Duluth: 2 Ashland/Bayfield/Washburn: 1

Flats that is . . .

(give us a break Dave, we only made it to mile 3)

 There was a nasty rumour of another, which would have tied the score

Fortunately for the "Duluth Contingent," Scott quited the crowd

and Duluth rode home with the title

Thanks to Jim; six from Duluth drove to Ashland early Sunday morning for the 

4th or 5th Brother's Rim Century Ride.  

After a bit of cold preparations, 

we were ready to roll

a whole 12 miles to North Coast Coffee in Washburn
Where after a not so quick refuel

and a brief soliloquy from our leader

we were ready to ride

another whole 12 miles to Bayfield
where fortunately another coffee shop awaited our arrival

A journo from what could only have been the "Daily Planet"

cornered our fearless leader Dennis, who never short for verbiage

attempted to explain "just why it took 3.5 hours to traverse 24 miles"

Of course when coffee is involved, it is just not complicated

Fearing the crossing to the lake would be difficult, and the weather unpredictable

we prepared for the worst

The next 21 miles would prove difficult for Scott

who could only catch the leaders on the downhills

and was often reduced to drafting behind

Brian and Everett (Brian on bike, Everett in trailer)

(yes boys and girls, Brian really did this . . .
eight days after putting hatchet into his foot
OUCH!)
Interestingly, the next stop again involved food . . .

at Fish Lipps in Cornucopia

Our bikes waited patiently 

as we prepared for the longest segment of our journey

These . . . yeah . . . these are not bikes

I hope I'm not violating some bike blog law

with these photos

let's be honest . . . they are cool and sexy

sorta like these guys at the Ino Bar

OK, perhaps not . . . let's try these

Yeah, I know . . . still not . . .

Wondering how he rides so fast

Lee checks out Scott's shoes

Sensing de"feat," Heidi Jo suggests the "Duluth Contingent"

get a head start

which was a good thing, since we were soon helplessly lost

Shanie and her iPhone to the rescue!

Somewhere just before

Jim sees a woman on a horse . . .

not this woman on this horse . . . but close enough

And when she actually smiles and talks to him

he becomes positively giddy

We finished at the South Shore Brewery

Thanks to Dennis for organizing this event

thanks to the riders from Ashland / Bayfield / Washburn and KC

Let's keep in touch and do this again