You lost an ENTIRE Mulekick!!

Askel, other than the ruggedly beat up face...you're lookin' mighty handsome these day. :smooch

How's the pickin's on the UP dating front??

My Hood
 

I couldn't find the pics of Padre's training ride in Miami but let's just say that my training grounds are on the opposite end of the spectrum:D
Also I'd like to thank all of you guys and gals for inspiring me to get competetive this year before it's over.

So here's my rig waiting for me
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Headed out my driveway
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Past the Wakotomika, named after an Indian tribe we slaughtered here.
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I bet you don't have the "honor system" in downtown Miami:lol3 There was a $10 bill in the jar to the left I thought about taking to teach him not to be so stupid:lol3
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There's a big hill coming up and my bench mark in training is to make sure I can get up it in the big ring. Here's also a couple shots of why I haven't been competetive in the last year. Rolled a tractor over my leg 1 year ago :yikes snapped it in 3 places. I still have an 8" plate and 10 screws. :arg
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So back to the hill, they never look like much in photos
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My lungs are about to pop but I can see the top (i'm a poet and didn't know it):D
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This is the Airey View Orchard. Several ADVriders have been here back when I had GoonFest. The owner, Holly, brought us out some apple jack to warm us up that day 3 years ago. She bought this property off her grandfather who inherited it from his father. She still operates it as an orchard.
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Onward
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So back to training. This road goes along the ridge of the hill I just climbed.
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knary a soul:D You city folk might find this boring but it is bliss to me :raabia
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An old cemetary, stop to pay my respects
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Onward, a slight downhill with an old school coming up
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Here's what he did with it:D To each his own I guess
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The obligatory pedal shot
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Back down my road with a slow opposum ahead
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Looks like the soy beans are about ready to pick
http://goonie.smugmug.com/photos/203204506-M.jpg
Corn isn't too far behind
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More neighbors, this one was build in the 1860's
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Home again, home again, jiggetty jig. Thanks for coming along.
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Goonie - Too cool!! :clap

btw - are you shaving those legs?? :evil

It's a family trait :arg

GREAT photos...

A few reminded me of the C&O between Cumberland and DC

RW

Lucky you. :bluduh

Awesome countryside goonie. Glad to to see you up and around after yer wrestling match.

:clap

Losin weight?

:ear

M

205lbs. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...postcount=7100 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...postcount=7103

Just a page earlier this is what he posted. You probably just missed it.



Yup, been losing about a pound a week now since I got really serious about it again last summer. Started out at about 280-something, I was 225 yesterday.

Biking really helped a lot this summer. :thumb

Dude, The 300lb Askel may have had stuggled with the ladies, but I don't see how the 225lb version should have any problems... walk into that bar and tell them all about the fight with the bear or hippo or whatever. Make it a pirate for that matter. :freaky :freaky That stupid Tshirt that says something about chicks dig scars.. it isn't all wrong.:evil :evil


RW

Yeah, missed it. Good job there Askel! :thumb

Keep up the good work!

M

That backyard looks kinda familiar......:lol3

Build update...
 

Sorta stuck until I get my chainrings & brakes...but at least it looks like sumthin now.
http://suggs.smugmug.com/photos/203420487-S.jpg
http://suggs.smugmug.com/photos/203420611-S.jpg

Hope it's done this week...depends on parts...