Brad's Pando Pic... from another team...

Say, I found Brad in a pile photos from MTB-Life/Soul Cycles' site. I think that dab was a point...

12 Hours of Pando!

August 18, 2007. It started with perfect weather for a mountain bike race. Dirt Dads 1 team riders were Bob, Brad, Brian, & Roque. Dirt Dads 2 team riders were Marc, Tim, Harv, & JP. Rusty took off for solo ride! Team 2 led with a strong ride by Marc. But Bob, Brad, & Roque had some great laps and took the lead. The teams held close all day. The trail was dry & dusty. Then the rain started. It was a light rain but it never really ended. The dust diminished but by night it got messy. Check out the PHOTOS!

JP tried to get in before midnight so Marc could take the 29th lap but missed it by less than 2 minutes. Marc was heartbroken but cooled off by taking a shower. Dirt Dads 2 finished 28 laps. Bob made the 29th lap and put Dirt Dads 1 ahead of Dirt Dads 2 by 1 lap. Rusty finished 10 solo laps thanks to strong family support. The taco bar at the finish was great! Do you guys remember how we placed? 5th & 6th?

For you guys who didn't camp at Pando that night, yeah, it rained all night. We slept well anyway.

Happy as a Clam

Holland Hundred x3

On Saturday, July 21, Harv, John, & Marc joined bicyclists of all types for the annual Holland Hundred. The photo shows us at the start. If you click the link PHOTOS! on the left you can see a photo of us at the end of the 100 miles. (Speaking of photos, I've organized them into folders but I still have more to add.)

The weather was surprisingly cool for July and a little windy at times, otherwise, a perfect day. My computer says we averaged 17.25 mph. Considering our preparation, equipment, and age, we were happy with that result. Congrats to John on completing his first century and to Marc for his first Holland Hundred.

We met a lot of friendly cyclists that day. We rode with 3 ladies for about half the route and enjoyed getting to know them.

David Fik, I'm sorry we did not keep up your tradition of jumping in Lake Michigan at the county park rest stop. It just wasn't hot enough to require that much of a cool-down.

You can reply to this post or email dirtdads@yahoo.com.

There's another century in Muskegon coming up. I think it's September 8. Anyone interested? Only $15 preregister or $20 on that day.

Most photos back, Holland Hundred

Dirt Dads,

The North Carolina 2007 trip photos have been transferred from Yahoo Photos to Shutterfly. You should be able to view them by clicking the PHOTOS link on the left. I hope to add more photos soon and organize them into albums.

Some Dirt Dads are taking it to the street. The Holland Hundred (http://www.macatawacyclingclub.org/hollandhundred/) is this Saturday, July 21. Who's in? JP, HP. VanDirt? One-Hand Marc? "Mountain Bike's broke anyway" Eric? Fik? "I love pancakes" Roque? "Only 100 miles?" Bob?

Don't forget the chamois butt'r!

HP

Photos moving

I have been informed that Yahoo! Photos will cease to exist in September 2007 and have been directed to move the photos to Shutterfly. I will correct the link soon and you should be able to view all the photos plus have options to have photos sent directly to you or pick them up at any Target store. More info later.

Dirt Dad HP