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Happy New Year! 2015 is here.

 
Christmas flew by and we are into the new year already.  Was hoping to blog before today, but just to busy.  So today I will get caught up on the last week of activities.
 
 
We had our annual New Year Party last night.  It was smaller than in past years.  Michelle and I had started preparing on Tuesday night.  New Years Eve was busy with cleaning and cooking.  Michelle's mom came over and helped clean, not sure we could have done it all without her.  The Stange's had the flu and could not make it.  JJ had to work and got home around 10:30pm.  The Leach's made it out and so did Mark and Anne.  We had a lot of fun catching up from the year.  Hope to do a couple things over this year so we see everyone more.
 
My beautiful wife!

Mark

Raymond

Anne and Michelle.

Angel
 
So today is football games and I think Michelle's family will be coming by for leftovers.  I will try to get a ride in on the Green Machine.
 

The Vinson was upgraded.
 
I did some upgrades to the new fat bike and test rode it on Sunday.  I put the carbon Snow Pack fork on it.  Bontrager Race X-Lite stem and Forte Team handlebar.  Swapped out the brakes for Avid BB7 and Speed Dial SL levers.  Then changed out the tires for Vee Snowshoes and Q-tubes.  Also threw on a Bontrager Race saddle.  Dropped 3 pounds of weight with those changes.  The bike rides really nice.  I am waiting for a seat post shim to come in then I will pull the stock seatpost and put on a carbon post I have in the parts bin.
 
Next up is the Lake Orion High School winter mountain bike race on January 24.


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