Skip to main content

It Has Been A While

As the title says it has been some time since my last post here.  I have been very busy with work and bringing my website on line.  You can visit the website here: http://www.densbikepost.com/

We had a weather warm up in January and the USA Cycling Fat Bike Nationals were being held in Grand Rapids on January 28, 2017.  The race was going to take place even if the weather did not cooperate.  It did cool down and there was a dusting of snow.


I came down with a cold two days before the race.  Fortunately I was not planning on racing and only doing photography.  With the help of some cold medicine and warm clothes I was able to get some photos.  

Pro Men Start

We left after the Pro Race and spent the afternoon at Dave and Buster's.  That was a lot of fun.  The next day was the Michigan State Championship Fat Bike race.  I was up early again to support Raymond in his race and also to take some photos.  Raymond won the State Championship for his age group.

Shortly after this I decided to to do the Barry-Roubaix again.


This will be my third time at this race and I will be doing the 22 mile race in the Fat Bike class.  I have been training for a couple weeks now.  I doubt I will be in the top of the class, just want to finish under an hour and forty five minutes.  The race is now just three weeks away.

Last weekend was the third annual Endurance Sports Swap Meet.  Raymond and I again got 4 tables and were there early to set up.  Things were looking good as I had one of my tables paid for before the meet even started.  I ended up doing very well.

My tables were loaded and ready to go.

Great pizza for lunch!

Having done well at the Swap Meet I was able to purchase something I have wanted to pick up for a while.

Prestaflator Pro.

Heads for Presta and Schrader valves. Also low pressure head.

I used it this weekend to change out tires on the Farley.  It works great.  This will see a lot of use.

That is the highlights of what has been going on since the start of January.






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mother's Day Part II

On Sunday we celebrated Mother's Day at Church followed by a buffet at the Whistle Stop in Clio.  It was a very good meal and fun for all.   The Bauer's     The Garcia's   The Cody's minus Tyler   Then we celebrated at our house with Michelle's family in the evening with another big feast.    Help Yourselves!   A good time was had by all and one of the best Mother's Day celebrations yet.  Happy Mother's Day, we love you all! 
Post a Comment
Read more

End of Summer

The Best Time to Bike! On Saturday I traveled with Raymond to the Bear Claw Epic.  This was the second annual race and the second time up there for Raymond and I.  We got there with plenty of time to spare and got ready to go. Farley ready to go. I registered for Beginner Fat Bike or at least I thought so?  I felt pretty good and knowing that I only had one lap to do I went all out.  I passed several riders through the race and felt I did pretty good.  This course has a lot of climbing and rewards you with some nice downhills. After I finished my race I put on a fresh shirt and went out on the course with the camera and my new lens.  I took over 400 pictures and headed back to the start finish after Raymond finished his race. Raymond on his second lap. And the final climb. The beginner awards were going on and they announced my name as first place for Beginner Men 50-59.  I was surprised, but did not protest.  Aft...
Post a Comment
Read more

January 27, 2012

It has been a while since an update and the common cold has been working its way through the family.  Michelle and the boys have got the worst of it so far.  It has slowed me down but has not put me down.  Hopefully it won't get me completely.  It did cause Michelle to miss 2 days of work and I missed one.  We both missed Financial Peace University last night, we will have to watch the video.  It has caused me to miss some training. However, I did manage to get on the trainer 2 days this week and hopefully again tomorrow. Dad had a procedure today and all was well.  Had to get up early and pick him up.  He had the procedure at Covenant so I was able to work for a while when he was in.  We went out to lunch afterwards and then had a good visit with him and mom. This winter continues to be mild as we again are having above normal temperatures.  We had snow last night and most of it melted today.  They are call...
Post a Comment
Read more