Anyone here joined the National Bike Challenge?

[Ann M.]

Thanks, KenM, been so focused on rain and flooding and all the little spooks I almost forgot

 

[Tara D.]

Happy Halloween! I did not see many people out on their bikes today/night, in fact I only saw one. (I did not get a photo sadly) A little boy about 3 in costume riding his Strider balance bike!

 

[KenM.]

Hi Mrs. AnnM, hope you and your family are ok.
I do not know where you live. I only thought about the rain being in Texas.
Hope all is good. I will add you and your family to my prayer list for sure. Ken.

 

[Ann M.]

Oh thank you so much, @KenM. ! It has been a couple of weekends for certain. I'm not on Onion Creek or in Wimberly on the Blanco River, but we saw 8 inches at my place a week ago (heavy clay soil is slow to dry out) and 12+ inches on Friday with some more on Saturday am. Saw a lot of busted up trees, broken bridges and a relative swimming pool in my own front yard less than an hour into the rain. It had nowhere to go. It's drained off pretty well now with a few low water crossings chewed up by good ole mother nature! That one guy floating down Onion Creek in his flooding car; I don't know how he held it together to keep recording with his cell phone. It took more than 5 hours to rescue him out of some trees once he abandoned the flooding car.

 

[KenM.]

Wow! That is bad stuff ! I am glad you are OK!! I will keep praying for you and your area. Keep safe out there. And dry.
Stay away from power lines. No biking for you for awhile . Ken.

 

[Ann M.]

Actually, the sun came out about 2pm here with a light north breeze; pretty nice. Going to go walk Colin before the sun sets. Not used to regular time yet Thanks for caring.

 

[KenM.]

Yes this time change must really mess with them! What do they know about daylight saving time!!!
Glad it is better for you now. Keep looking up! Ken.

 

[grench]

Well boys...checking in from Ludwigshafen Germany and logging some miles the hard way...lol. I have logged several small trips with the loaner bike the hotel has...definitely not E! I will be here through Friday then headed to Vienna Austria. I will keep trying to get a little riding in.

Cheers
http://www.mapmyride.com/view_workout?w=1237146211

 

[KenM.]

Wow! Mr. Grench , you sure are getting around ! Have fun out there! Be safe. Are Americans liked out there and in Austria?
Pedal, pedal, Pedal. Without assist Giddy up Go! Keep looking Up! Ken.

 

[Reddy Kilowatt]

Hey Grench:
What no motor?
I probably couldn't even walk it, let alone ride.
Like Dorothy, I betcha' can't wait to get back to Kansas.
Allen

 

[grench]

Hey Grench:
What no motor?
I probably couldn't even walk it, let alone ride.
Like Dorothy, I betcha' can't wait to get back to Kansas.
Allen

It's times like these which allow me to appreciate the motor and the USA.
Lol...for a person who does not like to travel...I get a lot of it.

 

[Reddy Kilowatt]

Yeah, I used to work for a boating magazine as a technical editor.
After 13 trips to Miami one Winter, an acquaintance said, "wow, you get to travel." I corrected him, "no, I have to travel."
Allen

 

[KenM.]

Hey, up there Mr. Kilowatt ! How is everything up there in the frozen north land.
You must of left your door WIDE open last night! It was 60* down here this morning. My eyes were watering almost the whole ride today. It was 80 yesterday and 60 this moring.
Hope you , and everybody else has a good Thanksgiving !
We might be going away, so I might be out of communication for the rest of the week.

You guys were not their for me when I needed you, so I slipped into the DARK side of bikes.
I found out how cheep the gas engine kits are , under $150.
So I had to try one. Got an old Huffy road bike for $20, fixed it up. All I had to buy was new shifter cables,$15. The rest was ok. So for less then $200 I have my first Gasser !! Now I just have to work up the nerve to put gas in it and try it.
The kits are really low quality. But it was fun to put together .
Happy Thanksgiving All. Keep looking up! Ken.

 

[Reddy Kilowatt]

I don't think the ground is frozen yet, but pretty much everything else is. In other words, it's as cold as a well-digger's a**. But hey, that's Winter in New England right? It's not for nothing that the birds fly South; come to think of it, so do most of my neighbors.
It was 29º F when I rode in to work this morning, and it was 29º F when I rode home from work tonight. It's supposed to drop down to 22º F tonight, but tomorrow promises to be a regular heatwave: 40º F.
So tell me about that Huffy. The Fat Bob gas tank is a nice touch. Is the engine a two-stroke. Is there a chainsaw missing its engine somewhere? I bet it goes like a scalded cat though. Is it legal?
Go Team EBR! (Even thought the challenge is over)
Allen

 

[KenM.]

Good to hear from you again Mr. Kilowatt !! Man you must look like the abdominal snow man on your ride to work! Keep warm up there.
Yes it is a two stroke engine. It is 66cc. So it is almost legal.
No it is a kit that I bought. You get everything you need for less than $150. Very low quality, but fun to build. It is supposed to go between 25&30mph. From what I have read about them, I think I will keep it under 20.
They are sure not like our e- bikes. More like the 1903 Motorcycles. You have to work at these bikes to keep them going. Have a good Thanksgiving up there!
Keep looking up! Ken.

 

[KenM.]

Hi, Mr. Kilowatt , and Mr. Grench . And whoever else is still loging in miles on the national bike challenge .
Can you log in your miles this past week? I got two days , I think. The rest of the time I an just getting an (error has occurred) message . Thanks, Ken. Keep looking up!

 

[grench]

Hi, Mr. Kilowatt , and Mr. Grench . And whoever else is still loging in miles on the national bike challenge .
Can you log in your miles this past week? I got two days , I think. The rest of the time I an just getting an (error has occurred) message . Thanks, Ken. Keep looking up!

Same error Ken looks like the website is down??

 

[Reddy Kilowatt]

Yeah, it's broken for me too. I'm just saving them in a file on my computer until they fix the website.
Allen

 

[grench]

Yeah, it's broken for me too. I'm just saving them in a file on my computer until they fix the website.
Allen

Allen I enjoy your Mapmyride updates...gives me incentive to get on the bike!

 

[KenM.]

Ok, thanks guys!! Pedal, pedal, Pedal!! Giddy up go!