August 23rd "The Fiddlin' Fifty"

A Little Beach Riding

Well................ 

The closest beach riding we have to home that is!! 

On the way........

Arrival........ 

After playing in water.......

The beach........... ;)

Money Well Spent

Front XT derailleur........

6-7 years of hard, unbridled punishment, add 1,000's of untold miles in that time frame...... All for $50-$60..... 

Money well spent.

One dead part making way for the new.

Time to make it a true manual..... until the new part arrives.

Pedal On!!!

Fiddlin' Fifty Details

A detailed blog post can be had here.
I do like the fact they are stressing ride more than race!! 

Gravel

Fall in northern Minnesota...... What more needs to be said? 

What's that?? 

Oh, ok.... How about a warm up for The Heck

A Very Local Gravel Ride: The Fiddlin' Fifty

This ride just came across my radar this morning.
Sounds like a truly laid back FREE event, going off pedaling close (if need be), to my home town!!
I know at least one guy who could guess, and who's probably ridden some of these roads/trails!! Lol

Photo credit goes to Scott and Sharon.... The events originators. 

Anyway, this ride goes off August 23rd, and all the info can be had by following the link above!!

FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE INFO.........

"The early response to our little event kind of took me by surprise. Many of the questions involve Date, registration, and route. The date is Aug. 23rd. The route is in Balkan Township, and surrounding area. The route is set but the cue sheets are not. Mileage by GPS, Odometer, and cycle computer is 55Miles. About 53 of those miles are gravel. There is nor registration fee and the event will not be timed this year. We will going forward, be better prepared to make it a formal competition. I would like to have the front runners to go hard and the folks in the back to feel no pressure. This will start and end at my house so numbers are important to me. Therefore we will have pre-registration by post card and day of registration for a couple of hours before the ride. Ride start will be 9AM Aprox. Morning registration will be from 7 to 8:30AM. You may begin sending post cards now to; Fiddlin' fifty C/O Scott Dahlquist 6479 Colombe Rd. Chisholm, MN 55719. I need a name, address, phone, and e-mail. I hope this answers some questions and we will have more information as we work through the details."

Scott

Pedal On!!

Peace

Duluth's Non Snow FatBike Ride

COGGS Cross Town Fat Bike Ride- July 19th.

COGGS will be hosting a crosstown adventure Fatbike ride on Saturday July 19th. The ride is free to everyone, member or not. The route will take us from Lester Park on the east side of town and finish at Mont du Lac on the west side. Mont du Lac has a bar and grill where we can hang out and rehydrate and get post ride nourishment. Along the way we will ride a handful of the COGGS single track (weather permitting) and a bunch of unmapped trails including the Big Kahuna, the power lines, and a few deer trails. The route is sure to include ripping fast single track, super technical trails, creek crossings, hike-a-bike sections, and super steep downhills, something everyone will love. 


We will start at Lester Park in the main parking lot at 9:00 AM and start the ride soon after. The ride will be in the 50 mile range so plan accordingly with food, water, spare tubes, etc. We will plan on stashing some food and drinks (PB&J and gatoraide) along the way also. 


You are responsible for transportation back to Lester Park so buddy up. 


We will plan on having different paced groups to keep things moving along smoothly. 




Questions - Contact Rudy O'Brien -rudy454@hotmail.com

Happy 4th