Dirt Burger Video

Save Now

Dirt Burger, Mud Burger

Mmmm... Nate caught more fish than rode trails, nothin' wrong with that.

Fuhrmann's Rolling Death Trap/coal stack hauler/wilderness sleeping sanctuary

Captains light work bike hauler

I don't know who's this is, but it was all biked out.

"There might be a barn raisin' today, there might be a barn raisin' tomorrow!"

Volvo Bike

Yes, they are living by a van down by the river.

Bucket ball, my new favorite sport.

It was a good time. More to come after rest and non-alcoholic beverages.

Dirt Burger '09 It's On

It's a little wet out, but no one's planning on staying dry.

Come Ride.

T-Shirts are in

These turned out better than I thought.

If you were at the meeting on Tuesday and paid me,
you'll have to remind me and convince me, and I'll get one to ya.

Otherwise give me a call and I'll deliver.

Bar Trek

A good friend and former Decorah resident Dusty Bennet is currently a Trek Employee. He rode with us in Colorado this March and told us we would have to come out and try the Trek trails this summer. O'Gara, Fuhrmann, Jim Tripp and I headed out early Saturday morning enroute to Waterloo, WI. We were a little worried that the trails might be wet as we were driving in the rain and it was heading the same way we were, but a quick call to Dusty and the Trail Boss confirmed conditions were ok to ride.

Dusty has collected quite the stable of bikes. One so big it envokes a sinister laughing spree.

This tree has it's own Trek Head Badge.

Pre Ride Beverages. Dusty's wife Victoria is a Chemist, and a Home Brew Wizard.

The Features at Jim's Trails are a lot of fun, and luckily for us, well marked.

Ever had your tube jump out of your tire and attack your fork like a Boa Constrictor? Me either, and I wasn't about to let my tube get away with it. So I let the air out, un wrapped it, Shoved it back inside the tire, and pumped it up. She held for the rest of the ride.
I like my Fuhrmann on the rocks.

Trail Work Time

It's time to earn your keep.

One of the best things about the Decorah trail system is that we've been able to build over 17 miles of mt. bike/hiking specific trails in Palisades, Ice Cave, Dunning's Spring, and Van Peenen Park. One of the downsides however is that we must voluntarily maintain the trails during the prime riding season. A few years ago, the parks were un-rideable do to over grown weeds. Now we help from everyone in the group to keep them rideable. That's why we're trying the Adopt-a-Trail system. DHPT has been buying trail building and maintenance equipment for about 2 years that any member can use to help keep our trails ridable. Contact either bike shop to use the DR trimmer, Weed Eaters, Nippers, rakes, shovels, etc.

The Trail Adoptees so far:

River Trail - Jesse Reyerson
Pines - Wes Gregg
Palisades - Doug & Diane Osborn and friends
Death Valley - Gunnar Rush
Ice Cave - Luther Cross Country Team (Steve and Yarrow Pasche)
Dunning's Loop - Luther Cross Country Team
Dust Bowl - Kirk Johnson
Gunnar & Julia - Need Volunteer
Mother's Day - Need Volunteer
Little Big Horn - Need Volunteer
Boa - Need Volunteer

As for the condition of the trails after the Time Trials - A few minor repairs and everything is in great shape. We heard some concern from some out of towners about how our trails would hold up to the rain and the riders. Well, fortunately our stuff holds up pretty good. About 4 hours of trail work and Mother's Day is in rockin' shape. That's the beauty of Off Camber.

This is an after Picture of the work on Mother's Day.

This is a before pic of Mother's Day.

Here's Diggy - Guarding the stakes.

The New watershed where Mother's Day meets Boa

The usual suspects: Deke, Vral, Doug and Diane.

Bike to Work week

Hope you are getting out and pushing pedals on your commute to work this week.
As you can tell, I take the gravel route to the office.
God Bless Iowa.

Side Note: The May Time Trials will be this Thursday in Van Peenen, starting at the Fire Pit. Be there no earlier than 6:30. You can ride the course anytime after that. Bring meat to grill something tasty to drink.

When you drink, ride, don't drive.

I am one who once found out the hard way that when you're too drunk to drive, it's safer to ride. That and it's a lot easier to escape and hide a bicycle than a truck. This guy should follow suit. This is the faster Breathalizer Fail I've ever seen, and I've seen some doosies.

Mud, Sweat and Beers = Time Trials 2009

Thanks to Judy "juice" Syverson and her volunteers for running the registration, food tent, and awards. Also thanks to T-Bock's for the awards ceremony, letting us bikers hang out, eat, drink, break stuff and kicking some of us out. ;-) Also thanks to everyone who showed up and participated despite the weather. No injuries, a bunch of crashes, and a fair amount of walking. It was a good time, fun to see out of town friends, and nice to have a whole weekend revolve around bikes.

Pics from the Time Trials 2009.

As you can see, things were getting wet Saturday afternoon.

Chewey and I taking a short break after sawing out some downed trees.

The future overall champ got thirsty at the end of his practice lap.

Moffat needed some refreshment.

Supervisors Captain and Jerry

More mud on the top of the tires than under them.

More Mud

Do these guys do any work? A lot of standing around...

Mud

Prior to a door prize, chewey's fenders looked pretty sweet.

T-Shirts

The 2009 T-Shirt Sign up sheets are at each of the bike shops.
Stop in, put down your name and size by May 6th.
They will be available May 22.