Headed out for a big ride tomorrow, nearly 200 miles. Leaving house and headed to smoke hole canyon out past Petersburg, WV. This ride will entail nearly 14000 feet of climbing....it is going to be fun!
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/638749
Oh by the way I will have some horses under me and a throttle to let em run! Maybe last ride on the KTM Duke?
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Bike shop by day, daddy by eve, business at midnight
Well now than I m a father of 2 beautiful girls and owner of a 3 year old fast growing bicycle shop....my life is changed. The sleep I enjoyed has suddenly disappeared and the crazy wreckless/try anything/race anything lifestyle I lived is OVER.
The bike shop eats my time all day (yes it fun, but it is also a great deal of work, and I chose to do it), then when I make it home, I enjoy spending time with my girls until we are all whipped, then pass out asleep.....get wakened by a hungry baby in the midnite and spend the midnight doing the shop office work, emails, blog, marketing, ordering, etc......pass out again, awaken and enjoy my motorcycle alone time ride to the shop to start over.
Yeeha, glad I waited until I was 40 to decide to do this!
The bike shop eats my time all day (yes it fun, but it is also a great deal of work, and I chose to do it), then when I make it home, I enjoy spending time with my girls until we are all whipped, then pass out asleep.....get wakened by a hungry baby in the midnite and spend the midnight doing the shop office work, emails, blog, marketing, ordering, etc......pass out again, awaken and enjoy my motorcycle alone time ride to the shop to start over.
Yeeha, glad I waited until I was 40 to decide to do this!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wow what a week!
It's been a wild week, slow at times, crazy at others....people are buying bikes and fixing bikes and still riding in this heat!
Our group rides have lacked participation, due to heat, vacations, injuries, and etc.....lets hope the rides start to pick up again. We ride Tue and Thur eve, be at shop by 6PM, we like to be riding by 6:15. 20-30 miles at a 17-19mph avg pace, no drops, wait at stops and intersections, we have FUN!
The other crazy thing this week is anxiety for a new addition to my family....since starting this shop my wife and I have settled and started a nice little family and have acquired many new friends....this bike shop/family business thing will be fun for years to come.
Our group rides have lacked participation, due to heat, vacations, injuries, and etc.....lets hope the rides start to pick up again. We ride Tue and Thur eve, be at shop by 6PM, we like to be riding by 6:15. 20-30 miles at a 17-19mph avg pace, no drops, wait at stops and intersections, we have FUN!
The other crazy thing this week is anxiety for a new addition to my family....since starting this shop my wife and I have settled and started a nice little family and have acquired many new friends....this bike shop/family business thing will be fun for years to come.
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