearIt hurt today. It felt great today.<br />
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More miles in Twenty Ten. But perhaps not for a few days. Brrrrrrrrr.<br />
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Frank<br />
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</div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456754377672643913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513747711491955326.post-24906115089562676042009-12-29T17:15:00.000-05:002009-12-29T17:15:59.710-05:00New Year's Day Ride - 2010Weather's looking sufficiently cold enough to get a ride in on New Year's Day, if anyone is up for it.<br />
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Let's meet at same place as last year, Brady's Run arboretum parking lot at 11am. <br />
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Come out, don't be baaaaaaashful!<br />
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