EB Cycling Club

[Road Guy]

although I spent 6 months there it was in 1990 so my memory is not what it was..

there was an area offsite area from the main post used for artillery practice a long time ago, when I was there it was the MP school and the Chemical Weapons school.. I just remember it was a 30 minute bus ride and a good chance to sleep along the way there, the name was something "range" I think..

Fort McClellan was the chem school and Saddam Hussein also trained their when we were allies with Iraq during the Iraq / Iran war...

my kids boy scout troop did a weekend ride along the Chief Ladiga trail before we moved, I didn't make it but they had a blast..

 

[csb]

MP has his own school?

"Mudpuppy's School for Traveling, Home Renovations and Sparky Stuff"

Bike commuted today. Realizing that there has to be a 30 pound difference between my aluminum mountain bike and the steel cruiser I rode this morning. Oof.

 

[mudpuppy]

"Mudpuppy's School for Traveling, Home Renovations and Sparky Stuff"

Don't forget souping up vacuums.

 

[engineergurl]

Oh old school EB antics!

 

[csb]

"Mudpuppy's School for Traveling, Home Renovations and Sparky Stuff"

Don't forget souping up vacuums.

I assumed tuition was payable in quarters.

The kid and I biked down to the barbershop. On the way there and on the way back he would call out commentary, "Jens takes the break!" He, of course, got to be Jens. I got to be Frank Schleck, the less exciting of the Schleck brothers.

 

[Wolverine]

It's prounced "FRANKUH SCHLEKKUH", shouted in an excited voice.

Sorry, I was watching a bicycle program once while touring a foreign country and that was the only thing the announcer said that I could understand. He did it repeatedly and loudly, as though FRANKUH SCHLEKKUH was the most exciting bicycle rider he had ever seen. Now every time I see that name, I have to repeat it the same way.

FRANKUH SCHLEKKUH!!

 

[csb]

We try to say it Young Frankenstein style.

 

[Wolverine]

FRankSCHlekkkuh!

< whinny-neigh >

 

[snickerd3]

http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140901/NEWS/140909935

a bit of history this morning

 

[mudpuppy]

This looks awesome. Wilheld, you should go check it out for us:

http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Mega-Cavern-unveils-unique-attraction-274951981.html

Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) - In just four months, a major new attraction is due to open in Louisville. It's something its developers have not spoken about publicly until now.

For decades, it was just a hole in the ground, but over the last eight years it has developed into a popular attraction, including its Lights Under Louisville, rope course and zip lines.

The 4,000,000 square feet of underground space left behind from 40 years of limestone mining deep under what's now the Louisville Zoo, has evolved from a huge high security commercial storage facility to what is now rated as Louisville's number one tourist attraction on Tripadvisor.com.

Zip lines, a ropes course, Lights Under Louisville and now something revolutionary.

An indoor bike park.

The bike park will be made of 40 trails, which is enough room for beginners and professionals, plus a huge room for bike jumps.

 

[Road Guy]

?????

 

[wilheldp_PE]

This looks awesome. Wilheld, you should go check it out for us:

http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Mega-Cavern-unveils-unique-attraction-274951981.html

Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) - In just four months, a major new attraction is due to open in Louisville. It's something its developers have not spoken about publicly until now.

For decades, it was just a hole in the ground, but over the last eight years it has developed into a popular attraction, including its Lights Under Louisville, rope course and zip lines.

The 4,000,000 square feet of underground space left behind from 40 years of limestone mining deep under what's now the Louisville Zoo, has evolved from a huge high security commercial storage facility to what is now rated as Louisville's number one tourist attraction on Tripadvisor.com.

Zip lines, a ropes course, Lights Under Louisville and now something revolutionary.

An indoor bike park.

The bike park will be made of 40 trails, which is enough room for beginners and professionals, plus a huge room for bike jumps.

Hm..hadn't heard of the bike trails. I know there is a lot of underground tunnels in that place, but I doubt there is enough room for long (20+ mile) trails. It is probably MTN bike or BMX trails (especially since the article talks about a room for jumps). I'm not terribly interested in that type of biking. The zip lines in that place are friggin' awesome though.

 

[csb]

Jens Voigt just beat the hour record!

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/voigt-sets-new-hour-record-riding-51-115km_346464

 

[Road Guy]

 

[csb]

I thought you guys would be way into this- he rode in a circle for an hour. That's like NASCAR, right?

 

[engineergurl]

I thought you guys would be way into this- he rode in a circle for an hour. That's like NASCAR, right?

he was going 200 mph?

 

[csb]

sigh

 

[Supe]

And he didn't cause a 22 bike pile-up, either.

 

[engineergurl]

speaking of nascar- wth is up with the "bracket" I'm not sure if I like it

 

[Supe]

speaking of nascar- wth is up with the "bracket" I'm not sure if I like it

I kind of like it. Makes every race important, and the points leader can't dog off and just try to finish at the end.