New Shiny and Things

New shiny!

Scott helped me pick out a new all purpose commuter/grocery/beer getter/bar hopper bike. It is a Surly Cross Check Complete, the only stuff I had to add were the Crank Bros Egg Beater pedals, rear rack, and the Ortlieb Back Roller Classic panniers.

Rode it to work today and I have to say it has probably the most comfortable ride I have ever experienced. I am really digging this bike.

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On to other business. Wednesday Night saw a few of us hit up Murphy. It was in awesome shape, and lots of people out there. Mikey, Matt, Kris, and myself did nice lap and then drank a beer in the parking lot. It was a very nice night out.

Thursday I missed out on what sounded like an awesome Thursday Night Ride at Leb and then after party at Old Chicago. Next time!

Looks like there is some trail work at Murphy Sunday and also a group ride. Details on this post.

Have an awesome weekend! Looks like it is going to be a good one!

5.22.08 Ride

We hit up The Hills a little earlier than the rest of the Thursday Night MORC Group Ride and made it back to the lot while the rest of the folks were on the trail. After the sufferfest the night before we were a bit spent but probably could have knocked out another loop but decided to have a beverage in the lot instead and wait for the rest of the crew to roll though.

As I was enjoying a Premo, or was it a KBC, anyways, as I was enjoying the bevy some rollypolly soccer mom gets out of her van and shakes her head at us...wtf. We than witness her waddling over to the soccer pitch and berate some other bikers that were "in her way." I went over and talked to them for a bit, they said she came by and told them how us bikers just take over the parking lot. Which is funny since it is a County lot and the soccer pitch is an Eagan park...Who shouldn't be parking there?

When she and her precious snowflakes got back to the minivan we got some more head shakes as a group of about 8 of us enjoyed a brew. We all waved to her as she was driving away. I think that really got to her. :) No police presence this week, I think they are sick of her calling in.

After the parking lot action it was off to the OC for some food and discussion. Ahh, good night. Thanks to everyone and it was nice meeting all, y'all.

Oh, forgot about this. Supposedly the 10 Best Beer Names. They are pretty good. :D

See ya out there..

-pete

Ride and Brew and Grill

Last night a few of the MORBID crew rolled up to Murphy to do a little riding. I got there a little earlier than the rest and did a couple of the easy loops and the intermediate once. Then Mikey showed up and we knocked out a full loop before Kris arrived. Mike cracked open a beer and we hung out in the lot waiting for Kris to change out of his fancy pants work duds.

We slowly rolled out for another lap on an awesome night. At marker 61 we saw the crew putting in the posts for the feature that is going in. I am 99% sure I am going to break something out there this summer...hopefully it is the bike and not me.

After the loop we got down to business. Cracked open a few of KBC's finest and started up the grill....uh oh. Mikey ran out of gas. After shaming him into going to Target to get more we were back in business just in time for the trail workers to come out and have a beer and brat or two. We stuck around until sundown and then called it a nice long day. See you on the trail...or parking lot!

KBC!

So Scott had an event to attend in the UP of Michigan. What was the first thing some of us thought of when we heard he was hitting up the UP? KBC. aka Keweenaw Brewing Company A few of us tasted the yummy of KBC last fall when we were up in Houghton. We hit up the KBC tap room and fell in love. If you ever have a chance to stop by, go in when they open, I bet you don't leave until they close.

So where was I going with this? Ah yes, the over $100 of KBC in cans that were picked up tonight from Scott. Some Blonde, some Brown, and some Amber sounds like a good combination to me and luckily that is what they can. I am enjoying a Pick Axe Blonde Ale as I type this but wish I could get a Coal Porter on nitro here in the TC.

Anyway Wednesday some of us will be riding, beering, and grilling at Murphy Hannrehan tomorrow around 6ish. Say hi or bring some beers and meat and hang out.

For now, I leave you with this...

How to Open a Beer Without an Opener.

Leb Night Ride

Location: Lebanon Hills, Eagan, MN
Time: 6:30 p.m
Bikes: Check
Beer: Check
MORBID Members: MikeyB, Petey




Nov. 13th, 6:30pm, 55 degrees outside. Perfect temp for a night ride! Thanks global warming. Pete & I hit up Leb last night for a night ride. When we arrived there were roughly 20 vehicles in the lot. Many people taking advantage of the warm weather and there was also a MORC group ride meeting up at the same time. We let the group ride go ahead of us since we knew we would be dragging some ass. Leb is a totally different animal at night. If you haven't biked Leb a lot you forget were all of the rocks and logs are at and you start to become disoriented in the dark. You have to be very cautious or you will end up with Pete's bike tire ramming up your ass. The trail was in good condition except for an abundance of brake bumps. There are parts on the Dream Trail where it would be a fast single track if it wasn't for the brake bumps. You have to watch your speed on the bumps otherwise you risk a nice wipe out.


Beer of choice tonight was some Pick Axe Blonde Ale from Keweenaw Brewing Company. The beer was just as good as it was out of the tap last weekend. I think we will need to take a road trip to upper Wisconsin and purchase as many 6'ers of KBC as we can fit in the car. I'm telling ya this beer is just that good. I think it even tastes better than New Glarus (oh yes I went there).


-MikeyB