A January 17th Bike Winter event has been added to the Madison calendar. The Capital City Trail ride was pretty popular last winter, growing to around 15 riders at its peak. This year, we'll cap off the event with a post-ride warm-up at the BFW offices in Madison. Might be a good opportunity if anyone wants to show off their prize chili recipe.
Stay tuned On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Frank Hassler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I just made up these "events" off to top of my head. These were the best > ideas I could come up with in 30 seconds. I'd be happy to work with others > to help make events like these and others into REAL events. Do we want to > start/restart Bike Winter Madison? > Frank Hassler > Good Oak Ecological Services > (608) 209-0607 > www.goodoakllc.com > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Guard it well, for it is far more precious than money... once destroyed, > nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price." > -Ansel Adams > > On Dec 4, 2008, at 5:11 PM, India Rose Viola wrote: > > Frank. > > Are these events that are already organized? Are you planning on > attending? If the answer to either question is yes, then it would be great > if you would list them on Winter Bike's site. If not, perhaps someone else > wants to pick up the ball and roll with it?? > > -India > > *********************** > India Viola > Stretton Lab > Zoology Research Bldg. > 1117 W. Johnson St. > Madison, WI 53706 > 608.262.3336 > *********************** > > "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" > -Anonymous > > "We exist in the bacterial world, not bacteria in ours" -Stuart Levy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank Hassler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:23 pm > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Bikewinter Listings > To: India Rose Viola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > No, just my recommendations. I'm not sure I'm in any position of > > authority to pronounce an event. > > > Frank Hassler > > Good Oak Ecological Services > > (608) 209-0607 > > www.goodoakllc.com > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > "Prodded by advertising hype and mistaken notions of neatness and > > order, [people] expend great effort and money to make expansive lawns > > > look like putting greens and clutter their yards with sterile, > > ornamental exotics which offer so little in stability and interest now > > > and pass on even less to the next generation." - Dick Young in "Kane > > > County Wild Plants and Natural Areas" > > > On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:51 PM, India Rose Viola wrote: > > > Frank, > > > Did you list these 2 events on the Bikewinter site? I'm thinking > > the webmaster might heed a "critical mass" of listings. > > > -India > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Frank Hassler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:24 pm > > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Bikewinter Listings > > To: India Rose Viola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > New Years Day Ride. 1pm at the capitol. Capitol City Trail loop if > > > conditions permit, otherwise Monona Lake Loop (short) or Paoli and > > back (long). > > > Frozen Lake Ride for Studs, 1pm, Tenney Park date TBA. Ride around > > the shoreline of Monona or across Mendota. There's got to be a good > > > cafe or bar to ride to somewhere in Middleton, right? Studded tires > > > or football padding recommended. > > > Frank Hassler > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > RIDE A BIKE!: "If by tomorrow, every gas guzzler on the road were > > replaced by Priuses, we would still have the same gridlock, > > accidents, deaths, injuries and the same pressures to put more > > asphalt, strip malls and subdivisions." --Thomas Smart, ( > www.planetbike.com/supercommuter/)<http://www.planetbike.com/supercommuter/%29> > > > On Dec 4, 2008, at 11:48 AM, India Rose Viola wrote: > > > I wrote in to ask why Madison doesn't appear on the Calendar drop- > > down menu on the BikeWinter site http://bikewinter.org/ > > Here is the reply I got from the Webmaster. > > > "The reason we're not displaying Madison and Ann Arbor in the > > calendar drop-down menu is that there hasn't been anyone from those > > > cities who have stepped forward to plan events in those cities. If > > > someone from Madison/Ann Arbor (or any other city for that matter) > > > came forward w/ some events, we'd gladly (re-)add them to the > > calendar dropdown. You're in Madison, right? Are there other > > winter bike things going on there for BW 2009?" > > > I reassured him that if Madison were re-listed we would step up and > > > plan/list events. So now it's on us. I already "listed" WAAM's > > call-in show. It's fun and easy to list an event. Anyone? > > Bueller? > > > -India > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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