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| Rained out! |
TUESDAY NIGHT RIDE KICKS OFF WITH 9 RIDERS!
STYLE GUY ADVICE!
WILL SHARKMAN EVER RETURN?
Belo News
April 14, 2012
Galesburg, Mi. – For the first time this season, it appears
the Mighty Minion Nation was rained out of their beloved KK-TdG ride on
Saturday morning. With the Sharkman
AWOL, attending a wedding in the Chicago area and with no one reporting in, it
is feared that Mother Nature finally took revenge on the long streak of
Saturday morning rides that the Nation has enjoyed. Though our intrepid hero, the Sharkman will
again be AWOL this week, the ride will go on!
This Saturday, April 21, 2012
Launch Time – 9:00 A.M. – SHARP!
Be there!
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| Tuesday Night Opening Crew! |
TUESDAY NIGHT RIDE KICKS OFF WITH 9 RIDERS!
Belo News
April 17, 2012
Battle Creek, Mi. – After several aborted attempts to get
the Tuesday night Minion Chain Gang ride together, success was finally
achieved! At 5:46 p.m. on Tuesday night Sharkman led a field loaded with Minion
talent off on the opening of the Tuesday Night Season! Airman, All Black, Stingray, Yeti Boy,
Wrongway, the Pirate (taking a break from his world tours) and the Ragin Cajun,
returning to the Nation after a long absence! Rainman cut it close because he
had his steed at Custer Cyclery for a tune up and had to send Tardette (best
wife EVER!) to pick it up, which still made him a bit late, causing the one
minute delay in the official launch time.
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| Rainman late again! |
Though the early pace was social, a very nice double pace line formed. As the Nation moved out River Road, the Skipper joined on, greeted with shouts of “Skipper, Skipper!”
At the G ave. hill, the peloton blew apart and then
formed up again on 37th for the run up to the KK-TdG finish line.
Sharkman shouted for all the young “stud” minions to take
the front as the nation developed a very smooth pace line on Rt. 89, with the
old Shark near the back (giving pause to wonder, “why can’t the Minions do this
on Saturdays mornings?”).
As the lead riders peeled off, and accelerated, Sharkman
had to dart up front to slow the mighty train down to keep from blowing Minions
out the back! The pace slowly worked its
way up to close to 24 mph!
As the Nation cruised through Augusta and turned past Danimal’s
digs at the Cyclery, the pace picked up again with the Pirate taking a long
pull at the front. He and his loyal side
kick, the Skipper jumped off to head home as the train kept hustling back to
Battle Creek.
As is the norm, when the nation got to Jackson St. and
made the turn, the pack dug in to work for the best team average for the
ride. Even though the stop lights on
Jackson did not cooperate, the average on Rainman’s computer read 19.6 mph! Pretty quick for this early in the year! Oh,
the humanity!
Don’t miss next week’s ride. Launch time will be moved back to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, Kellogg HQ upper parking lot – 6:00
p.m. launch! Be there!
TOUR de TAYLOR RIDE!
Belo News
April 18, 2012
Mattawan, Mi. – As the Minion Nation knows, our own
Iceman is also captain of Team Taylor, a Team that many of the Minions ride
with, including our intrepid hero, the Sharkman. Iceman sent the attached for Belo News to
post in hopes that a few Minions can take part in this great event! The Minions may need to shut down the KK-TdG
so that everyone can make the special ride.
From Iceman himself:
We have created a nice ride over here on June 16.
It’s called Tour de Taylor and named in memory of my daughter. We have
three loops (10, 30, 62 miles) Supported rest stops, free catered picnic for
riders afterwards, t-shirts, free "stuff", all the makin's for a
great day. Maybe some of your Minion Nation will want to join us
over here for some different scenery on a Saturday morning. Maybe they
would even put a challenge out to each other and ride over here, ride one of
the loops, have some food and camaraderie and ride home.
Please see our website for sign up and more
information. It's a bargain and cheap at only $30. All proceeds go
to Make A Wish of Michigan.
Thank you and hope to see some Minions over in Mattawan
enjoying the rolling hills and supporting a great cause.
Iceman
Sharkman has reported he may even try to get Lava Girl to
do the ride, along with some others!
More on that in future editions of Belo News. Stay tuned!
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The Style Guy! |
STYLE GUY!
Belo News
April 18, 2012
Richland, Mi.
Dear Style Guy,
I was very impressed with your cold weather riding gear
featured in last week’s Belo News. But I
was wondering how safe it is riding with all that clothing on. At the risk of sounding like Laurence Olivier,
the diabolical dentist interrogating Dustin Hoffman in the Marathon Man, “is it
safe?”
Signed: Safety Minded Minion Rider
Dear Safety Minded Minion,
Boy, am I glad you asked that questions Bunkie! These cloths not only look great, but they
have an aerodynamics that creates a protective bubble around your body so that
if you should happen to crash, the jacket and pants are so puffed up, well
you’d actually bounce down the road until you came to a safe stop! And I am
speaking from experience! Did you notice the shredding on the bottom of the
pants and the tear in my sleeve? Yep, these clothes have saved me on many a
crash.
Yes, it can slow
you down a bit as the jacket and sweat pants bubble up from the wind, but
you’ll look great AND be safe AND warm. Sometime it bubbles up so much that
your bike can become airborne (explains some of the crashing…..)
Actually, I am
hoping to develop an entire line of “Squeaky Wear” cycling clothes for cold
weather riding which will be available at a second hand store near you soon! So
stand by Bunkie!
Thanks for writing Safety Minded Minion!
Next Question?
Squeaky
The Style Guy
WHERE IS SHARKMAN?
Belo News
April 18, 2012
Shark Cove, Mi. – Rumors have been flying that our
intrepid hero, the Sharkman, has taken an early retirement and has left
Michigan to join the pro tour. Au
contraire!
Belo News has it
on good authority that the legend of the peloton is still at the Shark Cove and
planning to return to the Nation and lead the Mighty Minions on May 5! In the interim, he has a commitment this
weekend and then is going out to Santa Fe to test bikes! Oh, the humanity! Our
Sharkman is living the dream, Bunkie!
Carry on!
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