April 26, 2010
O'Skis Pre-registration this Thursday
Fat Boy Bicycle Poker Run this Saturday
Registration Leaders
Chico Wild Flower
Thursday - O'skis
I will be at O'Skis this Thursday 4 pm to 6 pm (Happy Hour) to register people for the Poker Run. If you are registered you do not have to be there. But if you want - stop by and have a cold one.Better yet - stop by with your friends for a cold one and have them sign up for the Poker Run. I know some people are timid about paying on the internet and I have heard phrases like, I am going to sign up but I keep forgetting or what was the name of the website?
So invite them to happy hour to have a nice cold beverage and sign up for the Poker Run!
Saturday Poker Run
Ready - Set - Go!We have over 70 registered. Thanks to all of you for spreading the news. My goal was 75 but with four days left and the Pre-Registration Party @ O'Skis the new goal is 100. If you are registered your shirt and poker card will be ready for you by 10:30 am. This is not a shot-gun start. You can start anytime between 11 am and noon.
WEATHER UPDATE! I know the weather is suppose to be crappy the next few days. The latest report for Saturday is SUNNY AND 61. Keep your fingers crossed and hope for SUNNY AND 70!
The Prize List is complete and it is even better than last year. Had to get this our now in hopes that you can spread the word on the Poker Run. Reminder each entry also gets a Fat Boy Biking T-Shirt with all the sponsors on the back. The shirts will be stone-wash green this year.
There will be Five prizes for the Poker Run and a crap load for the raffle.
Female High Hand Prize:
Women's 26 inch Cruiser Bike - Donated by Wal-Mart.
Male High Hand Prize:
Budweiser Bicycle. From Columbia bikes steel forged frame 21 speed hand gear shifters 24" wheels front shocks quick release seat and front tire. Picture below.
Special Thanks to Cindy (O'Skis Pub and Grille) for getting this prize for us!
Losing Hands: Male and Female - Low Hands
Twelve Pack of Fat Tire Beer - Compliments of Ben's Fine Wine & Spirits.
Four Hearts - So no flush but you were close - So you win a Heart Rate Monitor! If there is a tie - then highest heart wins. If there is no one with 4 hearts then this goes into the raffle. Epulse Heart Rate Monitor from Impact Sports - These are really great and they are the ones we use in our Fitness First PE Program. $110 value.
Raffle Prizes:
$25 Gift Certificate RUBY RIVER STEAKHOUSE
Likely Place RV Resort & Golf: Two Packages each good for 18 holes for two people, plus cart and RV space for one day. $100 value each.
Two Night Stay at Harrah's Reno Hotel and Casino with Two Tickets for the current show in Sammy's Showroom. $180 Value.
Female Cruiser Bike Donated by Kiwanis Bike Program.
Package of Four Tickets to Reno Big Horns Basketball game for next year.
Two cases of Fat Tire - Compliments of the McNulty Family.
Two Gift Certificates to the Rail City Ale House.
Two Gift Certificates to the Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar.
Dinner for Two in Toucan Charlie's Buffet & Grille in the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.
$25 Gift Certificate to Target.
Workout Gear from Workoutz.com.
Fat Boy Biking Sweatshirt from KL Sports.
Dinner for Two at Bertha Miranda's.
$25 Gift Certificate to Imperial Bar and Lounge.
Nevada Football Tickets. Four Tickets to the Wolf Pack Opening game in the fall. $60 Value.
Nevada Basketball Tickets. Four Tickets to a Mens Game in November. $80 Value.
Massage Envy half hour free massage! $40 Value.
Free Tune Up from Reno Bike Project. $40 value.
Gift Certificate from Prism Magic Clothing and Imports.
$25 Gift Certificate to Chili's.
4 $25 Gift Certificates to Club Cal Neva Pasta Shoppe
Golf Package from Lakeridge Golf Course.
Free Tune-up from High Desert Bicycles. $40 value.
3 One Month Memberships at Gold's Gym
Under 21 Prizes:
Two Bikes. This will be a special raffle with only the children who are riding with their parent/guardian will have a chance to win. Their paid entry form is their ticket for the drawing.
Wow! That is a ton of prizes! I need to thank all the sponsors for their generosity. I need to thank DR. D and Fatty for coming through for us. I also need to thank Amanda for the Cal Neva - Bens - McNulty family donations. Also Rose for the offer to pitch in money if we were short a bike and the Prism Magic donation. Last but not least my family for putting up with me running around town and taking time to work on this event. If I forgot to thank anyone else I apologize!
Registration Leaders
The person who refers the most riders will receive a cool prize. When someone registers there is a place to thank someone. That is where you want your friends to put your name. I have had a few people thank me but I won't win the prize. The leaders so far are:Leo - Original Fat Boy - Alias Asshole with 10
Mariluz with 6.
T. George with 4.
M Dillon with 4.
R Tognoni with 4.
Moler - VP - Alias Fatty with 3 - Yes he did hook us up with Gold's Gym!
R Carter with 3.
S Finnigan with 3.
H Fournier with 3.
B Whalen with 3.
Petrik with 2.
Chico WIld Flower
Had a great time this past weekend in Chico. Weather was great and the ride was a pain in the ass. Well it was, but it was an adventure to say the least.Barb, Jeff, and Stacey did the 30 mile flat ride. Saw them Saturday night in the Oroville - more on that later. I did not see them Sunday morning.
I went down with Fatty and Blockhead. I can say fatty because my nickname is Asshole. They both rode the 60 mile flat ride as did Rik and Travis. We all started the same time on Sunday and went our separate ways and speed. I think Rik and Travis honked at me on the way out of town as I was going down the back stretch of my ride. Rik was that you in the black SUV?
I had to try the 65 mile hill ride, they call it the Mild Flower. There was nothing mild about it. Ahhh, Honey Run Road or as they say on their site - You will know you have climbed a hill when done.
My goal was to not walk my bike up the 1,900 foot climb. Well I made it but it was not pretty. I would guess for every 10 people that passed me I might have passed one other rider. It was slow and slower. I did not leave 1st gear for 3 miles. There were at least 15 people walking it while I was going up the hill.
Do's and Dont's for next year:
Do not stay at the Days Inn in Oroville. Place was a dump while cheap - $65 a night - Blockhead hit right - $1 a foot - tiny - tiny rooms. They also don't like fat people because we asked for the bottom floor and were told unavailable but minutes later Barb checked in and got a bottom room.
Do not let Fatty be your navigator - yes we were starring in the Lost Boys Saturday night. I think we ended up in Auburn 5 times?
Do not eat all the fiber goodies at the rest areas because you could end up being called asshole for other reasons than your personality.
Do some hard training before the ride. Two weeks before the ride next year Blockhead is going to let his kids hit him down low with golf clubs to get ready for the ride.