HBW Scores Podium Spot

Congrats to team riders Damon Little on his 2nd place and Toby Porter on 4th place in the 6 hour event at the Cowbell Challenge in Charlotte NC. Both riders went out on the challenging 10 mile course. Both riders completed 5 laps in just after the cut off time, 50 miles in just over 5 hours of racing. Note to all others racing, the HBW riders were running self-supported.

If YOU post on here, PLEASE READ!

If YOU post on here, PLEASE READ!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Please take note that E-Designs will be going live with Harrells Bicycle World’s World Wide Web page version 1.0 very soon.

As we are trying hard to stay community oriented, we have a link set up from the website to this BLOG. What does that mean? It means that this BLOG will be representing the Harrell’s riding community and probably receiving quite a bit more traffic. So we just want to make sure that we think about representing Paul Harrell and his business appropriately when we make posts.

Neither Paul nor I think there has been a problem, we just wanted to make everyone aware of what is coming aboard.

I am also calling out for some information and pictures for those of you who post here on the BLOG. Please leave a comment under this post with the following information:

A list of all the bikes you own and ride.
Pictures of the bikes you own and ride. The best way to get us these pictures is to send them in an email to webmaster@e-designme.com. We will also need your written or verbal consent that you allow us to publish and post pictures of you and your bikes on the Harrell’s website.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to leave a comment and I will answer them the best I can.

Thanks for your time and courteousness,

Jonathon

Sunday MTB Ride 8am

Sunday 6/17
Meet time 8am
Harbison Front Lot
Distance to be determined
Come one come all, bring your mtb one gear or many gears no one counting.

Mt. Mitchell

Hey everybody,

Here are the awsome results from last Monday's Assault on Mt. Mitchell:
(full results at http://www.freewheelers.info/assault.html)

The weather was a moderate 70º - 75º from bottom to top, a bit muggy, and with a slight breeze. The sun barely poked through the grey clouds that blanketed the skies all day, and of course, the last 5 miles were through a dense, rolling fog.

Finishing 108th, Gabe rocketed up the mountain in a time of 6:10:00 - congrats Gabe!

Finishing 161st, I came up next with a respectable time of 6:27:05 - which is 0:02:32 faster than Lynn's best time, so now he has to ride again (little side bet we had going).

Rounding out the top 25%, Kevin came in 250th with a very good time of 6:55:02.

All three of us cracked the 7 hour mark, and that's great!
If anyone else came up, and I didn't write in your time, just post a reply or email me.

Good job everyone!

Where is Everybody?

Did the Blue Man Group suspend their tour?

I will be in Columbia this weekend looking to get some short hard rides in. Most likely Manchester or Harbison.

Saturday and Sunday so just post up if you prefer one time over another. I will post times and such later this week.

This is the last hurrah before the 12 hours of you better drink a ton of water.

Dupont Epic 6-9-2007

Guys and Are there any Gals that look at this thing?

Anyway,

Come up for a great Mountain ride on Saturday June 9th.

We will be leaving the parking lot around 8:30. I can give some directions to the Fawn Lake access if anyone decides to come.

Also, Joe has some camping spots reserved if you would like to camp friday or Saturday nights at Black Forest Campgound call them up and ask for a spot next to the Pelton's.

Leave any questions in the comments and I will get to them.

Peace

mtbr thread for this ride

HBW Training Ride Photos

Pictures are online:


I've posted several pictures from the HBW Team Training Ride up at my website:
http://musicofpeterkay.com/cycling/hbwttr.htm

I'll be adding the map and profile and posting a few more pics thatI need to scan. I might even put some video up if I can get my hands on that, too. For now, here are 19 digital images from May 12.

Enjoy them - we enjoyed making them... right? Just ask my knees. ouch.

Weekend Ride Plans

Anyone have any ride plans for this weekend?

Friday 5/25
Saturday 5/26
Sunday 5/27
Monday 5/28

If you do and need someone to ride with, give me a shout!

Toby

Weekend Dirt

To all:

If anyone wants to hit up Harbison, Manchester or Lynch's this weekend, let me know. I will probably be doing some afternoon rides Saturday and Sunday.

Peace

HBW Team Training Ride! (again)

For all those who I have NOT already emailed, called, and generally pestered to no end: this Saturday, May 12 is the official "HBW Team Training Ride" (for road racing). Hosting this event is what's giving us an official standing with USAC - gives us our team name.

We'll be meeting between 8:30 and 9:00am at Caesar's Head State Park (just north of Greenville) to ride 80-100 miles in the mountains... slowly. It's open to anyone with a USAC race license, so anyone who wants to come, just email me and let me know: pietakay@hotmail.com. We'll have rolling SAG support and lots of pictures.

This ride is "Rain or Shine," so come prepared.

PMBAR Survivors

Check out the PMBAR Reports on LeRoy's and my site. The race was NASTY!

Harbison Ride Wed. 2nd 4:00pm?

I'm headed out to Harbison for a couple of laps if anyone wants to join.

4:00 p.m in the parking lot.

See ya!

Jamie

Tuesday Harbison

Harbison SP 6:30pm - May 1 2007

Lynch's Woods Volunteer Day - Sunday May 13??

Hi folks:

Can we all check our calendars to see about getting together early on Sunday, May 13 at Lynch's Woods for a volunteer trail maintenance day? I've got an 18" bar chain saw, loppers, shovels, leaf blower, hedge trimmer.

I worked yesterday getting the latest trees out of the way, and all is clear timber-wise, except for one log that I can't remember where the darn thing is.

Probably the biggest thing needed is the new vegetation is closing in over the trail and it needs some discrete cutting back. The limbo log on the first trail after the prologue is going to take a bigger saw than what I've got.

I can supply a cookout and refreshing beverages for everybody too.

Clint
Check the date fellows don't forget about yo momma

Stumpjump Race This Sunday

Who's up for doing the Stumpjump race this Sunday? I'm going up for the "You kids get off my lawn" class at 10:30 -- and have room for 4 more riders and bikes in the truck. I need to get back by mid-afternoon, though, so I can't stay for the Expert stuff. If anybody's interested in carpooling, let me know.

C

MANchester ride Sunday

4/29/2007

Trailhead: 9:00
Riding: 9:15

Bring your bike, cus you can't ride without it.

Peace

Saturday Road Ride, 7:30 a.m.

The ride will leave from O'leary Ortho beside Dutch Fork Middle

50-60 miles
Med to High pace, or, whatever pace you want to ride.

All are welcome!

This is NOT a "Harrell's" only ride, nor will it ever be. Invite your buddies to come along!

Now....if we could ever find away to get some fresh brewed coffee out there...hmmmm.

Maybe we can Jed to come on out with the Jittery Joe's traveling cafe..

2 Laps @ Lynch's

Dudes and Duddettes,

A couple of us will be at Lynch's around 9:15 tomorrow riding at 9:30.

Lynch's Woods
9:30 AM
Saturday 4/28/2007

Quote of the ride "LeRoy, hold the nipple and twist"

BURN, The Discussion

Website: http://burn24hour.com/

Dollar Bills:
CATEGORY
EARLYBIRD(prior to 2/28/07)
ENTRY FEE(2/28 to 4/30)
LATE ENTRY(5/1 to Race Day)
Solo
$85.00
$105.00
$125.00
Two-Person
$170.00
$190.00
$225.00
Team Classes
$315.00
$355.00
$415.00

Date:
May 26 - 27

Classes:

Solo Male
Solo Female
2-Person Open
Male Team Open
Female Team Open
CoEd Team Open

So everybody is talking about doing this thing. I cannot decide as I really want to limit my races this year. These 24 hour loopy things tend to get kind of pricey as well. If I decide to do it I am going solo, I just don't feel like putting in the cooperation to making the team thing work. Plus if I ride solo, I don't effect anyone else's race. So there you have it. Now discuss and ride hard.

Quote of the race: "Your going to get dizzy, but not from doing loops." ~Jonathon LaRoy

Peace

2007 ORAMM

http://www.mtngoatepics.com/offroadassaultmt_mitchell.htm