happy new year, everyone.
     just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who has  read, posted on,
referred to, or come to a ride that has been listed on the  g-spot, the central
iowa ride bulletin board [link below].  we are just  over a week into this
thing, and i am delighted to report [although, given the  very nature of the
place, ANYONE can do the math as i have] that there have been  over 70 comments
relating to rides left.  now, granted, many of them have  been left by me, but
that's just by way of me riding a lot, and wanting to  reaffirm rides or inten
tions or whatever.
     but one TRUE measure of early success is that  there have been rides
posted for EVERY day since its inception, and that the  number of folks showing
up
for these rides has been, for december, startling,  frankly.  there have been
a number of rides of 10 or more, even on crappy,  rainy new year's eve day,
when we had over a dozen brave, hearty, crazy cyclists  show up.
     we have been blessed with a number of NEW riders,  too, which is another
of the goals i had in mind for this place.
     i'm also happy to see that folks besides ME have  been posting rides,
too, and glad also that they're not all road rides.
     and i'm also relieved that it has remained a RIDE  BULLETIN BOARD, not a
complaint site.
     so THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU everyone from  all of us at the
g-spot,
located at _http://g-spot-ridecentral.blogspot.com/_
(http://g-spot-ridecentral.blogspot.com/)

     remember:  friends don't let friends ride alone.

--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

learn more at _today's sermonette_ (http://theorphanageandyou.blogspot.com/)
,  and
for ride info, turn to _the g-spot...the central iowa  ride bulletin board_
(http://g-spot-ridecentral.blogspot.com/)


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<<SPREAD THE DIRT>>
2007 Heartland Sports Promotions events
  <http://www.heartlandrace.com/> http://www.heartlandrace.com
HEARTLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
traditional cross country racin': series style
- February 25, 2007: HMBCS #1 Kansas City area, MO
- April 14/15, 2007: HMBCS #2 Crowderfest stage race weekend - Crowder State
Park. Trenton, MO
- April 29, 2007: HMBCS #3 Crocodile Rock - Lake State Park. Perry, KS
- June 3, 2007: HMBCS #4 Kansas City area, MO
DIRT LOVIN' GOOD TIMES TOUR
long distance endurance events: tour style
- March 17, 2007: Spoke Pony Showdown 3/6 - Kansas City area, MO
- May 19, 2007: Dirty Kanza 200 (200 miler) - Flint Hills. Emporia, KS
- August 18, 2007: 7th Annual Rapture in Misery 6/12 - Kansas City area, MO
More details and an updated website coming soon. The wheels are rollin'. The
dirt is flyin'. Hang on and enjoy the ride!

  <http://www.heartlandrace.com/> http://www.heartlandrace.com/ .
contact info:
Craig Stoeltzing  <mailto:cstoeltzing@...> cstoeltzing@...
913.451.1515





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One more try on the link, as it was not highlighting the whole link.

If for some reason this does not work, just go to www.ebay.com and do
a search on trek fuel 100.  There were only 2 listed last time I
looked.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2002-Trek-Fuel-100-Full-Carbon-17-5-
in_W0QQitemZ120069850348QQihZ002QQcategoryZ98083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ
1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks.
Brent


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All,



I am selling my Trek Fuel 100.  I have put it on EBay with a starting
bid.  I am willing to pull it off early for a local buyer.



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I'm getting the 2007 IBRA promotional calendar ready to go to Iowa bike
shops and I'd like your help in cleaning up my list.
http://www.bikeiowa.org/misc/iowabikeshops.csv
Please let me know if any in your area are out of business, or I have the
wrong address or aren't on the list.

Thanks,


Rick Paulos
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Yahoo has instituted a new Spam filter for groups.  Apparently it thinks
Donny Miller is a spamer.  I'd rather deal with spammers myself so I've
turned off the spam filter.  I prefer to not let the spamers get on the
list in the first place.  I only had to remove a few for spaming in the
past 6 years.  Anyhow, this latest email from Donny was sent 1 week ago and
appears to refer to last weekend.  (Psst, put dates in your posts).  The
other pointless change I made is to tell yahoo to tell me when it flags
posts as spam instead of me just happening upon them.

rick paulos
Bikeiowa list moderator.



At 03:04 PM 12/22/2006, you wrote:
>Don't forget about the indoor racing series continuing this weekend at
>Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience.  Because of the holidays, you can race
>either Fri night after 6pm or Sat and Sun morning starting at 9am.  Come
>race on the Computrainer doing 10 mile courses the first month.in Jan we
>will go to 12.5 miles.  See additional info at www.DiceTraining.com
><http://www.dicetraining.com/> .
>
>
>
>And if we don't see you this weekend I hope everyone has a safe and happy
>Christmas!
>
>
>
>Donnie Miller
>
>Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience

Don't forget about the indoor racing series continuing this weekend at
Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience.  Because of the holidays, you can race
either Fri night after 6pm or Sat and Sun morning starting at 9am.  Come
race on the Computrainer doing 10 mile courses the first month.in Jan we
will go to 12.5 miles.  See additional info at www.DiceTraining.com
<http://www.dicetraining.com/> .



And if we don't see you this weekend I hope everyone has a safe and happy
Christmas!



Donnie Miller

Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience



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Select
Bontrager road wheels. Paired Spoke Technology, Offset Spoke Bed rim,
and torque sharing super-stiff rear hub design. Durable and fast,
Select is perfect for anyone looking for some additional performance
or as a replacement for tired old wheels.  Rims are welded for
superior strength and machined for smooth braking; semi-aero front
rim provides excellent aerodynamics, while rear rim with OSB improves
lateral rigidity, prolongs wheel life – this wheel is extremely
comfortable for those long century rides
  Hubset utilizes forged shell with hardened, ground and polished
cones and races, and Cro-moly axles; hubs are fully serviceable and
replacement parts are available at your local Bontrager dealer
  Spokes are 14/15G butted stainless steel with brass locking nipples;
J-bend type allows for replacement with any standard 14G spoke in a
pinch
  Bontrager Race Lite Road Cro-moly skewers included

These came off my 07 Trek 1500 with ZERO miles. Includes Bontrager
Race Lite tires.

$200 located in Ankeny
Call with Questions 515-299-4317 THANKS Paul

The Winter Indoor Series is alive and well this weekend with a new course to
try this Saturday and Sunday starting at 9am!  Please reserve your spot by
calling or e-mailing me.  If you feel like getting in the Quad City Times
newspaper they will be here on Sunday with a reporter and photographer to do
a story on the CompuTrainer with the series in the paper called "The way we
play".  The course we will be racing is the Coors Morgal-Bismark (modified)
without the 6.3% hill in the last 6 tenths...I flattened it out and we now
have a sprint finish for this weeks racing on a 12.5 mile course.  See my
website for details at.

http://dicetraining.com/race-info/  Again, we decided to turn off the
drafting to make this more like Time Trials...so no help from anyone else.
I now have over 300 courses to choose from and more to download!  You could
actually come in and never ride the same course twice!  The prizes this
weekend will be lottery tickets to the day's winner and a $25 gas card to
anyone who breaks 28:30 for this course...limit two cards for the weekend
and you can only win ONE if you race more than once this weekend.  Cost is
$15 for the first race and $10 for the second race ON THE SAME DAY.  If you
race both Saturday and Sunday it is $15 for each day...the discount only
applies to two races in the same day.  We'll see you this weekend!  Come
take the CompuTrainer Challenge and take in the Experience at Donnie's
Indoor Cycling.



Donnie Miller

Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience

1554-52nd Ave

Moline, IL 61265-7077

309-743-0260 Business

877-743-0261 Toll Free

www.DiceTraining. <http://www.dicetraining.com/> com

Brought to you by Two Bee Racing, DICE, Healthy Habits and Donnie's Indoor
Cycling Experience







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happy holidays, central iowa cyclists!
     i've just created a new blog call the g-spot [for  "go spot," the spot
where cyclists can go to learn about rides that are  scheduled, or to schedule a
ride for any particular day, up to a month or two in  advance].
     it's pretty simple.  go to the blog
_http://g-spot-ridecentral.blogspot.com/_
(http://g-spot-ridecentral.blogspot.com/)    and scroll down to the day
in question.  all the information will be found  in the comments section.  if
you want to learn what rides are set for that  day, someone will have it
posted in the comments for that day.
     if you want to post or create a ride for some  particular day, likewise,
go to that day, hit to comments section, and post  away.
     ANYONE can post.  you don't have to identify  yourself, you don't have to
type in a code word or anything.
     it is NOT a political place, nor is it a place to  talk about how great a
rider you are.
     IT'S JUST AN INFORMATIONAL SITE.  PLEASE KEEP  IT THAT WAY.
     thanks.  and feel free to send me feedback, or  give me suggestions.
     but PLEASE use it, and pass the address  around!!!

--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

today's sermonette, _http://theorphanageandyou.blogspot.com/_
(http://theorphanageandyou.blogspot.com/)
the g-spot...the central iowa ride bulletin board,
_http://g-spot-ridecentral.blogspot.com/_
(http://g-spot-ridecentral.blogspot.com/)



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--tentatively, 100 pm.
--couple hours fixed gear ride.
--tentative meeting place:  cariboo coffee on ingersoll.
--look here for updates and confirmation.

     we will be doing a similar ride new year's day,  too, slackers, so plan
ahead.  if you were good this year, santa will have  converted that unused road
bike for ya.  that means most of you will have  to make alternative
arrangements!

--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

wherever god erects a house of prayer,
the devil always builds a  chapel there;
and 'twill be found, upon examination,
the latter has the  largest congregation.
(from the true-born englishman, 1701,  defoe)


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In a message dated 12/22/2006 12:36:47 AM Central Standard Time,
rh2cycle@... writes:

OK.  since mother nature is being nasty on our singletrack? Start at
ashworth  pool/Greenwood park at 9:00 AM on Xmas morning and head
southwest, through  waterworks park, Greatwestern Trail to Orilla, turn
to Gravel? southwest  to Dale Moffit Resivor? Any thoughts? Since I
believe the Cumming Tap  (watering hole) will be closed on Xmas day)
BYOB??





show up at the pool, and we'll get you a good route.  moffit's not the  way
to go; there are better routes and roads.  we'll see you there at  900.
[thank you mother nature!  and happy solstice!!!]

--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

wherever god erects a house of prayer,
the devil always builds a  chapel there;
and 'twill be found, upon examination,
the latter has the  largest congregation.
(from the true-born englishman, 1701,  defoe)


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In a message dated 12/21/2006 2:24:15 PM Central Standard Time,
gduethman@... writes:

Just  checking to see if anyone knows if Project Holiday or the bike library
in Iowa  City are in need of kid's bikes.


i know that the orphanage in capitol city is in  need of a 50 cm road bike,
new preferred, d/a, 172.5 cranks.  we have a  little tike who wants nothing
more than a new ride for next year.  really  do his little heart a world of
good.

     donations of race wheels gladly accepted,  too.


--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

wherever god erects a house of prayer,
the devil always builds a  chapel there;
and 'twill be found, upon examination,
the latter has the  largest congregation.
(from the true-born englishman, 1701,  defoe)


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Howdy,

Seasonal greetings y'all! Just checking to see if
anyone knows if Project Holiday or the bike library in
Iowa City are in need of kid's bikes.

Thanks,

Greg Duethman

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It's labeled as 'Tour de France' but I'm not sure.

Building better bikes 30year E. Iowa  Building better bikes

30-year E. Iowa ‘bikesmith’ always up for a challenge By Dave DeWitte
The Gazette W EST BRANCH — Custom bike builder Tom Teesdale seems to be
in slow motion until, in the blink of an eye, he slaps on a pair of
welding goggles, fires up his torch and grabs a bronze brazing rod.
After 30 years of building human-powered vehicles, the West Branch
craftsman is Iowa’s veteran bicycle builder, one of a handful of
specialists in the state who can build a cycle to fit the client’s
unique body, disability or athletic goals. Teesdale has built thousands
of racing cycles, touring cycles, mountain bikes and tandems. For the
past several years, he has worked alone in a nondescript metal building
on a West Branch side street. He has little need for advertising.
Cyclists from across the Midwest always manage to find him. ‘‘If it’s
got wheels, I’ll try it,’’ says the plain-spoken 54 year-old,
resembling an oldtime blacksmith with his beard and welder’s apron.
Teesdale loves to try something new, and this week is one of those
special times. He is building a recumbent trike to the design
specifications of Phil MacTaggart, 56, :  of Geneseo, Ill. In the
cycling world, expensive recumbent trikes are coming into the
mainstream, as baby boomers who grew up during the ‘‘bicycle boom’’
reach the age at which upright bicycles are no longer comfortable. The
difficulty of transporting a recumbent trike, which takes up more space
than two regular bikes, has been a stigma, however. MacTaggart thinks
he’s found the solution. MacTaggart’s trike is designed to be quickly
disassembled into parts small enough to fit into a large metal suitcase
with wheels. MacTaggart says the case can be easily lugged through an
airport on its wheels, and reassembled in a matter of minutes. Once
it’s reassembled, the suitcase becomes a functional part of the trike,
serving as a luggage compartment and head rest. MacTaggart wants the
new trike in time to take it on a winter trip to Costa Rica with his
wife in February. He chose Teesdale for the project because he has
worked with him before on other designs for Pterosail, the trike
company he founded with his son, John, of North Liberty. ‘‘He’s great
to work with,’’ MacTaggart says. ‘‘He gets a big kick out of making
novel things and coming up with ideas that would only come from
somebody who makes custom bikes,’’ While he’s impressed by Teesdale’s
capabilities as a problem- solver, MacTaggart says he’s also been
impressed with Teesdale as a business owner who takes a personal
interest in his clients’ projects. ‘‘He’s helped us out in all sorts of
ways we didn’t expect, and didn’t ask any recompense,’’ MacTaggart
said. Teesdale began building framesets in 1976, when he was a bicycle
mechanic at now-defunct Illini Schwinn Center in Macomb, Ill. It was
the height of the ‘‘bicycle boom’’ that followed the Arab oil embargo
of the 1970s. Teesdale admired some of the first Americans to build
framesets that rivaled the racing equipment then coming in from Europe,
like Californian Albert Eisentraut. For his first project, Teesdale
ordered a build-yourown- bike frame kit from a company called Proteus
in New York. The project turned into a more- than- adequate road cycle,
which he still keeps to this day. After that, Teesdale, who had been
attending college to become a math teacher, was hooked on building
bikes. ‘‘I sold my second one, and made rent,’’ Teesdale said. ‘‘After
that, I was a bike bum.’’ Although he took a sixweek welding class at a
community college, Teesdale’s cycle- building skills are selftaught.
One of his early breaks came when the now-defunct World of Bikes in
Davenport brought him onboard as its in-house frame builder. Later, he
went on to build bikes on contract for Gary Fisher, one of the leading
mountain bike brands; Terry Precision, which makes bikes designed for
women; and a flotilla of other high-end bike suppliers. For the past
several years, Teesdale has concentrated on custom jobs for his own
individual clients. Most of the projects cost $600 to $1,500 for a
custom built and painted frame only. The cost of components and wheels
can at least double that cost. Teesdale is modest in describing his own
work. ‘‘People say the bikes I build have a certain ride or feel to
them,’’ Teesdale says. ‘‘I don’t know about that.’’ Teesdale does not
believe in the ‘‘perfect bike,’’ and while he works mainly in steel, he
acknowledges that newer materials such as carbon fiber and titanium
make great bikes. ‘‘A bike is a very personal thing,’’ he says.
‘‘People name their bicycles, and once they get attached to them, it’s
hard for them to give them up even though maybe they’ve had a bad
crash.’’ For now, Teesdale has no plans to retire, or go back into
contract manufacturing. ‘‘They say if you do something long enough, you
become a legend,’’ Teesdale said. ‘‘At this point, I’d say I’m
something more like a  myth.’’  •  Contact the writer: (319) 398-8317
or david.dewitte@...


________________________________________________________________________
rick paulos
cedar rapids, ia

In a message dated 12/19/2006 3:38:50 PM Central Standard Time,
pblackleo@... writes:

The  distance will be the number of miles equal to the temperature at the
start of the ride...


. . . times the number of people who show up to  ride.  [THAT should make it
fun!]


--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

wherever god erects a house of prayer,
the devil always builds a  chapel there;
and 'twill be found, upon examination,
the latter has the  largest congregation.
(from the true-born englishman, 1701,  defoe)


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WHAT:  Bicycle Ride on New Year's Day.

WHEN:  New Year's Day, January 1, 2007, at 10:00 AM.

WHERE: 	 Meet at Starbucks at 5250 NW 86th St., Johnston.

DISTANCE: The distance will be the number of miles equal
		 to the temperature at the start of the ride.

COST:  There is no cost.  Just show up and ride!!!!!!!!!!!
		 Please park on the back side of Starbucks to avoid
		 using the parking spaces for their customers.

FOR INFO: pblackleo@... or 255-6194 or
		 www.dmcycleclub.com.

re: 800 or 900...So it's a midday ride?
I'm probably out for a Christmas Day ride, but I'd be all over a
freakish-long Saturday ride (just like last weekend 6hrs including
coffee)

   _____

From: teamEMUracing@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:teamEMUracing@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of eeastonwest@...
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:27 AM
To: bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com
Cc: teamemuracing@yahoogroups.com; centraliowatrails@yahoogroups.com;
IORCA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [teamEMUracing] xmas day ride?



     there's talk growing on the trails list about an xmas morning ride,
and while i think that is an EXCELLENT idea, i suspect it will be an
off-road affair, which would be a wonderful plan "b" in my log book.
     what is the interest in an xmas day ROAD/GRAVEL ride?  or, how about
all three:  road, gravel, and singletrack?  [lou, i'm talking 800 or 900
am, NOT 600 am!]
     please respond, or it looks like i'll either be riding by myself, or
off-roading it.
     not that there's anything WRONG with that!

--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city, iowa

wherever god erects a house of prayer,
the devil always builds a chapel there;
and 'twill be found, upon examination,
the latter has the largest congregation.
(from the true-born englishman, 1701, defoe)




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there's talk growing on the trails list about an  xmas morning ride, and
while i think that is an EXCELLENT idea, i suspect it  will be an off-road
affair,
which would be a wonderful plan "b" in my log  book.
     what is the interest in an xmas day ROAD/GRAVEL  ride?  or, how about all
three:  road, gravel, and singletrack?   [lou, i'm talking 800 or 900 am, NOT
600 am!]
     please respond, or it looks like i'll either be  riding by myself, or
off-roading it.
     not that there's anything WRONG with that!

--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

wherever god erects a house of prayer,
the devil always builds a  chapel there;
and 'twill be found, upon examination,
the latter has the  largest congregation.
(from the true-born englishman, 1701,  defoe)


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We had some great racing again this last weekend and the results are posted
on my website www.dicetraining.com/race-info/computrainer under News and
then CompuTrainer results.  In posting to the Bike Iowa Yahoo Group, the
results get jumbled and hard to read, so I will post results this way.plus
this also keeps the file size down for those with older machines.  On
Wednesday I will post the info and reminder for the next race this weekend.
Since Sunday is Christmas Eve, if it is OK with everyone else we are going
to do Saturday's races on Friday Evening starting at 6pm and we will do
Sunday's races on Saturday starting at 9am with the same format as always.3
categories with beginner, intermediate and advanced.  Thanks for reading and
stay tuned for more.



Donnie Miller

Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience

1554-52nd Ave

Moline, IL 61265-7077

309-743-0260 Business

877-743-0261 Toll Free

www.DiceTraining.com <http://www.dicetraining.com/>

bcycleracr@...











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Trebon hammers the field in the Elite Men Category:
Elite Men's Race - Read more...
<http://pedalpushersonline.com/index.php?CID=1076>

More photos from day two:
The Galleries - Click Here <http://pedalpushersonline.com/gallery.html>

Video Feeds from day two:
Visit the homepage to watch... <http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/>



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DATE 12/17
Time 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Place: Meeting at Starbucks @ HyVee (EPTrue & Grand WDM)
Route: West to Booneville Gravel back to Valley Junction for coffee

8-10 of us riding cross bikes or mountain bikes are doing endurance
pace for 3 hours. No drop ride.

Call me or just show up.

Lou Waugaman
515.778.7574

Thanks!  Was able to find out my father in law was 8 out of 9 in his
race and my brother in law came in 36 out of 70!  Haven't talked to
them yet.  Gotta go check all the pics out!

Angela S.


--- In bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com, dan@... wrote:
>
> The first day's reports from the Cyclocross Nationals in Providence,
> R.I. are in:
> ::CX Nationals:: (http://pedalpushersonline.com/index.php?CID=1073)
>
> Tons of Photos... and more to come:
> ::Galleries::  (http://pedalpushersonline.com/gallery.html)
>
> Video Feeds:
> Check our homepage for the latest action...
> www.pedalpushersonline.com
>

The first day's reports from the Cyclocross Nationals in Providence,
R.I. are in:
::CX Nationals:: (http://pedalpushersonline.com/index.php?CID=1073)

Tons of Photos... and more to come:
::Galleries::  (http://pedalpushersonline.com/gallery.html)

Video Feeds:
Check our homepage for the latest action...
www.pedalpushersonline.com

Hello again,



If you could not view today's earlier post please see my web site at
www.DiceTraining.com <http://www.dicetraining.com/>  .  I will have it in
the news tab under race info at http://www.dicetraining.com/results/







From Mike Zugmaier



I'll put up a $25 Gas Gift Card to anyone who does  Sub 27 minutes on this
weekends races.it's a CHALLENGE (Limit first 4 racers)....



Thanks and see you at the races.



Donnie Miller

Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience

1554-52nd Ave, Moline, IL 61265-7077

309-743-0260

www.DiceTraining.com <http://www.dicetraining.com/>

bcycleracr@...





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I've attached a course profile for this weekends races.



Instead of doing Category racing by skill: Beginner, Intermediate and
Advanced, with each having their own time slot, we will run three races and
run mixed categories to keep people from waiting around for their time slot.
It is better to race against someone than to ride by yourself and not get
the motivation that a normal race would give.

We had 10 racers take part in the first weekend of racing.  Results are.


COMPUTRAINER 10MILE TIMETRIAL
10.00 Miles





Time

Avg MPH

Max MPH

Avg Watts

Max Watts

Date/Time of Ride


PETER SHARIS

23:09.41

25.91

32.30

405.45

714.00

2006-12-10 08:24:17


MATT BRAKEVILLE

26:26.49

22.69

35.78

241.69

760.00

2006-12-09 07:53:43


PAUL DENINGER

26:29.77

22.65

28.58

282.68

606.00

2006-12-09 07:53:43


JEREHMIA GANTZER

26:57.90

22.25

29.52

254.44

501.00

2006-12-10 09:56:30


TOM ERPS

27:43.49

21.64

26.60

249.41

404.00

2006-12-10 08:24:17


CONN DAY

27:50.20

21.56

27.16

270.07

512.00

2006-12-09 07:53:43


BRUCE GRELL

28:16.00

21.23

28.74

272.12

737.00

2006-12-10 08:24:17


JEREHMIA GANTZER

29:29.65

20.34

29.14

203.65

601.00

2006-12-09 07:53:43


MIKE MORITZ

29:42.71

20.19

25.56

214.54

400.00

2006-12-09 07:53:43


WALT DETHLEFS

32:51.20

18.26

24.16

235.12

455.00

2006-12-10 07:48:47


This weekend's races will start at 9am on both days to allow for better
travel time as well as to get more people in each race.  The cost is $15
each day and you can ride both days.  If you race twice in the same day, the
second race is $10.  Remember.the more you race the more points you can get.
Bruce Grell and Healthy Habits will provide the end of the year prizes.
This week's course is the CompuTrainer 10 mile intermediate course and the
break down looks like this.length of climb, percent of Grade and where at in
distance the hill is.

[COURSE DATA]

  .50                          0.0                         .50

  .60                          2.0                         1.10

  .40                         -2.0                         1.50

  .50                          6.0                         2.00

  .80                          0.0                         2.80

  .30                         -4.0                         3.10

  .50                          0.0                         3.60

  .60                          3.0                         4.20

  .40                          6.0                         4.60

1.00                          0.0                         5.60

  .60                         -4.0                         6.20

  .50                          1.0                          6.70

  .80                          3.0                         7.50

  .50                          0.0                         8.00

1.00                         -1.0                          9.00

  .50                          7.0                         9.50

  .50                          0.0                         10.00

DIST              % of Grade       Miles

A positive number shows a climb and the negative number shows a decent.
Each person will be on the bike approximately an hour with warm-up,
calibration, race and cool down.  My stationary CycleOps Pro 300PT spin
bikes will be available for warm-up and cool down.  If you plan on attending
please call or e-mail me so I can reserve you a spot and get in your info to
the CompuTrainer data base.

The winner in each race could "potentially" win thousands.$5 in lottery
tickets go to each winner of each race courtesy on Conn Day!  Come race with
us and see what the buzz is all about!  And be prepared for an effort that
you wouldn't expect from an indoor workout!

See you this weekend!



Donnie Miller

Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience

1554-52nd Ave

Moline, IL 61265-7077

309-743-0260 Business

877-743-0261 Toll Free

www.DiceTraining.com <http://www.dicetraining.com/>

Brought to you by Two Bee Racing, DICE, Healthy Habits and Donnie's Indoor
Cycling Experience

Previous posts.

Just a reminder that the new Indoor Winter Series at Donnie's Indoor Cycling
Experience will be starting this Sat.
Dec. 9. Saturday's races will start at 7:00 am for Women, juniors and
citizen racers.
8:00 am for Intermediate riders (cat 4 and 5)
9:00 am for Advanced riders this may include adv. juniors and women.
Same schedule will be available on Sunday.
*These are 40 minute races with various courses throughout the series.
Please try and arrive about 20 minutes before your start time to register.
*Only 8 riders can race at one time, so you may want to call Donnie
877-743-0261 to reserve your spot. Extra races will be added if needed.
*Remember this is a non sanctioned event, no license required.
*Cost is $15 and should be made payable to Donnie's Indoor Cycling
Experience. (additional races may be done for $10 provided it is done on the
same weekend).
*For the season, 5 lottery tickets will be given to the winner of each heat.
An end of the series prize, provided by Healthy Habits of Bettendorf, will
be raffled off. The more points, the better your chance to win. Race as
often as you like!
*Don't forget to bring your bike!

Directions are below.

The Bees will once again step out of the mainstream. This time, however, we
feel that instead of just stepping somewhere that is not occupied, we are
stepping into the future. Another big change is we will not be doing it
alone, as the DICE Team is coming along.
Starting next Saturday and Sunday, we will begin a non sanctioned race
series that will last until the beginning of March. For at least 4 hours
each day there will be high tech indoor racing with up to 8 people competing
over various courses throughout the series. Each race will last roughly 45
minutes. At the end of the series there will be a few raffle prizes donated
by Healthy Habits bike shop of Bettendorf. This should not disrupt the
roller season with the flexibility of days you can race. You will use your
own bike to race.
The races will be from: 8 am to 10 am for Cat 4 and 5
10-12 for CAT 3, 2, 1
Additional hours will be added at the two opposite extremes if need.
The cost is $15 to race and $10 to re race. Build up as many points for the
raffle as you care to. The entry will go to cover the use of the club.
Once again, this is non sanctioned but IBRA and the points are welcome to
come along for the ride if they wish.

We suggest you reserve a time by calling Donnie Miller at 877-743-0261.
Please only reserve a spot if you are sure you are going to be there.
Results will be posted on the Two Bee and DICE websites.

Directions:
From Iowa: If you are coming from outside Davenport, you would take I-80
east to I-74 south. Once you cross the bridge into Moline, IL, you will take
the fourth exit onto John Deere Express Way and west (right) to the first
intersection, which is 16th Street. At this intersection, turn left and go
south to the very last stop light (four of them). Southpark Mall is on the
left and Best Buy/Toy R Us is on the right. This gets you to 52nd Ave. Go
straight thru the stop light and Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience is the
first drive on the right in a white building with a green roof, which is the
very last business on 16th Street (next is the Rock River). There is a big
sign on the corner and one on the building. The address is 1544-52nd Ave,
Moline, IL and the phone numbers are 309-743-0260 or toll free at
877-743-0261. See our Google map at http://dicetraining
<http://dicetraining.com/map/> .com/map/

From outside the Quad Cities in IL take I-80 or I-88 to I-74 and follow to
Moline/Rock Island, or I-280 to the Quad City Airport in Moline. At the
airport pick up I-74 north to John Deere Expressway and follow directions
above. If you need assistance don't hesitate to call and we will direct you
to Donnie's.













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By DAVID KRAVETS and PAUL ELIAS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Former elite cyclist Tammy Thomas was indicted by a federal
grand
jury Thursday on charges of hindering the government's steroid probe.

Thomas, 36, is accused of three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction
of justice
for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury investigating a steroid ring that
spanned across
many sports.

The indictment adds cycling, a sport often associated with doping, to a probe
that has
exposed steroid use in professional baseball, football and track and field.

Thomas was banned for life in August 2002 after testing positive for the
performance-
enhancing drug Norbolethone, which was detected in her urine samples.

At the time, the drug was an obscure steroid that had been used in a few human
tests in
the 1960s. It was rediscovered by chemist Patrick Arnold, who supplied BALCO
with
undetectable performance-enhancing drugs and is among five people who have
pleaded
guilty in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative investigation.


Norbolethone never had been marketed for public use, which made it helpful to
athletes
seeking an undetectable edge. The substance, also known as Genabol, became
popular
among Olympic athletes during the 2000 Sydney Games.

The indictment accuses Thomas of lying when she testified she never used
performance-
enhancing drugs. She also is said to have lied when she testified that she did
not get
illegal drugs from Arnold, who was convicted in the scandal earlier this year
and is serving
a three-month sentence in a Morgantown, W.Va. federal prison.

Authorities ordered Thomas to make an initial appearance Jan. 5 in federal
court.

Thomas, a Yazoo City, Miss. native, was a silver medalist in the individual
sprint in the
2001 World Track Cycling Championships. She always has maintained her innocence
and
said the positive results might have been triggered by contraceptives she was
using.

Last month, Trevor Graham, coach to track sensations Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin
and Tim
Montgomery, also was indicted for allegedly obstructing the steroids probe. He
has
pleaded not guilty.

Each count carries a maximum five-year term and $250,000 fine.

Thomas did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

With the indictment of Graham and Thomas, U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan said the
government's steroid probe has entered a new stage in which athletes are being
targeted
for lying.

"A third stage has begun as we bring charges against individuals who lied to
investigators
or committed perjury while testifying under oath to a federal grand jury," Ryan
said.

The government is investigating Barry Bonds on suspicion that he, too, lied that
he did not
use performance-enhancing drugs given to him by his trainer, Greg Anderson.

Anderson pleaded guilty to steroid distribution and money laundering charges,
served
three months and is back in prison on a contempt of court charge for refusing to
testify
against Bonds.

Jason Amoriell
Cedar Rapids
HBA

I'm selling my ride.

2005 Fuji Professional – selling as complete bike.  Will consider
selling off parts.  Let me know.  Ross from Ankeny


Frame – C7 carbon frame & fork, 56cm

Crankset – FSA Team Issue Professional carbon, 172.5mm

Shifters – Dura-Ace 10spd

Derailleurs – DA 10spd

Cassette – Ultegra 10 spd

Brakes – Ultegra

Wheelset – Easton Circuit

Seatpost – Ritchey Pro

Saddle -  Selle Italia

Handlebar – Ritchey Pro, 44cm

Stem – Ritchey Pro 100mm

$1500.

Specs on the bike can be found here:
  http://www.fujibikes.com/2005/bikes.asp?id=3

the bike ride to the funeral of tina marie brown  will leave my house on 48th
street in des moines at 800 am.  we will ride  to, and gather at, the west
steps of the capitol, and leave for hamilton funeral  home at 830 am, for the
900 am services.
     family members are said to be "most pleased" to  have us present.
     please make it if you can.

--the mostly reverend grandpa kim
the orphanage, capitol city,  iowa

wherever god erects a house of prayer,
the devil always builds a  chapel there;
and 'twill be found, upon examination,
the latter has the  largest congregation.
(from the true-born englishman, 1701,  defoe)


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