My Bissell warm-up coat was last seen in Geoff's Bike and ski tent
towards the end of the day yesterday during Rock 2. If anyone know
where that is, please contact me at 206-947-7793 or email at
john.meehan@.... If found, please mail to

4300 East Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040

Thanks

John Meehan

If you hear of any Iowa businesses that are trying to get Bicycle
Friendly Business designation from LAB, please let me know. Thanks.

1: psyclofest results
2: middle park madness results
3: DICE overall cx results

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Psyclofest 2008 Results

overall     Cat_Finish        Name         Age Team
City-State
category MB
1           1         NicholasCampbell     19 Unassigned            West
Liberty, IA
3           2         Michael Pagniano     35 FORC
Bettendorf, Ia
4           3         Derek   Frost        36 Unassigned
Davenport, IA
5           4         Gary    Hayles       36 Unassigned
Davenport, IA
6           5         Gerry   Voelliger    55 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
Category Jr
2           1         Jesse   Leonard      18 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
Category WB
7           1         Amanda  O'Neill      30 Team Skin             North
Liberty, IA
Category C3/4
1           1         Brian   Abbott       27 ICCC                  Iowa
City, IA
2           2         Tracy   Thompson     39 Bikes to You          West
Burlington, IA
3           3         Kyle    Williams     29 ICCC                  Iowa
City, IA
4           4         Chad    Bishop       35 Melon City Bike Club
Muscatine, IA
5           5         Bill    Monson       36 DICE
Colona, IL
6           6         Ben     Shockey      30 Unassigned
Decorah, IA
7           7         Steve   Reynolds     39 Pella Bike Racing
Altoona, IA
9           8         Dennis  Grelk        29 Badger Cycles
Donellson, IA
10          9         Andy    Breitsprecher34 DICE                  Ely,
IA
11          10        Matt    Klemish      33 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
12          11        Jeff    Abel         38 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
14          12        Jesse   Leonard      18 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
18          13        Thomas  Finnegan     39 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
Category WO
8           1         Robin   Williams     28 Mercy-Specialized     Iowa
City, IA
13          2         Jean    Gilpin       49 Team Skin
Coralville, IA
15          3         Sandy   Kessler      31 Team Skin             Iowa
City, IA
16          4         KathleenPorter       47 Bike Tech Racing Club Cedar
Falls, IA
17          5         Deb     Wood         30 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia

Category Open
1           1         Duane   Dickey       39 Flanders Brothers
Cokato, MN
2           2         Brian   Eppen        30 Mercy-Specialized     Iowa
City, IA
3           3         Nathan  Kullbom      26 Unassigned            Iowa
City, IA
5           4         Bruce   Grell        40 DICE
Davenport, IA
6           5         Steven  Bullerman    37 Bike Tech Racing Club
Waterloo, IA
7           6         Greg    Aronson      37 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
8           7         Bryan   Moritz       22 Bikes to You          Ames,
IA
9           8         Paul    Deninger     38 ICCC                  Iowa
City, IA
10          9         Carl    Buchanan     34 Rassmssen's
Waterloo, IA
13          10        William Schorg       28 Unassigned
Bettendorf, Ia
Category M40+
4           1         Todd    Gillihan     44 Team Skin
Coralville, IA
14          2         Jeff    Barnes       44 ICCC                  Iowa
City, IA
17          3         Steve   Beck         46 Unassigned
Bettendorf, Ia
19          4         Steve   Fleagle      47
Coralville, IA
Category M50+
11          1         Phillip Curran       51 DICE
Davenport, IA
12          2         James   Hopson       51 ICCC                  Iowa
City, IA
15          3         John    Adamson      62 Bike Tech Racing Club Cedar
Falls, IA
16          4         Landon  Beachy       56 Bike Tech Racing Club
Kalona, IA
18          5         Mike    Giudici      50 DICE
Davenport, IA
20          6         Tom     Erps         61 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
21          7         Richard Gilmore      58 Bike Tech Racing Club Iowa
City, IA
22          8         Pat     Hanrahan     50 DICE
Bettendorf, Ia
23          9         Paul    Buchanan     54 Bike Tech Racing Club
Waterloo, IA
dns         dns       KathleenPorter       47 Bike Tech Racing Club Cedar
Falls, IA






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Middle Park Madness

overall Cat Finish  Name Age Team City-State
Men's Cat 4
1 1 Michael Pagniano 35 FORC Bettendorf, IA
2 2 Derek Frost 36 unassigned Davenport, IA
3 3 Gerry Voelliger 54 DICE Bettendorf, IA
4 4 Gary Hayles 36 unassigned Davenport, IA
5 5 Brian Kincaid 26 Bike Burlington Burlington, IA
Juniors
6 1 Salem Snoop 11 unassigned Marion, IA

overall Cat Finish  Name Age Team City-State
Men's Cat 3, Men's Cat 4, Women's Open
1 1 Brian Abbott 27 Mercy-Specilized Iowa City, IA
2 2 Geoff Perrill 35 ICCC Iowa City, IA
3 3 Bryan Moritz 22 Bikes 2 You Ames, IA
4 4 Tracy Thompson 39 Bikes 2 You West Burlington, IA
5 5 Kyle Williams 29 ICCC Iowa City, IA
6 6 Jeremi Walker 30 Don't Quit Your Day Job Iowa City, IA
7 7 William Greenwood 22 Bikes 2 You Iowa City, IA
8 8 William Monson 36 DICE Colona, IL
10 9 Ben Shockey 30 unassigned Decorah, IA
11 10 Steve Reynolds 39 Pella Bike Racing Altoona, Ia
13 11 Chad Bishop 34 Harper's Racing Muscatine, IA
14 12 William Campie 32 Studio One Boulder, CO
15 13 Denis Grelk 29 unassigned Donnelson, IA
16 14 Matt Klemish 33 DICE Bettendorf, IA
17 15 Jesse Leonard 18 DICE Bettendorf, IA
18 16 Jeff Abel 38 DICE Bettendorf, IA
20 17 Nicholas Campbell 19 unassigned West Liberty, IA
21 18 Michael Wakeley 42 Blue Competition Cycles Ottawa,IL
26 19 Thomas Finegan 39 DICE Bettendorf, IA
dnf dnf Andrew Fagersten 23 Bikes 2 You Iowa City, IA
dnf dnf Steve Eppel 41 Team Mack Racing Davenport, IA
  Women's Open
9 1 Amanda Miller 22 Mes Cycles Racing Team Fort Collins, CO
12 2 Robin Williams 28 Mercy-Specilized Iowa City, IA
19 3 Brittany McConnell 26 ICCC Iowa City, IA
22 4 Cara Hamann 27 unassigned Iowa City, IA
23 5 Kathleen  Porter 47 Bike Tech Cedar Falls, IA
24 6 Deb Wood 30 DICE Bettendorf, IA
25 7 Laurel Darren 37 unassigned Moline, IL

overall Cat Finish  Name Age Team City-State
  Master 40+
8 1 Dominic Moraniec 43 Atlas Cycling Team Burlington, IA
16 2 Steve Fleagle 47 unassigned Coralville, IA
Master 50+
15 1 Landon Beachy 50 Bike Tech Kalona, IA
17 2 Mike Guidicci 55 DICE Davenport, IA
18 3 Pat Hanrahan 50 Dice Bettendorf, IA
19 4 Richard Gilmore 58 Bike Tech Washington, IA
20 5 Paul Buchanan 54 Bike Tech Waterloo, IA
Open
1 1 Brian Eppen 30 ICCC Iowa City, IA
2 2 Nate Kullbom 26 unassigned Iowa City, IA
3 3 Sean Walker 33 Bikes 2 You Iowa City, IA
4 4 Jeff Barnes 44 ICCC Iowa City, IA
5 5 Kevin McConnell 27 ICCC Iowa City, IA
6 6 Steven Bullerman 37 Bike Tech Waterloo, IA
7 7 Bruce Grell 40 DICE Davenport, IA
9 8 Greg Aronson 37 DICE Bettendorf, IA
10 9 Matt Gumm 33 All 9 Yards Ankeny, IA
11 10 Carl Buchanan 34 Rassmussen Death Squad 5000 Waterloo, IA
12 11 Steven Robinson 35 All 9 Yards Des Moines, IA
13 12 Lane Anderson 34 All 9 Yards Altoona, Ia
14 13 William Schorg 28 unassigned Bettendorf, IA
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PL TOTAL D-Cross STPK PSFEST MIDPK NAME TEAM
MALE OPEN [1-3]
1 140 50  40 50 Brian Eppen Mercy-Specialized 	 1st 50
2 134 40 20 34 40 Nathan Kullbom N/A 	 2nd 40
3 124 40 50  34 Sean Walker Bikes to You 	 3rd 34
4 102 30 23 26 23 Steve Bullerman Bike Tech 	 4th 30
5 84 dnf 34 30 20 Bruce Grell DICE 	 5th 26
6 69 26 17  26 Kevin McConnell Mercy-Specialized 	 6th 23
7 63 23 dnf 23 17 Greg Aronson DICE 	 7th 20
8 52  26 14 12 Carl Buchanan Rassmussen's 	 8th 17
9 50 	 50  Duane Dickey Flanders Brothers 	 9th 14
10 40  40 	 John Olney Mercy-Specialized 	 10th 12
11 34 34 		 Andy Leuck Rass. Death Squad 	 11th 10
12 34 20 14 	 Robin Williams Mercy-Specialized 	 12th 9
13 30  30 	 Chris Hanson Bikes to You 	 13th 8
14 30 		 30 Jeff Barnes ICCC 	 14th 7
15 20 	 20  Bryan Moritz Bikes to You 	 15th 6
16 20 	 12 8 Will Schorg Unattached 	 16th 5
17 17 17 		 Joe Lazio Don't Quit Your Day job 	 17th 4
18 17 	 17  Paul Deninger ICCC 	 18th 3
19 14 14 		 Nick Sobocinski Don't Quit Your Day job 	 19th 2
20 14 		 14 Matt Gumm All Nine Yards 	 20th 1
21 12 12 		 Andy Percy N/A
22 12  12 	 Brian Abbott ICCC
23 10  10 	 Dennis Grelk Badger
25 10 		 10 Steve Robinson All Nine Yards
26 9 		 9 Lane Anderson All Nine Yards

FEMALE OPEN
1 190 50 50 50 40 Robin Williams Mercy-Specialized
2 114 40 40  34 Brittany McConnell ICCC
3 110 34 26 26 24 Deb Wood DICE
4 86  30 30 26 Kathleen Porter Bike Tech
5 64  34  30 Cara Hamann Unattached
6 50 		 50 Amanda Miller Mesa Cycles
7 44  24  20 Laurel Darren Unattached
8 40 	 40  Jean Gilpin Team Skin
9 34 	 34  Sandy Kessler Team Skin
10 0 			 Linsay Wetzel DICE

MALE CAT 3/4
1 150  50 50 50 Brian Abbot ICCC
2 107 17 30 34 26 Kyle Williams ICCC
3 100 34 26 30 10 Chad Bishop Harper's
4 84 50 34 	 Adam Price Mercy-Specialized
5 79 30 12 23 14 Ben Shockey N/A
6 70 	 40 30 tracy Thompson Bikes to You
7 66  23 26 17 Bill Monson DICE
8 63 26 17  20 Will Greenwood Bikes to You
9 44 7 14  23 Jeremi Walker N/A
10 40 40 		 Carl Buchanan Rass. Death Squad
11 40  40 	 Kevin McConnell ICCC
12 40 		 40 Geoff Perrill ICCC
13 37 12 6 12 7 Matt Klemish DICE
14 34 14 20 	 Christopher Reed HBA Racing Team
15 34 		 34 Bryan Moritz Bikes to You
16 33 9 9 10 5 Jeff Abel DICE
17 32 	 20 12 Steve Reynolds Pella Bike Racing
18 28 20 5  3 Michael Wakeley Blue Comp. Cycles
19 25 	 17 8 Dennis Grelk Badger Cycles
20 23 23 		 John Peters N/A
21 20 6 4 8 2 Thomas Finnegan DICE
22 18 10 8 	 Keith Snoop N/A
23 15 	 9 6 Jesse Leonard DICE
24 14 	 14  Andy Breitsprecher DICE
25 10  10 	 Mike Johnson Bike Tech
26 9 		 9 William Campie Studio One
27 8 8 		 Mike Clark World of Bikes
28 7 dnf 7 	 Jeff Dullard Team Skin
29 4 		 4 Nicholas Campbell N/A

MALE 40+
1 150 30 50 30 40 Steve Fleagle Unattached
2 90 40 	 50 Dominic Moraniec Atlas
3 50 50 		 John Meehan Bissell
4 50 	 50  Todd Gillihan Team Skin
5 40 	 40  Jeff Barnes ICCC
6 34 34 		 William Huntsberger DICE
7 34 	 34  Steve Beck Unattached

MALE 50+
1 170 40 50 30 50 Landon Beachy Bike Tech
2 119 23 30 26 40 Mike Giudici DICE
3 100 50  50  Phillip Curran DICE
4 93 20 23 20 30 Richard Gilmore Bike Tech
5 87 30 34 23  Tom Erps DICE
6 82 14 17 17 34 Pat Hanrahan DICE
7 74  40 34  John Adamson Bike Tech
8 74 34  40  James Hopson ICCC
9 71 17 14 14 26 Paul Buchanan Bike Tech
10 26 26 		 John Harrington DICE
11 26  26 	 Kim West All 9 Yards
12 20  20 	 Kathleen Porter Bike Tech

Juniors
1 150 50 50 50  Jesse Leonard DICE
2 130 40 40  50 Salem Snoop Unattached


Category 4 Men
1 137 17 30 40 50 Michael Pagniano Unattached
2 126 26 26 34 40 Derek Frosst Unattached
3 91 14 17 26 34 Gerry Voelliger DICE
4 90 40 50 	 William Schorg Unattached
5 83 23  30 30 Gary Hayles Unattached
6 68 34 34 	 Drew Hanson FORC
7 50 50 		 Monte Dirks Unattached
8 50 	 50  Nicholas Campbell Unattached
9 46 20 	 26 Brian Kinkaid Bike Burlington
10 40  40 	 Thomas Behne Unattached
11 35 12 23 	 Adam Buchanan Unattached
12 30 30 		 Chris Cornelison Unattached
13 14  14 	 Ray Thompson Unattached
14 10 10 		 Eric Perry Unattached
15 9 9 		 Steve Eppel MACK Racing Assn.

Category 4 Women
1 50  50 	 Laurel Darren Unattached
2 50 	 50  Amanda O'neill Team Skin
3 40  40 	 Michelle Mais Unattached

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On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:35:54 -0500 vamootsman@... writes:
> ??????Results are available at www.dicecycling.com? and Rick should
> be posting them sometime shortly to this email group.? I will have
> some of the unclaimed payouts at?Jingle Cross this weekend, unless I
> use them for beer money.? If I use yours for beer, at least I'll
> share!
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> Bruce
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??????Results are available at www.dicecycling.com? and Rick should be posting
them sometime shortly to this email group.? I will have some of the unclaimed
payouts at?Jingle Cross this weekend, unless I use them for beer money.? If I
use yours for beer, at least I'll share!


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I've often commented about the similarities between RAGBRAI
and traveling in foreign countries.  A recent article in the dsm register
on the opinion page amplified on how the author's trip to China helped prepare
her for RAGBRAI; I'm not so sure it isn't the other way around. 




My
sojourn in Armenia as a Peace Corps volunteer only reinforced that idea. 
Although Armenia is a former Soviet state that is not exactly 3rd world, a
large portion of the country is below the poverty level.  My host family
had to store water in the bath tub during the winter because water was only on
for two hours.   I had already
mastered the bucket bath from RAGBRAI; I only needed to add the bucket flush to
my skill set.I have been working on a power point presentation relating to some
of these ideas.  I need something on religion, and hope to get a picture of
Cardinal Sin.  What I need to do now is relate the night markets of Thailand or
the shukas to RAGBRAI.  Both are populated by street vendors selling a variety
of products.  While both can sell either food or hardware, the night markets
tend more towards merchandise while the shukas tend more towards produce and
other food.  Am looking for crowd scenes particularly of the downtown square
food courts, although the bike shop areas will also be of interest.  Your help
will be appreciated.Dick (Dirty) Thompson


May all sentient beings have happiness, and the causes of happiness.

May all sentient beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.

May all sentient beings never be parted from the happiness that is free from
suffering.

May all sentient beings abide in equanimity,

free from attachment and anger that hold some close and others distant.

The Four Immeasurables




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Happy Turkey Day everybody. The on-line registration for the UCI
Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock closes at 6:00 PM CST tonight! No
UCI Elite registrations will be available after the deadline, all other
USAC races will still have race day registration.

Cheers

John Meehan
Mark Guthart
Todd Gillihan

?? Thank you to all who participated in the DICE Cross series.? The racing was
fun, fast, and good times were had by all. There were some really good battles
for the Category title.? We will be doing the whole thing again next year.



After hours of failed attempts to get any kind of format of results onto the
bikeiowa yahoo that will be worth trying to read, I am giving up.?I have better
things to do with my time than attempting to?take?perfectly good modern
technology and try to make it?work on an Apple IIe.??

I will get all of the results posted with links to a PDF and?have them put on
the DICE site and?at Healthy Habits site ASAP.?

Can't wait to see you all at?the Jingle.???



Bruce



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On-line registration for the 2008 UCI Carousle Volkswagen Jingle Cross
Rock closes at 6:00 pm CST tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day. There will be
NO UCI RACE DAY REGISTRATION. Registration for USAC events will still
be available on race day. Details at www.JingleCrossRock.com

John Meehan
Mark Guthart
Todd Gillihan

Ok, the snow is flying and most of you are getting depressed that you won't
be riding outside until spring. well we have the fix for you: THE FAMOUS
TRIPLE D WINTER RACE is returning for its second year. Last year this race
turned out to be one of the most difficult 60 mile bike races in the history
of the sport with only 4 (Ben Shockey, Joel Cahalan, Josh Peterson & Dennis
Grelk) of the 35 starters finishing the shortened route in -30F wind-chill
temps. However all the runners and skiers finished as the snow conditions
were more favorable for those groups in addition to their routes being
entirely on the sheltered Heritage Trail (Rails to Trail System).



Check out my blog site www.SavedByTheBike.BlogSpot.com for all the
historical information on the 2008 race, and the updated information for the
2009 race which is just 6 weeks away!!! If you click on the 2008 results
there are links to some of the racers blogs. This race made national news on
FOX last year along with the Iditarod (Alaska Ultra Sport) and the Arrowhead
135.



Please forward this to other news groups that you are a member of for biking
or skiing or running (thanks).



While last year we just over 50 paid entries, this year the preliminary
feedback indicates we may have well over a hundred, if that's the case there
will be over $3000 in prize money (last year we gave out over $1100 in
cash). New this year are ultra distance running and skiing, and a PUB Crawl
by moon light after the awards ceremony at the race headquarters which will
again be at the http://www.grandharborresort.com/index.cfm



Be a part of a grass roots movement in endurance racing. this race is a
great starter race as it doesn't require the costly gear of the multiday
races, and if you start you get a finish distance. If you're considering
doing www.ArrowheadUltra.com this is a good tuning/prep race. If you think
you'll need a really fat tire bike for snow racing, check out last year's
winning rig ridden by Ben Shockey (he rode his 29x2.3 to victory over a
field of about 20 Pugleys and 15 other standard mountain bikes). However,
I'm getting a full fat tire rig for Christmas. just to be safe ;-)



Please note my new email address as I no longer work at EP.

Lance.Andre@...

www.SavedByTheBike.BlogSpot.com

Cell: (229) 237-1313



PS, I'm living in "Winter Haven, Florida" right now and last week in they
had a "Wind-chill Advisory" the overnight low dipped in to the low 40's with
a 10 mph wind. burr. LOL.



PSS, we are also looking for some additional volunteers to help with the
race (some inside spots, some car based, a couple outside in the elements).



PSS, for those of you who raced last year, here's a quick summary of the
major changes:

1.            New Ultra Distance Ski and Run Categories

2.            ALL racers will finish at the Durango Bar

3.            There will NOT be an alternate Bike Route (route will be the
same as ridden in 08 except the bikers will finish at the historic Durango
Handle Bar. - about 8 miles shorter than last year)

4.            Awards for all ULTRA distance finishers not just category
winners

5.            Guaranteed cash for Category Top Finishers

6.            Nicer weather. ;-) although some of us really enjoyed it last
year.



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Thanks to everyone that came out for Cranksgiving.
Even with the cold and snow we still had a great
turnout with 95 people who collected 2483 pounds of
food for the Food Bank of Iowa.  Awesome!

Check out the results and pictures at
www.punkrockcycling.com

Thanks again to all who participated, donated and
volunteered to help make Cranksgiving '08 a success!!

-The Women of PRC

I have reicently picked up a couple of older bicycles. I though that
they would fit me... lol too small. I thought that I would post them on
here and see if there would be any intrest in some classics.

posted is the link to my Flicker site where the pics are posted.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32718959@N05/

I would like to get $40 out of each and it depends on where the
delivery or pick up would take place.

If you have any questions about the rides just ask they are in the
garage.

Robert Ehlert
Waterloo Ia

Get down on the Center Trails this Thursday morning....8am til whenever
you get back to the parking lot. A leisure putt-putt through the trails
before the feast. Next year Duffy and I are thinking of 10th Anniversary
shirts for sh!ts and giggle......more to come on that in 09'.



Peace

Squirrel

West Des Moines Ia



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Is it me, or is USAC a bunch of clowns?  Why would you pass up a race with
gravel over a technicality?
I think it's time for a government bailout of USA Cycling.

http://www.velonews.com/article/85363/promoter-federation-at-loggerheads-over-ge\
orgia-substitute





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On-line registration for the 2008 UCI Carousle Volkswagen Jingle Cross
Rock closes in 4 days. Please visit the website at
www.JingleCrossRock.com for details.

John Meehan
Mark Guthart
Todd Gillihan

I apologize for using bikeiowa as a local club forum but as emails change I
have more difficulty every year getting word out to everyone interested.



If you are currently a member of ICCC / Mercy Specialized or planning to
join for 2009, please visit www.ic-cycling.org <http://www.ic-cycling.org/>
and follow the link to place your order for 2009 clothing.



Thanks

Paul Deninger

Iowa City



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Casey's has been an outstanding supporter of the Iowa community in so
many areas, its impossible to list them without 100 GB of memory. They
are the race course sponsor for the Jingle Cross, helping us get all
the supplies and items we need in order to comply with UCI rules.
Please stop by your local Casey's and thank yourlocal store manager or
send a thank you to the main office in Ankeny.

The Rock is 6 days away!

Cheers

John Meehan
Mark Guthart

Race Course Director: Todd "Super stud" Gillihan

Dan Meyer, not only offers his financial support from his very fine ski
wax company - he'll be on the race course tearing up the Old Goats Cat.
Bring it on,
John

hawkeyealumni wrote:
> Fast Wax out of Minnesota is a state of the art high quality ski wax
> company that manufactures pure speed on the snow and ice for skiers.
> Many cyclists use skiing to keep the legs in good action duringthe
> winter months. Fast Wax is the sponsor for the Men's 55+ once again in
> this year's Jingle Cross. Look them up at www.SkiFastWax.com
>
> John Meehan
> Mark Guthart
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There will not be a Thanksgiving Day Knobby Gobbler this Thursday as some
schedules show.
Sorry for any confusion.
Have a happy Thanksgiving and good luck to all at the Jingle Cross!
Conn Day

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In a message dated 11/23/2008 8:30:11 A.M. Central Standard  Time,
sgoetzelman@... writes:
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUuwEq98ByM_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUuwEq98ByM)




EXcellent contribution to this lively and inciteful  discussion, g pickle!
the very type and quality addition i've come to  expect from you; i look
forward to more.  i think you've shed a great deal  of light into this topic.
     i especially enjoyed the music; it enhanced my  viewing pleasure.  i'm
ready to invest, by the way.


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"the kim  west radio cycling show"
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To continue and confuse the ongoing roller racing saga!

Should they be inside?  Should they be outside?

I dunno, but with the raging popularity of the Dirty Duathalon there seems to be
no question that the rolleur races would be more exciting and better attended if
a runners category were added.  The technology exists to "run" these indoors or
out so please continue your bickering

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUuwEq98ByM


steve



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Fast Wax out of Minnesota is a state of the art high quality ski wax
company that manufactures pure speed on the snow and ice for skiers.
Many cyclists use skiing to keep the legs in good action duringthe
winter months. Fast Wax is the sponsor for the Men's 55+ once again in
this year's Jingle Cross. Look them up at www.SkiFastWax.com

John Meehan
Mark Guthart

In a message dated 11/22/2008 11:32:20 A.M. Central Standard  Time,
rxpajacobsen@... writes:
RAGBRAI. The common man's professional league.
Without RAGBRAI, all cycling would cease to exist. Long live  RAGBRAI!  But
don't call it a RACE!!  SSSShhhhh. Don't tell. It really  is a race. Just ask
the Mostly Reverend.
Ryan, Ia City




dammit, ryan, don't make me go all french and  italian on you!!  you risk
losing your ragby privileges, which really  IS a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it?
     by the way, ryan, nyal and i just returned from  heckling 7500 runners at
the living history run.  cochran finished 47th, i  think.  but she was the
littlest devilette, and we used our epo back  pack.  came in quite handy, what
with cowbells, horns and tridents.   we thank you.


--the mostly reverend  grandpa kim
urging you to listen weekly to
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In a message dated 11/22/2008 8:43:13 A.M. Central Standard  Time,
current1@... writes:
I didn't think sanskrit was completely deciphered yet and that it is a
language older than Latin. Also didn't the Vedic fly in their ancient flying
machines, therefore not needing cyclo?  --Lee




1--no.
2--lee is an historical revisionist, in the great russian tradition.   i have
an inside track on sanskrit [ask me about my ex- sometime], and as such,  i
happen to know that these merry pranksters not only loved riding long hours on
their cyclos, but in their spare time, they enjoyed creating  undecipherable
languages.
     little known fact:  while  working to make sanskrit unaccessible to the
masses, sanskrit cyclo riders created their own lexicon of  terms to describe
the various aspects of cyclo riding.  later romans  would discover these "lost
sanskrit cyclo texts" and--in a fit of  nationalist pique--would claim full
credit not only for the development of the  modern day bicycle, but also for
the language of the cyclo, "latin."
     explains a lot about current tensions in the  cycling world, doesn't it?
i mean, consider this:  the french have  long loved all things obscure,
useless and unobtainable, right?  every have  an old french bike with their
odd-sized bottom brackets and such?  well,  the french also just adore things
sanskrit, and this long-festering animosity  between the french and italians has
older roots than many people  appreciate.
     it's true.  but you won't find it in many  history books, because the
italians refuse to print it out of nationalist pride,  and the french don't want
anyone else to know the real truth because, well,  they're french.
     if you have any other questions you'd like to have  cleared up, don't
hesitate to ask.
     and thanks for asking, lee.  now, don't you  think it's time for you to
ride your rollers?


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"I would still race my bike for fun but would amateur cycling really be the same
without a professional league to motivate people?Jimmy carrico mt vernon"



RAGBRAI. The common man's professional league.

Without RAGBRAI, all cycling would cease to exist. Long live RAGBRAI!  But don't
call it a RACE!!  SSSShhhhh. Don't tell. It really is a race. Just ask the
Mostly Reverend.

Ryan
Ia City



To: bikeiowa@...: jamescarrico@...: Sat, 22 Nov 2008
09:15:00 -0800Subject: [BikeIowa] Re



All cycling is exhibitionist. At least on the professional level. If there were
no spectators/fans there would be no sponsors so no salaries and no riders. I
would still race my bike for fun but would amateur cycling really be the same
without a professional league to motivate people?Jimmy carrico mt vernon





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All cycling is exhibitionist. At least on the professional level. If there were
no spectators/fans there would be no sponsors so no salaries and no riders. I
would still race my bike for fun but would amateur cycling really be the same
without a professional league to motivate people?

Jimmy carrico mt vernon

quite simply, no.
  "cyclo," from the latin "bike," and "cross," from the snaskrit for




I didn't think sanskrit was completely deciphered yet and that it is a language
older than Latin. Also didn't the Vedic fly in their ancient flying machines,
therefore not needing cyclo?

Lee



..

The man wants to wander, and he must do so, or he shall die....The world was
"all before me" and there was pleasant excitement in plunging single-handed into
its chilling depths.
                         -- Sir Richard Francis Burton

In a message dated 11/22/2008 7:40:33 A.M. Central Standard  Time,
rxpajacobsen@... writes:
is cyclocross considering bike racing?



     quite simply, no.
     "cyclo," from the latin "bike," and "cross," from  the snaskrit for
approximately "chasing monkeys in the courtyard,"  cyclocross is nothing but
good
harmless fun [the monkeys never get caught or  hurt].  ancient sanskrit
scholars used to ride their rickety wooden cyclos  [ironically, ancient sanskrit
scholars preferred latin] during class breaks,  shooshing their little nimble
mascots for fun.
     eventually, the professors began awarding  meaningless trinkets, called
"swag" [from the latin for "gilded crap"] to the  student who "put the greatest
effort into doing the least" during these class  breaks.  for example, rather
than riding simple from point "a" to  point "b," a swag would be awarded to
the scholar who first bunny  hopped over the meditating student.
     the ritual expanded from there, as you might  imagine.
     good question, grasshopper.
     now, go out there and have some fun.  nyla and  i have some runners to
heckle.


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Question to the Almighty racing SaintS . . . . is cyclocross considering bike
racing? After all, there is running and jumping included too. If roller races,
time trials, and cyclocross races, I mean "exhibitions", are excluded then the
"true racing" calendar just got smaller. What a shame for Iowa.
How about a little advice from Freddie Mercury . . .

Bicycle bicycle bicycleI want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycleI want to ride
my bicycleI want to ride my bikeI want to ride my bicycleI want to ride it where
I likeYou say black I say whiteYou say bark I say biteYou say shark I say hey
manJaws was never my sceneAnd I don't like Star WarsYou say Roller Race I say
CriteriumYou say God give me a choiceYou say Lord I say ChristI don't believe in
Peter PanFrankenstein or SupermanAll I wanna do isBicycle bicycle bicycleI want
to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycleI want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my
bikeI want to ride my bicycleI want to ride myBicycle races are coming your
waySo forget all your duties oh yeahFat bottomed girls they'll be riding todaySo
look out for those beauties oh yeahOn your marks get set goBicycle race bicycle
race bicycle raceBicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle bicycle
Bicycle bicycle bicycleBicycle raceYou say coke I say caineYou say John I say
WayneHot dog I say cool it manI don't wanna be the President of AmericaYou say
smile I say cheeseCartier I say pleaseIncome tax I say JesusI don't wanna be a
candidate forVietnam or WatergateCause all I wanna do isBicycle bicycle bicycleI
want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycleI want to ride my bicycleI want to ride
my bikeI want to ride my bicycleI want to ride it where I like

Ryan
Old Capitol City, Iowa



To: bikeiowa@...: eeastonwest@...: Fri, 21 Nov 2008
19:53:07 -0500Subject: Re: [BikeIowa]



In a message dated 11/21/2008 6:39:24 P.M. Central Standard Time,
dura_ace88@... writes:Kim, Since you are a real bike racer and only do
real bike races, I expect you will be doing both DICE races this weekend? See
you there!! love, Tracyi had every intention of doing that, but my granddaughter
announced her desire to have a sleepover with me this weekend, so i'm off to
ames now to get her. our plans are to travel all over des moines, on her little
bike, on the trail-a-bike [time to learn prior to next year's ragby], and in the
trailer [for the longer rides].we're going to go to the living history run [to
heckle those silly runners] and to the cranksgiving thing later in the day [so
we can run stoplights and ride the wrong way down one-way streets].gotta teach
HER [she's only four] to be a real bike racer, too.however, i believe some of my
teammates will be traveling east. i told them to send my love.--the mostly
reverend grandpa kimurging you to listen weekly to "the kim west radio cycling
show" on des moines' sport station, 1460 kxno,& streaming worldwide at kxno.com
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In a message dated 11/21/2008 6:39:24 P.M. Central Standard  Time,
dura_ace88@... writes:
Kim,  Since you are a real bike racer and only do real bike races, I  expect
you will be doing both DICE races this weekend?  See you  there!!  love, Tracy




i had every intention of doing that, but my  granddaughter announced her
desire to have a sleepover with me this weekend, so  i'm off to ames now to get
her.  our plans are to travel all over des  moines, on her little bike, on the
trail-a-bike [time to learn prior to next  year's ragby], and in the trailer
[for the longer rides].
     we're going to go to the living history run [to  heckle those silly
runners] and to the cranksgiving thing later in the day [so  we can run
stoplights
and ride the wrong way down one-way streets].
     gotta teach HER [she's only four] to be a real bike  racer, too.
     however, i believe some of my teammates will be  traveling east.  i told
them to send my love.


--the mostly reverend  grandpa kim
urging you to listen weekly to
"the kim  west radio cycling show"
on des moines' sport station, 1460 kxno,
&  streaming worldwide at kxno.com
**************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks,
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Kim,
Since you are a real bike racer and only do real bike races, I expect you will
be doing both DICE races this weekend?
See you there!!
love,
Tracy
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