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Post by beckyl on Apr 5, 2012 7:26:55 GMT -5
Bummer! I guess the upshot is we needed the rain pretty badly.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 29, 2012 11:41:30 GMT -5
Great! See ya then!
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Post by beckyl on Mar 26, 2012 8:23:08 GMT -5
Ooliej and I had a great early ride with MD and YC yesterday at HKSP. Awesome trail with beautiful lake views! If you've never been there you've gotta try it.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 26, 2012 8:18:51 GMT -5
Nevin and I will be leading the Thurs. ride at 6:30. We'll have our bike lights ready to go just in case. I'll plan on hanging out with the folks riding Skinny, BW, Wall and DS (whichever) and Nevin can hit DS, Tower and BR with anyone who is interested. Hope to see some of the FTFs out there. Woot woot!!
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Post by beckyl on Mar 24, 2012 17:46:07 GMT -5
Yeah, post up tomorrow MD. Tell YC some of the FTFs may head up and ride. I just sent JB and HR an e-m before getting on the forum. Thanks, Bec
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Post by beckyl on Mar 22, 2012 20:55:59 GMT -5
This is more about my epiphany as opposed to a right of passage. I apologize if it's too long. I need to start with a little background on my cycling history. I grew up in a place the locals referred to as “hospital hill” in Southern Ohio. It was basically two blocks worth of project style houses encircled by a street and a hospital...all on top of a hill. Started off with the typical banana seat bike that my dad taught me how to ride in the hospital parking lot (thanks Dad). Crashed often, had to get stitches in my left knee when I crashed in gravel and finally ended up with this beauty….a Huffy 10 speed. My friends and I were always on the bikes. We would compete to see who could ride around the hill the longest with no hands and you could always tell whose house we were at by all the bikes in the yard. Ahhh, those were good times! I knew that bike like the back of my hand. Ended up moving to the country after 8th grade and this put the kibosh on my riding because the only paved road was a busy SR with no shoulders. Spent high school and a few years thereafter worrying about stupid stuff like hair, make-up, and boys then when I was in my mid 20s life changed and I somehow discovered mountain biking. Actually, I bought my first mtn bike before I even had anyone to ride with (a GT Timberline w/front suspension). Then miraculously, I was at work one day (at the atomic plant in Piketon for those of you from SRS) and I overheard a girl named Helen saying she just bought a used mtn bike, asking if there were any trails around. Well, I seized the opportunity and introduced myself…the next thing you know we’re riding the bikes on my brother’s 4 wheeler trails in the woods behind my mom’s house. I remember saying to her, “I cannot believe I am actually riding a bike through the woods”. The idea of combining my two most favorite things in the world was just mind boggling (woods&bikes). I honestly think that first ride through the woods with a friend was my “epiphany”. In nearly 20 years since getting back into cycling I have been blessed to have met the coolest people and have had some of the most awesome experiences… and Helen is still one of my best friends today.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 22, 2012 15:29:57 GMT -5
What an awesome story BV! I've already got thoughts on what I want to write and I'll bet this is gonna be a busy thread. When it comes to bikes we ALL have one of these stories! Thanks! I'll be smiling the rest of the day.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 20, 2012 7:49:16 GMT -5
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Post by beckyl on Mar 19, 2012 19:23:38 GMT -5
Just to be clear on what I meant about tan lines (not actually riding in a bikini, although I've seen it on the towpath)...check out how silly we look when we finally do put a swim suit on (last pic on right): www.arkansascycling.com/news_detail.asp?sid=76
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Post by beckyl on Mar 19, 2012 11:05:53 GMT -5
On behalf of us ladies, we'll just pretend we didn't read that, tzeaser. LOL
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Post by beckyl on Mar 18, 2012 13:27:14 GMT -5
Yep....like I've said before, we have the best LBSs around....
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Post by beckyl on Mar 18, 2012 13:25:14 GMT -5
Yeah, great job guys! Keep up the race reports dgaddis1....they are very inspirational. Good thing you know how to repair a chain! Oh, and the bike short tan line...you think it's bad for dudes, imagine how us ladies feel in a swim suit! LOL
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Post by beckyl on Mar 18, 2012 8:40:27 GMT -5
Actually, even those of you with only mtn bikes should give the FS roads a try today. There's some awesome riding out there on gravel roads and it's a great way to get big miles and build endurance.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 18, 2012 8:35:08 GMT -5
Great day with great friends! Makes me miss my road bike. Speaking of which, we got a lot of rain last night so for those of you with road or cross bikes, it's probably best to ride on pavement or FS roads today.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 14, 2012 8:15:10 GMT -5
Great action shot! Looks like it should be in a magazine. I'm impressed with all of you for doing this series. Nevin and I did 19 miles of the Pinhoti outside of Rome last fall and that is the most hike-a-bike I have ever experienced. Very humbling.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 14, 2012 8:08:05 GMT -5
I agree. When it comes to working on bike skills I will always try more daring things when I'm with ladies. We are lucky to have such a great group!
On another note Yetichick, a little birdie here in my office told me I'm getting the blame for you and MD buying new bikes so that you can race the Cloverleaf Saturday. Is this true? LOL ;o)
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Post by beckyl on Mar 12, 2012 7:51:40 GMT -5
Count us in!! See ya Thursday. Woot woot!
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Post by beckyl on Mar 10, 2012 21:31:04 GMT -5
We had a beautiful ride today and only wish we had more Fat Tire Foxes out there! Got some practice on a few technical areas and did some trash talkin'....good times! ;D Here's our group: Barbara, me (Bec), Julie and Heather on the bridge at Turkey Creek...
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Post by beckyl on Mar 8, 2012 12:38:00 GMT -5
Region’s Biking and Walking Plan Unveiled ~ Public Workshops: March 22 & 28, 2012 Join the Augusta Regional Transportation Study (ARTS) team to review the region’s bicycle and pedestrian plan updates and to provide your input! The ARTS will present the draft updated regional bicycle and pedestrian plan outlining programs, policies, and new network recommendations for safe and inviting bicycle and pedestrian facilities the Georgia and South Carolina metropolitan region! Thursday, March 22, 2012 (5 - 7 pm) Evans Government Center Complex Auditorium (Free Parking) 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans, GA Wednesday, March 28, 2012 (5 - 7 pm) Aiken Technical College, Building #700 in the Amphitheater (Free Parking) 2276 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Graniteville, SC Learn about and offer your input on proposed improvements to biking and walking infrastructure (paths, sidewalks, wide outside lanes on roadways, among thers) and proposed education, enforcement, and encouragement programs for he region! The ARTS area includes: AugustaRichmond County, part of Columbia County, part of Aiken and Edgefield Counties in South Carolina. The Georgia cities: Augusta, Blythe, Grovetown, & Hephzibah. South Carolina cities: Aiken, Burnettown, & North Augusta. Want to know more? 706‐821‐1796 in GA; 803‐642‐1520 in SC Persons with special needs related to handicapped accessibility or foreign language may contact the Aiken County or Augusta Planning & Development Departments for assistance.
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Post by beckyl on Mar 7, 2012 10:13:06 GMT -5
Big thanks to everyone who took care of BR and Tower last weekend. Those are our two favorite FATS trails and it is greatly appreciated! Now we just gotta get back out there....it's been too long.
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