Showing posts with label Poker ride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poker ride. Show all posts
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Friday, September 28, 2012
Poker Tour Time!
Just saw this over at BikeCarson.com. Time for the one and only (original bi-annual) poker tour! Here's the details...and it's only a week away, so get the bike tuned up!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Results of a busy weekend with friends.
Ok, so it was ride, ride, beer, run, ride, beer, and collapse!
Saturday morning I'm usually not jumping out of bed at 5:30am. I'm usually on the coach early to enjoy a nice slow cup of coffee (at best). This weekend allowed no such luxury. 8am was out the door and headed for the final farmers market and as many fresh roasted chili's as I could afford. After the ride back to the house, we dropped the chili's and had a hasty breakfast before grabbing the bikes and heading back to downtown for the "Sweet 3 feet" law parade. Of course I forgot my camera so you'll have to trust me that we had 100 ish riders for the ride from Reno City Hall to Sparks City Hall and back. We even had a courteous police motorcycle escort for the 4th Street portion of or ride. So thank you RPD for keeping track of us for a bit! The end of the official route left wifey and I dangerously close to Silver Peak on the river, so we forced ourselves to enjoy a beer and appetizer before finishing the ride home.
The next morning I was denied my relaxing time with Juan Valdez yet again. We were off for the race for the cure out at Boomtown. I don't know what I was expecting, but this thing was packed. We left fairly early and found a mile long line of traffic on 80 west just to get into Boomtown! Needless to say we diverted to back route through Verdi and managed to get in just fine. The race went smoothly and I was only required to cough up one lung at the finish. I managed to make a very blurry picture in the paper and the event raised $190,000 plus, so we'll call it a win all around.
After a quick return dash to the car, (to flee the general madness of the crowd) we made it home. Bicycles were grabbed and we headed for Great Basin Brewery in Sparks to attend the (in?)famous Gonads and Strife Poker ride (another cancer benefit).
With a large group of friends already waiting, wifey's bike promptly blew a valve stem (with shot gun sound effects included). My cheerful group of colleges was very supportive and volunteered not only a replacement tube (thanks Jen) but tohelp change the flat video my efforts to change the flat. After a quick tube swap and some valiant efforts on my part to re inflate the tire with a tiny hand pump, they did let me know that I hadn't set the bead on the tire correctly....so I deflated it and was successful on my second try (after much additional pumping)! I'll be sure to share the video if they send it along. The rest of the ride was good fun with a leisure suit riding preacher for good measures. The beers were as you would expect with such company...."blessed"!
Saturday morning I'm usually not jumping out of bed at 5:30am. I'm usually on the coach early to enjoy a nice slow cup of coffee (at best). This weekend allowed no such luxury. 8am was out the door and headed for the final farmers market and as many fresh roasted chili's as I could afford. After the ride back to the house, we dropped the chili's and had a hasty breakfast before grabbing the bikes and heading back to downtown for the "Sweet 3 feet" law parade. Of course I forgot my camera so you'll have to trust me that we had 100 ish riders for the ride from Reno City Hall to Sparks City Hall and back. We even had a courteous police motorcycle escort for the 4th Street portion of or ride. So thank you RPD for keeping track of us for a bit! The end of the official route left wifey and I dangerously close to Silver Peak on the river, so we forced ourselves to enjoy a beer and appetizer before finishing the ride home.
The next morning I was denied my relaxing time with Juan Valdez yet again. We were off for the race for the cure out at Boomtown. I don't know what I was expecting, but this thing was packed. We left fairly early and found a mile long line of traffic on 80 west just to get into Boomtown! Needless to say we diverted to back route through Verdi and managed to get in just fine. The race went smoothly and I was only required to cough up one lung at the finish. I managed to make a very blurry picture in the paper and the event raised $190,000 plus, so we'll call it a win all around.
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| That would be yours truly, dead center and fuzzy! |
After a quick return dash to the car, (to flee the general madness of the crowd) we made it home. Bicycles were grabbed and we headed for Great Basin Brewery in Sparks to attend the (in?)famous Gonads and Strife Poker ride (another cancer benefit).
With a large group of friends already waiting, wifey's bike promptly blew a valve stem (with shot gun sound effects included). My cheerful group of colleges was very supportive and volunteered not only a replacement tube (thanks Jen) but to
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Poker Ride!
I was down to Great Basin brewery for dinner with a friend last week and notice a flier in the window for the next Gonads-n-Strife poker ride. If you haven't every done this, it's a blast and benefits a great cause. It doesn't mater what kind of bike is gathering dust in the garage. Grab it and get down to Great Basin (Sparks location).
If you don't know how these things work here's the basics. Show up and donate your $15. You'll get a cool t-shirt and some other schwag in return. You also draw for your first card in your 5 card stud poker hand. If you're their a little early get yourself a beer and relax for a bit. At "high noon" the entire place empties out and bikes of every flavor from tandems to low rider cruisers to touring bikes! We take of Victorian and head for Reno via the river path. The pace is very mellow and you'll meet a few new friends on the ride.
From here I don't know this years route...but in the past it's included Silver Peak on the River, Sierra Tap House, Silver Peak on Wells (Old Peak for some of us), and others. Please note I'm not in the loop on this and the routes and bars may be changed! Either way you get to ride around town and draw cards for the rest of your poker hand. You may also roll at your own pace and have a beer or two as you migrate around town. The last card is drawn back at Great Basin in Sparks and prizes are awarded with some live music as the evening rolls on! So come join us and have an excuse to ride your bike!
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