Congratulations Gabe and Thad

Smoke Bikes has made its mark in the bike industry. Congratulations on your article in Bike magazine. Keep up the great work and your vision. Smmmmmooooooke!!!!!!!

http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/bike-magazine-157-november-2008/

Cyclocross Is On Like Donky Kong

Last weekend was a double race weekend in JC. The guys in charge of the MSG series do a really good job. Everyone has a goodtime. It's funny, when the season starts up it's like your family away from family. All the same players and more are always being added to the mix every year. The only problem I'm having is my fitness has not changed in a few years and everyone else is taking the sport more serious. That means everyone’s coming into the season really fast and blowing my doors off. I keep tell myself in another few years I can actually start trying to work on my fitness and be more competitive. But....not until my kids get a little older. A few photos of me trying to ride my bike.

Getting Ready For Halloween

Night Cross Racing

Wednesday night cross racing (practice). Lyn told me a few weeks ago she wanted to race again. So I built up her old Ritchey with any old part I could find and got it back together. Lyn got back on her bike and raced for the first time in 5 years. It was a wonderful sight to see the girl I married 8 years ago back to herself. Welcome back sweetheart.

Paige was the official flag girl and lap counter. She did a great job. As for my race...it was a lot of fun! It started at 6:50pm as the sun started to set and the lights came on around the tennis courts. The last 4 laps of the race where in the dark and it was raining pretty hard. It was a lot of fun. We need to do more racing under the lights. Off to Tennessee this weekend for a two day race. Happy cross racing everyone.

Sorry for the blurry photo. It was the only photo I was able to take.

Paige had a lot of fun getting wet in the rain. Kids love the rain!



There is nothing more inspirational then your child cheers you on.

Claire Playing The Piano

Sunday Was Slammed Packed

Woke up Sunday morning and took Paige to the Waffle House for a little father daughter time together. Got home around 8:15am and Jason & D-Dub showed you to carpool to the cross race in Tennessee. Pretty good race but felt slow. I’m trying to get myself into shape but it’s been slow going this year. Will and I got home around 4:30pm and meet up with the girls at the trapezes training center. Ellie who is 4 1/5 actually did the trapeze. She didn’t know what to think but did it about 3 times. She had a blast. Lyn looked like a pro. We got home around 6:30pm, eat dinner, and now I’m ready to collapse in exhaustion. Back to the real world tomorrow.

These streamers are now rated at 75mph

D-Dub and streamers a flying

Racing thorugh a barn. Very cool



Jason help Will with his bike while his son gets a ride on his shoulders

Will smoking everyone



It's time to fly



Ellie flying high. It was so funny!



Lyn feeling like she is in the circus



Melanie giving the trapeze a shot.

Lyn missed her calling

Wow...What A Day Full Of Excitment

Saturday was no stop actions from when we woke up until everyone finally called it quits. Went for a cross ride with Will in the morning. Got home and Lyn and Melanie went for a ride and I did a little house cleaning while the kids took a nap. When Lyn got home it was time to head over to the William’s house for Sarah's 3rd birthday. So we load the kids up in the big buggy and head over to the party. After the party we decided it was a great night for a fire. So well called over the Black's to invite them to a fire with marshmallows for the kids. So we ate marshmallows and got the kids all sugared up. They went home and I fired up the TV to watch the Nebraska game. Yea....no comment on that. Off to bed to wake on Sunday morning to another full day of excitement.

Will and I on a cross ride. The weather so prefect.

Kids ready for the ride over to the William's









Bill being a great father and an awsome host for Sarah's birday party.









Get that sugar!





Fire, marshmallows, a few beers, and good neighbors.



Finally they all ran out of steam.

Photos With Family

A few weeks ago we decided to head over to JC to hang out with family for the day. We all had a really good time.

A purse Grandma made Paige. Thanks Grandma.

Claire trying to play the piano. She was rocking the house down!

The road over to JC. In the Fall this drive is beautiful.
Paige catching some zzzzzzz....
Paige and little Carter

Claire loves ice cream