Two Bee Racing

For sale:

2007 58cm Cervelo P3 TT bike 10 speed Campy Record groupo with

Rear Disc wheel and Zipp 808 on front

Brand new in box Giro 2009 Advantage 2 TT helmet size large- $50 (retails at $150)

contact Conn Day by email or 573-1011

It’s really amazing how much chatter goes on with the bikeiowa boards. I get the posts in my e-mail and for some reason I feel compelled to read them all. I feel I’m a part of the biking community, reading others opinions helps mold my own opinions and arguments, there is a point when messages serve little purpose other than to toot the clever horn of the sender. It’s hardly ever clever.

I find almost zero posts on bikeiowa to be funny, having to read through so many posts with no point other than to make a joke is painful. I have been able to skim and skip posts more and more, it’s impossible to be a bikeiowa reader and think to yourself, ‘Look, a Kim West post, that’s going to be good!’.

I respect the rights of all to post whatever they want on the board, I’ve always felt it was a way to keep up with races and events, anyone can post what they think is worth saying. It would be nice if it was also worth reading.

Looks like a new shop open in Iowa City, I’m sure you know Steve and Cody have opened a shop at 310 E. Prentiss street, if you didn’t know you do now. You can find out more at http://30thcentury.wordpress.com/

I stopped in and got a new chain last week, I was always happy to see Steve show up at our events, it’s rare to see really fast guys be as nice and fun. They’ve put a lot of time into the bike library, and now they have a change jar that will be set to a new charity each month. Lots of good reasons to stop by and support some good ideas, it is bike to work week after all.

Well, our race went poorly, while Gary seemed to miss a split at a bad moment to bridge, I made it with the front for long enough that the lack of real training called me out. The race was turning out to be a kind of windy grind of steady speed, exactly the conditions that break me:)

Looks like the big powerhouses were in there element, they’re strong and well trained, that spells an early end for me. It was impressive to see some strong guys do there stuff. I was a bit surprised at some of the cornering I witnessed in the race though, riders were taking turns very wide and not all that fast. Perhaps the wind made lines sketchy.

One thing I’d like to see is a few more smiles out there, it really seems a bit too serious. I know there is money on the line, lots of hard training to prove, but don’t forget it’s all for the joy of pretending to be a big racer.

Finford is coming up this Saturday, looks like Gary and I shall be attending as teammates in the 3 race. It will be nice to have a friend and teammate back in the race with me. I’m sure this will help me be more active in a race, for me the IC road race was more just testing out the distance, I wasn’t motivated to try anything really. Having two of us in the same race will make it fun again, and that’s really the only motivation for racing, to have fun.

I’m working on some more races for the caledar for the year. At this point a few road races and the Lake MacBride Fall Classic are in the works. Stay tuned for details.

Thanks for all the donations after Kent Park, we’ve raised enough to give the charity a few hundred dollars and permit the next events.

I’d like to that all those who entered Kent Park, looks like the single day in march that would be unridable fell on the wrong day.

Those who wish to use there entry fee as a donation to the Children’s Center let me know at skinnyboy@wrecks.org It’s a dissapointment this didn’t work out, both for the riders and the charity.
Otherwise checks will be torn and I’ll start over looking for another event to hold this year.

Thanks,

Michael

Ok,
It looks like Kent Park is off for this year. The park is not plowed, sanded or salted so what is down will be there in the morning. It’s too slick to have a safe event. I waited longer then I might have out of reluctance to cancel this large of an event, it’s a shame after all the nice weekends we’ve had leading up to it.

I’d like to thank Scheels again for sponsoring our club, they paid for most of the fee’s a club incurs to put on an event like this. That’s a very big deal for such a small club like ours. They also provided prizes for category winners, hopefully these will be used at another race soon. I’m trying to plan out other possible events this season.
Perkins also baked extra pies that were going to our event, they were very friendly and I hope people will stop in and enjoy a meal at a bike friendly establishment.

No checks have been cashed, if you would like to donate your entry fee to the Children’s Center, please let me know. Otherwise checks will be destroyed. I’ll do my best to hold another event soon.

Thanks to all who registered, it’s an extra long wait to ride Kent Park 2010.

Michael Edwards

Howdy,
It’s true at this point the race is not canceled, but it’s getting more and more likely it will be unsafe to ride the course. At that point the race will be off. I don’t know what the park is like, but if there is any ice it would be unsafe to race. It’s stopped snowing for the moment, but the race is a long way away.

On a personal note, I’m finding it hard to cancel the race early, even though it might seem inevitable at this point. While I’ve been involved in hundreds of events over the last few years, I’ve put a bit more of myself into this year’s Kent Park, I hate to see the calendar take another hit on Iowa races.

I’ll be watching the weather, conferring with those whom one confers with on such matters and try to keep you informed. If you are traveling a long way, you should consider the race very compromised at this point. At best, what is down now does not freeze and it’s just a wet mess of a race, at worst it is unsafe and canceled.
There will be no reschedule on the Kent Park course if it’s off.

Thanks,
Michael

Tomorrows race is still on, there is no way to reschedule Kent Park so if it’s canceled there is no make up. If there is any ice on the course it will be canceled per park rules. We can only hope right now that most of this misses us, it’s breaking up as it nears, with a little luck all will be clear to go.

Unless it’s painfully obvious when we wake up in the morning, I’ll be at the park to see the course at 7:00 am, unfortunately, I might not know if the race is canceled until then.

Stay tuned and hope for the best.