Thursday Night Ride Report

Shaun, DB, Franklin, Gavin, James, Mike, Chris, Dan G, Lyle and I were out for our weekly rituals.  The ABES welcome mat was out and we had two new riders – Lyle and Dan G.  “New” bikes were on display as Dan was sporting a very purty, 1980’s colour scheme Fiori and Franklin is now extra zippy and skinny tire happy on his Sekini.  This week our ride took us to the usual haunts including the country cemetery for a spin around the min-oval.  The Bomber game and rehydrating were priorities so we returned to our beloved clubhouse where we were joined by Duke, Steve and Paul B.  Minutes include: BOMBERS WIN – I haven’t heard chants ofJoey since this, hula-hoop entertainment, memories of rolling cigarettes, Paul B’s bought a 28’ fifth-wheeler apartment, tall bikes (68 cm) V tall-bikes (double-deckers), Birken-boots, Lyle was happy to move out of the big shitty, James Duthie got caught staring, MCI peep-holes and pee-holes, the Co-ops, smoking pubes, the 2013 sunflower festival Gentlemen’s Ride – 165 km’s of cement and gravel goodness, Eric Clapton is nice but not UGH-good, Coldplay wristbands make the audience part of the light show, Bethany is due in September (but everything is early this year), Steve suggests two cycling destinations in South Dakota: Iron Mountain Road and Needles Highway, cycling efficient V comfortable V fun, needing to buy tailored shirts for gangly and giant body types, Duke and Glenn Bergen are going for a weekend camping/cycling adventure, Shania Twain and Lionel Richie’s sing Endless Love, DB’s bike was stolen from the clubhouse (boo) but abandoned across the street (yaa), Lyle is starting Tall Boy Brewery – the first batch will be called Anne Funk nee Braun ale.  Good times.  JS

Chris and Shaun are digging Dan G's new steed

Franklin is happy to go skinny

DB helps a brother

Mike ensures his son goes fast

Lyle rides the circle of death

Hey it's Franklin, Dan and Lyle

DB ponders, then BS's

Returning home to watch the Bombers