Crush Covid-19 Tour days 20-25 Black Lives Matter Pizza, Brats, Harleys
Day 20 I stopped by C&C sports in Brighton to thank the young man for the advice on the trail ride. I got there before the store opened and they were nice enough to open the door for a brief discussion about R.I.D.E.S. As I have seen in most stores on this trip they were busy [...]
Crush Covid-19 Tour Days 16-20 Michigan to Indiana to Michigan
Days 16-20 Start you out with a couple of shots from my ride at Brighton State Park. I met three guys on mountain bikes in the Thai food parking lot and they recommended that I head here. Did not disappoint. The trail shot is from “Torn Shirt” trail. Flowy and fast rollers. Yeee hahhh! I feel [...]
Crush Covid-19 Tour days 12-15 Rural Ride Resignation and Acceptance
Days 12 and 13 After a day of training at the Rural King store in Litchfield, IL and multiple meetings at the corporate HQ in Mattoon, Il, our host took us for a ride in Charleston, IL. We met at Bike and Hike in Charleston https://bikeandhikeweb.com/. Brendan came back home to the Midwest after attending law [...]
Crush Covid-19 Tour days 8-11 On the Road Again!
Day 8: Talk about a Sunday drive. Remember those? I took off from Parker, Colorado, at 6 am drove east on I-70 for 10.5 hours to see Erik’s Bikes and Boards in Overland Park, KA. https://www.eriksbikeshop.com/ Got there just before they closed and there was a healthy line. I waited my turn, but instead of taking [...]
Crush Covid-19 Tour days 5-7
Day Five: took a picturesque drive from Boulder to Arvada. If you haven’t had a chance to see Colorado, the towns in the front range are magically gorgeous. There I met two of the owners of The Bicycle Shack. www.thebicycleshackllc.com Paul and Brian were all smiles when I told them I was in the first week [...]
Crush Covid-19 tour first 4 days
Day One: What a start to my 6,200 mile tour. Drove 350 miles up to Chico, CA on Sunday the 31st. Got a great evening ride in up to the south rim overlooking the buttes. I only took a video which I’ll post up on You Tube as soon as I can. Day Two: On Monday [...]