Spring Classic

What a great day for a race.Bruxelle rocks!Olympia put on a great race and the weather was perfect.I did the mountain bike cat on my single speed 38/16 should have had a 40 or 42 in the front but it was great practice spinning.I would of loved to try a cross bike on that loop if i had one.The main race went well but got spread out right away with Daniel N taking it.For me it was like doing a time trial i road alone and tried to climb fast to make time because i didn't have road gears.I didn't here about to many crashes except for Greg S but he got back on fast and kept going.

Birch Washrooms...... Done!

Well everything went well and i only forgot one thing( cauking gun ) but Doug had one.It was a long day though,i was up at 4:30am at Tim Horton's 5:00 and on the road by 6:00.We it made there at a little after 8 and worked straight through till 4:30.It was a lot of work getting the hole dug just right and getting 4 tanks lined up with 4 toilet's.Then i had to do some finish work inside ( not to fancy but i think it should do the trick ).After all that then we back filled ,landscaped and cleaned up.I inlisted my father inlaw to help me.He is 65 and loves working outside.Here are a few pics and no i didn't set the washroom down on top of my father inlaw because that would be silly.

Washrooms For Birch

I got the building ready except for some more staining and painting on the inside.There are 2 men's on one side and 2 women's on the other.Friday night i want to load it on the trailer and head down  Sat morning to Birch to install it.I am going to take a front end loader with forks and a bucket to do some digging.I have a list of all the tools and supply's i am going to need.I will also need a generator to power some of my tools.I have a feeling i will be down there most of the day so if you come to Birch to ride bring me a cold one.Thanks....... Cory

Bruxelles

Had a great ride today at Bruxelles . There is a race there on the 25th here is the linkOlympia Cycling Club.There was a great bunch of guys,close to 15 i think and it was a cool sunny day.The loop was very scenic and had some short climbs. We pretty much hammered everyone of them.We rode a good pace at times but always waited for everyone to catch up.I was the only one with a single mtb i rode 38/16 and had to really spin on the flats and down hills.Don and one of our friends(John Allan)also had mtb's with gears and full suspension.The rest were road and cross bikes with some guys using road racing slicks.What a great village there was even a lady serving us coffee and she also had cookies and cina buns.We did one lap and everyone had to boggie.Good times!!!

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Anyone need to go potty?

 I decided that because i ride at Birch so much  i wanted to give back,but i also wanted to help the riders and bike clubs as well.So i went and talked to Doug Keith at Birch a few weeks ago.I offered to install some washrooms at the bottom of the hill in the parking area at no cost to him or any clubs.I heard that it was on some of the clubs wish list's from Mike Caslor.So i returned last night with a proposal and he excepted.So what is going to happen is that i will be installing a 4 stall bathroom 2 women and 2 men.There won't be sinks or running water though just 4 potty's and it will be fixed ( non moveable ).The waste will still need to be pumped out but the holding tanks will hold alot.We could get years before we would need a pump out.I will also be installing vents and adding chemical to control odors.I will build the structure and then haul it down to Birch from Portage on a trailer.I will also have to take a small backhoe down to dig in the holding tanks.My goal is to have it done in 3 weeks.This should save Doug and any bike club who wants to hold an event down at Birch money and the hassel of renting portapotty's.I will see if i can install internet and air conditioning but don't bet on it.

singletrack.com – the mountain bike lifestyle

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