YAY

Our hard working team mate, Wayne from Verdigris won his event's Masters National Road Championship Title! Congratulations Wayne! Now we won't feel so bad when you lap us at our Tuesday nite Ride.

share the road plate

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/newsDetail/1529.html

Cool Colorado license plate. Great idea.

wow...its good too

Anyone that knows me and Hank know we are really picky eaters..all natural foods and no trans fat...reverse osmosis filtered water. You know. Roadies. :)

......so I was at Jewel and saw this next to the eggs. It takes Hank about 20 minutes to pick out eggs. I just wanted to read what nasty things were in the pancake batter disguised as a whip cream product.......and ....wow...
We bought it. ITS GOOD FOR YOU. ITs ALL organic down to the cane sugar.

ORGANIC and healthy and no trans fats.... Its all good stuff in it.
And it tastes GREAT!
Better to make your own but for convenience sake. This is awesome!
Pancakes in a flash. Can't get any better than that.
packable. I think its packable for road trips. If we ever get out and DO any road trips.

YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Midsummer Night

wow that moon was awesome. I rode tonight then driving home saw this GIANT orange orb in the sky. GORgeous!!!! I was watering my plants tonight and a pure white moth settled on me and just sat there. It made me think of the mystery of midsummer's night. THey say the veil is thin now between the worlds. Be careful of strangers you meet during the solstice. You never know who they might really be.

**Its the longest day of the year!!!!!! ****

Well. Midsummer and its celebration is interesting to me.
According to the opinion of Wikipedia: We have a connection of the christian version of the Summer Soltice celebrations which they renamed "St. John's Day' . That explains a lot to me regarding the naming of my St. John's Wort, it is totally blooming right now. (very pretty yellow flowers btw). Hence the name..St. John's Wort. It all makes sense now. It's Cute that a plant that blooms during the happy summer solstice will also make a tea that helps with depression. :)


Oh and 'Swedish Day'' is now. Hey. Why not? I dont think the people celebrating right now really care if its pagan or not...they just want to celebrate summer. :) YAY summer!

That reminds me that I should send a prayer to those suffering from the flood.

We got pretty close to flooding last year when the power went out and our sump pump turned off. SCARY. We had a generator fortunately to help. But you know what? The neighbors that had their power all offered out extension cords to the neighbors that didn't. The long cords were crossing the street all up and down the neighborhood. Everyone stayed dry. THAT just makes me smile and you know, RIGHT NOW there are Very good people helping each other out down there even as we speak. Even as we sit here thinking about them.

SO stop worrying about the nasty hostile posters on that site regarding the 'cars vs. bikes' of Barrington Hills. Just ride sensibly and SHARE the road. I know I get mad too but when I spend my days riding inches away from a disaster all the time, it makes me a bit testy and short fused at times. I do apologize for the occassional outbursts. :)ha!

Oh.......Why am I posting this?? ...sorry I am off topic again....haha!
CAUSE SOME OF THE PEOPLE CELEBRATING the SOLSTICE WILL BIKE NAKED IN A PARADE!!!! PAINTED!!!!
COol.
.......there are those crazy painted NAKED cyclists again!!!!! heee.

Summer Solstice Celebrations:

Geneva, Illinois, hosts a Swedish Day (Svenskarnas Dag) festival on the third Sunday of June. The event, featuring maypole-raising, dancing, and presentation of an authentic Viking ship, dates back to 1911.
The Seattle, Washington neighborhood of Fremont puts on a large Summer Solstice Parade & Pageant, which for many years has controversially included painted naked cyclists. In St. Edwards Park in Kenmore, Washington, the Skandia Folkdance Society hosts Midsommarfest, which includes a Scandinavian solstice pole.

grrrrrrr

aaaaaah pain relief

EMPI
Not a new drug. This device works on low grade chronic muscle pain and swelling. YES it works! I have tried it at a demo and a doc there said he used it for his shoulder injury and one of the nurses at work used it for her knee pain. They both liked it a lot. I want one! Older models have been around for a while but this one is a newer version.
If you had an accident or injury and want to heal up pain free and with as little medication as possible, Or if that nagging shoulder or back won't let you sleep at nite, definitely ask your doctor about this
device.

http://www.empi.com/empi_products/detail.aspx?id=642

Most insurance companies cover it including Medicare. The numbing effect feels like someone gave you a shot of anesthetic. As soon as you turn it off, that feeling goes away. The pain is milder for a time after this is turned off.
If you are having difficulty sleeping with that nagging shoulder or back injury..this device will help! You will probably go "aaaaaaaaaah' as soon as you hook it on.
I think its a great invention especially for recovering athletes, or if you hate taking any pain medications.
If you need something like this, you should ask your doctor about it. We have a version of this I have used in the dental office before. Its just electrodes and a mild current that transmits a certain frequency that ...well..its sort of like acupuncture. It blocks the nerves from sending messages and ..wow ..it really works well.
You can buy this for home use!
You can't overdose on this. It won't hurt your stomach lining like some people get with Nsaids or aspirin type drugs. You can't get high with it so there is no potential for a 'street value'. It won't make you drowsy or dizzy so you can set it up and then drive with it. (just don't let it distract you ..I mean ..doh)

The pads sit on two areas surrounding the pain and your doctor can show you where to place them. You turn the device on and slowly raise the intensity until you feel the pain dissappear. Its awesome. No needles!

http://www.empi.com/empi_products/detail.aspx?id=256


The backstrap (image) with electrodes.

Cost to build a Velodrome

OK if I win the lotto. I will help to build a Velodrome in Barrington area. It would have to be an indoor one. Make it public, of course. It really doesn't have to be heated though. Just out of the elements is good enough.

This is the one in Australia.



I am daydreaming here. Maybe off Sutton somewhere, near the highway. Wouldnt that be sweet?
We need this. Wow. It would get us nasty cyclists off the road. (haha) well...a few at least. I know I"d workout there a LOT. Look at that. wow.
It has to be open to the public though.
I read that the cost to build this is about 5 million. I thought it would cost a lot more. But then again just raising 300 grand is a challenge. Still . 5 is not bad. I"d give to the cause.

Ok it is ''cheaper'' to bild an outdoor one like at Northbrook. 3 million to build an outdoor one, 5 million to build an indoor one. My figures are according to this article which discusses the costs and is being built presently in Colorado.

http://www.fcvelodrome.org/news/24april06.html
http://fcvelodrome.org/info/index.html
Hmmmm.

oh yeah?

I was cleaning up my old ancient bin of races past, all kept neatly in a Fizik saddle box.

I found this.... from 2000....

Hank nearly fell over laughing.

yeah ...hmmm...well.....(he is just jealous he do'nt have one 'cause it is harder for men to get a medal in DORC since there is more of them to race against..... )