Fully loaded
First night, cheap hotel. Beds sagging, burn holes all over the box springs.
Fairfeild Marriott Stevens Point Wi.
Hostel Shoppe on the day before (aka Thursday)
Nice front drive Zox.
Nice Idler.
Never got this man's name, but he was getting fitted for a BIG bent being 6th 8in.
Mary, and Dale showing up on their 1000mi ride.
Picturesqe area to ride.
Glyde
Third brake on ICE, note the thumb shifter.
Ray with new sandals.
The only Mushashi was sold the week before the ride.
Rans Crank Forward tandem.
NIM deciding that he wants a 700.
We know who can't get up. :-)
Bryan after arriving at rally.
Check out the awesome tat on Dr. Duk's leg.
What company trike do you think he rides?
Self potrait, must have used wide angle lens.
Orange every where, nice job Bill.
Young Manatobin guarding dad's bike. :-)
Food/health place beside Hostel Shoppe. Good food there.
Some low racers have shown up for the Ice cream ride.
Lots of flags, almost going on forever.
Note the low racers filtering up the left side of the pack.
View from bottom of hill on trike. :-)
From top of hill.
Tail end of ride.
Heading into the best part of the ride.
Unbelievable tree covering.
Nice looking trike, with oss.
Friday location of side vendors, like Purple Sky flags.
Committee of 5 or so to figure out how to mount flag w/o cutting RANS bag.
Diagnosing my death trap.
Some local showing off very rare trike. Now called Red Rim trikes.
Since I was doing the stop and smell the roses ride. I got a shot of a blueberry stalk.
Wild blueberry stalk (top center)
Nice church on the ride.
Nice furniture on someone's lawn.
Turns out it is for holding flowers.
Emergency pit stop, campsite on route.
Coming into town for quick stop.
Owner of Red Rim trike and the baker of the best ever Cinnamon roll I have ever had. It is made from sweet potatoes.
Another thing that a cyclist can not do.
Aqua system in action.
Riding safely on a lwb bent instead of a trike.
Car show on ride route
Oh what a feeling.
I thought it was a lot like my second car a Dodge Demon, but it was a Dart Sport.
End of ride in sight.
Some people trying various bents on the test track.
This rider, was able to keep trike up on two wheels for a long time, and around corners.
Saturday food. (really good)
Fitting seat for larger folk (me)
Noisy and stinky ride.
Can you see the Calfee name on this?
End of the day, last trike going back in the shop.
NIM with BBP's purchase around his nec. :-)
Route back to hotel (Fairfield Marriot)
NIM back on facebook or whatever.
Dead bike in room, to take fourth rider on Sunday ride.
Cranes in field (guess about 20 or more) Did the final ride in the van and took photos.
Start finish location
Sunday feast, best turkey I have ever put in my mouth.
Three bikes, four people (third bike folding GT 3 Greenspeed)
Almost enough room for long trip. NOT
SO low front of skirt is touching ground.
Wow is that the future, outside store.
Did not get to tour it, but saw the location.
Three bikes, 5 cases of beer not available in Canada. Can you see the Fat Tire Ale?
Stopped traffic on thruway in Indiana, line goes forward and backward forever.
Some people wanted to create more problems.
What it looks like from the rear.
The Bicycleman's new location.
Some bent history in the rafters.
End of photos for a great trip, all 5 great lakes at some point, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and back to Ontario.