This past weekend was host to this years Ride to Boulivardia! A great ride that ended down in the West Bottoms at the Boulivardia festival and provided fun and beer for many. Craig, Jeff, Megan, Joe Blasi, Jeff Wirken, Timber Timme, and Derek and Cori Nelson all road while Lynne kept things under control back at the start/finish line. From the pictures sent my way, it looks like it was a good ride! I’m glad you all participated and wish I could have ridden with you.
Meanwhile, James, Tara, and I were in Colorado for a wedding, and we were able to get a ride of our own in. Let me tell you, riding at altitude is no simple task, however, there’s a really good cycling infrastructure built in around Summit County, so if you’ve got plans to get out there during the summer, make plans to ride. It’s a great place to do it! Here’s what we did.
Elapsed Time
Moving Time
Distance
Average Speed
Max Speed
Elevation Gain
Calories Burned
01:29:27
hours
01:17:04
hours
16.68
mi.
12.99
mph
27.07
mph
966.21
ft.
670
kcal
James and I finished off the ride with a climb up the mountain we were staying on which overlooks Breckenridge. Absolutely great place, and an a pretty tall climb. Didn’t feel any burn in the legs, but my breathing sure burnt!
As for our upcoming Rides. The next BBBR Ride is scheduled for July 14th. We’ll start off at McLain’s and end at Bier Station. Those of us training for RAGBRAI will go out for a second loop and get more mileage in. Details can be found here: http://breakfastbikebeer.com/rides
Please also consider joining for the Thursday Night Velo Garage rides. They start at 6:30 at the Velo Garage and Tap House in North Kansas City every Thursday night. It’s a leave, no-one behind, group ride, that usually goes 10-15 miles. Then ends at the Garage for Beer and fun.
It was a great weekend of cycling! We also had one of the larger Breakfast Bike Beer Rides that we’ve ever had. Jeff, Megan, Brandon, Craig, Timber, Bryn, John, James, Tara, Robert, and I all made it! Man.. that’s a lot of names… It was a fun group, and we had great ride. I’m glad you all came out and joined us. It was a great way for me to get back out on my bike after 3 weeks of not riding. Here’s what we road!
Elapsed Time
Moving Time
Distance
Average Speed
Max Speed
Elevation Gain
Calories Burned
02:03:16
hours
01:25:49
hours
18.64
mi.
13.03
mph
29.75
mph
959.97
ft.
798
kcal
We missed those of you that couldn’t join us. Hope you can make it next time.
Pro Tip! When changing a flat tube with Presta valves, be sure to tighten down the Presta Valve core on the new tube before attaching your CO2 pump. I keep a pair of pliers in my bag just for this reason. If you don’t, when you unscrew your pump, it’ll unscrew your valve core as well and you’ll lose all that wonderful air pressure you just put in your new tube.
This Saturday evening was also the KC Night ride, starting at Velo Garage. What a cool event! The ask was for everyone to light up their bikes somehow. Pretty cools to see all the lights and all the cool ways to put lights on a bike. Tara’s, of coarse, was decked out in all pink lights, and Robert and I both installed these sweet lights that can create images in the wheel as they spin. I look forward to breaking those out again on another evening ride. Maybe the next Critical Mass, Maybe Ragbrai? Who knows? Pics Below as Always!
The ride also took a swing by the World War One monument, which gave me a chance to take a small detour and visit the site of my accident back in May. I now can see how it could have happened. Still don’t remember it though. Pic below!
As for upcoming rides, this upcoming Saturday is the Ride to Boulivardia. It’s a 35 mile ride that’ll start and end in the west bottoms at Boulivardia. You get free entry into Boulivardia with your bike ride registration, and a couple free beers, so what are you waiting for? I won’t be able to be there as I’m out of town this weekend, but I do believe quite a few others are. There’s still time to sign up!
This past weekend was a pretty big cycling event, the Drity Kanza 200, and our very own Scott, Timber!, Timme made a go at the full 200 mile ride. Unfortunately he met with some harsh mechanical problems including four flat tires, a broken valve stem, and a malfunctioning front derailleur right off the bat (within the first segment). This put him well off the pace and he sadly timed out at the Last Checkpoint. 162 miles and they pulled him off the coarse because he missed getting to the last checkpoint on time to be able to continue by 2 MINUTES! An absolute heart breaker. Well, it’s just more fuel for the fire to keep training and make a go at it again next year. Now its time to focus on RAGBRAI!
For those of us Riding, I’ve added some details to the RAGBRAI page. I’ll continue to update this as I learn more.
Now for our upcoming Rides! Details for all of which can be found HERE
Our Next BBBR Ride is This upcoming Saturday! Oh No! They told me Wrong! I was origionally informed that Browne’s Irish Breakfast was going to be this weekend, and we were making plans to start there. Turns out it was last weekend.. So be sure to check the details on this as I’m altering it. We’ll go back to our standard. Starting at McClain’s and ending at Bier Station, and I’M GOING TO RIDE! My PCP said wait 2 to 3 weeks to ride, well 2 weeks will be that following Monday, I can’t see how 2 days earlier is going to make that much of a difference! Plus it’ll have been almost 3 weeks since my wreck.
Also, consider joining for the Velo Garage Ride on Thursday Nights. Ride starts at 6:30 from Velo Garage, is a “leave no one behind” ride, and ends with good friends and beers back at Velo. Even if I’m not riding (yet) I still plan to be there.
This past weekend was a long extended weekend. Did you get any cycling in? I know that Tara and Robert got some good riding in. They road in the Pedlar’s Jamboree! A ride that included a 30 mile trip down the Katy Trail from Columbia to Boonville, an overnight camping excursion, entertainment by HERE COME THE MUMMIES, and a 30 mile trip back the next day. I think the only question we have is… WHY WEREN’T THE REST OF US INVITED TARA?! Seems kinda selfish to want to keep a weekend ride like that to yourself. (pics below)
An update on my face! No surgery will be required. I met with a second surgeon yesterday to get another opinion. After meeting with him, then again with my primary care physician, we’ve decide to elect not to have the reconstructive surgery and let the bones heal as they are. Too many risks involved with the facial surgery for minimal gains. I’m not that disfigured, and I’ve got good looks to spare.
Of note, Scott “Timber!” Timmie is participating in the Dirty Kanza 200 this upcoming weekend. Good Luck man! Ride hard. Ride Fast, and Ride Dirty! We send you our best.
The Next BBBR Ride is Saturday, June 8th, starting at Browne’s Irish Market for an Irish Breakfast. I’m not cleared to bike outside yet, so I need someone to lead and/or plan a route. Let me know if you can fill in for me. I’m still planning to meet you all for Breakfast and Beer afterwards. I’ll also be available for Sag should anybody need it. Don’t forget about the Thursday night Velo garage rides either. They’re always fun. Check em out!
Yep! Things didn’t exactly go as planned Sunday, but right up until that fateful point, things were going pretty well. But let’s recap the week shall we!
Thursday
Thursday, James, Tara, and I met up down at Velo Garage again for the Thursday night ride. It was a decent ride along cliff drive, but there were some mechanical issues with other riders that slowed it down. Still we had fun and got some miles in.
Elapsed Time
Moving Time
Distance
Average Speed
Max Speed
Elevation Gain
Calories Burned
01:15:46
hours
00:56:56
hours
12.74
mi.
13.42
mph
34.45
mph
583.01
ft.
509
kcal
Friday
It was national Ride to Work day on Friday. Did you ride? I know I did, and I learned a better route to get home from my office through Swope Park instead of going up 85th St. during a high traffic time.
Sunday
Tour De Beir. One of my favorite rides took a turn on us. First it rained pretty good in the morning. I started my ride to Knuckleheads for the official ride start dry, and it hadn’t started raining yet, but by the time I got to Knuckleheads, I was drenched. They delayed the official start about 30 minutes, which was good as it gave us all a bit to compose and prepare. Once you’ve resigned yourself to riding in the rain, it’s actually not that bad. You never get overheated at least. We took off, dealt with rain, chill, and a flat tire, but still we were all in good spirits and having fun. (Some pics below). FYI, if you’re going to have a flat, having it right outside a bike shop is the best place to have it happen.
As the ride went on, we decided to break from the coarse after stopping at the Green Room in West-port, and headed back North to go to Brewery Emperial. This cut out the ride down to KC Bier Co, which we were all fine with. We took Broadway North and were crossing East on Pershing (down by Union Station) to get back down into the crossroads. This is where I encountered a seam in the road and had a really bad time.
Thankfully I don’t remember any of it. Best description I have is that my front wheel slid out, or got caught in the rut, and I went down fast. Luckily I protected my brain with my helmet and my least useful body part, MY FACE! Not like I was a looker to begin with, so all is well. Apparently I was unconscious for a bit, then I woke up and tried convince people that I was alright, despite the blood coming out of my eye and nose. Obviously I wasn’t because I don’t remember any of it. I don’t have any memory until we were on our way to the hospital. End result, I got a nice ambulance ride; a non existent memory of the incident; a little bit of road rash on my face, knees, and hip; a mild to moderate concussion, and I got three broken bones in my face, including my orbital bone under the eye, the shelf that is essentially your cheek bone, and a ridge that supports it all from the side of the face. I also got a strawberry milk shake out of it from Jeff, so… a plus there! Strawberry milkshakes always make life better.
This incident pretty much ended the ride for most of the group. Megan road in the ambulance while the rest of the group rushed back to Knuckleheads or their places to get their vehicles. Thanks to Megan, Jeff, James, and Craig who waited on/for me at the hospital. Also thanks to the Blasi’s for helping me get to the Doctors office yesterday. I’m thankful to have been riding with a great group. This could have easily happened while out on a solo ride, and I’m not sure what would have happened then.
Regardless! Cycling season continues, and I urge you all to continue to ride. Upcoming rides can be found here: http://breakfastbikebeer.com/rides/
The next BBBR ride is Saturday June 8th. We’re going to start at Browne’s Irish Market which will be hosting an Irish Breakfast that morning. I hope to have my bike back in riding shape by then. Whether or not the Doctors let me ride is another question, but I can at least SAG for the group and I will not miss out on this breakfast and the beer afterwards.
Hope to see you there!
Tour De Bier 2018 – Group Selfie at Strange Day’s Brewery (fitting name) in the Crossroads.
Tour De Bier 2018 – Group Pic outside of Strange Days brewery in the Rivermarket.
The result of not paying attention to road drama.
Tour de Bier 2018 – After the stresses of the day, Jeff makes sure he’s alright too at CVS.
If you’re up for supporting BikeWalkKC and enhancing cycling-related activities here in KC, become a member in May and enjoy benefits at the Boulevard Beer Hall:
This past weekend 4 of us got together downtown for a nice 25 mile ride that took us past Sauer Castle, through Roanoke Park, and had a nice stop at Browne’s Irish Market for some tasting of Irish Gin and an imported Cream Liqueur that’s way better than Baley’s. We continued with a pleasant ride through Cliff drive, and finished off at the Spoke’s Cafe downtown. We also were able to experience both riding in the rain in the beginning and in some hot sun at the end. Somebody may have also learned that even though the Interior of their Jeep with its top off is pretty much rain resistant, Jeep failed to design drains for the cup holders. James, Tara, and I were joined by Ryan, who is a friend we’ve been riding with on the Velo Garage rides and who actually was my next apartment neighbor when I lived in the Soho Lofts downtown.
Here’s the route we took.
Elapsed Time
Moving Time
Distance
Average Speed
Max Speed
Elevation Gain
02:26:02
hours
01:48:53
hours
23.61
mi.
13.01
mph
30.65
mph
1,224.74
ft.
Then Sunday afternoon, James, Tara and I all converged on Big Rip Brewery for a Beer and a good ride up into the north-land, and a re-introduction to riding in the heat. I think I consumed 4 water bottles worth of water during my 40 mile trip.
Elapsed Time
Moving Time
Distance
Average Speed
Max Speed
Elevation Gain
Calories Burned
04:59:56
hours
03:30:43
hours
44.38
mi.
12.64
mph
29.75
mph
2,021.65
ft.
1,792
kcal
Timber also seems to have gotten some good riding in, training for the DK200 in June. Almost road 100 miles on Saturday, and got another 40 in on Sunday. Nice work man! Hope the newly opened Rock Island trail treated you well.
Coming up this week, we can look forward to 3 separate events!
Thursday – Velo Garage Evening Ride (starts at 6:30 – any skill level welcome – 10-15 miles.)
Friday – Ride to Work day – Leave the car behind for a day!
Warmer than expected for an early May evening ride, but really, not too bad either. It’d been a week and a half since I last road (the century) and it’s amazing how quickly your cardio goes to hell. I was huffing and puffing at first. Maybe it’s the beer I quaffed right before we took off, there was definitely some self reflection during the ride.
“What the hell!… This hill should be easy!”
By the end of the ride though, things started to feel normal again and I was starting to make some good up hill pushes. I’m looking forward to Saturday’s BBBR. I’m finally getting over the “I hate my bike” lull after riding that first century, and am ready to start getting after it again.
Hope to see you there!
On another note, I’ve pulled the trigger and made the switch from MapMyRide to Strava. Primarily because it has better integration with the software I’m using to run this website. I can post Rides and Routes easily as part of my posts and events. Consider checking the app out. It’s not bad.
The weather couldn’t have been much nicer than this past weekend. I know that Jeff, Joe, and Craig got out for a nice 19 mile ride. I hope you were able to get out too!
Just a reminder that this upcoming weekend is our Monthly BBBR Ride. We’ll be starting and finishing down town. Meet up at 8:30 at Spokes Cafe with a planned departure time of 9:00 am. Hope you can make it.
Details about this and other upcoming rides can be found here. Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend!
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