Great Western Bike Festival

So...a few days late, since this event was before Vegas, but here we go since we had SO much fun!!

It was a nice start to the trip to see familiar places in Paso Robles, CA from my "previous" life, as I like to call it. Kate and I grabbed a bite to eat @ BIG BUBBA'S BAD BBQ and it was GREAT! When in Rome"...so I had some TRI-TIP, sorry all my Texas and Nebraska friends who just got offended. After lunch we headed to the Paso Robles Fair Grounds for the GREAT WESTERN BIKE FESTIVAL and RALLY!!! That's right AUSTIN, a BIKE FESTIVAL!!! And I hope that Spokiz will be bringing you the Austin Bike Festival in 2011!!!! If you have ideas and want to help, LET ME KNOW!!!! Anyway, so seeing a fair ground packed with cyclists of all types is pretty freaking sweet!! We meet up with Laurel and Sharon with GWBR and the fun began! These two women LOVE to bike, LOVE to talk and LOVE to share both loves with EVERYONE ELSE! You can't help but smile seeing how excited these two women running this event are when they see everyone show up! The whole GWBR team rocks and was so kind to us!!! We met some great travelers from all around! So many that most names escape me writing this a week after, but still THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!!!!

Kate and I even got to go on a 40 mile ride (turned out to be more like 5 miles with a few missed turns). Oh and the 3 hour tour turned into about 4.5 when I got a flat tire...well that GOODNESS I did. When I took off my back wheel a spacer fell off that had been CRACKED IN HALF! Okay, so big deal, it was still on...WELL DID YOU SEE THE HILLS WE BOMBED?!?!?!?!?!?!? Seriously, there was one turn that made me wanna get off my bike...ON A HIGHWAY!!!! It was crazy...OH AND ON A FIXIE BTW!!!!!!!!!! It was a blast...pics soon, we promise!!!

The rally had bike rides an group lead rides for 3 straight days and some stayed and biked a 4th day!!! Can't wait to go back! Spokiz and JL Velo had a GREAT showing. As usual Spokiz grabbed EVERYONE'S attention as the most innovative product at the event. Once in the both JL Velo's quality BLEW people away!

So needless to say, business is kicking butt! We are having more fun than work it feels like somedays. But then you realize you haven't been in your own bed for 2 weeks and you get a little sad. It is great hearing Kate and Steve keeping in touch. I'll let ya'll know about them getting to see eachother and me seeing my family in Omaha with some CUTE pictures to share! next post with pictures or a FB link to see them at least!!!!

Start a Revolution.
Spokiz


PS--PEOPLE...STOP BUYING GAS FROM BP!!!!!!!!!!! truly AMAZED how many people DON'T CARE!