http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmxCuPiM0c

Seems pertinent to the current legislation in Iowa.

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Sorry about the delay, I meant to post this earlier in the week but
it slipped my mind.

Just back from the North American Hand Built Bicycle Show in Indy.
Talked to the people making and selling Kretiler rollers. Heard the
story about Al's first set of rollers. He made them from the
cardboard tubes that newsprint was supplied to a newspaper on.

The final race will be March 1st in Cedar Falls.

State Championships medals will be awarded to the top 3 in each
category.
Riders need 3 or more races to qualify.

the drawing for the grand prize of a new set of rollers will be
held.  Riders need to enter 4 of the 7 races to qualify.

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Current standings for riders with 3 or more rides completed.
------------Category 1 2------------
05:17.89999   Tracy Thompson
05:48.23334   Bryan Moritz
------------Category 3------------
05:16.20001   Shawn Loomis
05:18.20001   Chad Bishop
06:34.06665   Chris Reed
------------Category 4------------
06:30.16666   Dan Davis
06:36.83334   Michael Johnson
06:37.46667   Dave Hammer
06:40.39999   Ryan Wilcox
------------Category 5------------
05:51.29999   Kale Halder
06:08.799988  Jeff Mertz
06:19.63333   Jon Sulzburger
06:52.53333   Nathan Hicks
06:59.26666   Grigory Pankrukhin
07:17.83334   Quinn Merril
08:00.9000244 Terry Hardy
------------Juniors------------
06:18.36667   Jake Leih
------------Masters 40+------------
05:22.93332   Shawn Loomis
05:33.66666   Tracy Thompson
05:43.60001   Steve Lauber
------------Masters 50+------------
05:53.20001   Greg Harper
06:16.46667   Richard Gilmore
06:21.53333   Randy Catron
------------Masters 60+------------
07:35.53333   Vern Rotert
------------Tandem------------
05:15.86667   Dave Hammer/Cindy Dubois
------------Women------------
06:26.56668   Connie Inks
07:26.96664   Nancy Leysens
07:38.56665   Lacey Douglas
08:00.7666626 Sandy Dunivan
08:52.0       Roz Boyer


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All the times in category, firstname, time order
1/18/2009 Category 1 2 Adam Price 05:35.1
1/18/2009 Category 1 2 Andrew Fagersten 05:46.5
1/25/2009 Category 1 2 Andrew Fagersten 06:00.4
2/9/2009 Category 1 2 Bryan Moritz 05:34.3
1/4/2009 Category 1 2 Bryan Moritz 05:54.3
1/25/2009 Category 1 2 Bryan Moritz 05:56.1 05:48.2
1/18/2009 Category 1 2 Lee Venteicher 05:54.9
1/25/2009 Category 1 2 Lee Venteicher 06:13.6
1/25/2009 Category 1 2 Sean Walker 06:05.1
1/25/2009 Category 1 2 Tracy Thompson 05:16.1
1/18/2009 Category 1 2 Tracy Thompson 05:16.8
1/4/2009 Category 1 2 Tracy Thompson 05:20.8 05:17.9
2/9/2009 Category 1 2 Tracy Thompson 05:29.1
1/18/2009 Category 1 2 Will Greenwood 06:14.1
1/25/2009 Category 1 2 Will Greenwood 06:17.1

1/18/2009 Category 3 Chad Bishop 05:17.5
1/4/2009 Category 3 Chad Bishop 05:17.7
1/10/2009 Category 3 Chad Bishop 05:19.4 05:18.2
1/25/2009 Category 3 Chad Bishop 05:21.1
1/18/2009 Category 3 Chris Reed 06:15.9
1/25/2009 Category 3 Chris Reed 06:17.5
1/10/2009 Category 3 Chris Reed 07:08.8 06:34.1
1/18/2009 Category 3 Ian Robinson 05:58.2
2/9/2009 Category 3 Jerome Rewerts 05:19.3
2/21/2009 Category 3 Shawn Loomis 05:13.7
1/18/2009 Category 3 Shawn Loomis 05:14.5
2/9/2009 Category 3 Shawn Loomis 05:20.4 05:16.2
1/25/2009 Category 3 Shawn Loomis 05:30.0

2/21/2009 Category 4 Dan Davis 06:23.8
1/4/2009 Category 4 Dan Davis 06:30.6
1/25/2009 Category 4 Dan Davis 06:36.1 06:30.2
2/9/2009 Category 4 Dan Davis 06:56.0
2/9/2009 Category 4 Dave Hammer 06:18.9
2/21/2009 Category 4 Dave Hammer 06:20.8
1/25/2009 Category 4 Dave Hammer 07:12.7 06:37.5
1/18/2009 Category 4 Jason Armoriell 07:05.8
1/25/2009 Category 4 Jason Armoriell 07:11.3
1/18/2009 Category 4 Keith Snoop 06:43.0
1/25/2009 Category 4 Keith Snoop 06:46.3
2/21/2009 Category 4 Michael Johnson 06:19.9
2/9/2009 Category 4 Michael Johnson 06:44.1
1/18/2009 Category 4 Michael Johnson 06:46.5 06:36.8
1/25/2009 Category 4 Michael Johnson 06:54.0
2/21/2009 Category 4 Ryan Wilcox 06:32.6
2/9/2009 Category 4 Ryan Wilcox 06:38.5
1/4/2009 Category 4 Ryan Wilcox 06:50.1 06:40.4
1/25/2009 Category 4 Ryan Wilcox 06:57.7
1/18/2009 Category 4 Tom Treharne 06:03.1
2/9/2009 Category 4 Travis Jass 05:36.3

1/25/2009 Category 5 Andy Bach 06:23.9
1/4/2009 Category 5 Andy Bach 06:24.2
2/21/2009 Category 5 Brad Bach 05:52.8
1/4/2009 Category 5 Brad Bach 06:04.3
2/21/2009 Category 5 Brian Swain 06:15.4
2/21/2009 Category 5 Dan Bach 07:44.3
1/25/2009 Category 5 Dan Bach 08:16.0
1/4/2009 Category 5 Derek Watson 06:42.0
2/9/2009 Category 5 Grigory Pankrukhin 06:45.0
1/4/2009 Category 5 Grigory Pankrukhin 07:06.4
2/21/2009 Category 5 Grigory Pankrukhin 07:06.4
	 06:59.3
2/21/2009 Category 5 Jeff Mertz 06:00.8
2/9/2009 Category 5 Jeff Mertz 06:09.1
1/25/2009 Category 5 Jeff Mertz 06:16.5 06:08.8
2/21/2009 Category 5 Jesse Gerlits 06:21.5
2/9/2009 Category 5 Jesse Gerlits 06:26.5
2/9/2009 Category 5 Joe Owens 06:48.8
2/21/2009 Category 5 Jon Sulzburger 06:13.5
1/4/2009 Category 5 Jon Sulzburger 06:22.2
1/18/2009 Category 5 Jon Sulzburger 06:23.2 06:19.6
2/9/2009 Category 5 Jon Sulzburger 06:27.8
1/10/2009 Category 5 Jon Sulzburger 06:58.3
2/21/2009 Category 5 Kale Halder 05:47.4
2/9/2009 Category 5 Kale Halder 05:52.1
1/18/2009 Category 5 Kale Halder 05:54.4 05:51.3
1/25/2009 Category 5 Kale Halder 05:56.3
1/10/2009 Category 5 Kale Halder 06:03.0
1/4/2009 Category 5 Kale Halder 06:06.3
1/4/2009 Category 5 Nathan Hicks 06:46.0
2/21/2009 Category 5 Nathan Hicks 06:46.1
1/25/2009 Category 5 Nathan Hicks 07:05.5 06:52.5
2/9/2009 Category 5 Patrick Davis 05:38.8
1/4/2009 Category 5 Patrick Davis 05:43.8
1/4/2009 Category 5 Paul Lungren 10:46.7
1/4/2009 Category 5 Quinn Merril 06:53.9
1/18/2009 Category 5 Quinn Merril 07:27.4
2/9/2009 Category 5 Quinn Merril 07:32.2 07:17.8
2/9/2009 Category 5 Robert Jaeger 07:04.4
2/21/2009 Category 5 Russ Seaton 06:30.8
2/21/2009 Category 5 Stan Boyer 07:29.7
1/18/2009 Category 5 Terry Hardy 07:17.1
2/9/2009 Category 5 Terry Hardy 07:47.7
2/21/2009 Category 5 Terry Hardy 08:57.9 08:00.9

2/9/2009 Juniors Cheryl Wells 10:04.0
2/9/2009 Juniors Jackson Griffith 09:06.8
2/21/2009 Juniors Jackson Griffith 09:40.5
2/21/2009 Juniors Jake Lauber 07:39.0
2/9/2009 Juniors Jake Leih 06:14.9
1/4/2009 Juniors Jake Leih 06:16.6
2/21/2009 Juniors Jake Leih 06:23.6 06:18.4
1/25/2009 Juniors Jake Leih 06:46.5
1/25/2009 Juniors Lacey Douglas 07:55.2
2/9/2009 Juniors Lacey Douglas 07:55.6
2/9/2009 Juniors Mac Scheldrup 06:47.0
1/18/2009 Juniors Mac Scheldrup 06:56.6
2/21/2009 Juniors Rory Loo 08:15.1
2/9/2009 Juniors Rory Loo 08:29.6
2/21/2009 Juniors Theo Loo 06:45.7
2/9/2009 Juniors Theo Loo 07:10.0
1/4/2009 Juniors Wilson Tarbox 06:42.9

1/18/2009 Masters 40+ Bill Ford (Illinois) 05:39.9
1/10/2009 Masters 40+ Bill Ford (Illinois) 05:47.3
2/21/2009 Masters 40+ Brian Terhark 06:45.5
1/25/2009 Masters 40+ Dave Hammer 06:50.1
1/25/2009 Masters 40+ Dominic Moraniec 06:06.0
1/4/2009 Masters 40+ Joe Bechen 06:35.7
2/21/2009 Masters 40+ Joe Bechen 06:44.8
2/9/2009 Masters 40+ Scott Wall 06:26.2
2/21/2009 Masters 40+ Shawn Loomis 05:15.6
1/18/2009 Masters 40+ Shawn Loomis 05:21.9
1/25/2009 Masters 40+ Shawn Loomis 05:31.3 05:22.9
2/9/2009 Masters 40+ Steve Lauber 05:33.7
1/25/2009 Masters 40+ Steve Lauber 05:48.4
1/4/2009 Masters 40+ Steve Lauber 05:48.7 05:43.6
1/18/2009 Masters 40+ Tracy Thompson 05:31.0
1/25/2009 Masters 40+ Tracy Thompson 05:32.1
1/4/2009 Masters 40+ Tracy Thompson 05:37.9 05:33.7
2/9/2009 Masters 40+ Tracy Thompson 05:38.4

1/18/2009 Masters 50+ Greg Harper 05:42.6
2/9/2009 Masters 50+ Greg Harper 05:54.9
1/4/2009 Masters 50+ Greg Harper 06:02.1 05:53.2
1/10/2009 Masters 50+ Greg Harper 06:11.3
1/18/2009 Masters 50+ Landon Beachy 06:37.8
1/18/2009 Masters 50+ Randy Catron 06:12.7
2/9/2009 Masters 50+ Randy Catron 06:23.9
1/4/2009 Masters 50+ Randy Catron 06:28.0 06:21.5
2/9/2009 Masters 50+ Randy Jones 07:19.0
1/25/2009 Masters 50+ Richard Gilmore 06:03.5
1/18/2009 Masters 50+ Richard Gilmore 06:18.1
1/10/2009 Masters 50+ Richard Gilmore 06:27.8 06:16.5

1/18/2009 Masters 60+ Bob Hayes 07:44.3
1/10/2009 Masters 60+ Bob Hayes 07:49.1
1/18/2009 Masters 60+ John Adamson 06:07.0
1/25/2009 Masters 60+ John Adamson 06:21.8
1/4/2009 Masters 60+ Paul Black 06:29.6
1/25/2009 Masters 60+ Terry Hardy 07:47.2
1/18/2009 Masters 60+ Vern Rotert 07:07.0
1/10/2009 Masters 60+ Vern Rotert 07:27.9
1/25/2009 Masters 60+ Vern Rotert 08:11.7 07:35.5
2/21/2009 Masters 60+ William Allen Jr 06:28.1
1/25/2009 Masters 60+ William Allen Jr 07:05.2

1/18/2009 Tandem Dave Hammer/Cindy Dubois 05:08.8
1/10/2009 Tandem Dave Hammer/Cindy Dubois 05:17.9
2/21/2009 Tandem Dave Hammer/Cindy Dubois 05:20.9
	 05:15.9

1/18/2009 Women Carey Fry 08:01.3
2/21/2009 Women Connie Inks 06:13.4
2/9/2009 Women Connie Inks 06:17.7
1/25/2009 Women Connie Inks 06:48.6 06:26.6
1/18/2009 Women Julie Foertsch 06:26.9
1/25/2009 Women Julie Foertsch 06:34.1
1/4/2009 Women Julie Zierke-Clark 07:06.2
1/18/2009 Women Karen Stierler 07:53.9
1/18/2009 Women Kathleen Porter 08:18.9
1/25/2009 Women Kathleen Porter 08:57.2
2/21/2009 Women Kristen Boyer 07:49.7
1/4/2009 Women Lacey Douglas 07:35.3
1/18/2009 Women Lacey Douglas 07:37.6
2/21/2009 Women Lacey Douglas 07:42.8 07:38.6
2/9/2009 Women Lacey Douglas 07:54.3
1/25/2009 Women Lacey Douglas 08:09.7
1/4/2009 Women Michelle Pohlmeyer 08:42.0
2/21/2009 Women Michelle Pohlmeyer 08:52.1
2/21/2009 Women Nancy Leysens 07:18.3
1/4/2009 Women Nancy Leysens 07:29.3
2/9/2009 Women Nancy Leysens 07:33.3 07:27.0
1/25/2009 Women Nancy Leysens 07:50.5
1/4/2009 Women Roz Boyer 08:36.6
2/9/2009 Women Roz Boyer 08:58.1
2/21/2009 Women Roz Boyer 09:01.3 08:52.0
1/25/2009 Women Roz Boyer 10:11.8
1/4/2009 Women Sandy Dunivan 07:54.5
2/9/2009 Women Sandy Dunivan 07:54.6
2/21/2009 Women Sandy Dunivan 08:13.2 08:00.8
2/9/2009 Women Tami Ritchie 07:24.2


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In a message dated 2/27/2009 2:08:28 P.M. Central Standard  Time,
sgoetzelman@... writes:
     I pose the question, which Iowa racers (badly)  need a win this season?
With just one event left in the "preseason" if  you will, and just before the
Des Moines gravel races start the outdoor season  proper next weekend, this
seems like proper time to start abusing  people.
So Jack Piper, this is your call  out!




pickle, i KNOW you're generally correct about such  matters, so much so that
you have long been my reference guide for questions of  the bike, but i fear
you've gone astray here.
     the jack piper that i know has long ago hung up his  cleats, and no lo
nger seriously rides a bicycle, much like another  historical cycling footnote
with burlington connections, lowell kellogg.
     ah, yes, such fond memories they evoke, but i think  they'd both be the
first to tell you that they haven't "turned a peddle in  anger" for YEARS.
     maybe even decades.
     hell, if i thought there was a SERIOUS chance that  piper would actually
show up to do a roller exhibition, i'd be there  snell-equipped.
     but the jack i know would never do such a  thing.  i'm as confident about
THAT as i've ever been.
     but it WAS a pleasant ride down memory lane,  wasn't it, gee?


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Forgive me, I tried to respond publicly since that's where the
question was posed, and apparently I did something wrong. Trying again....

I'm sorry if I didn't make this clear before, but I was suggesting
that you add a comment at the end of the Chicago Tribune story to help
educate the general public (i.e., people who don't read the messages
posted here).

My thoughts?

1. Encouraging defeat of the legislation is a really bad idea. Among
other things, it would reinforce the notion that bicyclists don't
belong on the roads. I think motorists who believe that are less
inclined to pass safely.

2. The law will make it easier for even "spineless" prosecutors to
press charges and make them stick.

3. The comment about riding the trails more and spending less time
talking about them was a cheap shot (for lack of a better term). The
IBC folks are doing a good, professional job.

Thanks for asking.


--- In bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com, eeastonwest@... wrote:
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/27/2009 8:10:06 A.M. Central Standard  Time,
> bjosmith@... writes:
> Thanks for the link to the Chicago Tribune story.
> Now, how about helping educate people by adding your own
comment/correction
> to the story itself.
> B.J. Smith
>
>
>
>
> i thought i did:  correct and make consistent  the existing laws.  for
> example, why should the penalty for killing a  cyclist be reduced to
"up to $1000,"
> when the penalities for an OWI 1st is  much greater than that?  and
what about
> manslaughter and vehicular homicide  and assault with a motor
vehicle?  did
> you not notice my reference to  backbones and balls?
>     you wonder what my opinion is?  and they  have the nerve to call
this our
> bill of rights?  sounds more like  subjugation to me.
>     what are YOUR thoughts, bj?
>
>
> --the mostly reverend  grandpa kim
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> "the kim  west radio cycling show"
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After reading this feature on cyclingnews:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features.php?id=features/2009/top_ten_classic09

I pose the question, which Iowa racers (badly) need a win this season?

With just one event left in the "preseason" if you will, and just before the Des
Moines gravel races start the outdoor season proper next weekend, this seems
like proper time to start abusing people.

So Jack Piper, this is your call out!


sgp
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In a message dated 2/27/2009 8:10:06 A.M. Central Standard  Time,
bjosmith@... writes:
Thanks for the link to the Chicago Tribune story.
Now, how about helping educate people by adding your own  comment/correction
to the story itself.
B.J. Smith




i thought i did:  correct and make consistent  the existing laws.  for
example, why should the penalty for killing a  cyclist be reduced to "up to
$1000,"
when the penalities for an OWI 1st is  much greater than that?  and what about
manslaughter and vehicular homicide  and assault with a motor vehicle?  did
you not notice my reference to  backbones and balls?
     you wonder what my opinion is?  and they  have the nerve to call this our
bill of rights?  sounds more like  subjugation to me.
     what are YOUR thoughts, bj?


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Thanks for the link to the Chicago Tribune story.

Now, how about helping educate people by adding your own comment/correction to
the story itself.

B.J. Smith




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despite repeated assurances that debate  had been re-set for monday at 100
pm, the iowa senate voted 30-17 to approve the  so-called cyclist's bill of
rights, sending it to the house, where it faces an  "uncertain future."
     all this means is that (1) no one really knows what  is going to happen
on any given day up on the hill, and (2) you STILL have a  chance to affect
this bill's future.
     my personal feelings notwithstanding, you should  contact your legislator
and help educate these poor, lost souls.
     on this score, even our strongest supporters are  left pushing for a bill
that they did not draft, and admit that it is at best a  first step.
     but which direction are they leading  us?  they need to understand that
we don't NEED more trails.   jeezuz!  who's in charge here?
     maybe the best thing to do is kill this bill, and  then come up with some
legislation that won't have to be re-visited next year,  and the year after.


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In a message dated 2/26/2009 11:04:14 P.M. Central Standard  Time,
mark@... writes:
Last year, we had a meeting with the Attorney Generals staff



     interesting point, mark.
     then why not tweak the existing laws so that they  DO apply uniformly and
such spineless prosecutors no longer have that  excuse?
     frankly, i'd feel much safer if i knew that  motorists [including highway
patrol officers and sheriff's deputies] could NOT  use cell phones while they
drive, AND that they were AWARE of my right to use  the road and that REAL
legal consequences would follow if they didn't drive in a  manner consistent
with my rights.
     a five foot bubble cannot do that.  in fact,  NOTHING in your bill does
that.
     when "_both  sides agree that the safest place to ride is on a bike
trail, but lawmakers said  many rural areas lack any trails_
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-xgr-bicyclerights,0,2180183.story)
," it says to ME
that education and  awareness has a LONG way to go, and that the iowa bike
coalition is failing in  its efforts to do so.  such education and awareness
might
be enhanced if  you spent more time actually RIDING the state's bike trails,
rather than just  talking about them.  you'd see that many "avid" cyclists find
their odds  are MUCH better on the roadways.
     you'd be much better prepared for your next meeting  with AG staff
members.
     best wishes,
     kim


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Last year, we had a meeting with the Attorney Generals staff why
additional charges weren't applied to bicycle crashes.  They pointed
us to 321.482A which required additional fines for certain charges
including a $500 fine and 3 month revocation for serious injury and
$1000 fine and 6 month revocation for fatality.  It's still not
appropriate, but that is what exists in the code.

After Randy VanZee was killed by a woman texting and driving, we
contacted the O'Brien County Attorney to make sure the penalties in
321.482A were enforced for failure to safely overtake a vehicle.

The CA wrote us and said he would not charge her with failure to
overtake a vehicle because under the definitions in 321.1(90)(a) a
vehicle "cannot be human powered."  He said since the bicycle is human
powered, it is not a vehicle.  Since it is not a vehicle, overtaking a
vehicle could not apply.

We went back to the Attorney General's staff.  They were unaware of
the definition and spent some time researching the issue.  They
concluded that there was a conflict in the Iowa Code that gave an
advantage to the motorist in any case where the code referenced a
vehicle.

We also asked Jeff Goodman and his staff, as well as another attorney
to take a look and see if they concurred.  They agreed a problem
existed.  Two measures were recommended - repealing the definition or
adding bicycle to problem areas of the Iowa Code.  They also thought
repealing the definition may cause unforseen problems in other areas
of the code.

Legislative Services drafted the passage a little differently.
Instead of adding "vehicle or bicycle", they added a new section that
says a vehicle shall not be operated in a manner depriving a bicycle
operator of the full use of a lane if the lane is of insufficient
width for the vehicle and a bicycle to share.

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how timely!  i JUST got home from the capitol  and the radio station, where i
posted as podcasts interviews with senators matt  mccoy, floor leader of the
bill, along with joe bolkam of iowa city and brad  zaun of urbandale.
     they explain the bill fairly well, along with the  opposition to it.
     um, i also give my opinion, as well.
     the debate and vote has been delayed until monday,  so you all have time
to listen to these interviews, and then contact not only  your state senators
but also mark wyatt, at the bike coalition, to share your  views.
     go here to read about it:   _http://kxno.com/pages/kimwest.html_
(http://kxno.com/pages/kimwest.html)
     go here to HEAR about it:   _http://tinyurl.com/d5htl7_
(http://tinyurl.com/d5htl7)

     go here to contact the bike coalition:
_http://www.iowabicyclecoalition.org/contact.htm_
(http://www.iowabicyclecoalition.org/contact.htm)

     listen to sunday's show for more discussion, and  then come on down
monday, or watch here or on the radio site for updates.

     chad, i agree.  all we need are balls and  backbones, not more laws.



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Can some one from the IBC please explain this bill to me. Why are we fighting
for rights we
already have? The way it was reported on Iowa Public Radio today makes it sound
like cyclist
don't have the right to the lane and if this bill passes then we will.  What
happens if the bill
fails. This gives people the notion that we don't have the right.
Chad Vande Lune

The shop was either owned or partnered with Dennis Malone, who owned the shop of
the same name in Iowa City.  Don't remember the name of the person that ran it,
although I certainly remember him.  Tall, almost anorexic looking guy with one
of those really scraggly beards that only covered the point of his chin. Equally
recognizable by the beer in his hand.

Don't know the exact address, but it was across the street from Coe College,
probably around the 2000 block, I'm thinking a little lower.

They sold jitneys and pukers (Gitane and Peugeot).  Also sold a few Steyr
Clubman's from Austria.  Approximate existence from 1972 (pretty sure on that)
to 1977 (Scientific Wild Ass Guess).

Richard 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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Anybody out there participate or have first hand knowledge of the batch of Guido
Messina's Madonia brought over from Italy in the early 70's?  I ended up with
one and have finally parted with it.  I want to pass along as much history as I
can to the buyer.  Joe is out of the country for awhile, I'll catch up with him
when I can.
Peace.




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Dear departed Dave Holmes, rest his soul, may have added 10% or more to his
series of events on average, but individually they were a bit more variable.
If I recall, his 300km was only about 175 miles, about 10 too short, but his
200km was over 140 miles, or at least 16 miles too long!

I also remember that his 1000km in 2001 followed his regular 200km route
back from Bellevue to within 5 miles of Eldridge, then headed out on an
extra loop of 10-15 miles or so to make the required distance. Boy did we
laugh when we reached that line on the cue sheet!

Still miss the guy for all that.

Robert Fry.
Waterloo



-----Original Message-----
From: bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Rick Paulos
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:57 PM
To: BikeIowa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BikeIowa] trivia time



Who owned The Bicycle Peddler bike shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

bonus points for the address, brands of bikes sold, years open.

Rick Paulos
Iowa

PS, the previous trivia time didn't generate what I consider the
correct answer.

What was the longest USCF sanctioned race ever in Iowa?

The Iowa Road Race State Championships in, 1979 (?). 6 laps of the
Columbus City road course. At the time USCF rules required 100 miles
for the mens road race state championships. The Iowa District Rep
and race organizer, Tom Clayton, measured with that old dodge van
with the wildly inaccurate odometer. The course was later surveyed
at 20.5 miles, that worked out to 123 miles, 1 more lap than required.

Other long events, Dave Holmes 24 hour race based in Eldridge, which
later became the UMCA sanctioned 24 hour worlds. The longest
distance covered was over 500 miles on a regular road bike. Many of
Dave's brevets, officially 200km 300km 400km and 600km but Dave
always added an extra 10% or more. Ugh, but his participants
finishing rate at PBP was tops as a result. The various 'cross
state' rides. One or two got official recognition by USCF as record
attempts. The UMCA also recognizes numerous cross state solo rides as
records. But since these weren't head to head, I don't count them as
races. The Tour de Iowa was 750 miles but as far as I know, all
participants bailed or took short cuts and it wasn't USCF.

I got several answers thinking I was asking for the longest ongoing
race in Iowa. I'd have to say the state road race or the state time
trial. Those were the only two annual races going on before I
started in racing. The Moline Crit started before Old Cap, Melon
City and the Burlington Crit but the Iowa state championships were on
before any of those.







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Howdy,

A list of registered riders is being updated as I get them, don't panic if
you sent one in and don't see your name right away, they're getting added as
I get them in clumps.

You can find the list here

http://www.twobeeracing.com/?page_id=167

Thanks for entering.

Michael Edwards



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Online registration now open:

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=8041

Thanks,
Lane Anderson
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Lane Anderson
   To: bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:10 AM
   Subject: [BikeIowa] CyclingUpdate Dirty RRs


   The dates are: Saturdays: March 7 and March 14, and Sunday March 22.

   Mitchellville, IA: "City Park" on the corner of 3rd St NE and Jasper Ave NE.

   Start time: 10:00AM, registration opens at 9:00. Online Registration will be
up soon.

   Open category, 2 laps, 50 miles, 20 miles of pavement, 30 of gravel.

   You can expect great training and a truly competitive event, an official to
record results, but, in all other terms it is truly a "training race". There
will be arrows marking the course but not corner marshalls and no lead or follow
vehicles. Entry will be $10 for one race, $20 for all 3.

   I'll email when online registration is up.

   Also, as the races come closer, I'll email with gravel conditions.

   Thanks,
   Lane Anderson
   ALL9Yards Cycling Team
   Altoona, IA

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LK, you and your double barrel answers.  I don't think I read past
the first one.  :)


"Longest sanctioned event in Iowa would be the Old Capitol
Criterium.  The longest race would be any senior mens 1/2 state road
race championship held in Columbus, IA.  Clayton would run a one man
show following in his light blue VW bug convertable.  No race numbers
since he would know everyone and he would drive around the weathered
few riders in the lead with about a mile to go to judge the finish.

Lowell Kellogg
Menomonee Falls, WI"




At 02:05 PM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
>Didn't I say Columbus City state road course?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick Paulos <rick-paulos@...>
>To: BikeIowa@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 1:57 pm
>Subject: [BikeIowa] trivia time
>
>
>Who owned The Bicycle Peddler bike shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
>
>bonus points for the address, brands of bikes sold, years open.
>
>
>Rick Paulos
>Iowa
>
>
>PS, the previous trivia time didn't generate what I consider the
>correct answer.
>
>What was the longest USCF sanctioned race ever in Iowa?
>
>The Iowa Road Race State Championships in, 1979 (?).  6 laps of the
>Columbus City road course.  At the time USCF rules required 100 miles
>for the mens road race state championships.  The Iowa District Rep
>and race organizer, Tom Clayton, measured with that old dodge van
>with the wildly inaccurate odometer.  The course was later surveyed
>at 20.5 miles, that worked out to 123 miles, 1 more lap than required.
>
>Other long events,  Dave Holmes 24 hour race based in Eldridge, which
>later became the UMCA sanctioned 24 hour worlds.  The longest
>distance covered was over 500 miles on a regular road bike.  Many of
>Dave's brevets, officially 200km 300km 400km and 600km but Dave
>always added an extra 10% or more.  Ugh, but his participants
>finishing rate at PBP was tops as a result.  The various 'cross
>state' rides.  One or two got official recognition by USCF as record
>attempts. The UMCA also recognizes numerous cross state solo rides as
>records.  But since these weren't head to head, I don't count them as
>races.  The Tour de Iowa was 750 miles but as far as I know, all
>participants bailed or took short cuts and it wasn't USCF.
>
>I got several answers thinking I was asking for the longest ongoing
>race in Iowa.  I'd have to say the state road race or the state time
>trial.  Those were the only two annual races going on before I
>started in racing.  The Moline Crit started before Old Cap, Melon
>City and the Burlington Crit but the Iowa state championships were on
>before any of those.
>
>
>
>
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Who owned The Bicycle Peddler bike shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

bonus points for the address, brands of bikes sold, years open.


Rick Paulos
Iowa


PS, the previous trivia time didn't generate what I consider the
correct answer.

What was the longest USCF sanctioned race ever in Iowa?

The Iowa Road Race State Championships in, 1979 (?).  6 laps of the
Columbus City road course.  At the time USCF rules required 100 miles
for the mens road race state championships.  The Iowa District Rep
and race organizer, Tom Clayton, measured with that old dodge van
with the wildly inaccurate odometer.  The course was later surveyed
at 20.5 miles, that worked out to 123 miles, 1 more lap than required.

Other long events,  Dave Holmes 24 hour race based in Eldridge, which
later became the UMCA sanctioned 24 hour worlds.  The longest
distance covered was over 500 miles on a regular road bike.  Many of
Dave's brevets, officially 200km 300km 400km and 600km but Dave
always added an extra 10% or more.  Ugh, but his participants
finishing rate at PBP was tops as a result.  The various 'cross
state' rides.  One or two got official recognition by USCF as record
attempts. The UMCA also recognizes numerous cross state solo rides as
records.  But since these weren't head to head, I don't count them as
races.  The Tour de Iowa was 750 miles but as far as I know, all
participants bailed or took short cuts and it wasn't USCF.

I got several answers thinking I was asking for the longest ongoing
race in Iowa.  I'd have to say the state road race or the state time
trial.  Those were the only two annual races going on before I
started in racing.  The Moline Crit started before Old Cap, Melon
City and the Burlington Crit but the Iowa state championships were on
before any of those.

okay, i'm back and semi-caught-up, so i've posted  both sunday's regular
show, featuring many guests, including iowans john meehan  and tom zirbel, fresh
from finishing the tour of california, and bob bills,  junior coach of lance
armstrong and chann mcrae.
     i've also posted a bonus podcast, recorded  following stage 2 of the
tour, during which ben jacques mayne is in a ten-person  break riding into santa
cruz, as i recall.  the first part is a chat with  john meehan from the team
car as the race unfolds, while the latter part is from  the team dinner table,
with ben, who was awarded the most courageous rider  jersey for his efforts.
     the convenient link is _http://tinyurl.com/d5htl7_
(http://tinyurl.com/d5htl7)

the old-fashioned link is

_http://kxno.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=kimwest.xml_
(http://kxno.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=kimwest.xml)

     either way, give the shows a listen; they're #44  and #44 BONUS.  of
course, you can find ALL the episodes archived there, if  you have the
inclination.
     next sunday's show will feature kenny lefler in the  first half, while
during the second half of the show, we'll talk more with bob  bills.
     call us at 866.333.5966, if you wanna ask a  question, or just hear your
voice on the radio.


--the mostly reverend  grandpa kim
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&  streaming worldwide at kxno.com
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Teri is understanding and completely supportive! Home and sick right
now, Teri will be coming to work just to swap cars and go pick up Izzy
so I can go out and enjoy 3hrs of SUNNY filled gravel this afternoon.
Sorry you can't have her though:-)



Peace

Squirrel

West Des Moines Ia







________________________________

From: bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of eeastonwest@...
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:28 PM
To: bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BikeIowa] help wanted



needed: an understanding and supportive wife. job and working car a
plus.
[thanks for the reminder, lane. we didn't cover this topic last
weekend.]

--the mostly single grandpa kim

In a message dated 2/24/2009 8:24:28 P.M. Central Standard Time,
lane@... <mailto:lane%40all9yards.com>  writes:
Kim, you know full well you can't promote races and actually race ; )
Not without an understanding wife anyway.

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New photos of Grimes RlrR (RR might be confusing).

As is becoming a habit, I will tease some of you with various awards.  I
appreciate and respect that you're actually the ones making the commitment by
participating.

http://rdtindsm.byethost18.com

Dick 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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Correction...Jake Lauber's and Jackson's times were transposed. Sorry for the
error.

Gritty Grimy Roller Race, Feb. 21, 2009 ...corrected Junior results

Juniors
Jake Leih 06:23.6 DMOS/RDMB
Theo Loo 06:45.7 DMOS/RDMB
Jake Lauber 07:39.0 Unattached
Rory Loo 08:15.1 DMOS/RDMB
Jackson Griffith 09:40.5 Unattached

Randy Catron
Urbandale, IA

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needed:  an understanding and supportive wife.  job and working  car a plus.
     [thanks for the reminder, lane.  we didn't  cover this topic last
weekend.]

--the mostly single grandpa kim


In a message dated 2/24/2009 8:24:28 P.M. Central Standard Time,
lane@... writes:
Kim, you know full well you can't promote races and actually race ;  )
Not without an understanding wife  anyway.


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Kim, you know full well you can't promote races and actually race ; )

Not without an understanding wife anyway.
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular

-----Original Message-----
From: eeastonwest@...

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:40:19
To: <bikeiowa@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [BikeIowa] Clinics!  Promoters / officials


will there be a session for race promoters who also  race?
     there is a race that day in des moines, the cirrem  100, a 100 km gravel
road race that doubles as a fundraiser for the des  moines bike kollective
that i intend to attend.

--the mostly dusty grandpa kim


In a message dated 2/24/2009 4:26:49 P.M. Central Standard Time,
rick-paulos@... writes:
Doh, That would be 10:00 am on March 8.  about 4 hours should be  enough to
suffer thru.
For the race software I plan on showing/helping every  one install it, set up
the USAC database and setting up a file for your  race.  Bring a flyer for
your race to practice on.   Rick



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