Race Pics

Marguerite and Cheryl made a fine race duo.  I'm not sure what they were doing but it looked like they had a good time doing it.  

Shots of Goldschlagger

clubhouse knockdown games.

good helping

The goldschlagger must be kicking in.

Is this the helping or illegal picture

So good!

bonus points for chips

Why not.

Excuse me, sir?

That's a good deal.

They DQ'd but kind of won the race.  

Well done ladies.

AWBR Remembered

What a beautiful day for a bike ride - good friends, bikey fun, and food I didn't have to prepare.  So much goodness.  We should do that again!

Here are some pics from David and I, and a sampling from teams Joanne/Cindy and David/Shaun.

A good turnout at the ACC

Everybody was eager to play outside

Knockdown games

David may have been crowned world champion of the world,
but James is the local feared beard of knockdowns

Everybody loves to see a crash

Franklin disappointed

Cindy goes "Wrecking Ball" on the ox

Joanne! Are you OK?
ACTING!

bonus points for the spewing blood

Shaun shows his respect

Who's a good boy?

Thanks to Gavin for generously taking care of the kids and to Dan for picking up the pizza and to both of them for working the technology.  Also, Bruce / Back Alley Cycle surprised us by donating some bike schwag for prizes - thanks Bruce.  Good times.

More photos of the race will be posted soon.  I am accepting bribes for preferential editing.  JS 

ThNR Report

Franklin, David, James, Albert, Shaun and I met, as is our way.  James broke his chain cycling up my driveway so Franklin took him home for repairs and the rest of us watched the rest of the Jets game in the basement.  We re-gathered and took to the snowy streets to swerve and swing about.  David was taking bets as to who would fall first.  As karma would have it, he had a beautiful belly-flop during a game of knock down.  Tom found us and we continued on until James broke his chain again.  He and Tom trudged to the clubhouse and the rest of us made our way to the park paths and a quick race.  Of the 5 remaining cyclists, Franklin destroyed the competition and there were two DQ’s and a dozen take-downs.  We retired to the clubhouse where Dan and Duke had found the ABES walkers.  Minutes include: Albert shared pictures of his LA/Arizona cycling trip and told us of their unaware reservations at a nude spa (sure), Shaun was enjoying his sports related tourettes, no beard = the facial Brazilian, we voted and passed a motion to spend our meat money on a smoker, we were gearing up for our ABES team trivia night, clubhouse bathroom graffiti developments are improving, Oh those Russians, Gavin’s back is f’d, “Man, I feel like a woman” DS, 80’s Metallica V Hall and Oates, PK curls the dead rock, CBC sports sucks arse, Sunday night Brier finals, Dan orders pizza without cheese = breadsticks, Paul Anka sings Jump by Van Halen, and then we all shared our feelings.  Good times.

We'll meet at the Curling club this Sunday at 2:30 for an afternoon of winter cycling goodness.  Bring a camera for the Ride and Go Seek Photo Scavenger Hunt.  Gimpy Gavin has agreed to tend the tots.  See you there!  JS

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Let's ride bike.

See you at 8.  

GO ACES!

ThNR Report

Wind chill warnings were in full effect for James, Franklin and I but we bravely/foolishly cycled anyway.  We rode a lap around town and retired to the clubhouse where we watched the Jets win a shootout over the Coyotes.  We were joined by DSwat where Minutes include: Franklin bet against the Jets again (thanks for the beer), the clubhouse graffiti improvement project is in effect – a pen(is) necessary for urination, The Altona Cigarette Enthusiast Society – GO ACES, lose weight with AIDS!, it was confirmed that James was wearing a helmet and Shaun can buy a new mountain bike, memories of Officer Sexy, Mr. F. Yu owns it, Shaun Turtle Waxes his bike, enter the FGBC Spring Classics Pool for vicarious racing fun and fame, ABES headquarters will go on sale in 2015, wear sunscreen, Shaun loudly announced to our waitress that he loves caulk, Obama is making iron man, and Franklin traded a Jets ticket for Shauns bike.  Good times.

The ABES Winter Bike Race is gearing up - more details will come as the weekend approaches.  If you'd like to lend a hand, I could use a volunteer pizza picker upper - let me know if you can help.  So far, Franklin, Stephanie, Sweet Cheryl Koop and I are the only ones that have committed to the race.  Please RSVP if you plan to attend.  If you forget to respond, you will get a kick in the arse that will be delivered with great enthusiasm!

BAC News - Starting March 4, the newly renovated Back Alley Cycle will return to their non-winter hours: Tuesday to Friday, 2:00-6:00 and Saturday, 10:00-3:00.  Check'em out…

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This winter sucks the bag.

Bikes and Jets at 8.

Arizona Report

Albert has submitted some pics from his bike trip.  Highlights include drifting sand (v snow), eating crab legs and world famous pie, warmer weather and more tail-winds than last year, 830 kms of touring, and not sleeping beside a toilet.

  

Only 2 flats - not bad.

Bicycle license plate from Winnipeg

The last stop.  Well done boys.
Cheers!

Thanks for the updates Albert.  We heart you.

ThNR Report and the AWBR

Franklin, Gavin, David, James, Shaun, Steve and I enjoyed our time puffing and peddling on Thursday night.  We retired to the clubhouse where we were joined by Paul K and Duke.  Minutes include: James may have suffered a concussion as he had a hard time recalling if he had worn his helmet (not that any of us were any help), how does anybody do anything, Franky got so tired of the cold he quit winter = summer bike, summer shoes = cold feet, there were an unusually high number of ABES that missed the last 5 minutes of the Canada V USA women's hockey game, Japanese flag designers are lazy, I was lucky to play poker against a bunch of losers, DB shared his Actif Epica high/lowlights, David was giddy that his Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils, my pipes are knock, knock, knock’n, Ain’t nobody got time for that, Paul – you’re curling in the bonspiel this weekend – remember?, Shaun spent 4 hours drilling a fishing hole with a manual auger and never made it through, for some reason Franky is excited about NASCAR, David is anticipating March Madness, Duke found his pants, kids watching curling porn at school, buddah V Buddha, you can’t make friends with salad, the ABES Winter Bike Party will be on March 9 at 2:30 (details below), summer cycling weekend options and David Downer strikes again.  Good times.  

Albert and Walter took some advie from Lyle W and cycled a 30km route that gained 2500 feet in elevation.


Speaking of "details below", check out the details below…

ABES Winter Bike Race – Sunday, March 9 at 2:30.  Anybody that cycles in winter and likes good times is welcome to join us.

Cruise – Meet at ABES/Athena Headquarters - group bike ride on the trails, alleys, rinks and parks in our fair hamlet.  Big group rides are great.  The more the merrier.

Give'r - Ride and Seek Photo Scavenger Hunt – bring a camera (SD card cameras preferred).  Race in teams.

Eat, Drink, and be Merry – the finish line is at the Altona Curling Club to tabulate the results, slap some backs, have some laughs and consume beer, pizza, and chips.

Registration: $5/person or $10/family - includes food.  Cheap like borscht.  An RSVP is required.  Please note, the cost does not include actual borscht.

BYOB or buy from the ACC bar.  

If anybody wants to make borscht, that would be good.

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ThNR Report

Shaun, David, James and I peddled about town.  Shaun ploughed through the deepest drifts, we were harassed by a preacher, and David had pre-cleared some paths for us at the park.  It was a short (10K) and cold ride (wtf winter!? We get it; you’re super cold.  Now go away!).  We retired to the clubhouse where we were joined by Lyle, Dan and Duke.  Minutes of our meeting include: local snowboarders are getting towed with a truck to build up speed and launch themselves off ramps (=awesome), David is on the towns unofficial trails committee, Dan cheers against Canada, we all wished Paul K well on his impressive actif epica adventure this weekend - we thought using tampons as a helmet liner would help combat his overactive sweat glands - just a thought, Peterbilt V Albert built, cigars that take three weeks to smoke, Dan bought a Co-op Gold near-beer for Shaun that was dutifully and painstakingly consumed, Duke will celebrate “No Pants Week” while his family is away, it costs $192 to fill up the Suburban, scaring grandma, an MCI urine fetish shut down the Gretna arena, Valentine’s Day V Remembrance Day, Borderland school division closed for Louise Riel Day, winter Olympic goodness/tension and possible  cyclocross inclusion, luge relay?, Buddy Cole reports from Sochi (pronounced So-shay), Steven is the provincial 12 K classic xc ski gold medal champion, Lyle is looking for steel bike frames for welding practice, Spring Ride destination options, Yo Alex!, and Dan Gagne is movin’ on up. 

ThNR Arizona Report - Albert and Walter are about take a train from Phoenix to San Diego, then cycle back to Phoenix.  Nice.  Have fun boys.

Albert wearing shorts.

I remember wearing shorts.  Good times.

FFMFF Postponed

Franky and his February flu forfeit the Full Moon Firearm Frenzy fun.  F.

Same old ThNR.  Same old good times.

See you at 8.

ThNR Report

Just two good ol' boys,

never meanin' no harm.

We were too late to enjoy these redneck toys

The minutes are late and lacking but basically they're the same as every report…we cycled around, went to the clubhouse and things got funnier as the night went on.  Good times.

This week was a pale preamble to next weeks ThNRace where we get to enjoy Franky’s Full-Moon Frenzy.  Do NOT miss it.  According to the rumour mill, the race will include shooting rifles and beers so hide yo kids, hide yo wife and make sure you don’t miss what is sure to be a hellafun night of ABES goodness.  JS

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Time to make some tracks.

See you at 8.

Cross race report - Altona Winter Carnival edition

Conditions for racing were clear and cold this morning as 3 hearty ABES and one lone Athena dueled for supremacy.  Vying  for 6 prizes amongst 4 racers meant everyone wins! Plus the added bonus of free fries from McD's. Double win!

Race Director Shaun Dyck reported fine track conditions. A 5 lap race was established with extra prizes for the hole shot and first crash. The finishing order was:

1. Charles Klippenstein 

2. Shaun Dyck

3. Albert Falk

4. Cindy Hiebert

Holed shot - Charles

First crash - no one crashed, although Charles did fall over post race.

Thanks Race Director!