Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Ride Report - The BBQ ride....!!

Joe's thanks for a fanastic evening BBQ-ing and riding. Here are the statistics and highlights:
  • Distance: 36 km
  • Meters climbed: 960m
  • Train: Stopped in Arzier due to works on the bridge. Logistics chaotic and badly communicated. We expect better from the Swiss...Ride start: Arzier.
  • Riding time: 2h30....
  • Gone playing and eating: 6h00....
  • Shortest ride ever: Newbee Joe pils: 1km, 50m climb....10 minutes pedaling. Then he died!!
  • Burgers: eaten: 14, hidden under a rock: 1 and shared: 1.
  • Beers: drunk: 8, shared: 4.
  • Dessert: more then a normal human can handle after 3 burgers!
Points recommendations:
  • Boumboum: making it by feet and beating the bikers: +2
  • The South African crowd:....Where shall we start..... :-))))
  1. Honeybadger: Started the evening about ZA hunting stories but showed up with a bag-pack the size of a wallet and complained being cold: -1
  2. Honeybadger: We highly appreciated new riding buddy's! It's always good to meet people with the same passion and share the trails. Honeybadger has just gotten married but seems not to be able to stop picking up people while in bars. That where he find is new riding buddy's......I guess under the join of a beer the stories get shared and yes, beer stories go everywhere. Honeybadger's new riders input equals that of Nameless.....but unfortunately the quality is shabby. One rider made it through the ride but has never be seen again. The story goes that he couldn't walk for a week.....and the latest new input, called "Joe Pils" for the time being, made it 1k, 50m up into the ride before he and his reflector equipped 29er crashed of the side of the road. He broke a record.....but not one to be proud of.....The question? Will we see him ever again? Advice....check on newbee rider quality in sober state. Honeybadger: -1.
  3. Honeybadger: The man from the land of the Braai....the only one with 2 burgers eaten and one hidden: -0.5.
  4. Joe Pils:.....what can we say. Did he over estimated himself or was he badly informed? We are happy he got home safe: -1 point....what ever that means.
  • The George Everst award: Missile.....still needed to go bushwhacking and trail searching. There must be a way up here...!! Points: -0.25.
  • Flipping bitch award: Nascar.....2.75m in the return ride Nascar flipped a stylish bike turning OTB in front of the crowd. What a beauty! +1 point. Did I miss another one ??
  • Last minute Missile mayonaise input: A L3Mi....+0.25 points.
  • (To) late cancellation: Nameless: -1 point @ a cost of CHF 25.
Quotes of the night:
  • I gained 8 kilo's!....Boumboum.
  • I feel like a smoked sausage.....Dopey
Thanks all for a good evening. Input and comments welcome!
PS 1. For those that like to ride uphill: La Barillette race this weekend.
PS 2. Advise: confirm when you are sure you can make it. It's so easy to cancel when you are not organizing.
Eating, talking, drinking, laughing, star watching....!
The cream bar. Includeding ZA hot sauce and L3Mi...!



Burgers gone..!!

4 comments:

  1. Dopey your comments have been noted. Great report ! Thanx for a great evening

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  2. I propose the following amendments....
    - additional "bonus" point for Dopey as organizer & cook
    - a full -0.5 for missile stubborness in trying to bushwhack a new route when told there wasnt one

    thanks again

    Simon

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  3. Come on, Joe Livingstone, admit you can't go home without bushwhacking a bit.

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  4. I also propose a +0.5 for the arrival of Honeybadger with beer in hand !!!

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