Mr. Grelk did a couple metrics last weekend...In his own words:
30 miles of unassisted longtail from work to home, then switched to the mtb for another 35 on Friday: Details
And another pretty hilly 63 on the mtb with a little trail mixed in with the windy gravel, Sunday: Details
Meanwhile, Tim Bierbaum has been logging the dirty miles -
Hi Dave, finished up another two metric centuries over the past couple of weekends.
Way back on Sept 21st, I got out of Des Moines and headed west. Didn't go anywhere, just west and then I turned around for a total of 103 km.
On Sept 27th, I went out for another metric and had mechanical problems. I ended up
hiking a couple of miles to the Kum & Go at the I-35 and highway 92 where my absolutely wonderful wife came and picked me up.
Finally, last Sunday I went out and headed towards Indianola and then wandered around in circles just south of Norwalk for a total of 102 km.
-Tim Bierbaum
I must say that I'm pretty amazed at what people are willing to do for a chunk of clay - that being said - I'd imagine that, whether you finish out the year with one century, or a whole bunch of em - just getting out on dirt and enjoying the day was worth the chase! I know I've enjoyed each of my long dirty rides - from a couple of long gravel rides on the tandem with Dee, and, of course, Leadville, to my 100 miles of Seven Oaks - each ride stands alone as a great day on the bike. Nuthin wrong with that!
As a little bonus - I'd like to offer this to anyone out there looking to fill their Cups this weekend... Saturday is the Dr. Bob Ride - and if you do it on a mountain bike (fat tires - not cross bike, not 29'er with cross wheels.. but a real mountain bike) I'll give you credit for your distance. The ride is either 100k or 200k -
Why? Because Dr. Bob was a good friend and I'd love to see ya'll out there supporting the ride - and the cause - The proceeds from this ride benefit area trails - both paved and dirt- (Richard Brown, the DSM Park and Rec Trail Guru, is a huge proponent of the center trails - and supports CITA and it's work in a big way!)
Anyway - the ride starts and finishes at Bike World West at 7:00am Saturday. Cup O' Dirt logo designer Brian Duffy will be along for the ride - as will the girls from the All9yards Cycling Team -- and it's always a treat to ride with them! (If I DO say so myself!!) So - get those fatties out and get out and RIDE!
See you in the dirt! - Dave
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PS - I'm not even doing this Dr. Bob ride thing for my own credit - as I'll be busy shuttling kids to swim practice Saturday morning - so this truely is a free paved dirty gift! Remember,though - yer tires gotta be fatties! (I can't make it TOO easy!!)
Dammit Dave. You toss out one of the easiest ones of the year, and it's the day we're working to improve the Dirt on Rollercoaster. Guess a ride on Sunday will have to do. As Squirrel says "Suck it up!"
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