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#8314 From: JACK MCNEAL <smilinjack2@...>
Date: Wed Sep 3, 2008 3:53 am
Subject: Tuesday Crit results 		uscfof
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A little different twist on the A race tonight. Only had 2 riders sign up so to
make a race we had the 1st thru 3rd  place riders in the B race do the A’s also.
When we announced that they would only go 20 minutes there were several others
who decided to try it. Nice evening with a cool breeze. Looks like we have 4
more nights in the series.
   Tonights results:

   “A” Race
           Philip
     Stauner
     1
       Shane
     Carter
     2
       Todd
     Reed
     3
       Jim
     Bohanan
     4
       Garrett
     Grow
     5
       Kyle
     Shay
     6
       Gil
     Pilkington
     7
       Chris
     Barnes
     999
       Bob
     LeMaster
     999
       Adam
     Pratt
     999
       Mike
     Wilhelm
     999





   “B” RACE
           Jim
     Bohanan
     1
       Kyle
     Shay
     2
       Adam
     Pratt
     3
       Mike
     Wilhelm
     4
       Edguardo
     Delgado
     5
       Todd
     Reed
     6
       Bob
     LeMaster
     7
       Chris
     Barnes
     8
       Richard
     Gulotta
     9
       Mark
     DeLosier
     10
       Sean
     Troyer
     11
       Ivan
     Rodriques
     13
       Casey
     Williams
     14
       Joe
     Lederer
     999


   “C” RACE
           Gil
     Pilkington
     1
       Kevin
     Frankenburger
     2
       Jerry
     Mook
     3
       Joe
     Lederer
     4
       Ivan
     Rodriques
     999

   Jack


Jack McNeal
  Past President Bicycle Racing Association of Oklahoma.
  www.braok.org

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#8313 From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
Date: Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:17 pm
Subject: Enchanted Circle Ride 		skipperphilt
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I'm trying to get a headcount of who is going to Red River NM next weekend to do
the Enchanded Circle Ride. Corrie has two condos reserved and I have room in the
Suburban if anyone needs a ride.
Phil

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#8312 From: Gary Miller <garycmiller@...>
Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:31 am
Subject: Re: sat LSD ride 		garycmiller
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All,

The Sat ride has been posted to BLN's web-site.

Also, if anyone has any pics they want to get into the BLN site picture
rotation, just email them to me directly with a caption.

Thanks.

-g.  garycmiller@...


On Fri, 2008-08-29 at 08:23 -0700, Phil Trotter wrote:
> Reeves at 8am Saturday for LSD.
>
> --- On Thu, 8/28/08, Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...> wrote:
>
> From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
> Subject: Re: [BLN] sat LSD ride
> To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:30 PM
>
> Thanks for the heads up Brian. Any suggestions on where to meet? Maybe
> Reeves Park?
>
> --- On Thu, 8/28/08, Brian Eads <brianeads@earthlink .net> wrote:
>
> From: Brian Eads <brianeads@earthlink .net>
> Subject: Re: [BLN] sat LSD ride
> To: BLN@yahoogroups. com
> Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:21 PM
>
> Saturday at 8:00 is the annual Brookhaven Run. This is a huge event
> that draws around 700 runners, so you might want to rethink your time
> or your starting point. Or you can come out and cheer the racers. Gus
> from OK Runner is offering some big prize money for anyone who breaks
> the Oklahoma state 5k record, and this event will draw runners from
> all over.
>
> B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@ sbcglobal. net>
> >Sent: Aug 28, 2008 10:13 PM
> >To: bicycle league of norman <BLN@yahoogroups. com>
> >Subject: [BLN] sat LSD ride
> >
> >I'm posting for Arman....Lets meet at Starbucks Brookhaven at 8am for
> a long slow distance no drop ride. We will head east and come back
> through the campus for a beer before finishing.
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#8311 From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:23 pm
Subject: Re: sat LSD ride 		skipperphilt
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Reeves at 8am Saturday for LSD.

--- On Thu, 8/28/08, Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...> wrote:

From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
Subject: Re: [BLN] sat LSD ride
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:30 PM






Thanks for the heads up Brian. Any suggestions on where to meet? Maybe Reeves
Park?

--- On Thu, 8/28/08, Brian Eads <brianeads@earthlink .net> wrote:

From: Brian Eads <brianeads@earthlink .net>
Subject: Re: [BLN] sat LSD ride
To: BLN@yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:21 PM

Saturday at 8:00 is the annual Brookhaven Run. This is a huge event that draws
around 700 runners, so you might want to rethink your time or your starting
point. Or you can come out and cheer the racers. Gus from OK Runner is offering
some big prize money for anyone who breaks the Oklahoma state 5k record, and
this event will draw runners from all over.

B

-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@ sbcglobal. net>
>Sent: Aug 28, 2008 10:13 PM
>To: bicycle league of norman <BLN@yahoogroups. com>
>Subject: [BLN] sat LSD ride
>
>I'm posting for Arman....Lets meet at Starbucks Brookhaven at 8am for a long
slow distance no drop ride. We will head east and come back through the campus
for a beer before finishing.
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#8310 From: Brian Eads <brianeads@...>
Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:31 am
Subject: Re: sat LSD ride 		en_dough
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I'm helping with the BH run, so I'll be tied up. But Reeves is always a good
meeting point.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
>Sent: Aug 28, 2008 10:30 PM
>To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BLN] sat LSD ride
>
>Thanks for the heads up Brian. Any suggestions on where to meet? Maybe Reeves
Park?
>
>--- On Thu, 8/28/08, Brian Eads <brianeads@...> wrote:
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>From: Brian Eads <brianeads@...>
>Subject: Re: [BLN] sat LSD ride
>To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
>Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:21 PM
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around 700 runners, so you might want to rethink your time or your starting
point. Or you can come out and cheer the racers. Gus from OK Runner is offering
some big prize money for anyone who breaks the Oklahoma state 5k record, and
this event will draw runners from all over.
>
>B
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>>From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@ sbcglobal. net>
>>Sent: Aug 28, 2008 10:13 PM
>>To: bicycle league of norman <BLN@yahoogroups. com>
>>Subject: [BLN] sat LSD ride
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slow distance no drop ride. We will head east and come back through the campus
for a beer before finishing.
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#8309 From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:30 am
Subject: Re: sat LSD ride 		skipperphilt
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Thanks for the heads up Brian. Any suggestions on where to meet? Maybe Reeves
Park?

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From: Brian Eads <brianeads@...>
Subject: Re: [BLN] sat LSD ride
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 8:21 PM






Saturday at 8:00 is the annual Brookhaven Run. This is a huge event that draws
around 700 runners, so you might want to rethink your time or your starting
point. Or you can come out and cheer the racers. Gus from OK Runner is offering
some big prize money for anyone who breaks the Oklahoma state 5k record, and
this event will draw runners from all over.

B

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>From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@ sbcglobal. net>
>Sent: Aug 28, 2008 10:13 PM
>To: bicycle league of norman <BLN@yahoogroups. com>
>Subject: [BLN] sat LSD ride
>
>I'm posting for Arman....Lets meet at Starbucks Brookhaven at 8am for a long
slow distance no drop ride. We will head east and come back through the campus
for a beer before finishing.
>
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#8308 From: Brian Eads <brianeads@...>
Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:21 am
Subject: Re: sat LSD ride 		en_dough
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Saturday at 8:00 is the annual Brookhaven Run. This is a huge event that draws
around 700 runners, so you might want to rethink your time or your starting
point. Or you can come out and cheer the racers. Gus from OK Runner is offering
some big prize money for anyone who breaks the Oklahoma state 5k record, and
this event will draw runners from all over.

B

-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
>Sent: Aug 28, 2008 10:13 PM
>To: bicycle league of norman <BLN@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [BLN] sat LSD ride
>
>I'm posting for Arman....Lets meet at Starbucks Brookhaven at 8am for a long
slow distance no drop ride. We will head east and come back through the campus
for a beer before finishing.
>
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#8307 From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
Date: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:13 am
Subject: sat LSD ride 		skipperphilt
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I'm posting for Arman....Lets meet at Starbucks Brookhaven at 8am for a long
slow distance no drop ride. We will head east and come back through the campus
for a beer before finishing.

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#8306 From: DamJamJim <damjamjim@...>
Date: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:58 pm
Subject: DAM J.A.M. registration still going strong 		damjamjim
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Cycling Friends,

If you haven't signed up or know someone who hasn't, the t-shirt cutoff has
passed but registration is still open and you can still get the lunch. The
ride is *only $12 until September 5*, then $15 on event day, lunch is extra.

Signup NOW.... save $3.00 and use it to pay for most of the gas you'll need
to get to Pryor from just about anywhere.

Please pass this on to anyone you know who might enjoy one of the best fall
bike rides in the country.

Thank you,

JimAndMarie and the Pryor Area Chamber of Commerce
http://www.damjambicycletour.com/signup.php
http://www.pryorchamber.com


ooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Great Oklahoma Bicycling
http://damjambicycletour.com
http://tulsatough.com


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#8305 From: JACK MCNEAL <smilinjack2@...>
Date: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:24 am
Subject: Fwd: 		uscfof
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Roger Cravey <rc63@...> wrote:  Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:55:42 -0700
(PDT)
From: Roger Cravey <rc63@...>
To: Team Lewis And Clark <president@...>,
CARVE <patrick@...>, Amanda Casey <lifeisgood30@...>,
Rebeca Crow <becacrow20@...>, Vince Cucco <vsc@...>,
Parkside Cycling <info@...>,
Competive Cyclist <hap@...>,
AMBCS <dltevents@...>, Bruce Dunn <bruce@...>,
Eric Eric Leamon <erik@...>,
Christopher Lomax <clomax@...>,
Jack McNeal <smilinjack2@...>,
Hector Mendoza <hmendozaftsm@...>,
Harrison Parks <parks@...>,
Neal Picken <nealpicken@...>,
Audi Audi Racing Racing <tyi@...>,
David Renko <drbike@...>, Tim Scott <tim.scott@...>,
Fast Girls Slow Guys <pnewton@...>,
Sorrels Family Dentistry <sorrells3gw@...>,
Tri Peaks Cycling <phillip_lea@...>,
Ben Upchurch <ben.upchurch@...>


   Please let your club members know that the fall Mt. Gaylor TT hass ben
cancelled. We hope to be back next year.

   Roger Cravey
   5201 S. 94th Circle
   Fort Smith, AR 72903
   479-806-4277
          ,__o
      _ \ _<,
    ( * )/'( * )





Jack McNeal
  Past President Bicycle Racing Association of Oklahoma.
  www.braok.org

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#8304 From: JACK MCNEAL <smilinjack2@...>
Date: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:22 am
Subject: Crit results 		uscfof
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Results of the Tuesday night crit practice  8/26/2008

   “A” Race
           Raymond
     Hall
     1
       Shane
     Carter
     2
       Jim
     Bohanan
     3
       Todd
     Reed
     999
       Ben
     Silk
     999
       Mitch
     Houtman
     999


   “B” Race
           Jeff
     West
     1
       Kyle
     Shay
     2
       Bob
     LeMaster
     3
       Adam
     Kahler
     4
       Richard
     Gulotta
     5
       Malcolm
     McCollum
     6
       Ivan
     Rodriques
     7
       Frank
     Wilborn
     8
       Doug
     Bittinger
     9
       Lauren
     Miller
     10
       Kurt
     Egli
     11
       Milus
     Clarke
     12
       David
     Hydrick
     13
       Gary
     Wilson
     14
       Tyrone
     Nichols
     15
       Steve
     Barnes
     999
       Joe
     Lederer
     999


   “C” Race
           Lise
     Olivier
     1
       Monica
     Barczak
     2
       Gil
     Pilkington
     3
       Adam
     Pratt
     4
       Kurt
     Egli
     5
       John
     Rutherford
     6
       Lauren
     Miller
     7
       Jerry
     Mook
     8
       Ivan
     Rodriques
     9
       Michael
     Roye
     10
       Rebecca
     Byers
     11
       Joe
     Lederer
     999

   Jack


Jack McNeal
  Past President Bicycle Racing Association of Oklahoma.
  www.braok.org

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#8303 From: Kenneth Kehoe <kenkehoe@...>
Date: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:13 pm
Subject: Re: Tuesday Crit practice 		kenkehoe
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The results are up on Velo's web site, http://www.okcvelo.org/ .


Ken





----- Original Message ----
From: Billy Crynes <billybiker1938@...>
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com; A T R <ATR-Tulsa@yahoogroups.com>; B L N
<bln@yahoogroups.com>; "bikelawton@yahoogroups.com"
<bikelawton@yahoogroups.com>; BOT <bicyclesoftulsa@yahoogroups.com>; CRRC
<CRRCRacing@yahoogroups.com>; Tour DE Dirt <TourDeDirt@yahoogroups.com>;
"eventlist@..." <eventlist@...>; Alan Good
<newsletter@...>; O B S <ok-bike-society@yahoogroups.com>; O E F
<earthbike@yahoogroups.com>; OK Freewheel <okfreewheel@...>; OKC VELO
CLUB <okcvelo@yahoogroups.com>; Tulsabike <tulsabikeracing@yahoogroups.com>;
Randall Clayborn <adventurebicycle@...>; Roger Cravey
<rc63@...>; Kary Cummins <jennyandkary@...>; Kary Cummins
<kary.cummins@...>; John Ferguson <johnd.ferguson@...>; Alan
Good <goody@...>; Hector Mendoza <hmendozaftsm@...>; Lauren Miller
<lauren_miller1@...>; John Moore <jrmoore@...>; OKC Velo
<william.wylie@...>;
  "OKVELO@..." <OKVELO@...>; Brian Parks <brianmparks@...>; Raton
Parmain <crparmain@...>; Jeremy Stitt <Jeremy.Stitt@...>; Tulsa World
Sports <sports@...>; Mike Wilhelm <mwilhelm@...>; Bill Wylie
<billwylie@...>; Bryan Zigler <from25@...>
Cc: Mike Wilhelm <mwilhelm@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:06:02 AM
Subject: Re: [BLN] Tuesday Crit practice


Anybody seen results for the Draper TT a couple of weeks ago on a Wed?

Crynes

JACK MCNEAL <smilinjack2@ prodigy.net> wrote:
Results of the Tuesday night criterium practice
“A” RACE
Janne
Hamalainen
1
Jeremy
Stitt
2
Gary
Ziegler
3
Philip
Stauner
4
Jim
Bohanan
5
Kary
Cummins
6
Steve
Webb
7
Jay
Houtman
999
Todd
Reed
999

“B” RACE
Greg
Saunders
1
Jeff
West
2
Sean
Troyer
3
Mike
Wilhelm
4
Brent
Wilson
5
Chris
Barnes
6
Edguardo
Delgado
7
Milus
Clarke
8
Darren
Lowe
9
Dale
Mondloch
10
Kyle
Shay
11
David
Hydrick
12
Ivan
Rodriques
13
Rebecca
Byers
14
Joe
Lederer
999

“C” RACE
John
Uhren
1
James
Liler
2
Kurt
Egli
3
Chris
Linam
4
Kevin
Frankenburger
5
Joe
Lederer
6
Ivan
Rodriques
7
Christa
Voss
999
Chris
Foote
999

Jack

Jack McNeal
Past President Bicycle Racing Association of Oklahoma.
www.braok.org

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#8302 From: Billy Crynes <billybiker1938@...>
Date: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:06 pm
Subject: Re: Tuesday Crit practice 		billybiker1938
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Anybody seen results for the Draper TT a couple of weeks ago on a Wed?

   Crynes

JACK MCNEAL <smilinjack2@...> wrote:
           Results of the Tuesday night criterium practice
“A” RACE
Janne
Hamalainen
1
Jeremy
Stitt
2
Gary
Ziegler
3
Philip
Stauner
4
Jim
Bohanan
5
Kary
Cummins
6
Steve
Webb
7
Jay
Houtman
999
Todd
Reed
999

“B” RACE
Greg
Saunders
1
Jeff
West
2
Sean
Troyer
3
Mike
Wilhelm
4
Brent
Wilson
5
Chris
Barnes
6
Edguardo
Delgado
7
Milus
Clarke
8
Darren
Lowe
9
Dale
Mondloch
10
Kyle
Shay
11
David
Hydrick
12
Ivan
Rodriques
13
Rebecca
Byers
14
Joe
Lederer
999




“C” RACE
John
Uhren
1
James
Liler
2
Kurt
Egli
3
Chris
Linam
4
Kevin
Frankenburger
5
Joe
Lederer
6
Ivan
Rodriques
7
Christa
Voss
999
Chris
Foote
999

Jack

Jack McNeal
Past President Bicycle Racing Association of Oklahoma.
www.braok.org

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#8301 From: carbonsking@...
Date: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:42 pm
Subject: Fwd: Emailing: opgn-73556-mid 		carbonsking
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I've got to get me 1 of these, lights and all. Although finding tubes and tires
may prove a little challenging.

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#8300 From: Michael Leary <mike64leary@...>
Date: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:36 pm
Subject: Trail Day! 		mike64leary
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WOW!  What a Trail day it was!!
 
The Boys form OEF and Bill Denton came out in FORCE!!!
 
They brought with them 2 Billy Goats ( Very Cool Piece of Equipment ), 1 DR
Trimmer, and 3 Hired Hands and about 5 Additional Volunteers!  WOW!!
 
BLN had the Usual suspects there.
 
We Knocked OUT!!  ~10 Miles of trail.  All is clear except the Gold Loop.
 
BIG THANKS to:
 
Bill Denton!! (CRAZY Ol-MAN!) He worked till 5:00 that afternoon!
 
All the BOYS from OEF (Sorry I am bad with remembering Names)
Ken
Dave
"Crazy" Dave
Paul
Brian
Amy (Good work on Lunch!)
 
IF I forgot you sorry, suffering from a bad case of Chiggers so the memory is a
little itchy!!
 
 
Thank Again!
 
 
 
 
 
 




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#8299 From: "pterryh" <pterryh@...>
Date: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:21 pm
Subject: Freewheel pics are up 		pterryh
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http://www.shuttleguy.com/photostore/gallery.php?gid=29

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#8298 From: Michael Leary <mike64leary@...>
Date: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:01 pm
Subject: Fw: Re: I hate to enterrupt a man's work day with another phone call. I'd rather he get to read an email at his desk. 		mike64leary
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Looks like we are gonna have some MAJOR Help tomorrow for our trail Day!!
 
We will have cold cuts and chips along with REFRESHMENTS of all kinds back at
the corral around lunch time!
 
 
Thanks to everyone that can make it out to lend a hand.
 
 


--- On Fri, 8/22/08, bill911denton@... <bill911denton@...> wrote:

From: bill911denton@... <bill911denton@...>
Subject: Re: I hate to enterrupt a man's work day with another phone call. I'd
rather he get to read an email at his desk.
To: mike64leary@...
Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 7:13 AM


10 4

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From: Michael Leary <mike64leary@...>
To: bill911denton@...
Sent: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 7:09 am
Subject: Re: I hate to enterrupt a man's work day with another phone call. I'd
rather he get to read an email at his desk.






MAN that sounds GREAT!

we have a goat thing with the BLN but it has trouble cutting baby grass. 
Sounds like you guys have the right tools for the JOB!! 
It would be great if you guys would bring them along! 
Thank you so Much! 
See you tommorrow. 
Mike L. 

--- On Thu, 8/21/08, bill911denton@... <bill911denton@...> wrote:
From: bill911denton@... <bill911denton@...>
Subject: I hate to enterrupt a man's work day with another phone call. I'd
rather he get to read an email at his desk.
To: mike64leary@...
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 12:45 PM
Hey Mike
I somehow managed to send this to you yesterday
and some verbage got lost.
Anyway, I just wanted to make sure you understood
the offer of the BillyGoats and what they can do.
When we do trail maintenance we run the Goats first
one down each side of the trail. They are self propelled
rotary mowers that will run at a fast walking pace and
 (they also have a reverse gear in them)
the weed eaters can follow and then the loppers can follow.
This pretty much does it all, less fallen tree's. And the
Goats are powerful enough to push small fallen tree's off the trail.
Just about anyone can operate them. they are relatively safe
(safety clutches built in to the controls)
and pretty indestructible.
Henry and I will be loading up my old van with the weed eaters
and loppers Friday night and
we can load up the trailer with the Goats if you want.
Feel free to call me on my cell 405 596 3596
or just use this email.
BD
-----Original Message-----
From: bill911denton@...
To: hgroce@...
Cc: hgroce@...; trailmantogo@...
Sent: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 9:34 am
Subject: Fwd: Clear Bay Trails
-----Original Message-----
From: david ferguson <wideglidefergy1@...>
To: bill911denton@...
Sent: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 9:25 am
Subject: Re: Fwd: Clear Bay Trails








Hi Bill,
sure we could use the help!
We will meet at Crow Corral at 9am,and go from there.
Can use all the weed eaters you got,
don't know about the goats.
Call Mike Leary at  812-0423,
he is coordinating the work day.
See Ya,fergy

--- On Tue, 8/19/08, bill911denton@... <bill911denton@...> wrote:
From: bill911denton@... <bill911denton@...>
Subject: Fwd: Clear Bay Trails
To: wideglidefergy1@...
Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 10:25 PM


Hey Old Dog
I thought I'd best send this to you as
I'm not sure how often David checks his emails.
BD

-----Original Message-----
From: Henry <hgroce@...>
To: 'David Swanson' <davidswanson1@...>
Cc: Bill Denton <bill911denton@...>; Brian Urquhart <vqflyer@...>;
Christian Combs <clyderider@...>; Ryan DeLong <oefboard6@...>
Sent: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 9:20 pm
Subject: Clear Bay Trails



Christian Combs and Carl Wester had contacted me
of your upcoming trail day on the 23 and

the OEF would like to help you with your trail work day. 
So far Bill Denton and myself are willing to help
along with the OEF's equipment.
(we are also hoping for more OEF volunteers to commit)
Equipment available to you are the following:
3    goats
4    weed eaters
2    pole saws
numerous palaskis, shovels etc.
 
If you would like our assistance please contact
myself Henry Groce @ 822.1642 or Bill Denton 596.3596  bill911denton@...
 
thanks
hg
 



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#8297 From: JACK MCNEAL <smilinjack2@...>
Date: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:05 am
Subject: State TT 		uscfof
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I have had questions arise concerning the State TT. Even though the flyer does
not explain it thoroughly, the event will be run in compliance with the 2008
rules;
   6G8. Time Trial Championships
   (a) State and National Individual Championships
   Shall be conducted for men and women in each five year age
   groups over the following distances:
   11 1
   Men                         Women
   30-34 20-40km 30-34 20-40km
   35-39 20-40km 35-39 20-40km
   40-44 20-40km 40-44 20-40km
   45-49 20-40km 45-49 20-40km
   50-54 20-40km 50-54 20-40km
   55-59 20-40km 55-59 15-20km
   60-64 20-40km 60-64 15-20km
   65-69 15-20km 65-69 15-20km
   70-74 15-20km 70+ 15-20km
   75-79 15-20km
   80-84 15-20km
   85+ 15-20km
   The older men and women will only go 20K along with the Juniors. There will be
5 year breakdowns and it will be an out and back course. Hope this clears up all
questions.
   Jack


Jack McNeal
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#8296 From: "Green, Courtney M." <cgreen@...>
Date: Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:21 pm
Subject: RE: Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.???? 		normanitebiker
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I would advise you all to douse yourselves in DEET and wear clothing that will
defend against chiggers and ticks.  After a day on the trail last weekend, Rob
and I have been seriously suffering from all sorts itchy ailments.

  Courtney

From: BLN@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BLN@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Leary
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:59 AM
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BLN] Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.????


Yes it is true!

9:00 at the Clearbay corral.

We will work till around Noon and Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Any help is appriciated.

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wrote:

From: Bill Denton <bill911@...<mailto:bill911%40cox.net>>
Subject: [BLN] Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.????
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com<mailto:BLN%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 11:14 PM

Is it true that there is a Trail Work Day scheduled for this Saturday?
What time and where do we meet? BD

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#8295 From: Michael Leary <mike64leary@...>
Date: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:58 pm
Subject: Re: Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.???? 		mike64leary
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Yes it is true!
 
9:00 at the Clearbay corral.
 
We will work till around Noon and Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
 
Any help is appriciated.

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From: Bill Denton <bill911@...>
Subject: [BLN] Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.????
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 11:14 PM






Is it true that there is a Trail Work Day scheduled for this Saturday?
What time and where do we meet? BD


















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#8294 From: "Cerato, Amy B." <acerato@...>
Date: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:52 pm
Subject: RE: Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.???? 		ceratoa
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Yes.  9 AM Entrance to the Mt. Biking Trails.  Bring gloves, water and bugspray.
We'll provide lunch.



________________________________________________________________
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Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma
Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
202 W. Boyd Street, Room 334
Norman, OK 73019

Ph: 405-325-5625
Fax:405-325-4217
email: acerato@...
Web: http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/C/Amy.B.Cerato-1/

From: BLN@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BLN@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Denton
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:14 PM
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BLN] Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.????


Is it true that there is a Trail Work Day scheduled for this Saturday?
What time and where do we meet? BD



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#8293 From: "Bill Denton" <bill911@...>
Date: Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:14 am
Subject: Work Day At Clear Bay This Sat.???? 		bill911denton
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What time and where do we meet? BD

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#8292 From: "chuck davis" <dang.chuck@...>
Date: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:44 pm
Subject: Cevelo Fork Recall - UCCPS 		mrchuckdavis
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.......................that's quite a few forks!

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of
the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

*Name of Product: *Wolf SL Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks

*Units: *About 5,800

*Importer: *Cervélo SA, of Switzerland

*Manufacturer: *True Temper Composite Material Products Co. Ltd, of
Guangzhou, China

*Hazard: *The forks steerer can break during normal use, causing the rider
to lose control, fall and suffer serious injuries.
*Incidents/Injuries: *Cervelo has received 12 reports of forks cracking or
breaking, resulting in one consumer suffering a broken wrist and another
suffering minor abrasions.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08368.html
--
Chuck Davis
Tulsa, OK


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#8291 From: sandbox <sandbox@...>
Date: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:17 am
Subject: Re: test msg-please ignore 		bike7274
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Going to a new server and test check to see if it goes thru. - amy




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#8290 From: JACK MCNEAL <smilinjack2@...>
Date: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:48 am
Subject: Tuesday Crit practice 		uscfof
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Results of the Tuesday night criterium practice
   “A” RACE
           Janne
     Hamalainen
     1
       Jeremy
     Stitt
     2
       Gary
     Ziegler
     3
       Philip
     Stauner
     4
       Jim
     Bohanan
     5
       Kary
     Cummins
     6
       Steve
     Webb
     7
       Jay
     Houtman
     999
       Todd
     Reed
     999

   “B” RACE
           Greg
     Saunders
     1
       Jeff
     West
     2
       Sean
     Troyer
     3
       Mike
     Wilhelm
     4
       Brent
     Wilson
     5
       Chris
     Barnes
     6
       Edguardo
     Delgado
     7
       Milus
     Clarke
     8
       Darren
     Lowe
     9
       Dale
     Mondloch
     10
       Kyle
     Shay
     11
       David
     Hydrick
     12
       Ivan
     Rodriques
     13
       Rebecca
     Byers
     14
       Joe
     Lederer
     999




   “C” RACE
           John
     Uhren
     1
       James
     Liler
     2
       Kurt
     Egli
     3
       Chris
     Linam
     4
       Kevin
     Frankenburger
     5
       Joe
     Lederer
     6
       Ivan
     Rodriques
     7
       Christa
     Voss
     999
       Chris
     Foote
     999

   Jack


Jack McNeal
  Past President Bicycle Racing Association of Oklahoma.
  www.braok.org

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#8289 From: Bryce Dorrough <brycecd53@...>
Date: Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:37 pm
Subject: Re: France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder 		brycecd53
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Thanks Ron, sounds like a great trip and some interesting observations.
Bryce

--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...> wrote:
From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
Subject: Re: [BLN] France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder
To: BLN@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 4:22 PM

Thanks Ron! Sounds like a great vacation.

--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Ron Ponder <ronponder@...> wrote:

From: Ron Ponder <ronponder@...>
Subject: [BLN] France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder
To: bln@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 8:49 AM

My wife and I got back from France a couple of weeks ago and I haven’t had
time to write of our exploits yet so here it is.

We went mainly so that I could ride in the Etape d’Tour which is an amateur
race over the (arguably) toughest mountain stage of that year’s Tour.  This
year it followed stage 10 through the Pyrenees, over the Col du Tourmalet and
finished on the Hautacam.  9500 riders in a very organized ride with full road
control, people cheering for you along the way, winding through French
villages;
very cool.    Since it’s a race with the road shut down for the ride they
have
a very strict mobile “Hells Gate” that will kick you off the course if you
fall behind.  I started in 6450th position so I was down 35 minutes to start
with and then, 35 miles in, I flatted and the pump on my rental wouldn’t work
so I lost another 20 minutes on that fiasco.  Shortly after getting back on the
road I got swept, along with about 1000 other riders for the day.  Since it was
miserably cold and raining I didn’t feel too bad but I was disappointed not
to
finish the ride.

We drove the Tourmalet and Hautacam in our car and they’re pretty incredible
in person.  The most amazing aspect was the descent off the Tourmalet.
Incredibly steep for the first few miles below the summit, no guardrails,
narrow
and with cows literally sleeping on the road!

I did get over to Alpe d’Huez, rented a bike and rode those famed
switchbacks.  (Both of my rentals were full carbon fiber with Dura-Ace; they
don’t mess around!)  The first three or four miles of Alpe d’Huez are the
steepest and I was kind of wondering about my sanity but it settled down to 8%
or so for the rest of the climb.  This was a week before the Tour came through
but there were plenty of RV’s already parked where they could.  I didn’t
exactly blaze up the mountain but I did pass three cars on the descent.
Absolutely beautiful weather, bunch of riders on the road, lots of smiles, a
great time.

We drove to Nimes for the Tour’s finish of that stage.  Well organized
(almost as if they did this pretty often) with a bunch-o-people in attendance.
About thirty minutes before the riders arrived the advertiser’s caravan came
through at forty miles per hour and throwing freebies at the crowds.  Ever been
smacked in the face by a candy bar thrown from a moving vehicle?  No idea why
they were going so fast as there was no need but what do I know?  Didn’t have
much time to admire all the work that goes into the advertiser’s vehicles but
we saw them better the next day; someone had some fun with those things.  The
riders came through in a blur; Cavendish in the lead at our vantage point and
on
to the finish line.

We wandered around for a while; saw the VS mobile studio and Bob Roll got to
meet me so I’m sure that was a high point for him.  He spent probably five
minutes talking with us, very relaxed and casual.

The next morning we attended the start in Nimes.  Got on the barricade line
and, just by luck, we were right next to the tent where the riders sign in
before the start of the stage.  Every rider in the Tour rode his bike with-in
10
feet of us.  Astonishing bike handling as every one of them was riding through
a
big crowd (evidently townspeople are given a sort of VIP pass to gain access to
areas not open to plain tourists) at less than walking speed and fully clipped
in.   (Picture exiting an OU football game on your bike!)  The other thing that
struck me was that I could never be a pro rider because my bladder is way too
bashful.  You’ve got to be able to pull over and do your business with
multitudes of people watching.  At the start we had walked a mile down the
barricades to get a view of the peloton and riders were stopping at that point,
since it was still in the warm-up phase, for a nature break.

On to Paris where we showed up on the Champs-Elysees at 8 AM for an expected 3
PM arrival of the peloton.  That got us on the barricade near the turn at the
Arc d’Triumph with a great view down the avenue, the turn and then the riders
exiting the turn.  The Champs-Elysees is paved with cobblestones but at some
point it was asphalted over and then subsequently stripped back to the
cobblestones.  Where we were all of the asphalt wasn’t completely stripped so
there was a section right up next to the curb that was relatively smooth.  So
that’s where they rode if they could.  You literally couldn’t stick your
camera out past the barricade and not risk hitting a rider.  Great weather amid
multitudes of racing fans from around the world; couldn’t get any better than
that.

So that was my bike adventure for this year.  Almost a month in France, 6000
kilometers in a rental car, 200 miles on rental bikes according to my Garmin,
Alpe d’Huez and the Champs-Elysees.  Going to be tough to beat that next
year.

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#8288 From: Brian Eads <brianeads@...>
Date: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:58 pm
Subject: Re: France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder 		en_dough
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WOW! That's a great vacation! Thanks for the great trip report, Ron.

B

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Ponder <ronponder@...>
>Sent: Aug 15, 2008 10:49 AM
>To: bln@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [BLN] France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder
>
>
>My wife and I got back from France a couple of weeks ago and I havenÂ’t had
time to write of our exploits yet so here it is.
>
>We went mainly so that I could ride in the Etape dÂ’Tour which is an amateur
race over the (arguably) toughest mountain stage of that yearÂ’s Tour.  This
year it followed stage 10 through the Pyrenees, over the Col du Tourmalet and
finished on the Hautacam.  9500 riders in a very organized ride with full road
control, people cheering for you along the way, winding through French villages;
very cool.    Since itÂ’s a race with the road shut down for the ride they have
a very strict mobile “Hells Gate” that will kick you off the course if you
fall behind.  I started in 6450th position so I was down 35 minutes to start
with and then, 35 miles in, I flatted and the pump on my rental wouldnÂ’t work
so I lost another 20 minutes on that fiasco.  Shortly after getting back on the
road I got swept, along with about 1000 other riders for the day.  Since it was
miserably cold and raining I didnÂ’t feel too bad but I was disappointed not to
finish the ride.
>
>We drove the Tourmalet and Hautacam in our car and theyÂ’re pretty incredible
in person.  The most amazing aspect was the descent off the Tourmalet. 
Incredibly steep for the first few miles below the summit, no guardrails, narrow
and with cows literally sleeping on the road!
>
>I did get over to Alpe dÂ’Huez, rented a bike and rode those famed switchbacks.
(Both of my rentals were full carbon fiber with Dura-Ace; they donÂ’t mess
around!)  The first three or four miles of Alpe dÂ’Huez are the steepest and I
was kind of wondering about my sanity but it settled down to 8% or so for the
rest of the climb.  This was a week before the Tour came through but there were
plenty of RVÂ’s already parked where they could.  I didnÂ’t exactly blaze up the
mountain but I did pass three cars on the descent.  Absolutely beautiful
weather, bunch of riders on the road, lots of smiles, a great time.
>
>We drove to Nimes for the TourÂ’s finish of that stage.  Well organized (almost
as if they did this pretty often) with a bunch-o-people in attendance.  About
thirty minutes before the riders arrived the advertiserÂ’s caravan came through
at forty miles per hour and throwing freebies at the crowds.  Ever been smacked
in the face by a candy bar thrown from a moving vehicle?  No idea why they were
going so fast as there was no need but what do I know?  DidnÂ’t have much time
to admire all the work that goes into the advertiserÂ’s vehicles but we saw them
better the next day; someone had some fun with those things.  The riders came
through in a blur; Cavendish in the lead at our vantage point and on to the
finish line.
>
>We wandered around for a while; saw the VS mobile studio and Bob Roll got to
meet me so IÂ’m sure that was a high point for him.  He spent probably five
minutes talking with us, very relaxed and casual.
>
>The next morning we attended the start in Nimes.  Got on the barricade line
and, just by luck, we were right next to the tent where the riders sign in
before the start of the stage.  Every rider in the Tour rode his bike with-in 10
feet of us.  Astonishing bike handling as every one of them was riding through a
big crowd (evidently townspeople are given a sort of VIP pass to gain access to
areas not open to plain tourists) at less than walking speed and fully clipped
in.   (Picture exiting an OU football game on your bike!)  The other thing that
struck me was that I could never be a pro rider because my bladder is way too
bashful.  YouÂ’ve got to be able to pull over and do your business with
multitudes of people watching.  At the start we had walked a mile down the
barricades to get a view of the peloton and riders were stopping at that point,
since it was still in the warm-up phase, for a nature break.
>
>On to Paris where we showed up on the Champs-Elysees at 8 AM for an expected 3
PM arrival of the peloton.  That got us on the barricade near the turn at the
Arc dÂ’Triumph with a great view down the avenue, the turn and then the riders
exiting the turn.  The Champs-Elysees is paved with cobblestones but at some
point it was asphalted over and then subsequently stripped back to the
cobblestones.  Where we were all of the asphalt wasnÂ’t completely stripped so
there was a section right up next to the curb that was relatively smooth.  So
thatÂ’s where they rode if they could.  You literally couldnÂ’t stick your
camera out past the barricade and not risk hitting a rider.  Great weather amid
multitudes of racing fans from around the world; couldnÂ’t get any better than
that.
>
>So that was my bike adventure for this year.  Almost a month in France, 6000
kilometers in a rental car, 200 miles on rental bikes according to my Garmin,
Alpe dÂ’Huez and the Champs-Elysees.  Going to be tough to beat that next year.
>_________________________________________________________________
>Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with
Windows®.
>http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/
>
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>
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>
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#8287 From: Phil Trotter <philtrotter@...>
Date: Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:22 pm
Subject: Re: France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder 		skipperphilt
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Thanks Ron! Sounds like a great vacation.

--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Ron Ponder <ronponder@...> wrote:

From: Ron Ponder <ronponder@...>
Subject: [BLN] France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder
To: bln@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 8:49 AM

My wife and I got back from France a couple of weeks ago and I haven’t had
time to write of our exploits yet so here it is.

We went mainly so that I could ride in the Etape d’Tour which is an amateur
race over the (arguably) toughest mountain stage of that year’s Tour.  This
year it followed stage 10 through the Pyrenees, over the Col du Tourmalet and
finished on the Hautacam.  9500 riders in a very organized ride with full road
control, people cheering for you along the way, winding through French villages;
very cool.    Since it’s a race with the road shut down for the ride they have
a very strict mobile “Hells Gate” that will kick you off the course if you
fall behind.  I started in 6450th position so I was down 35 minutes to start
with and then, 35 miles in, I flatted and the pump on my rental wouldn’t work
so I lost another 20 minutes on that fiasco.  Shortly after getting back on the
road I got swept, along with about 1000 other riders for the day.  Since it was
miserably cold and raining I didn’t feel too bad but I was disappointed not to
finish the ride.

We drove the Tourmalet and Hautacam in our car and they’re pretty incredible
in person.  The most amazing aspect was the descent off the Tourmalet.
Incredibly steep for the first few miles below the summit, no guardrails, narrow
and with cows literally sleeping on the road!

I did get over to Alpe d’Huez, rented a bike and rode those famed
switchbacks.  (Both of my rentals were full carbon fiber with Dura-Ace; they
don’t mess around!)  The first three or four miles of Alpe d’Huez are the
steepest and I was kind of wondering about my sanity but it settled down to 8%
or so for the rest of the climb.  This was a week before the Tour came through
but there were plenty of RV’s already parked where they could.  I didn’t
exactly blaze up the mountain but I did pass three cars on the descent.
Absolutely beautiful weather, bunch of riders on the road, lots of smiles, a
great time.

We drove to Nimes for the Tour’s finish of that stage.  Well organized
(almost as if they did this pretty often) with a bunch-o-people in attendance.
About thirty minutes before the riders arrived the advertiser’s caravan came
through at forty miles per hour and throwing freebies at the crowds.  Ever been
smacked in the face by a candy bar thrown from a moving vehicle?  No idea why
they were going so fast as there was no need but what do I know?  Didn’t have
much time to admire all the work that goes into the advertiser’s vehicles but
we saw them better the next day; someone had some fun with those things.  The
riders came through in a blur; Cavendish in the lead at our vantage point and on
to the finish line.

We wandered around for a while; saw the VS mobile studio and Bob Roll got to
meet me so I’m sure that was a high point for him.  He spent probably five
minutes talking with us, very relaxed and casual.

The next morning we attended the start in Nimes.  Got on the barricade line
and, just by luck, we were right next to the tent where the riders sign in
before the start of the stage.  Every rider in the Tour rode his bike with-in 10
feet of us.  Astonishing bike handling as every one of them was riding through a
big crowd (evidently townspeople are given a sort of VIP pass to gain access to
areas not open to plain tourists) at less than walking speed and fully clipped
in.   (Picture exiting an OU football game on your bike!)  The other thing that
struck me was that I could never be a pro rider because my bladder is way too
bashful.  You’ve got to be able to pull over and do your business with
multitudes of people watching.  At the start we had walked a mile down the
barricades to get a view of the peloton and riders were stopping at that point,
since it was still in the warm-up phase, for a nature break.

On to Paris where we showed up on the Champs-Elysees at 8 AM for an expected 3
PM arrival of the peloton.  That got us on the barricade near the turn at the
Arc d’Triumph with a great view down the avenue, the turn and then the riders
exiting the turn.  The Champs-Elysees is paved with cobblestones but at some
point it was asphalted over and then subsequently stripped back to the
cobblestones.  Where we were all of the asphalt wasn’t completely stripped so
there was a section right up next to the curb that was relatively smooth.  So
that’s where they rode if they could.  You literally couldn’t stick your
camera out past the barricade and not risk hitting a rider.  Great weather amid
multitudes of racing fans from around the world; couldn’t get any better than
that.

So that was my bike adventure for this year.  Almost a month in France, 6000
kilometers in a rental car, 200 miles on rental bikes according to my Garmin,
Alpe d’Huez and the Champs-Elysees.  Going to be tough to beat that next year.

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#8286 From: Ron Ponder <ronponder@...>
Date: Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:49 pm
Subject: France and the Tour trip report from Ron Ponder 		mrron54
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My wife and I got back from France a couple of weeks ago and I haven’t had time
to write of our exploits yet so here it is.

We went mainly so that I could ride in the Etape d’Tour which is an amateur race
over the (arguably) toughest mountain stage of that year’s Tour.  This year it
followed stage 10 through the Pyrenees, over the Col du Tourmalet and finished
on the Hautacam.  9500 riders in a very organized ride with full road control,
people cheering for you along the way, winding through French villages; very
cool.    Since it’s a race with the road shut down for the ride they have a very
strict mobile “Hells Gate” that will kick you off the course if you fall behind.
I started in 6450th position so I was down 35 minutes to start with and then, 35
miles in, I flatted and the pump on my rental wouldn’t work so I lost another 20
minutes on that fiasco.  Shortly after getting back on the road I got swept,
along with about 1000 other riders for the day.  Since it was miserably cold and
raining I didn’t feel too bad but I was disappointed not to finish the ride.

We drove the Tourmalet and Hautacam in our car and they’re pretty incredible in
person.  The most amazing aspect was the descent off the Tourmalet.  Incredibly
steep for the first few miles below the summit, no guardrails, narrow and with
cows literally sleeping on the road!

I did get over to Alpe d’Huez, rented a bike and rode those famed switchbacks. 
(Both of my rentals were full carbon fiber with Dura-Ace; they don’t mess
around!)  The first three or four miles of Alpe d’Huez are the steepest and I
was kind of wondering about my sanity but it settled down to 8% or so for the
rest of the climb.  This was a week before the Tour came through but there were
plenty of RV’s already parked where they could.  I didn’t exactly blaze up the
mountain but I did pass three cars on the descent.  Absolutely beautiful
weather, bunch of riders on the road, lots of smiles, a great time.

We drove to Nimes for the Tour’s finish of that stage.  Well organized (almost
as if they did this pretty often) with a bunch-o-people in attendance.  About
thirty minutes before the riders arrived the advertiser’s caravan came through
at forty miles per hour and throwing freebies at the crowds.  Ever been smacked
in the face by a candy bar thrown from a moving vehicle?  No idea why they were
going so fast as there was no need but what do I know?  Didn’t have much time to
admire all the work that goes into the advertiser’s vehicles but we saw them
better the next day; someone had some fun with those things.  The riders came
through in a blur; Cavendish in the lead at our vantage point and on to the
finish line.

We wandered around for a while; saw the VS mobile studio and Bob Roll got to
meet me so I’m sure that was a high point for him.  He spent probably five
minutes talking with us, very relaxed and casual.

The next morning we attended the start in Nimes.  Got on the barricade line and,
just by luck, we were right next to the tent where the riders sign in before the
start of the stage.  Every rider in the Tour rode his bike with-in 10 feet of
us.  Astonishing bike handling as every one of them was riding through a big
crowd (evidently townspeople are given a sort of VIP pass to gain access to
areas not open to plain tourists) at less than walking speed and fully clipped
in.   (Picture exiting an OU football game on your bike!)  The other thing that
struck me was that I could never be a pro rider because my bladder is way too
bashful.  You’ve got to be able to pull over and do your business with
multitudes of people watching.  At the start we had walked a mile down the
barricades to get a view of the peloton and riders were stopping at that point,
since it was still in the warm-up phase, for a nature break.

On to Paris where we showed up on the Champs-Elysees at 8 AM for an expected 3
PM arrival of the peloton.  That got us on the barricade near the turn at the
Arc d’Triumph with a great view down the avenue, the turn and then the riders
exiting the turn.  The Champs-Elysees is paved with cobblestones but at some
point it was asphalted over and then subsequently stripped back to the
cobblestones.  Where we were all of the asphalt wasn’t completely stripped so
there was a section right up next to the curb that was relatively smooth.  So
that’s where they rode if they could.  You literally couldn’t stick your camera
out past the barricade and not risk hitting a rider.  Great weather amid
multitudes of racing fans from around the world; couldn’t get any better than
that.

So that was my bike adventure for this year.  Almost a month in France, 6000
kilometers in a rental car, 200 miles on rental bikes according to my Garmin,
Alpe d’Huez and the Champs-Elysees.  Going to be tough to beat that next year.
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#8285 From: "Mike Flenniken" <mikef@...>
Date: Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:21 pm
Subject: FW: PLEASE READ Entire Message 		mikieironass
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Greetings Fellow BikeBuddies!





Please take the time to read the entire following message.





On several recent rides, I have watched as "very experienced" riders hug the
white line on the right side of their lane. This invites cars to squeeze
past instead of waiting until it is safe to pull into the left lane to pass.
The motivation to stay to the right is an honorable one (to be polite and
considerate) but instead trains motorists to endanger all cyclists. This is
only one example of why Talesa and I encourage ALL Bike Buddies to
participate in our educational opportunities such as our TBB Group Riding
Clinics and Metro Tech's League of American Bicyclists' Road One class both
taught by Pete Kramer, a LAB certified instructor. Also, go to the Team
BikeBuddies website at http://www.teambikebuddies.com/tbb_buying_group.htm,
purchase and read from cover to cover, Bicycling Street Smarts by John S.
Allen.





All TBB rides are designed to discourage riding in "clumps". We discourage
riding with "group" mentality, mixing experienced and inexperienced and fast
and slower riders in close groups and actions such as yelling "clear" at
intersections.





There are serious risks to riding a bicycle but there are educational
opportunities EVERY cyclist can take to become much safer. EVERY cyclist has
a responsibility to learn and then pass it on to another rider. That's what
TBB is about.





See you soon,


Mike






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Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:20 PM
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:55 am (PDT)


Last night, I witnessed a horrific accident that will stay in my mind for
perhaps the rest of my life.
A group of inexperienced riders came up from behind me shortly before a busy
intersection in Northeast Oklahoma County, 23rd st. and Triple X road. 23rd
street is a five-lane undivided highway in this area. Triple X has a stop
sign.
One of the riders, for whatever reason, chose not to stop, but, instead,
after seeing 3 other riders cross the street, attempted to cross only to get
crushed by a van travelling 55mph+ .
The impact sent his body flying past me as I was on the shoulder of the road
headed away from this group's route.
His head hit the pavement with a sickening sound and I won't get into the
details of the trauma I saw to his body.
I am uncertain of his condition, but it will be a miracle if he survives
this collision. I was lucky not to be struck from behind by the vehicles
that took evasive action to avoid him and the motorist who locked up her
brakes to try and avoid hitting him.
The point I am trying to make is that every time you ride in an
uncontrolled, group ride, you are needlessly risking your safety. These
groups, especially the ones who think racing and running stop signs, are not
only a hazard, but cause a major image nightmare for the rest of us.
I literally don't want your blood on my hands or jersey. I didn't know this
guy or anyone else on this ride. In fact, no one on the ride seemed to even
know the guy. Nevertheless I was dam near crying at the sight of this guy
and had nightmares all last night.

If I had to see or hear of one of you getting hurt or killed on such a ride,
I don't how I could handle that.
Please, please don't use these group rides for your training.
The ones around here are out of control more often than not.
90% of my riding is alone or with one or two other riders and I don't seem
to have a problem getting results. Train only with guys you know.
Please don't think you are so much of a better rider that you feel you can
take a risk of running a stop sign.
Thanks for reading this.











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