Looks like this might be a long one, so we might have to stop from time to time,A guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do! Looks like a great ride, hope the rain holds off a while, but im going anyway!! see you there///i mean here! 7am!! joeFriday, May 1, 2009
Saturday May 2 Breakfast Ride
Looks like this might be a long one, so we might have to stop from time to time,A guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do! Looks like a great ride, hope the rain holds off a while, but im going anyway!! see you there///i mean here! 7am!! joe
Yellow Hat Changes hands!!!!!!
April Miles-Standings 09
1--Tracy S--700.25--total YTD--1372.25 <-- Yellow Hat Winner!!!!
2--James K--533.92--total YTD-1291.92 <-- Good Job
3--Joe J---- 503.18--Total YTD-1609.54<- Leader For Year
4--Terry H--438----Total YTD-1156.00
5--Doug E--205------Total YTD-605.8
6-Brian C--271-----Total YTD---574.3
7--Caleb K--123.67---Total YTD-359.84
Brian S--?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Mileage Day Turn IN!!!!
Don't turn into a pumpkin boy
Don't make me come and get you
Midnight tonight!The Yellow
await's!!!
If you don't have my E-mail, send me an e-mail and let me know, i'll give it to ya! heheheh!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday 4/28/09-ride
Im going to ride tonight,if it's not porun rain, leaving here @ 5:30 to cross over for a lap at CJ, then to mic's for spagettie or something, then maybe back to CJ, or just home depending on the weather,will hang ribbon on the old oak tree!!! Come if you can...joe
PS. Armstrong, 2 teammates will meet the Gila Monster
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday ride report
There's just one word for this sunday's ride - BRUTAL. Joe, Terry, James and Doug departed Joe's at 1:00. The pull down Grant Road was a precurser to what we were to face the whole ride. A monster head wind out of the southwest. Every time we went south or west, or anything close to that, we had to fight to maintain 10 mph. We made it to South Charleston and stopped for an ice cream cone and a water bottle fillup. We then proceeded to the bike path and eastward to London. The tail wind on that pull obscured the fact that the distance was getting long, we were getting tired and hungry, and the return trip was likely to be a fight. As per trip plan, we went clear to the end of the bike path. It was at Wilson Rd, about 7 or 8 miles past London, and no evidence of the path going past that point anytime soon. We then went via back roads to Lafayette, where Doug peeled off and headed back. James, Joe and I proceeded to the Waffle House at 42 and 70. This was mile 50. It's amazing how good a waffle tastes after riding 50 miles. Not knowing the best way to get back, and Joe's map not covering far enough north, and listening to some dubious advice from the Waffle House waitress, we went up 42 and picked up 29. We eventually made it back after nearly 7 hours of riding. I had 79 miles. After the century yesterday, 50 would have been plenty. I don't know about Joe, James, and Doug, but I am completely whipped.
Imformation update
Early Import Numbers Post Steep Decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—Bicycle imports in January and February posted the steepest decline in almost 10 years. Suppliers pulled the plug on factory orders to cope with inventory build-up at the end of 2008 and amidst worries over a deepening recession.Statistics released by the Commerce Department show that 746,941 fewer units entered the U.S. in those two months when compared to the same period in 2008—a 31 percent drop. The last time the industry experienced such a steep decline was in 2001 as the nation struggled through a milder recession and the impact of 9/11.All categories of imports posted steep declines expect for road bikes. Suppliers apparently were unable to cancel factory orders quickly enough and were forced to bring in 202,421 units or 14 percent more than last year. With an average FOB price of $307.22 per unit, most of them are almost certainly higher end road bikes. And dealers are reporting that major suppliers are aggressively pushing road bikes onto retail floors, offering steep discounts so suppliers can move inventory out of their warehouses.Here’s a few highlights from the two-month data: Total imports: 1.7 million units compared to 2.5 million units in 2008. Nineteen-inch bikes—mostly for the mass market—dropped 11.7 percent to 529,300 units. Twenty-inch wheel bikes posted the steepest percentage decline, 48.28 percent to 366,152 units compared to 707,925 units last year. And twenty-six-inch bikes of all types fell 30 percent to 533,107 units.Predictions are that import data in March and April will show similar reductions. Industry consultant Jay Townley said it’s too early to draw any conclusions from only two months worth of data but it’s likely overall unit deliveries will be off 18 to 20 percent this year, closely tracking numbers reported in 2001.Townley and others say it’s likely that retailers could face shortages of some model bikes, particularly as Americans further slash their plans for summer travel and look for activities close to home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)—Bicycle imports in January and February posted the steepest decline in almost 10 years. Suppliers pulled the plug on factory orders to cope with inventory build-up at the end of 2008 and amidst worries over a deepening recession.Statistics released by the Commerce Department show that 746,941 fewer units entered the U.S. in those two months when compared to the same period in 2008—a 31 percent drop. The last time the industry experienced such a steep decline was in 2001 as the nation struggled through a milder recession and the impact of 9/11.All categories of imports posted steep declines expect for road bikes. Suppliers apparently were unable to cancel factory orders quickly enough and were forced to bring in 202,421 units or 14 percent more than last year. With an average FOB price of $307.22 per unit, most of them are almost certainly higher end road bikes. And dealers are reporting that major suppliers are aggressively pushing road bikes onto retail floors, offering steep discounts so suppliers can move inventory out of their warehouses.Here’s a few highlights from the two-month data: Total imports: 1.7 million units compared to 2.5 million units in 2008. Nineteen-inch bikes—mostly for the mass market—dropped 11.7 percent to 529,300 units. Twenty-inch wheel bikes posted the steepest percentage decline, 48.28 percent to 366,152 units compared to 707,925 units last year. And twenty-six-inch bikes of all types fell 30 percent to 533,107 units.Predictions are that import data in March and April will show similar reductions. Industry consultant Jay Townley said it’s too early to draw any conclusions from only two months worth of data but it’s likely overall unit deliveries will be off 18 to 20 percent this year, closely tracking numbers reported in 2001.Townley and others say it’s likely that retailers could face shortages of some model bikes, particularly as Americans further slash their plans for summer travel and look for activities close to home.
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