I thought it was Thursday.
I committed a grave offense just the other day.
“No, not you Phillip!” I hear you scream.
I have only myself to blame and perhaps the freshly fallen snow.
“It must have been the snow, only the snow.” Your pleas console my ears.
But alas I have fallen short. …I listened to Christmas music before Thanksgiving.
The sin of Christmas shopping on Thanksgiving is one sin I will certainly never be guilty of. But if you want to be a real hell raiser you can always join others of similar ilk at the annual Turkey Hurl. Yes, that mountain bikers tradition of going for a gut busting ride, after stuffing oneself with turkey and all the fixins, will take place during the Packers game. …The horror. It makes one doubt all that is good in the world.
Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday will hopefully disperse the hysteria over shopping on Thanksgiving. Emery’s is having a Post Over Eating Sales Event. The e-mail said, “Buy one bike get one bike free.”
The trails are wet with the snow melt. Riding them would be highly detrimental at this time. But things may freeze soon, and even if we get more snow, try a fat bike. I’m still looking to get some more riding in this year.
I actually made it to Metro Mountain Bikers’ last Monthly meeting. The warning has been sent out; The Off Road Motor Biking Group is after the same type of lands as we the worthy, we the mountain bikers. Will the horrors never cease?
No. The Santa Cycle Rampage is coming December 5th. That’s a Saturday and for the sake of all that’s good and pure keep your children locked indoors lest their dreams of Santa Claus be ripped away by the image of a torrid of unscrupulous imposters.
The Wisconsin Bike Summit has come and gone. One theory is the attendance was up because there was no advocacy day. In the past the summit has always been in Madison and they have had a day when the attendees go into the capital to lobby their representatives. Mountain Bikers were honored at the Summit as independent and willing to work. Many, I could say most, mountain bike trails were built by volunteers.
Work days are all but finished for the season. Minooka has traditionally had its workdays Sunday mornings which just doesn’t work for me. I have to give God his due.
They also demoed a very realistic bicycle simulator at the Summit referred to as Shifting Gears. There are plenty of ride simulators on the market. You can also contact your local bike shop, at least the larger ones, and sign up for group workouts using simulators. Winter is here, not the Christmas time of Winter but the perfect first snow just before Thanksgiving Winter.
I heard tell of a war in Baja. The unofficial stunt course with its berms and jumps at Hoyt Park is being removed by the County. The word is that new constructions go up nearly as fast as they are taken down. Derision has been disposed upon responsible path users by those trending towards anarchy. It has been said people come from as far away as Pewaukee to ride the bootleg trails. The suspense builds.
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